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Under The RadarVolume 58 Number 11November, 2017

Hope you all had a veryHappy Thanksgiving!

Officers 2017 President …………..……Tony Schavone Vice-President ……………..…Rick Miller Secretary …………….………. Bert Wiest Treasurer………………..Michael Baddley NCCC Governor…..…..………Joe Orrico Webmaster……….…….Douglas MarianiNewsletter Editor……………Debra Ruby

Board of Governors

Sal Cruz Eric Ellsworth Wayne Heard Laura Schavone Donna StewartDianne Wiest

Committee Chair Banquet………..……………Marcia Lynch Car Show……………………Wayne Heard Care & Kindness…………. Dianne Wiest Charity……………………….Dianne Wiest Clothing………………………...Rick Miller Historians……………..……… Jan Works Meeting Hostess………..…Dianne Wiest Membership……………………Bert Wiest Public Relations…………Richard Cheek Raffle.…………………….…..…………TBD Sergeant at Arms….Ron DeBartolomeis Trophies/Awards……………Tom Cuccio

Car Show Champion Rally Champion Auto Cross champion

We are a car club made up of Corvette owners with a passion for a finedriving machine, with the goal to participate in and support auto-relatedactivities, such as: car shows, auto-crossing, rallies, drag racing, caravans,cruises, parades, etc.

We support (N.C.C.C.) National Council of Corvette Clubs, NationalCorvette Museum, several social, civic, and charitable organizations. CSS isincorporated as a non-profit organization in the County of Orange, California.

www.CalicintoRanch.org

Who We Are

CSS Family Updates

CSS Upcoming Events 2017

Dec. 16 Corvette Super Sports Holiday Party @ Brenda’s at 6pm

NO General Meeting in January.

January 20, 2018: CSS Banquet at The Phoenix Club @ 6pm

Please let us know of any events of interest to Club members.

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* SAVE your POP TOPS from cans forthe Ronald McDonald House! *

* Please bring your pop tops to our nextmeeting and give them to Dianne.

Thanks!

Rick and Lynn donated 50 Pounds of pop tops that took 12 years to collect!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Happy Holidays!

The VP’s Column

The VP's WordBy Rick Miller

Hi all,

I hope you all had a very Happy Thanksgiving. It’s hard forme to believe the year is almost over. It’s been a mixed bagof emotions mostly good, but such is life itself.

This has been a very productive, rewarding and excitingyear for the club.  We’ve been on boats, to trains and onplanes. We’ve raced and been to races, gone on daycruises, seen prehistoric creatures, and ventured hundredsof miles from home to meet up with old friends and makenew ones.  We attended car shows from Reno to San Diegoand proudly brought home hardware to prove it. We’ve seenour clubs coffers grow from very successful general meetingraffles, due largely in part to the creativity and generosity ofSteve & Kathy Dull and from our car show. Well done.

Sadly we’ve had to say goodbye to several club memberswho will always be remembered by the 2017 CSS club.They will be missed.

This is the last newsletter of the year so I’ll use this forum tosay thank you to the 2017 board members, thank you to theSchavone’s for hosting the board meetings and also tocongratulate the new Officers and Board members. Yourefforts and devotion to the club and its members keep itstrong. I’d also like to thank the membership for theirenthusiasm and participation, especially the many newmembers who never hesitated to become part of the club ascontributing members.

Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy andHealthy 2018.

Rick

PresidentTony

November ended with two car adventures: the Vets forVeterans Car Show in Carlsbad and Tony’s Mystery Run II.

The Vets for Veterans Car Show features over 200Corvettes from all over Southern California. Our Club wasrepresented by 14 Club members and 7 cars. This is alwaysa good show.

The second event was Tony’s Mystery Run to Joe’s carcollection in Pasadena. This was the 2nd year we’ve madethis run. There were 13 corvettes and 28 club membersattending. I am giving you those stats because 77 other clubmembers didn’t attend this event.

I met Joe several years ago and we’ve continued to keep intouch. Joe is rather a private person and doesn’t show hiscollection to everybody. But he did share his collection withour Club and the response from those who attended wasmore than positive.

Joe’s cars are his very personal possessions. Each one hasa story and Joe makes each one very interesting andspecial.

Thanks to all who shared the day and lunch together.

With December arriving I just want to remind everyone whata special month this is. It is a time to share and enjoy familyand friends and reflect on the great past year. I want to wisheach of you a Happy Holiday and a great New Year in2018!!

TonySave the Wave

Answer to October Trivia Question: What racetrack namewas used on an Orange Corvette – a track that Corvettesnever race on? Answer: Monaco

November Trivia Question: In which of the following ElvisPresley movies was Elvis driving the Stingray Special:Clam Bake Speedway Viva Las Vegas Spinout

Corvette Time Line: December 20, 1955: Using a V-8powered 1954 Test Mule, Zora Arkus-Duntov exceeds 156MPH at GM’s Mesa Proving Grounds.

Vettes for VeteransCar Show

November 12, 2017

Tony’s Mystery Run IINovember 19, 2017

Neon Lights!

Tony’s Mystery Run II (Con’t)

Tony’s Mystery Run II (Con’t)

CSS General Meeting MinutesNovember 7, 2017

Officers present: Tony Schavone, Bert Wiest, JoeOrrico, Mike Baddley, Douglas Mariani, Rick Miller, DebraRuby

Board members present: Dianne Wiest, Laura Schavone,Sal Cruz, Donna Stewart, Eric Ellsworth, Wayne Heard

Members present: 67

A quorum was declared to be present by Secretary BertWiest.

Sergeant at arms Ron DeBartolomeis called the meetingto order at 1900 and led the assemblage in the Pledge ofAllegiance.

President Tony Schavone welcomed all present, thankingthem for their attendance. He then proceeded to relate ahumorous personal story.

Donna Stewart welcomed new members Dan and JanAnziano to the club, presenting them with their namebadges and notebooks. There were no visitors this evening.

Secretary Bert Wiest passed out the nomination forms forthe members to make their nominations for the MVP award.He again gave a brief explanation of the procedure for thisevening and the process for the elections next month.

A motion was made and seconded to waive the readingof last month’s minutes, a vote was called for and passed66-1.

Treasurer Mike Baddley reported on the car show. Therewere 99 registrant/entries. He also gave the final figures inregards to income and profit.

Mike also gave the monthly financial report.

Mike made a motion to amend the amount given to charityfor year 2017, the motion was seconded, the vote calledfor and passed unanimously.

Mike then presented the proposed budget for year 2018 asapproved and recommended by the Board of Directors. Amotion was made to adopt the budget as presented,the motion seconded, the vote called for and Passedunanimously.

Vice President Rick Miller reported on the upcomingevents: The Vettes for Veterans next weekend and Tony’smystery run on Nov. 19.

Rick then reported the birthdays and anniversaries, they are:Birthdays – Wanda Utash, Dave Alciatore, Marcia Lynch,Jenny MacDonough, Dave MacDonough, Marybeth Holt,Donna Stewart and Monica Valparaiso. Anniversaries –Wayne and Betty Heard, Jim and Elaine Cooper,Brian and Monica Valparaiso, Scott and Renita Glover andthe Erseks.

Marcia Lynch relates that the banquet will be held onJanuary 20th at the Phoenix club in Anaheim. The price is$35.00 per member. Money must be in by January 10th.Vicki Kump made some very nice invitations given to allmembers present.

Donna Stewart reported that the club Holiday party will be atBrenda Kalb’s home, December 16th at 6:00 pm, potluck.

Marcia Lynch reported on the candidates for the election tobe held next month, they are:President, Tony Schavone; Vice President, Wayne Heard;Secretary, Bert Wiest; Treasurer, Monica Valparaiso,Webmaster, Douglas Mariani, Newsletter Editor, Debra Ruby;NCCC Governor, Joe Orrico; Board members: Donna Stewart,Laura Schavone, Dianne Wiest, Gary Maleski, John Spurrand Sal Cruz.

Newsletter Editor Debra Ruby thanked all for their picturesand stories this year, please continue to submit them.

Car Show Chairman Wayne Heard thanked all for their helpwith the car show. A review meeting will be held next Tuesday.

The goodies were courtesy of Sandy McMullen and MarciaLynch.

The monthly raffle was courtesy of Ken and Jean Pence.

The raffle winners were: Bill Gallavan, Kathy Dull, TonySchavone, Doug Meeuwenberg, Rosie Valparaiso, John Spurr,Pam DeForrest, Sarah Cheek, Ken Pence, Marsha Gallavan,Teresa Cruz, Randy Valparaiso, Sandy McMullen, Joe Orricoand Dan Anziano.

The meeting was adjourned at 2042.

Respectfully Submitted,Bert Wiest, Secretary

CSS Board Meeting MinutesNovember 21, 2017

Officers present: Tony Schavone, Bert Wiest, Rick Miller,Debra Ruby

Board members present: Dianne Wiest, Laura Schavone,Wayne Heard, Eric Ellsworth, Sal Cruz

Others present: John Spurr, Monica Valparaiso

President Tony Schavone opened the meeting at 1905,thanking all for their attendance.

Vice President Rick Miller had no report.

Treasurer Mike Baddley was absent. Tony Schavone gavethe Treasurers report on his behalf.

Secretary Bert Wiest presented applicants Randy andRosie Valparaiso for club membership. He made the motionto accept, the motion was seconded, the vote taken andpassed unanimously. There was some discussion regardingclub email and the difficulty some seem to have in receivingit and getting on the list.

Newsletter Editor Debra Ruby reported on some emailsreceived regarding the newsletter.

Charity Chairperson Dianne Wiest had no report. Therewas some discussion regarding the possible third charityvoted on by the club in the budget. The board decided totable the discussion until late next year.

Car show chairperson Wayne Heard thanked all for theirparticipation in the car show.

Tony reported that since Wayne was likely to be voted inas next year’s Vice President, the car show would bechaired jointly by Brian Valparaiso and Brad Lee.

There was some discussion regarding the cover of thenewsletter, the consensus of the board was that theyliked the change and left it up to Debra Ruby to decideon each month’s cover.

The holiday party will be at Brenda Kalb’s home, LauraSchavone will have signup sheets at the December generalmeeting.

Rick Miller, who has plans to move and therefor will not berenewing his membership has about 23-25 club shirts ofvarying sizes with the club logo embroidered on them. Hesuggested the club buy the shirts and resell them tomembers wanting one. A motion was made for the club tobuy Rick’s inventory of shirts and sell them, the motion wasseconded, the voter called for and passed unanimously.

The meeting adjourned at 2030.

Respectfully submitted,Bert Wiest, Secretary

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OUR ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET

The outstanding Phoenix Club is the setting for ourbanquet. The date is January 20, 2018 and thetime is 6 P.M.

As you might remember, we voted to have theclub’s treasury pay $10.00 toward each member’sdinner. Members will then pay $35.00.Non-members will pay $45.00.

We will be taking reservations at the DecemberCSS meeting. We must let the Phoenix Club knowhow many people will be attending by January 5,2018.

Please mark your calendars for January 20, 2018.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Marcia Lynch

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CSS Most Valuable Member for 2017

The following members, listed alphabetically, have been nominated as Corvette Super Sports Most Valuable Member for2017 and the reasons given for their nomination. For the sake of brevity and to avoid redundancy when duplicate or likereasons were given I have only given the reason once. Please look over the reasons as you would a sample ballot inorder to help you with your voting decision.

MIKE BADDLEY – He has done an outstanding job for several years.

WAYNE HEARD – He did a great job with the car show. I think he’s humble and helpful. Really works hard for the club.He works very hard. Wayne chairs the car show, his task takes all year, Wayne is always enthusiastic. He is thorough andthoughtful in his approach in asking for volunteers and seeking prizes for the car show. He did an excellent job.

VICKI KUMP – Just because.

DOUGLAS MARIANI – He is so great with the website, smartest guy in the room. He does an amazing job.

RICK MILLER – Rick has always organized some great trips and other activities. Always doing and organizing, beingthere and makes nice clothes. He’s very informative about car shows and tells great stories. Very active and spends timewelcoming everyone. Gives lots of his time to the club. He has done an excellent job as V.P., planned several trips thathave been excellent. Very organized and makes trips fun.

DEBRA RUBY – She is always there to take fabulous, fun pictures at all our events. Lots of work. She does anoutstanding job producing a stellar newsletter. Also, last but not least, providing a venue for meetings. An excellentphotographer, terrific newsletter, always enthusiastic and willing to help in any way possible. Always friendly. All the workto put together the newsletter. She gives a lot of her time. Her enthusiasm is contagious and the job she does on thenewsletter is stellar. Her time and effort really show.

LAURA SCHAVONE – Her unwavering support of Tony and her work with the club.

TONY SCHAVONE – He has a servant’s heart and cares very much for the club being successful. He always steps upand takes the job of President when no one else will take it. He does an excellent job. Very diligent, caring, considerateand friendly. He is always available and listens. Attends all CSS events. Calls all members if they are sick. Heapproaches people to join the club when he sees a corvette and is not a member and more often than not they will cometo a meeting. He is the grease that makes all things happen. He has brought in several new members. He is well liked.Dedicated and has a good humor. Always there when needed. Willing to jump in and do whatever is needed. Hisleadership and positive attitude in running the club.

DONNA STEWART – She’s the patriarch of hospitality, enthusiasm and club history.

BERT WIEST – He has been extremely welcoming to me as a new member and has solidly represented himself as agreat member of CSS. As the secretary for multiple terms has done as outstanding job from keeping the minutes tobringing in the new members and making sure they are “up to speed”, handling the elections and lots of other duties, he’sthe best. Efficiently “cranky” and has the hardest job on the board. Has helped with the car show raffle.

DIANNE WIEST – Did a wonderful job on the car show raffle. Through the years she has helped the club in manydifferent ways. She is currently in charge of care and concern, charities, meeting hostess and she and Bert Made a lot ofmoney for our club at the car show by heading up the raffle and changing it to gift cards, it was a great idea! She is alwaysvolunteering for one project or another. Always doing an outstanding, more than expected job. Always involved in morethan one-time consuming job perpetually. She works very hard with our charities and promoting them. She also does agreat job with our members that become sick. Her efforts in keeping members informed about members with healthproblems is outstanding, also she did an outstanding job in streamlining the car show raffle. For all the charity work shedoes. Dianne takes on the jobs no one else volunteers for, taking care of the charities, sending out birthday cards to everymember but particularly, getting and shopping for all the car show raffle prizes, that’s a huge job.

NCCC PRESIDENT’s MESSAGENovember has always been one of my favorite months due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Thanksgiving gives us time to stop and reflect on everything we have in our life. There will always be struggles, hardships,times of sorrow, sadness, and all the things life gives to us. Life is not easy. I have heard said many times that “It is notwhat you are dealt in life, but how you deal with it”. Great words to live by, but not always easy to follow.

Thanksgiving Thursday gives us a chance to review and look at ourselves and our life and be thankful for what we dohave: the good times, successes, happiness, joys, friends, family and all that we have in life. Life is good. Definitely this isbetter than the alternative.

I was up late one night on the NCCC website looking at old issues of Blue Bars. The first issue of Blue Bars was in1962. I found some interesting messages from some of the officers over 55 years ago. I want to thank Joan Thomas fortaking the time, a lot of time, to scan all the old issues of BB’s so there is a history of them for everyone to review. Thepast is good to keep tabs on how, why and when NCCC began and how it has remained stable all the way to November2017. The folks who started NCCC had a goal and a direction and it is still here today. I want to share parts of two issues.The first item is from page 3 Volume one, Issue 1, the first issue. I am not sure who wrote this. I assume it was PresidentRichard Wolf:

“WE ARE A COUNCIL ---- NOT A GORVERNING BODY”“First, the purpose of the Council shall be to further the ideas and purposes of Corvette owner-member and theirindividual club. While this loosely defines a pretty broad ground of endeavor, it serves to underline the fact that onlythrough united Council activity can individual Corvette clubs achieve greater success. A council means that eachmember club shares in the Council activity and responsibility.”

The next statements are from page 11 & 12, Volume 2, Issue 1, 1963 written by James Phillips:“Why should I join the National Council? What’s in it for me?” Not a bad question. It’s one, in fact, that we hear quitefrequently, and one that deserves a straight forward truthful answer. The answer, in plain terms, is NOTHING. The answeris loud and clear. Because you want to have more fun with your Corvette, owners-the list could go on and on. It’s reallylimited only by your imagination.”

“The Council is yours. You run it. It is not a governing body—only a planning and coordinating body. It depends upon itsmember clubs for support, direction, and growth. The mainstay of every member Council club is each individual member.In short, YOU.”

Fast forward 55 years to November 2017 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>In 1963 it costs $.04 cents to mail out each issue of Blue Bars. Today it costs about $1.00. In 1963 a gallon of gasolinewas around $.26 cents. Today a gallon is $2.00 or more. How THAT has changed! But the message from 55 years ago isstill the same in 2017. We are all members of NCCC. How have YOU been involved in growing NCCC? What have youdone for your club other than just being a member? I guess what I am trying to say is as 2018 is around the corner, getinvolved in doing something to support your club which in turn supports NCCC. I have learned that if a person putsnothing in, don’t expect to get anything out.

As 2018 membership renewals finish up this month, be thankful for all we have. I have said it before; “over 290 millionpeople do not own a Corvette.” We are the lucky ones! If you belonged to a club golf course, would you never play golfthere? As a member of NCCC in 2018, get involved somehow. You won’t regret it and you may even find out you enjoyNCCC a whole lot more.

As 2017 is coming to an end, my good friend Howard Curtis has a saying I really like: Don’t let your memories bebigger than your dreams”. Be an NCCC “DREAMER” in 2018 and make memories!

Until next month, take care, be safe, enjoy every minute, and be “THANKFUL” every day.It’s a good way to live.

Happy Thanksgiving and God bless you all,Dave HeinemannPresident NCCC

RMD MessageHi Governors,

Friday, September 8. Membership Committee meeting.

The digital membership card printing guide can be found under “Members Only” on the NCCC web site. Username:NCCCMember Password: 1963SplitWindow

It was suggested that the card be converted to PDF so that everybody can print it.

Some members REALLY want a plastic card.

High speed certification is entered into the database by the RCD.

RMDs must do the MAL cards.

Don’t mark any NCCC messages as spam. It damages NCCC’s “reputation” on the web. That has multiple consequences,including the possibility of the web blocking all NCCC messages and lowering NCCC’s ranking in searches.

Saturday, September 9. National Governors meeting.

VP of Membership Amelia Workman said that governors should put “transfer” in the comment section of a member’s entrywhen they are transferred.

To get a plastic membership card, send a SASE to Amelia. Use the Bowling Green address:

NCCC VP of Membership1945 Scottsville Rd. B2 #267Bowling Green, KY 42014

Business Manager Jack Wilson said that if alcohol is served at an event that it must be given away to be covered byNCCC’s insurance. He said the 2020 Convention is open, so any club/region can apply.

Parliamentarian Kathy Brisbois said there will be no newsletter contest for 2018 due to lack of participation in recentyears.

IT Director Walt Jenkins said the NCCC web site will be transferred from DomainHost to GoDaddy some time in earlyJanuary. He said that emails from NCCC do NOT contain spam and only go out once a month. That would be PresidentDave Heinemann’s message on the 1st of each month.

NCM ambassador Dave Goebel said that you can use your NCM member number to get a $1000 discount on a newCorvette.

Guy Larson (owner of Bloomington Gold) talked about the event. He said new for 2018 are: a Friday night cruise,Saturday night road tour, hospitality suites for the entire weekend and free T-shirts for large groups. There will be a “’67L-88 explosion” on Saturday afternoon and they hope to get the largest gathering of L-88s seen to date.

Jerry Britner, 2018 Convention Coordinator said the Convention web site will be updated daily. There will be a Mardi Grasparty with costume awards. Note that there is a Mardi Gras store across the street from the hotel.

The voting results were announced. The important result is that the 2019 Convention will be in Denver, CO.

That’s all for now. Comments and suggestions welcome.

See ya,

Cliff

Where You Can Find Corvette Parts and Merchandise

For those of you who have been into Corvettes for awhile most – or all – of the following will not be news toyou, but for you relative newcomers to the love of Vettes this offering is being made to help you find the partsyou may need for your classic or the trim add-ons you might want to buy to personalize your Vette or theclothing, gear, etc. you might like to own to show others of your interest in the sport.

It’s amazing just how many publications are out there that are dedicated to Corvettes and how helpful many ofthem can be. Following is a list and quick summary of the more popular catalogs that you might want to lookinto. Most of them are available for routine periodic mailing if you request it, and most of them have a web sitefrom which you can peruse their offerings. Me, I prefer to receive the catalogs so that I can better see justwhat’s out there I might not have not seen before.

The three largest, most popular catalogs with the most items that are non-“parts” are:

a. Mid America Motorworks, www.mamotorworkscom, (800) 500-1500;b. Eckler’s Corvette, www.ecklersCorvette.com, (800) 327-4868;c. Corvette America, www.CorvetteAmerica.com, (800) 458-3475.

Those publications periodically also publish catalogs geared specifically for a single generation of Corvettes sowhen they ask you for the year and model you drive don’t be afraid to tell them.

Then there are catalogs that are almost exclusively for parts, especially of older model Corvettes:

a. Volunteer Vette Products, www.volvette.com, (865) 521-9100;b. J & D Corvette, www.jdcorvette.com, (800) 838-8353 (located locally in Bellflower, CA).

For trim and accessory items as well as clothes, furniture and the like, you should look at:

a. Corvette Central, www.CorvetteCentral.com, (800) 345-4122. They have an accessories catalog and aseparate catalog of parts, etc., for each generation of Corvettes.

b. Burston Marketing’s Corvette Collection, www.CorvetteCollection.com, (800) 653-1375.c. And finally, the catalog from the retail store at the National Corvette Museum,

www.CorvetteMuseum.org, (800) 538-3883.

In addition to the above, you might also consider visiting the show rooms of Corvette Mike’s at 1133 NorthTustin Avenue and West Coast Corvettes, 1210 N. Kraemer Blvd., both are located near each other inAnaheim just off the 91 freeway in Anaheim. They have a selection of GM authorized accessories and clothesfor sale, as well as an indoor Corvette sales room with used road gems. Both also maintain servicedepartments for installing accessories and the like and for general maintenance of Corvettes. West CoastCorvettes has a new catalog that was just released and is available for pick-up at the store. (Price ispre-printed on each catalog as $12.95, but don’t be fooled, they’re free - just ask for one.)

CSSCelebrations

November Birthdays 4 - Wanda Utash 7 - Dave Alciatore 8 - Marcia Lynch 9 - Jenny MacDonough18 - Dave MacDonough22 - Marybeth Holt28 - Donna Stewart29 - Monica Valparaiso

December Birthdays12 - Joe Orrico15 - Sandra McMullen17 - Doug Lyon

November Anniversaries 5 - Wayne/Betty Heard18 - Jim/Elaine Cooper18 - Brian/Monica Valparaiso24 - Andy Ersek

December Anniversaries15 - Dave/Jenny MacDonough16 - Art/Marge Huhta19 - John/Judy Spurr24 - John/Michele Manfred

Connell Chevrolet is located at:

2828 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Sales (714) 546-1200 Service (714)755-3335 Parts (714)546-9400

Website: www.connellchevy.com

In Other News:

Corvette Super Shots typically meets on thefourth Saturday of each month with lunchafterwards. All are welcome to join!

Editor’s Note: rubypics@aol.com

Hi everyone! Reminding everyone that I welcomepictures and extra articles from other members aslong as you send them to me at least five (5)days before the end of each month. I especiallyneed pictures and copy (articles) for events I donot attend!

Thank you to Brenda K, Monica V, and Rick M forpictures.

Remember to send me your business cards orother ads for the For Sale page!

Thanks!

Debbie

Used with permission fromConnell Chevrolet

$$$ FOR SALE! $$$

DebraRubyPhotography.com

$$$ FOR SALE! $$$

Jim Beam Decanters (J.B. no longer makesany decanters, all are porcelain fine china)

I have several decanters, most are still sealed andsome are upwards of 30+ years old.

Most are in the original boxes. Boxes haven'tfaired as well as the decanters.

Pictures and prices upon request:

Corvette Decanters:

* 1953 White, 1954 Blue, 1955 Gold, 1957Black/Silver

* 1963 Red Cpe, 1963 Silver, 1963 Black (Pa.Plate)

* 1968 Blue Cpe,1978 Red,1978 White,1978Yellow,1978 Pace Car

* 1984 White,1984 Red,1984 Black, 1984 Gold,1984 Bronze (some of the 1984 decanters weregifts given at the shareholders meeting and neverpublicly for sale)

* 1957 Chevy Red Convertible

* Olsonite Eagle #6

* Stutz Bearcat (bottled in 1977)

* 1934 Duesenberg Blue

* 1935 Duesenberg Beige Rumble Convertible

* Train: JB Turner Engine, Coal Car, PassengerCar, Baggage Car, Caboose and Track

I also have 100's of Die Cast Corvettes in nearlyall model sizes, colors and manufacturers. Alsonumerous RC Cars 1/24 to 1/8 scale, all are inunopened original boxes.

Contact Rick Miller

C5 & 2003 Z06 CORVETTE ITEMS LISTFOR SALE

* 2 Corvette Z06 style chromed front wheels.(17x9.5”; 54mm; 5x120.6)

* 3 Volume set of the service manuals for 2003 Cor-vette.

* AFe air filter and duct. (California CARB Legalw/reg. number, Filter cleaning and re-oil kit)

* Black-Wing air filter w/carbon fiber Z06 air duct,adapters, Filter cleaning and re-oil kit.

* Bra w/spare snaps. (GM Vinyl) & Mirror covers byNoviStretch

* 50th Anniversary Windshield Shade.

* Dash Cover, Black, with cut-out for Heads Up Dis-play.

* Single hole cup holder.

* Lloyds Front & Trunk Floor Mats. (w/Z06, 405HPLogo)

* Pair of Z06 chrome sill plates.

* Car cover, light duty, blue.

* Car cover, multi-layer w/cable and lock. (ColorGray)

* Trunk Lid inside carpet cover w/Z06, 405HP Logo

* C5 Corvette License Plate chrome frame w/screws & caps

* Chrome Z06 valve stem caps.

* License plate Z06 chrome screw caps.

NOTE: Anyone interested in the above listed itemsplease contact:

Doug Utash at 760-247-2561 Home, or 760-217-1281Cell, and leave message if I don’t answer.

Photo’s available of each item upon request.

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