South Shore Corvette Club
Bringing Corvette Owners Together Since 1962
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Food Pantry Donations
Apr, 05 2009
Food Pantry Donations
In January we started collecting donations for local food pantries Read More...
In January we started collecting donations for local food pantries Read More...
Spring
Mar, 21 2009
It’s time.
It’s time to take that Christmas wreath off the door.
Time to remove the drive way markers that the plow
guy ignores. Time to put the down parka away, put the
snow blower in the shed, take off the snow tires, hit
the lawn with a dose of fertilizer, dig out the
spring jacket and most important, take the cover off
the Vette. Spring has arrived. Read
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Winter, burrrrrrrrrr
Jan, 27 2009
Winter, burrrrrrrrrrr
We
have past that depressing day in late December
known as the Winter Solstice. It officially
occurred on December 21, 2008, at 7:04 am. That
was when to days stopped getting shorter. It is
the time when the reversal begins to happen and
we get gradually lengthening days and shortened
nights. I no longer feel like getting into bed
at 4:30 in the afternoon but I’m longing for an
8:30 sunset. I came across this
picture
and it
reminded me of one of my early Vettes. Mine was a
’58 that had seen better days. It was a daily
driver for me and probably every one of the
multitude of owners before me and the one after
me. But it was a Corvette, it was a 4-speed and it
was mine. Enjoy the winter. wl
We
have past that depressing day in late December
known as the Winter Solstice. It officially
occurred on December 21, 2008, at 7:04 am. That
was when to days stopped getting shorter. It is
the time when the reversal begins to happen and
we get gradually lengthening days and shortened
nights. I no longer feel like getting into bed
at 4:30 in the afternoon but I’m longing for an
8:30 sunset. I came across this
picture
and it
reminded me of one of my early Vettes. Mine was a
’58 that had seen better days. It was a daily
driver for me and probably every one of the
multitude of owners before me and the one after
me. But it was a Corvette, it was a 4-speed and it
was mine. Enjoy the winter. wl
May Trivia Question
Jun, 23 2008
What
do the following Corvette colors have in common?
Mosport Green, Goodwood Green, Silverstone Silver and
Bridgehampton Blue.
We have two WINNERS!
Dennis Grant and Russ Erikson got it correct. We could have also added Sebring Silver, Daytona Blue, Riverside Red, Laguna Gray, Glen Green, Mille Miglia Red, Elkhart Green, Brands Hatch Green, Monza Red, Daytona Yellow, Mulsanne Blue (this one's a stretch, oops! bad pun), Monaco Orange, LeMans Blue, Elkhart Blue, Nassau Blue, Laguna Blue, Goodwood Yellow, and Daytona Sunset Orange.
The colors were named after race tracks. Mosport is in Canada. You can learn about it here. Goodwood is a racetrack about 60 miles from London. Info about is can be found here. Another British race track is Silverstone. It is still an active track hosting a Formula 1 race each year. More info here. Last but not least is Bridgehampton. Unfortunately, this great track has been converted to a golf course. It is located on Long Island near Sag Harbor. You can read about its history here.
As you can see, Corvette has long been associated with racing and the designers and engineers have on many occasions paid homage to the great race tracks of the world.
Be sure to check this month's Trivia Question in the sidebar to the right.
We have two WINNERS!
Dennis Grant and Russ Erikson got it correct. We could have also added Sebring Silver, Daytona Blue, Riverside Red, Laguna Gray, Glen Green, Mille Miglia Red, Elkhart Green, Brands Hatch Green, Monza Red, Daytona Yellow, Mulsanne Blue (this one's a stretch, oops! bad pun), Monaco Orange, LeMans Blue, Elkhart Blue, Nassau Blue, Laguna Blue, Goodwood Yellow, and Daytona Sunset Orange.
The colors were named after race tracks. Mosport is in Canada. You can learn about it here. Goodwood is a racetrack about 60 miles from London. Info about is can be found here. Another British race track is Silverstone. It is still an active track hosting a Formula 1 race each year. More info here. Last but not least is Bridgehampton. Unfortunately, this great track has been converted to a golf course. It is located on Long Island near Sag Harbor. You can read about its history here.
As you can see, Corvette has long been associated with racing and the designers and engineers have on many occasions paid homage to the great race tracks of the world.
Be sure to check this month's Trivia Question in the sidebar to the right.
April's Trivia Question
May, 30 2008
April's Trivia Question
Of what significance is the number 6939 in Corvette history?
We have a WINNER!! Steve Bradford correctly answered that there were only 6939 ZR-1s produced from 1990 until 1995. For those who like statistics, 1990 saw 3049 built. In 1991 the number dropped to 2044. 1992 had only 502 ZR-1s built and the three years, 1993-1995 each had 448 ZR-1s hit the road. The last ZR-1, 1995 #448 sits in the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY.
Steve won a beautiful ZR-1 poster for his correct answer. Be sure to check this month's Trivia Question in the sidebar to the right.
Of what significance is the number 6939 in Corvette history?
We have a WINNER!! Steve Bradford correctly answered that there were only 6939 ZR-1s produced from 1990 until 1995. For those who like statistics, 1990 saw 3049 built. In 1991 the number dropped to 2044. 1992 had only 502 ZR-1s built and the three years, 1993-1995 each had 448 ZR-1s hit the road. The last ZR-1, 1995 #448 sits in the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY.
Steve won a beautiful ZR-1 poster for his correct answer. Be sure to check this month's Trivia Question in the sidebar to the right.
New Cruise Night Location
Apr, 25 2008
New Cruise Night Location
The big new of the evening was the change of venue for our summer cruise night. After three years at the Abington Walmart, we are moving to the Monponsett Inn. Walmart asked the club to donate to their charity. The amount they were looking for far exceeds the annual revenues of the club. An emergency officers meeting was called to try to find a venue that had adequate and safe parking, bathroom facilities, electrical power for the DJ and finally, access to food and drink.
We
considered many local business and restaurants.
Joe Amante made contact with the Monponsett Inn
and not only would they permit us to use their
parking lot, but they welcomed us with open
arms. The owner is a Vette owner!
Please join us on our kick-off night, May 12. We would like to fill the parking lot. And one of the great benefits of the Monponsett Inn is a great menu and beautiful setting. Not quite sure how to get there? Click here to get a map.See you there!
The big new of the evening was the change of venue for our summer cruise night. After three years at the Abington Walmart, we are moving to the Monponsett Inn. Walmart asked the club to donate to their charity. The amount they were looking for far exceeds the annual revenues of the club. An emergency officers meeting was called to try to find a venue that had adequate and safe parking, bathroom facilities, electrical power for the DJ and finally, access to food and drink.
We
considered many local business and restaurants.
Joe Amante made contact with the Monponsett Inn
and not only would they permit us to use their
parking lot, but they welcomed us with open
arms. The owner is a Vette owner!
Please join us on our kick-off night, May 12. We would like to fill the parking lot. And one of the great benefits of the Monponsett Inn is a great menu and beautiful setting. Not quite sure how to get there? Click here to get a map.See you there!
Tax Run Wrap-up
Apr, 14 2008
Tax
Run 2008, Sunday, April 13th was a great
successThe Tax Run on April 13th to beautiful Halifax, MA and the Monponsett Inn was a big success. Our tour guide, Russ Erikson planned a leisurely cruise. We had a great turnout with almost 20 cars. It seemed that everyone was ready to get the Vettes out. Fortunately, the weather held off and no rain for the cruise. The Monponsett has a elaborate Sunday brunch including an Omelet station. No one left hungry. Thanks to Russ and Judy for a great outing.
What do you like to do?
Mar, 19 2008
What do you like to do?
We asked and here is what you said. About two thirds of you filled out the questionnaire. As you can see, Cruise Night was the most popular activity that we sponsor. What this does tell us is that we have preferences but some of you like to do all the activities we listed. One of the important lessons from this is we can't expect every member to participate in every activity. And it also tells us that we need to have a variety of activities to cover all of our interests.
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We asked and here is what you said. About two thirds of you filled out the questionnaire. As you can see, Cruise Night was the most popular activity that we sponsor. What this does tell us is that we have preferences but some of you like to do all the activities we listed. One of the important lessons from this is we can't expect every member to participate in every activity. And it also tells us that we need to have a variety of activities to cover all of our interests.
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January Club Meeting
Feb, 20 2008
The new
year was kicked off in style at our first business
meeting. Thank you all for attending. The food was
great and thanks to all the members for bringing the
wonderful sampling of desserts. Read
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World of Wheels
Feb, 20 2008
January
4,5 and 6 was the annual World of Wheels extravaganza
at Bayside Exhibition Hall. South Shore Corvette Club
was represented by president Terry Partridge and
member John Zofchak. Both took top honors for their
classes. Read
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Photo Caption Contest
Jan, 03 2008
Photo
Caption Contest
click photo for a larger view
The entries are in and the judges have spent hours in a small smoke filled room debating the winners. You will see the creative and humorous submissions of your fellow members.
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The entries are in and the judges have spent hours in a small smoke filled room debating the winners. You will see the creative and humorous submissions of your fellow members.
Read More...
The Election Results, October Meeting
Nov, 04 2007
The
Election Results are IN
Even with the Red Sox as competition, the SSCC conducted its election of officers for the coming year. CBS news did exit polling outside the Elks and amazingly, they were very accurate. Next years officers are:
Terry Partridge, President
Steve Boyajian, Vice President
Joe Teamer, Secretary
Jim Johnson, Treasurer
Joe Amante, Public Relations Director
Eileen Casey, Officer-at-Large
Bill Wenzel, Web Site Director
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Even with the Red Sox as competition, the SSCC conducted its election of officers for the coming year. CBS news did exit polling outside the Elks and amazingly, they were very accurate. Next years officers are:
Terry Partridge, President
Steve Boyajian, Vice President
Joe Teamer, Secretary
Jim Johnson, Treasurer
Joe Amante, Public Relations Director
Eileen Casey, Officer-at-Large
Bill Wenzel, Web Site Director
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Upcoming Events
Sep, 01 2007
First of all, Thank you to Carmen for a beautiful Ice
Cream run after our business meeting on Thurs.
I know this is short notice about the upcoming Cliff Walk for ALS sponsored by the Cape Cod Corvette Club this coming Sunday Sept. 9th in Bourne. They would like us to participate in their Corvette Display as part of the festivities. They would like the Corvettes to be in place by 9:00 a.m. so if we were going to meet someplace (I haven't got that far yet) then it would have to be at 8 or 8:30. I'll get back to you all next week.
For more info check here: http://www.alsfamily.org/
Then the following Sat. is the Heritage Show in Sandwich which is a Fabulous Show & we would like to see a strong showing to support The Cape Cod Corvette Club....
Then the next weekend is The Corvette Getaway Fun,Fun,Fun!!!!