Cooper Aerobic Center Concours (story page 6) July 2011 3300 I-35E North @ Frankford Rd. Carrollton(972) 323-5242 La Hacienda Ranch 11 am Saturday, July 9 July Meeting Legends Ledger 1 1 0 2 ing *July 3 KaBoom Town! Addison, TX Scott & Donna Buzzell’s Hangar, 15800 Dooley Rd., Addison. (Just east of Midway Rd. between Belt Line Rd. and Keller Springs Rd.) Once again Scott & Donna have invited us to view the annual air show and fireworks from the apron of their hangar at Addison Airport. Come at 7 pm to watch the antique planes fly by from Cavanaugh Museum followed at dark by one of the best fireworks shows in the country. Bring your picnic, lawn chairs, sunscreen, boom box, etc. Parking is limited in front of the hangar, but you can park on the street and other business lots as allowed. Enter through the front door. You must have the KaBoom Town flyer you received at the June meeting or through the club e-mail to enter the area. Upcom ts Even *July 9 Legends Club Meeting 11:00 AM Legends Brunch 9:30 AM La Hacienda Ranch, 3300 I-35E North @ Frankford Rd., Carrollton (972) 323-5242 Speaker: Car Leasing Directions: From the North--Take I-35E South to Frankford Rd. exit 446. Get in right lane of service road. Follow the ramp over the freeway and turn right at the light. Turn right at the stop sign at the northbound service road. Stay in the right lane and we are the big log cabin on the right. From the South--Take I-35E North to Frankford Rd (exit 446). Stay in right lane of service road and we are the big log cabin on the right. *July 17 July 23 Mimi’s Cafe, 2486 S. Stemmons (I-35E), Lewisville, TX Vette 2 Vette Corvette Only Show Arlington, TX Texoma Area Corvette Show Pottsboro, TX Registration 9 am, Awards 3 pm Entry: $10 In front of Dave & Busters, 4000 Retail Connection Way, Arlington, TX. Info: www.rockvette.com/carshow 23 *CLoT Club Participation Event July Registration 4-6 pm, Participant Judging 6-7 pm, Awards 8:30 pm Entry: $20 Benefitting Pottsboro Kids Club. Rain date July 30. All concrete parking at Pottsboro School, Hwy 120. *Aug. 13 Aug. 21 *Aug. 20 Legends Club Meeting Sneaky Pete’s Restaurant, 2 Eagle Point Dr., Lewisville, TX 75067 972-434-2500 Legends Brunch Northwest Bible Church Men’s Steak-Out 9:30 AM 5:30 PM Northwest Bible Church 13th Annual Men’s Steak-Out and Motor Show. Guest speaker Exhibitors $10. Non-exhibitors $15. Coming soon--to register a car or purchase tickets: www. northwestbible.org/mensmotorshow. Contact: Cynthia Thomas 214-368-6436 ext. 148. This is a great show and the food is awesome. Pre-register to have your car listed in the program. We need to be there around 4pm, so we can park together and be up wind from the grills. * Sept. 10 Legends Club Meeting Sept. 18 Legends Brunch *Sept. 17 Cowtown Cruisin’ For A Cure 11:00 AM BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery, 4901 Belt Line Rd, Dallas, (972) 392-4600 9:30 AM Ft. Worth Main St. Downtown Ft. Worth. 10am-3pm. Parking entrance at 9th St & Main. Gates open at 6:30 a.m. Registration Open 7:30am-1pm. No Saving Spots Before 10am. Complete info: cowtowncruisinforacure.org. Early registration closes Aug. 31 20 Brunch *Sept. *Sept. 24 Western Days Rotary Car Show TBA Lewisville, TX 10 am-Mill & Main in Old Downtown Lewisville in conjunction with Lewisville Western Days Events. Contact Tom Atchison for details 972-436-6258. Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Good Guys 17th Lone Star Nationals Ft. Worth Texas Motor Speedway. 8a-5p Rods, Customs, Classics, Muscle Cars & Trucks thru ‘72. AutoCross, Show ‘n Shine, Vendors, Swap Meet & Car Corral. www.good-guys.com/events *Oct. 8 *Oct. 9 Legends Club Meeting *Oct. 16 Legends Brunch Blue Mesa Grill, 8200 Dallas Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024 (214) 387-4407 Legends Display-State Fair of TX 11:00 AM Dallas, TX Get your name on the list by Sept 10. We have room for 35 cars. Caravans leaving at 7:15 am: Plano-Collin Creek Shopping Center NE side below TGIFriday. Lewisville-I-35 at Fox Ave. shopping center on the NW quadrant (old Black-Eyed Pea). Regroup at 8:30 am at the McDonald’s near Gate 6-Texas State Fair to enter together (get passes from Jerry Echols). Club furnishes bagels & coffee in Corral A. If you have any questions before you sign up, do not hesitate to contact Jerry Echols 214-435-3753 or [email protected]. Your car must stay until 6 pm. 2 9:30 AM The 1st Day of Summer Here it is the middle of 2011 already. Where does time go? We can make the best of some of our time by attending club events such as the dinner cruise we had Saturday, June 18 to Rohmer’s Restaurant in Muenster. We had a lot of fun and some of us even had German food and beer. After we ate several of us went to the winery and the local grocery store/meat market. We bought German wine, beer and brats. How original is that! I heard Sunday that a bad storm hit Muenster some time Saturday night and did a lot of damage after we left. We will have a big party at Scott Buzzell’s hanger at the Addison Airport on Sunday, July 3. This is Addison KaBoom Town with WWII airplane show and fireworks show. Look for more information in the newsletter, website and via email. We’re starting a new series of articles for the newsletter. If we were school kids it could be called “Where I Went This Summer in My Corvette”. If you don’t want to write a whole article... or it wasn’t really that interesting, just send Diane a couple of photos and a couple of paragraphs for the newsletter. (see page 8) See you at the meeting, Tom FREE-New Driver Door Panel New in Box. Ebony to fit a 2007 Corvette Tom Atchison 214-215-1948 Legends Club Meeting Saturday, July 9, 11 am La Hacienda Ranch, Carrollton 3300 I-35E North @ Frankford Rd.-Phone: (972) 323-5242 From the North--Take I-35E South to Frankford Rd. exit 446. Get in right lane of service road. Follow the ramp over the freeway and turn right at the light. Turn right at the stop sign at the northbound service road. Stay in the right lane and we are the big log cabin on the right. From the South--Take I-35E North to Frankford Rd (exit 446). Stay in right lane of service road and we are the big log cabin on the right. When should you pay your dues? Just look at the mailing label on this club newsletter. Please give your dues to Tom Lainson at the next meeting or mail to: Corvette Legends of Texas P.O. Box 260316, Plano, TX 75026-0316 If you feel we are in error on your current dues, please contact Tom Lainson 214-348-8396, 214-862-3555 cell, [email protected] OFFICERS President:............................................Tom Atchison......................... [email protected]...................................................(214) 215-1948 VP of Operations.................................Sam Deneault........................ [email protected] .......................................... (972) 530-8017 VP of Special Events:..........................Jerry Echols........................... [email protected].............................................. (972) 924-2591 Secretary:............................................Linda Deneault...................... [email protected].....................(972) 530-8017 Treasurer:............................................Roger Berry...............................................................................................................(972)386-6224 DIRECTORS Director of Communications:...............John Zachary......................... [email protected]............................................... (214) 707-2265 Weekend Wrench Coordinator:...........Sam Deneault........................ [email protected]............................................ (972) 530-8017 Membership Coordinator:....................Tom Lainson.......................... [email protected].......................................... (214) 862-3555 Newsletter Coordinator........................Diane Preston........................ [email protected]................................. (972) 691-4968 Legends Ledger Newsletter: Published monthly. Send submissions to [email protected] Submission deadline is the 20th of the month. Club Web Site: Coordinated by John Zachary (see above) http://www.vettelegends.com Send submissions to John at: [email protected] Meeting Speakers: Coordinated by Scott Buzzell If you have a recommendation for a guest speaker to address the club at one of our meetings, please contact Scott at (214) 641-5590 or [email protected] Membership Information: Coordinated by Tom Lainson (see above) $25 for an Individual membership or $35 for a Couples membership Dues are paid annually at a meeting or mailed to: Club Mailing Address: Corvette Legends of Texas P.O. Box 260316 Plano, TX 75026-0316 3 Birthdays for July Corvette Legends’ Cookbook Charity Drive to benefit Patriot Paws Join your fellow Corvette owners in contributing your favorite recipes to produce the first-ever Corvette Legend’s Cookbook. The plan is to sell these cookbooks to our friends and family and to visitors at the State Fair in October. If we sell 200 cookbooks, we can net almost $1,000 for Patriot Paws. HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Send your favorite recipes to me via email: [email protected] or regular mail – Jan Dyer, 5921 Lavon Drive, Flower Mound, TX 75028 Your name will be printed next to each recipe. You can also include the history of the recipe if you want. Send up to five recipes – any type. The categories are: Appetizers Beverages Soups, Salads Vegetables Main Dishes Breads, Rolls Desserts Miscellaneous Please check recipes for accuracy and spelling. DUE DATE: I need 75-100 recipes by July 15th A great cookbook is more than a collection of favorite recipes. It’s a collection of memories of shared times and it’s a great way to help a great organization. Thanks for your recipes. I look forward to showing you the finished product. Jan Dyer 4 07-02 Ron Thur 07-03 Linda Deneault 07-05 Tom Richards 07-06 Don Kingston 07-09 Barbara Echols 07-11 Joel Joseph 07-11 John McCormick 07-11 Sandy Lainson 07-12 John Mariani 07-15 Rich Ward 07-16 Tom Mullins 07-17 Doug Eubanks 07-18 Dan Hoffman 07-18 Lannhi Muzquiz 07-20 Mark Heck 07-21 Dennis Calander 07-23 Ken Smith 07-23 Tom Atchison 07-24 Hank Orofino 07-26 Micki Trigg 07-28 Dennis Conte 07-29 Gerry Boren 07-6 Tom Martinson 1991 White Convertible/Red Interior 32,500 miles-$15,000 Family-owned vehicle, Excellent condition, White soft top, New tires, Chrome rims, New Corsa pipes, Amplifier, Infinity speakers, XM stereo with Bluetooth & CD player, Original speakers and stereo, Includes bra and heavy duty, quality car cover Karren or Marsha-813-786-9830 1973 Corvette Coupe - Project Car Body off car on rolling frame jig, body straight and in primer. 78,560 original miles. Car has lived in Dallas its whole life. All parts are there, plus new in box, calipers, drilled and slotted rotors x 4. Also have 1996 LT1 motor with 48,000 miles and overdrive transmission. Also have a factory assembly manual. I have $6,500 in new and used parts plus car, will take $4,850. Call with questions, Curtis 214-437-6843 ALSO FOR SALE : C5 Subwoofer, fits in place of rear floor access panel (fits flush)...$150 The Good Old Days at Friends Place Story & Photos by Tom Lainson Legends members were asked to bring a few of our older cars to the Friends Place day center in Richardson. This is a day facility for older folks, some with forms of dementia, and the center hoped it would trigger old memories. We had a very good representation and participation by members who all enjoyed the time spent there. Friends Place served us lunch and we heard John Zachary and Roger Berry some very interesting tales from their past. Among the other cars there were Rolls Royce, 57 Chevys, a Pontiac, a Corvair, a Mustang and an Ex Caliber replica. Present were: Walter Plumley’s 66, Brian Pautler’s 69, Sam Deneault’s 64, John Zachary’s 05, Tom Entrekin’s 56, Tom Lainson’s 61, Roger Berry’s 71, Greg Gotses’ 70, and Ken Dobbs’ Turquoise 57 Bel Air. A Friends Place client admiring Tom Lainson’s 61. Walt Plumley’s red 66 convertible and Roger Berry’s orange 71 coupe. CORVETTE LEGENDS OF TEXAS GENERAL MEETING Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. Corvette World of Dallas, 1810 N. I-35E, Carrollton, TX President Tom Atchison started the meeting at 12:15 p.m. The minutes of the May 14, 2011 meeting were approved. The treasurer’s report by Roger Berry was approved. The meeting started with Terry Malone, owner of Corvette World of Dallas, giving us an overview of the company. He also had box lunches for all attendees. Lady Legends winner: Reyna Plumley. 50/50 Cash Pot Winner: Carole Arakelian. We have the date for our car club display during the State Fair of Texas. The date is Sun., Oct. 9, 2011. Please contact Jerry Echols to sign up. River Cities Corvette Club’s annual show is scheduled for Sept. 9-11, 2011 in Shreveport. If you are interested in going, please sign up at the next meeting. Jan Dyer announced she is compiling a cookbook with proceeds going to Patriot Paws. She asked that any and Legends members enjoying lunch with the residents Brian Pautler’s red 69 coupe and Greg Gotses’ yellow 70 convertible. all recipes be sent to her by email. She wants to get the book ready to sell while our club is at the State Fair on Oct. 9th. Scott Buzzell has, once again, opened up his hangar at Addison Airport and invited all club members and their families to Addison KaBoom Town on Sun., July 3rd. There will be security at the gate and you will need an invitation letter to present to security when you arrive. Upcoming Meetings in 2011 (2nd Sat at 11 a.m.) July 9 LaHacienda Ranch, Carrollton, TX *Aug. 13 Sneaky Pete’s at Lake Lewisville for brunch?) Sept. 10 BJ’s Brewery, Addison Oct. 8 Blue Mesa, Frisco *You will note that we have tentatively set up a meeting for Aug. 13th at Sneaky Pete’s in Lewisville. This is a brunch meeting to start around 9:30 a.m. The cost per person is $10. Let us know your thoughts regarding this meeting. For now it is just a one time thing!!! The meeting adjourned at 12:40 p.m. There was no raffle. Minutes taken and submitted by Linda Deneault, Secretary 5 “Autos in the Park” Cooper Aerobic Center June 5, 2011 Our club was invited by the Cooper Clinic to show our 50-year-old 1961 Corvettes in conjunction with Chevrolet’s 100th anniversary. This was a Concours-type show with different countries represented. There were old and new cars from Maserati, Porsche, MG, Rolls Royce, Mercedes, Ferrari, Ford, Chrysler and, of course, GM and more. We made quite a sight, when you came upon our display. All the Corvettes but two were red,)) and all but one were convertibles. We were able to assemble the following: -Ted and Lisa Boyer’s Fawn Beige 61 -Dennis and Susan Conte’s Ermine White 61 -Rich and Janie Ward’s Roman Red/Ermine White 61 -Tom and Sandy Lainson’s Roman Red/Ermine White 61 Story by Tom Lainson photos by Tom Lainson & Sherry Williams Front and CenterAlbert Turner’s Roman Red/Ermine White 1961 followed by Rick and Kathy Throckmorton’s Torch Red 2011 GS convertible We also had three non-members participating with their 1961 Corvettes: -Eric and Brooks Marye’s Roman Red/Ermine White 61 -Roger and Dee Elliott’s Roman Red/Ermine White 61 -Albert Turner’s Roman Red/Ermine White 61 Legends members also displayed a representative of each of the C2-C6 Corvette series. -C2-Jeff and Janice Slakter’s Rally Red 65 convertible -C3-Jay and Denise Thompson’s Red 81 coupe -C4-Tom Douglas’ Guards Red 91 convertible -C5-Sherry William’s Magnetic Metallic Electric Red 99 convertible -C6-Rick and Kathy Throckmorton’s Torch Red 2011 Grand Sport convertible I hope we get invited back next year, it is a very nice show Batteries Plus+ Discount Get the commercial price on any batteries at the Lewisville or Denton locations by asking for the “Corvette Legends” discount. If your business needs batteries, contact Tom Atchison 214-215-1948 for a personal quote. Members can also get a club discount at Huffines Chevrolet in Lewisville. Jeff and Janice Slakter’s Rally Red 1965 Convertible 6 Dennis and Susan Conte’s Ermine White 1961 Eric and Brooks Marye’s Roman Red/Ermine White 1961 Tom and Sandy Lainson’s Roman Red/Ermine White 1961 Ted and Lisa Boyer’s Fawn Beige 1961 Rich and Janie Ward’s Roman Red/Ermine White 1961 Roger and Dee Elliott’s Roman Red/Ermine White 1961 Sherry William’s Magnetic Metallic Electric Red 99 convertible, Tom Douglas’ Guards Red 91 convertible, Jay and Denise Thompson’s Red 81 coupe 7 Legends Members Out and About Tom Atchison & Julia Kelsey Julia and I took a little trip (that is why we were not at the May meeting) to Springfield, MO for my annual family reunion. My relatives (what’s left of us) live in northern Iowa and Illinois. We went thru a walk- and drive-thru zoo and wild animal safari. Saw lots of big cats, monkeys and a lot of big animals! There were too many to mention, but two had a personnel touch, you may say, for me. One was a kangaroo that wrapped its arms around my arms as I was rubbing his neck and head and we just had a hard time parting. The other was a big ox Zebra/Donkey mix that liked me so much it tried to take a bite out of my arm. Big red teeth marks for about four days. There is a lot more to this story, but you get the idea. When we left Springfield my navigator, Julia, told me to make a left turn some place and we ended up at Mt. Rushmore in cold, rain, sleet and 10+ inches of snow. A big thanks to the hotel for a snow brush I used and for snow plows that cleared the roads ahead of us. We had a great time. Mt. Rushmore is one place Julia has been talking about seeing for a long time. I told her we would see a lot of snow. She told me later that I hadn’t mentioned that we would actually be in snow! Yes we drove the Corvette. There was a program every evening at Mt. Rushmore. When they were ready to close out the program, they called all of the veterans to the stage to bring down the flag. I took part in folding the flag. That was just real nice. Have a great summer and send in a story about a trip you took in your Corvette. Legends Members Out and About Have you gone on a trip in your Corvette? Tell us about where you went and what you did. Send your story to Diane: [email protected] 8 at Mount Rushmore, SD w ers e N mb Me Rocky Rainbolt-Plano 1959 Black/Silver Cove Red Interior Martin Custer-Double Oak 2002 Electric Blue Z06 Paul McIntire-Lewisville 1992 Red Coupe 6 Speed Joplin NCRS Regional Recap! by Tom Douglas Joplin was the site of the National Corvette Restorer’s Society Spring Regional on April 28-30, 2011. The event was held at the Holiday Inn Convention Center located next to I-44. (This property was not damaged in any way by the tornado that went through the city of Joplin in May.) The event started on Thursday with Operations Checks in the parking lot. Then the cars were moved into the convention center, followed by the social hour in the Holiday Inn Bar. There are several restaurants that offer a wide variety of meals within walking distance. Friday began Flight Judging, which continued into Saturday afternoon followed by the Awards Banquet Saturday evening! The event offered five vendors and several members selling their own parts in the swap and sell area. The car count was 81 Corvettes for Flight Judging, 12 Corvettes for Sportsman Display and 3 Corvettes Static Display. There were at least another 30 Vettes driven and parked outside. Overall it was a great weekend! Bob Demmel’s 1971 Blue Coupe received a top flight award at this event. The next Regional in the area will be in Frisco,Texas at the Embassy Suites Hotel on October 27-29, 2011. Flight Judged cars will be in the Hotel Grand Ballroom! EVERYTHING for Corvettes & GM Muscle Cars! 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Office: 972/987-3800 VM: 972/733-7105 [email protected] 9 Dinner Cruise to Muenster Ken & Kathy Weller planned a dinner cruise for our members to Rhomer’s Restaurant in Muenster, Texas. We met at Huffines Plaza near I-35E & Hwy 121 in Lewisville at 1 pm, Saturday, June 18. It was hot and windy, so a few who signed up failed to show up--probably those without air conditioning. We ended up with 30 people at dinner, 15 Corvettes and one air-conditioned five-passenger sedan. Meeting in Lewisville were Rob & Jo McEnroe, Ron & Judy Thur, Tom & Sandy Lainson, Carl Johanson, Ester Towles, Mary Jeanne & Tom Entrekin, John & Mickye Zachary, Larry & Jan Dyer, Roger Berry, Tom Atchison, Julia Kelsey, Sherry & Pete Snider, Don & Martha Pinson, Bill & Diane Preston, and Vic Pacheco. We drove up I-35 past Denton, then headed west on county roads to enjoy an hour drive through the countryside. We experienced Krumm, Slidell, Era and Myra, Texas before arriving in Muenster. Doug & Doris Jezewski and Mike & Vicky Flugstad, who live up in Denton, were waiting for us at the restaurant in Muenster. There were two Corvettes without air conditioning and the temperature registered 104! We proclaimed a “Good Sport Award” for the wives in those two cars--the “Sweat Sisters”, Kathy Weller and Jo McEnroe. Roger Berry’s always thinking of ways to pick up girls... Little did he know that having Our special award winners, Kathy Weller and Jo McEnroe 10 Jo & Rob McEnroe ready to head out to JoAnne’s Fabric store after dinner. an airconditioned car with a couple of empty seats would be such a come on!! Kathy and Jo wanted to ride back to town with Roger. Jo’s husband, Rob, bribed her to ride in the hot Corvette, by promising to stop at JoAnne’s Fabric for scrapbooking supplies on the way home. But Ken drove home alone in his 64. About Rhomer’s Restaurant: In 1953 Emil Rohmer opened the Ace Cafe on Highway 82 in the building across the street from Rohmer’s Restaurant present location. When Emil started his business, hamburgers were 25 cents and cheeseburgers were 30 cents. With a coke, it was a nickel extra. He offered two sizes of lunches, a small one for 45 cents Ken Weller, Vic Pacheco and Bill Preston checking the fan clutch on Ken’s 64 trying to diagnose his overheating problem. and a large for 70 cents. A piece of pie was 15 cents and coffee or tea was 5 cents. In 1959, he moved across the highway and opened Rohmer’s Restaurant, with a seating capacity of 88. In September of 1995, Emil’s daughter Dina and her husband, Troy Sicking, became the managing owners of Rohmer’s. In March 2002 they moved into the present day building replicating the rock covered arch of the original building. When Troy & Dina opened the doors to their new building, their son, Jason Sicking, joined the business. To the present day Troy, Dina and Jason continue to maintain the successful business their father and grandfather built over 50 years ago. John Zachary having his pecan pie FIRST!!! Tom Entrekin on the right. Tom Atchison, Julia Kelsey, Larry Dyer, Doris & Doug Jezewski. Martha Pinson, Esther Towles, Carl Johanson, Rob McEnroe and Bill Preston facing us. Don Pinson and Sandy Lainson on this side. Vic Pacheco, Ken and Kathy Weller at Rhomer’s in Muenster. Foreground: Roger Berry. Facing: Vic Pacheco, Jo McEnroe, Sandy Lainson, Don Pinson and Pete Snider Rare member sighting... Judy Thur with Ron Thur, Larry Dyer and Doris Jezewski 11 Come drive the NEW 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible 32,950 Our inventory changes daily, and we will work to get the vehicle you desire! $ Call Ted at 972-538-7106 or 817-996-7258 for Special Club Member Prices on New and Pre-Owned Vehicles. Come by and check it out! There is NO reason for Corvette Legends Club Members to go ANYWHERE but Huffines!