Friday, May 22, 2015

Corvette Fest Silent Auction Item


Indian Wood Golf Course has donated a round of golf for a foursome including cart to the 2015 Auction. The certificate for a round of golf is valued at $432.00.


FORE!

Visit To DJ Racing

We met in front of Danny Kellermeyer's Toy Box 1 and 2 Race Corvette construction shop.


His current projects include 2 C7 Race Corvette builds. Dan said that he was pretty much self sufficient and does most of the work in house.

Dan presented finer points of these C7 Race Corvette builds.

Dan's plan for 2015 is to 'make it work'. His strategy is check it again and again, and again, and again, and .....

We thank the Kellermeryer's for their hospitality.

 Here are some pictures of us outside the Toy Boxes.


 DJ Racing's Home Page

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Tom, our President, makes a cameo appearance in Fox 2 Morning Show promotion clip. Tom is at the 2015 Corvette Fest. Look sharp fame is fleeting!   See tom at 2 second mark.

Friday, April 24, 2015

Jimmy "O", has made a unique, one of a kind, lamp out of automotive parts, for the 2015 Corvette Fest Silent Auction.

This lamp will look good in your home, office or garage and is sure to become a collector's piece.

Join us June 13, 2015 at Corvette Fest to bid on this unique lamp!

All the Silent Auction money goes directly to Leader Dogs for the Blind.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Today, April 21, 2015, we had our monthly "DunWerkin" luncheon. Over 30 club members went to the Mulefoot Gastro Pub in Imlay City. The Mulefoot has excellent food, service and a wide variety of beers. The Mulefoot opened at lunch time especially for us.

There was a photo shoot in progrss at the pub. All were delighted when the Pub's Mascot a piglet arrived.

The Mulefoot Gastropub
The first edition of the 2015 Corvette Fest Silent Auction Catalog is now available.

2015 Corvette Fest Silent Auction Catalog

Leader Dog for the Blind receive all the money from this auction and will be on site to receive your donations.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Jaguar is the 2015 Corvette Fest Guest Marque

Jaguar is the Guest Marque for the 2015 Corvette Fest. Accordingly Jaguar Club Members and Jaguar Owners are welcome to participate in the 2015 Corvette Fest Weekend.

Corvette Fest Information.

Jaguar Model and Class Designations

AA Jaguar XK and Earlier
BB Jaguar 2-Door - post 1972
CC Jaguar Saloons - 4-door
DD Jaguar E-Type

These classes are the same as the British Car Show, Mad Dogs and Englishman.

 

Monday, February 2, 2015

Register For Corvette Fest at Canterbury Village

The GMC Corvette Set is ready to accept advance Registrations for the 2015 Corvette Fest. The Registration Fee is $35.00 the day of the Show or $25.00 in advance.

Click here to Preregister for Corvette Fest.

You can pay the Preregistration Fee using your credit card, PayPal Account or simply fill out the Registration Form, print it and mail the form with your personal check to the Club Treasurer, Patty Sandler.

This promises to be an outstanding Show. We will be nomination Corvettes for the Motor City Corvette Concours.

The guest Marque is Jaguar.



Thursday, January 22, 2015

The Shelby Lion's Club Show Is Cancelled

The Shelby Township Lion's Club have decided to cancel their Fall Charity Car Show. The GMC Corvette Set have enjoyed co sponsoring this Show with the Lions.

Watch the Shelby Lion's Web Site for information on their planned Poker Runs.

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Take To Meetings, Give To A Friend Corvette Fest Registration Forms


These are the 2015 Corvette Fest  'Stand Alone Registration' Forms that you can print and take to a meeting, leave with a business or give to a friend.



 

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

 Dunwerkin Lunchon at Cafe Cortina in Farmington Hills.

We enjoyed a fine Italian dining experience at the Cafe Cortina. Thank you Carol.

Elaine did check the garden and confirmed that the Cafe Cortina were in fact growing their own herbs.

Thanks Carol for finding another interesting restaurant for Dunwerkin.



About the Cafe Cortina

Located in an Italian countryside vineyard setting. In its nearly four decade long history, Café Cortina has consistently strived to be more than just a restaurant. Founded on the site of a former apple orchard in 1976 by the Tonon family, Café Cortina started out as a “best kept secret” restaurant that has turned into a foodie destination. Passion for people, 'true' Italian flavors, genuine hospitality, and an inspired philosophy of making a positive difference in their local community and beyond is what drives all at Cafe Cortina each and every day.

Cafe Cortina's Web Site

The owner of the 2014 Motor City Corvette Concours 2014 "Best of the Best" Corvette is a Member of the GMC Corvette Set!

The MCCC Selection Committee invited 3 Members of our Club to enter their Corvettes in the Concours completion for the Zora Dunov Trophy. This is an honor in its self.

Just looking at these 2 Corvettes the judges had a tough call to make.

The winning Corvette is the blue C2 Convertible.

This Corvette was a 'bankrupt restoration garage' find.


Additional pictures

Thursday, September 11, 2014

2014 Wally Edgar Appreciation Day


On Saturday September 6, 2014 the GMC Corvette  Set cruised to Wally Edgar Chevrolet's Dealership on Lapeer Road to display our Corvettes, socialize and enjoy a lunch of hot dogs, chips and soda.

Several of the Member Corvettes on display were new to the Member. Mike and Norm brought their new C7's; Janis, Mike had their new torch red 2001 and Jim brought his new torch red C6. Sammy  found and brought her 2004 grey on gray convertible.

A great day was had by all. The GMC Corvette Set is thank full of our close working relationship with Wally Edgar Chevrolet.

Sunday, August 31, 2014

2014 Dream Cruise

August 16, 2014 Here we are at the corner of 13 mile and Woodward enjoying the cars, sights, smells and sounds of the Dream Cruise. All had a great time.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Summer Cruise To Bullfrog's


Tuesday was our annual dinner cruise to Bullfrog's. Bullfrog's "The best legs in Ortonville"

We cruised with 25 to 30 Corvettes. Bullfrogs reserved the front row for us to park our Corvettes and the Patio for us to dine.

Some Members consider this dinner cruise the highlight of the Summer Social Season.

Car Manufacturing In Marysville MI?

The Wills Sainte Claire Automobile Company manufactured cars in Marysville from 1921 to 1926.

Their marque was the Grey Goose. They applied the Goose to hood ornaments, radiator caps, tail lamps, bumper details....



The Company was the first to use molybdenum in castings and other advanced materials.

The owner would stop production whenever he had a better idea, an improvement or a new feature leading to the Company folding in 1926.

Tom Kleinschmith and his 1926 Wills Saint Claire

Marysville has an Automotive Museum dedicated to the Wills Saint Claire.


Wednesday, July 16, 2014

The 10th Annual Corvette Fest 2014 Wrapup.

Corvette Fest 2014 is now behind us and we, the Members of the GMC Corvette Set, are showing our Corvettes at the many other Corvette Shows in the Area.

June 14, 2014 was the 10th anniversary Corvette Fest Show at Canturbury Village. This is the GMC Corvette Set's Annual Corvette Show to raise money for our Charity of choice, Leader Dogs for the Blind in Rochester MI. Wally Edgar Chevrolet and Canterbury Village are the major Sponsors that make Corvette Fest possible. We also appreciate the many Corvette Owners that entered their Corvette into the Show. We know that many of you toiled into the night preparing and detailing your Corvette.

Fox 2 News interviewed some of our Members, earlier in the week, starting the fun and excitement of Corvette Fest. Please follow this link to see the Fox 2 Article.

The weather was perfect on June 14, 2014. There were over 80 registered Corvettes as well as approximately 50 Member Cars on display. The Registered Corvette Owners competed for 'First Place' and several 'Outstanding' awards in one of 15 Classes. In turn, the Corvette Owners examined the Member's Corvettes and voted for the 'Participant's Choice' Awards. The GMC Corvette Set is a Charter Member of the September Motor City Corvette Concours Show (MCCC); accordingly, we nominated several Corvettes for the MCCC consideration for the 'Best of the Best Competition'.

As usual, the Corvette Fest judging is fair and intense. The judges pride themselves in noticing any smudge or speck of dirt. This year they had to ask 2 of the participants to 'Please open your glove boxs.' in an  effort to seperate the First Place Corvette from an Outstanding Corvette in that class.

The Corvette Fest Silent Auction was a resounding success. The Donors were generous and the bidding was spirited.

New to Corvette Fest was Diane's Face Painting tent. She painted the faces of children young and old from early morning to late afternoon. We overheard a man say to his daughters 'Okay you can have your faces painted and then I want to look at the Corvettes'.

Joe Johnson of Orion Neighbourhood Television was at Corvette Fest and prepared this documentary. ONTV Documentary

This is an overall video of the 2014 Corvette Fest. The video includes snips of the Face Painting, the Corvette Fest Band, Judging, Silent Auction, the Action at the Club Tent and the Awards Ceremony.
Corvette Fest Overview

Mark your calendar! Next years Corvette Fest is June 13, 2015.

We hope to see you there. You will be able to pre Register for the 2015 Corvette Fest late February to early March 2015.
 

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

NCM Motosports Track


The GMC Corvette Set visited Bowling Green and the National corvette Museum. One of the highlights of the trip was a special tour of the Motorsport Park under construction. The track grading was in progress and paving is planned Spring of 2014.


National Corvette Museum Motor sports Park
The grader operators use GPS to guide them.






 

 

Friday, October 26, 2012

Next Generation Corvette to Debut 1.13.2013


Detroit - GM announced that the Next Generation Corvette will Debut 1.13.2013 in Detroit.

GM Announcement