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FEBRUARY /MARCH 2015 WOMEN WHO LOVES
POWER & SPEED, ZOOM, ZOOM
WWW.VETTEGIRLSCC.NET
CORVETTE LIFESTLYE * ACCESSORIES * EVENTS * FASHION
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In this Issue
05 A Touch of Class Vette Ladies
11 buying late model corvette
14 Top ten worst Corvettes
20 Faceless Stingray
21 Corvette Logo
30 Scissor Doors
33 Meet Two of the Toughest Women
34 What Happens in a Recall?
Editorial & Advertising Contact Lady Vette Tee
Follow Us On: www.vettegirlscc.net
WWW.VETTEGIRLSCC.NET
Women Who Loves Power
& Speed Zoom, Zoom
ON THE COVER
A TOUCH OF Class Vette Ladies
An organization just for ladies
MORE THAN JUST A MAGAZINE
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Saw this photo on
Facebook had to
put it in the
Magazine.
See page 25 to see
the actual photo.
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TWO RULES:
Ladies only
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Establish in February 2015, an organization created to provide a common base for female Corvette enthusiasts to bond and share mutual experiences. A place to talk about their love of corvettes;
Fashion * Wine * tracking their cars Yoga * Zumba and diets. While providing an Atmosphere of camaraderie, the Ladies Participates in car shows. I’m sure this will Become an inspiration to all female corvette Enthusiasts nationwide. A Touch of Class Vette Ladies have grown really Grown in the last few months. With their Commitment to driving a corvette and sisterhood, these ladies are true icons in the female corvette Community and true spirit of our Beautiful Corvette Lifestyle. Check them out www.facebook.com/groups/ClassyVetteGirls/
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One of the Cool cars from the New York Auto Show
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VGCA
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Buying a used C5 or C6, like buying any used car, can be a
daunting proposition. But because of the Corvette's high profile
and reputation as a premiere performance vehicle, some extra
caution and due diligence is in order when shopping for one. In
researching this article, I consulted Ron DeSmedt, the owner of
Contemporary Corvette in Bristol, PA
(www.contemporarycorvette.com), to elicit his views and advice
on what to look for and what to stay away from when shopping for
a C5 or a C6. In addition to running one of the largest Corvette
boneyards in the country, Ron has been in the business of buying
and selling Corvettes for more than a decade and is one of the
earliest pioneer sellers on eBay Motors, so he knows whereof he
speaks. He was kind and generous enough to share his wealth of
knowledge with us here.
Determining If The Car Has Been Front Hit
When Corvettes are involved in accidents, more often than not the
collision damage occurs to the front of the car.
Read more:
From 1997 through 2004 GM put the VIN number on the front right side
framerail, and from 1997 through 2002 it was also on the front bar as
well. So to determine if the car has been hit in the front, the most critical
thing to look for is the VIN number on the front right side framerail (and
front bar, if applicable). This VIN number has to coincide exactly with the
VIN number appearing on the dash plate. Now, if the car was front hit-
even a little bit-it would distort the VIN number. Even if the repair facility
straightened out the framerail and cleaned it all up, the distortion to the
VIN number would still be apparent. And if the front bar or the side
framerail had been replaced, the VIN number will not be on it; hence, if
the number is distorted or missing, this is proof-positive that the car has
been hit in the front.
Replaced Panels
C5s and C6s are, in effect, unibody constructed, because the body is
bonded to the framerails. It's not like the earlier generations of Corvettes
where the body could be unbolted and lifted right off the frame-these
latter-generation Corvettes are mated and bonded to the frames on the
assembly line with a special epoxy that can't be reproduced by
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checking the bonding lines where the epoxy adhesive shows.
An easy place to check for this is on the bonding lines of the
inner fenders in the engine bay.
Car History Checking
Checking out the prospective purchase with CarFax
(www.carfax.com)is good, but not infallible. According to
DeSmedt, if a previous owner had an accident and didn't report
it (to keep insurance premiums down), then there would be no
record of the collision for Carfax to report. He says that another
good reporting service is AutoCheck (www.autocheck.com).
Very often things will show up on AutoCheck that don't on
CarFax. One of the auctions he regularly buys at in Mannheim,
PA, only honors AutoCheck reports and disregards CarFax
reports. He advises that if you're very suspicious of a
prospective vehicle or if you really want to be cautious before
making a purchase that you get reports from both agencies.
The factory door sticker should still be on the driver's side outer
door jamb; if it's not, the door has most probably been replaced.
And, of course, the VIN number on the sticker should match the
VIN of the car as well-if the numbers don't match, it's a
replacement door. But this sticker is only affixed to the driver's
side door-there isn't any on the passenger door. But don't let the
fact that a door has been replaced put you off buying the car-it
shouldn't. The presence of the correct door sticker is just a way
of knowing that the door hasn't been replaced- and if it isn't
there, it's a way of gauging the "honest disclosure" of the seller.
There really aren't any indicators with regards to VIN numbers
when it comes to the rear of the car, but, as stated earlier, most
of the time the collisions occur to the front of the vehicle
anyway.
Optional Equipment
The next thing to look for when C5/C6 shopping is the optional
equipment the potential car is equipped with. You can get
anything from a base coupe, which is pretty much a bare-bones
Corvette to one that is loaded with all the goodies. Read more
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Published: 01/10/2013 - by John Pearley Huffman, Contributor
These are the 10 worst Corvettes of all time. Not
one-off customs where some individual indulged his
atrocious taste to a disastrous end. And not single
cars that were recalled under the lemon laws so often
they could be squeezed for their juice.
These are production cars sold through Chevrolet
dealers to people who thought they were getting
something great.
Those people were wrong or where they?
Keep this in perspective before raging at this list. If
there was one long list of all the production Corvettes
that started with the greatest ever at the top and
finished with the least great at the bottom, this is just
reading from the bottom up.
And relatively speaking, almost any Corvette is better than
almost any ordinary car.
10. 1987 Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette
9. 1995 Corvette Pace Car
8. 1958 Corvette
7. 1988 Corvette Commemorative Edition
6. 1982 Corvette Collector Edition
5. 1979 Corvette L48
4. 1998 Corvette Pace Car
3. 1980 Corvette 305
2. 1953 Corvette
1. 1975 Corvette Base Read more
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Five other rules:
1. don’t touch the show cars (unless asked),
2. keep food and drinks away,
3. cars are for looking-not leaning,
4. let the judges judge
5. and of course keep an eye out for the person with the
camera.
Car show season is coming up and I found some good tips that can
be useful to everyone.
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Car show season is coming up and I found some good tips that can
be useful to everyone.
1. Thou shalt not BURN OUT before leaving
2. Thou shalt arrive on time
3. Thou shalt not Covet thy neighbor’s parking spot
Thou shlat notify event staff of thou’s early departure
Thou shlat heed to event staff directions Thou shlat not Drag Race on public roads Thou shalt not kill the Person who touched their ride Thou shalt be respectful of others Thou shalt patiently answer inquiries Thou shalt abide by the judge’s decision, yes Read more…
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For us women who
drive a corvette,
respect is earned
by the miles on
your car by the number of car shows
you have been too, the amount of
trophies you have won; to just
simply showing off your corvette.
We paid our dues and have come a
long way; we are proud drivers of
our corvettes, to racing our corvettes
on the tracks as fearlessly as the men.
Ladies it uses to be the men’s world.
More and more women are moving from
the passenger seat. Female Corvette
Owners has definitely increased over
the years. With our corvette, we flaunt
mention ladies has the curves the
corvette has.
Some do not mind the travel
distances, some simply loves the
drives. Times are changing and today
women represent more than 10% of
female Corvette owners! Women are
creating and joining co-ed corvette
clubs. The thrill of the drive, the
power, the need for the speed.
Women are racing on the drag race
track and road racing tracks giving
the men a run for their money! I tell
you the rise of female corvette owner
and empowerment is here! Hands up,
Ladies.
Although I have seen men just as
catty as women but that‘s another
issue! LOL!
our freedom on the open roads not
to
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How would you spend the first 1,000 miles of your brand new C7? An average driver will reach that point after just one month of owning a vehicle, involving it in his or her 25-mile commute to work plus the occasional jaunt to a friend or relative’s home every other weekend. However, we like to think that Corvettes, especially this latest breed, get a little bit more strenuous exercise mixed in. Burnouts out of a parking lot, track days, maybe even some “spirited” sprints down the highway where the police weren’t looking. All the fun (and trouble) you can get into with a C7 therefore puts it in a higher danger index and sometimes, accidents happen, like in the case of this Arctic White 1LT Stingray resting in Northern Virginia. Read more
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Created as part of Lego’s Ideas project, the kit needs
10,000 supporters to reach the official review board, which
will then decide whether the kit is worthy of production—or
feasible—and then, if it gets the green light, it could be sold
as an official production Lego kit to the public.
This kit has 347 days left to gain its 10,000 supporters, and
already has 2,690 supporters signed up.
If you’re a Lego-building car enthusiast, go show your love
for the project, and help bring a fellow enthusiast’s dream to
life--and then build it yourself. Read more
If so, and your dream Corvette is a 1969 C3, then this kit could be your
answer—if you show support for it and get it turned into a production
kit.
While C3 Corvette wouldn’t be our first choice (how about a C2 Sting Ray
convertible?), this kit is a gorgeous example of the car, as rendered
through the blocky bits of plastic. Read more
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The Chevrolet Corvette C6.R is a grand tourer racing
car built by Pratt & Miller and General Motors for
competition in endurance racing. It is a replacement for
the Corvette C5-R racing car, applying the body style of
the new C6 generation Chevrolet Corvette as well as
improvements to increase the speed and reliability on the
track. Since its debut in 2005, it has continued on from
the previous dominance of the C5-R in its racing class
with multiple American Le Mans Series championships
and race wins in the Le Mans Series, FIA GT
Championship, and 24 Hours of Le Mans
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“Nothing says it better than N2UCards”
Create your own personalize cards. Add your corvette photo to the front
For more information
http://www.n2ucards.com/
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2015 VGCA Calendar
NEW YORK AUTO SHOW
Jacob Javits Convention Ctr. ~ April 3-12, 2015
CORVETTES ON BEALE STREET
Memphis, TN ~ April 16-19, 2015
NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM’S
BIRDAY BASH
Bowling Green, KY ~ April 23-25
Spring Fling All Corvette Show
Columbus, OH ~ May 8-9, 2015
KLAS ACT CORVETTE CLUB
Flint, MI ~ May 29-31, 2015
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By Tony Markovich
Wait, wait, and wait. Hold on just a second. Before you throw your hands up in disgust yelping about how stupid scissor (aka Lambo) doors are and how they’re a huge waste of money, at least hear out why they’re useful for the man who made the decision to install them.
Corvette Forum member and proud owner of this Shark Grey 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06Type2Designs is a tall person who has a slightly more difficult time getting into and getting out of a car this low. “I’m 6′3″ and now I can finally get in and out of the car without scratching the damn interior,” he said. “Ninety percent of the reason for the upgrade was utility.” That makes sense, no? Sure, the doors might be a little bit obnoxious, but he’s also less likely to accidentally ding his doors on anything while trying to get out. Read more
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There is no shortage of sand or adventure in Morocco.
The event was the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles du Maroc and it might
have been just what the patient order red. Founded in 1990 by
French communications executive Dominique Serra, the rally is for
women only -– over 320 women this year. They will drive 4x4s,
crossovers and trucks and ride quads and motorcycles. The rally itself
takes nine days to run. Each two-woman team is given an old –- 40-
to 50-year-old –- topographic map and a compass. There is no GPS,
no satellite phone, not even binoculars. The idea is to navigate across
the roadless, trackless desert to various waypoints in the shortest
distance possible. Time is not important, mileage is. If things go really
bad, there is a button to push on the car sort of like OnStar but with
a satellite link, the same link that tracks the rallyists’ waypoints all the
time so no one gets hopelessly lost. Push the button and they come
to rescue you. But if they do, you lose points. Mechanics travel with
the rally and fix anything that breaks. A huge medical contingent also travels with the rally, but spends most of its time
conducting clinics for the Morracans, including the prescribing and fitting of thousands of pairs of eyeglasses.
“This has been inspiring to a lot of women,” Lerner said. “Women come up to me and tell me stories, ‘I read about you in the
newspaper and I was afraid to go ziplining but then I thought of you and I did it,’ little things like that. But also bigger things.
Sometimes you just need to do something outside your comfort zone. It’s been an enhancement to my life.”
Rally organizer Dominique Serra cites other acts of inspired rallyists.
“The rally is a trigger,” Serra told the New York Times in that article Lerner read many years ago. “There are women who get
divorced when they go home, who get married, who change jobs. Completing the rally each day demands a little more force, a
little more courage, a little more know-how, and they advance. They totally change their points of reference.”
From that perspective, maybe we could all use a good rally or two every now and then. Read more
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Automakers issue recalls fixing defects, or sometimes justing to check for defects. When a model is recalled, the automaker contacts every owner of that model by mail, and asks him or
her to bring his or her car to a dealer. The dealer replaces defective parts at no cost to the car owner. Every recall is registered with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is where cars.com gets information for our recall database.
What Should I Do If My Car is Recalled? Automakers issue recalls to fix defects, or sometimes just to check for defects. Oftentimes the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will ask for a recall, after investigating common safety problems. If you receive notice of a recall, contact your local dealer. You don't have to wait to be contacted by mail, which happens two or three months after a recall is announced.
How Do Recalls Happen? Sometimes an automaker will catch a defect in its own tests. Oftentimes the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will ask for a recall, after investigating common problems. The main way that NHTSA hears about these problems is by complaints from owners, so if you think your car is unsafe, contact NHTSA at www.nhtsa.gov. NHTSA conducts frequent investigations, but not all lead to recalls.
What Else Should I Know? If you think your car has a safety defect but it hasn't been recalled, save your receipt and other documents if you get it repaired. If the car is recalled later for that specific problem, you may be able to get reimbursed from the automaker.
There have been 9 recalls on Corvette vehicles in recent years. The latest, dated 2015-01-26 and published by the NHTSA
on 2015-01-28, was due to a problem with the suspension. Since 1997, Corvette's have experienced approximately 15
recall(s) due to hazards with various components, including the air bags, parking brake, shock absorber, wiring and hinge
and attachments. See a list of recalls for your model year below. IMPORTANT NOTE: Also check the list of Additional
Chevrolet Models to the right. At times, the manufacturer or the NHTSA may use slightly different model names, or group
models together by series. Check on recalls 2nd link recalls
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Our Bella Vintage Corvette T Shirt Dress will become your go to for all
occasions. Dress it up with colored tights or leggings, and a nice pair of
heels or boots. Or you can layer it over a pair of jeans for a more casual
look. During the warm weather, just slip on a pair of sandals and you're
good to go! This dress is so soft; it could also be used as a bathing suit
cover-up, or a night shirt! Only available at Mid America Motorworks!
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Our Corvette Live Love Drive Tee is sure to please with foil and glitter
screen decoration on a black misses cut shirt. Longer length and a super
soft feel will make this every girl's favorite Corvette tee! Plus, we hear that
purple is the new pink! More details
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