According to the President . ……………………………….....…2
Business Meeting Minutes…………………………………,…………….3
ACCC Info & Sponsor ...…….....……………………...…..…..4
VP Article/Events ……………..……………………………..…......…5
Nat’l Corvette Museum Ambassador ………………..……...6
Corvette Racing News……………………………………………………...7
Members visit Drag Races………………………….…………….....8
Michie Tavern & Trump Winery………………...……..……...9
Corvette’s 65th Birthday…………………………………...……….....……10
Dinner & Racing @ Dominion Raceway……………..…………….....11
Presentation @ July Meeting..…………………...…………….……...12
National Night Out……………………………………...………………………...13
Manassas Corvette Show……………………...……………………………...14
Piedmont Cruise to Niagara Falls………………………...…….……..15
BCC Corvette Cruz-In…………………………………………………………....16
ACCC Christmas Party……………………………………...…………………...17
Corvette Caravan Sponsorship……………………………………………....18
Editor’s Nostalgia—1968 Corvette………………………………..19-20
Birthdays/Anniversaries/For Sale.……….….……………....….….21
July Calendar ……………….....……...…………..………...……..…....22
ACCC Club Jackets…….……………………………………...…………….…...23
ACCC Store………………………………………………………..………………………..24
I N T H I S I S S U E Next Meeting - July 17 Start Time is 7:30 pm
Aquia Harbor Inn
1415 Washington Dr,
Stafford, VA 22554
The ACCCelerator - Aquia Creek Corvette Club Newsletter - July 2018
Nan Wehmeyer’s C5 (Note: cover pictures of members’ cars come from the ACCC web site “garage”)
Come see a special
presentation at our
next meeting!!!
Details on page 12.
President
Al McCloud
Vice President
Bud Donner
Treasurer
Dottie Shadbar
Secretary
Lee Morton
Newsletter
Pete Rutledge [email protected]
Membership
Marie Sizemore
Past President
Skip Sizemore
ACCCording to the President Al McCloud
2018 ACCC BOARD MEMBERS
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Fellow ACCC Members,
Another month in the books and the year is half gone. I still miss
seeing a lot of our members at our events; Six months into 2018
and some members I haven’t seen since the Christmas party. You
just missed a good cruise to Miche Tavern in Charlottesville, led
by Skip and Marie. The trip to the local winery afterwards was a
nice cruise through the local farmland and vineyards, three times,
but we finally made it for a refreshing glass of wine. One of our
members nearly ran out of gas on the way. Suggestion—get your
gas before the cruise, as you never know.
Next week is the Fourth of July. Some of our members are par-
ticipating in the parade at Aquia Harbour, have a great time and I
know you will represent us well. Many of us are out of town so be
safe on the crowded roads. Later on this month we will be cruising
to Luray Caverns (see the VP’s events article, page 5) for break-
fast, the caverns, lunch, and the auto museum. Skip should be
good at attempting to navigate the maze located at the caverns.
Club members appear to be healthy once again and that is good.
Pete was out to the June meeting and it was good to see him back
in action after his fracture. I understand he has a bike for sale.
He also has a surprise Corvette presentation (see flier on page 12)
for us at the next meeting, so it would be good to see some more
members at the meeting. There may be cookies for the presenta-
tion.
By the time you receive this newsletter, many of our members will
have celebrated Corvette’s 65th Birthday at a cruise-in with BCC in
Fredericksburg on June 30th. You should have gotten a couple of
emails on this, so maybe we celebrated together. It was fore-
casted to be a hot day so the celebration should have been a suc-
cess. Details will follow.
Look for Skip’s article on Corvette Racing on page 7 of this news-
letter, and in future newsletters to follow.
Until next month,
All Corvettes are Red
Al McCloud
Sunshine Person
Nan Wehmeyer
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June 19, 2018, ACCC Business Meeting Minutes ACCC June 2018 Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:34PM by President Al McCloud. There were no guests or new members.
John Horvath and Mike Truelove motioned to accept the May Minutes as written. The motion carried.
Vice President. Bud Donnor went through the Club’s calendar of events. Events include our monthly break-
fast, which will be at Juke Box Diner in Manassas on 7 July at 9AM; the big Corvette cruise-in in Manassas
is on Aug 11 and we will meet at the Golden Corral for breakfast at 9AM, then caravan over to Sudley Plaza.
NCM Ambassador. Bud Donnor discussed a series of events coming up at the Museum. Please check the Mu-
seum web page for more information.
Treasury. Al reported that the Treasury is in good standing.
Membership. Al reported that we had 49 members.
Newsletter. Pete Rutledge said the newsletter will be out on time, as usual.
Sunshine. Nan Wehmeyer reported no news, which is good news!
Old Business. Al McCloud reported on Carlisle. The club will have a tent as we did last year. Some members
will be staying at the Hilton; We have four members signed up for the National Night Out at the Stafford
Market Place on 610 on 7 August. Lee Morton requested spots for 7 Corvettes and we will know more as the
date approaches; Al will have more information on the National Caravan in August; the Club picnic will be at
Leesylvania State Park at Pavilion 1 on 9 Sept at 11AM.
New Business. Al brought up the Hickory Bridge Farm cruise. Members suggested Nov 4th as a possible
date; Hershey Corvette Racing Weekend is on 9th and 10th of November; contact John Horvath for infor-
mation. Al received 3 volunteers for the 4th of July parade at Aquia Harbor; Mike Truelove has an assembly
instruction manual available for free if anyone is interested; Pete Rutledge offered to give a 20 minute
PowerPoint presentation for the July meeting; Pete also suggested that the Club attend NASCAR Night at
Dominion Raceway in Thornburg on July 14th. Look for more info in this newsletter.
Al McCloud read the June Birthdays and anniversaries.
Steve Argubright won the 50/50 and donated his winnings to the treasury ($34 was handed off to Al
McCloud for the Treasury).
John Horvath motioned to adjourn, seconded by Mike Truelove. The motion passed. The meeting adjourned
at 8:10PM.
Submitted by
Lee Morton
AQUIA CREEK CORVETTE CLUB
The purpose of this organization shall be to provide educational needs for those with Corvettes, and
for the preservation, restoration, and enjoyment of all Corvettes.
NOW IN OUR 31ST YEAR
Aquia Creek Corvette Club (ACCC) was formed in September 1987 by a group of die-hard Corvette
enthusiasts from Aquia Harbor in Stafford, VA. The name was selected reflecting the Club's geo-
graphic and historical origins in the Old Dominion. Through hard work and commitment, ACCC has en-
joyed constant growth and now boasts 54 members representing nearly 70 Corvettes, from a 1953 to
2018. ACCC membership consists primarily of Stafford County residents, but has members from
Prince William, Fairfax, Fauquier, Spotsylvania, Orange, Culpeper, Loudon, Louisa counties, and two in
Florida. Since September 8th, 2014, the ACCC Facebook Group has been limited to ACCC members
only, except for a few that were already group members.
https://www.facebook.com/
groups/437699356306459/
Also Find Us On
https://acccphotos.shutterfly.com/
Aquia Creek Corvette Club is sponsored by
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3670 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Phone:
Sales: (540) 585-3399 Parts: (540) 585-4264
Service: (540) 585-3401
Aquia Creek Corvette Club
P.O. Box 986
Stafford, VA 22553
Website: www.accclub.org/web Email: [email protected]
ACCCording to the Vice President
Only 13 months to go to the Caravan! There
is a lot of work to do before this big event –
participants must register, our Club must plan
the drive from our area to the kick-off in
Concord, NC, and we need to solicit donations
for the Route Book, which will be printed well
before next August. I was at Richmond Race-
way last week (for a dog show) and took the
opportunity to meet with their manager of
marketing, who was very interested in putting
an ad in our Route Book. You can help us find
sponsors, too. Check out and make copies of
the Order Form (page 18 in this newsletter) –
any kind of business is welcome, except Chev-
rolet dealers; Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet is our
exclusive dealer and main sponsor. (Ads are
tax deductible).
ACCC Events Calendar – July
July 7, 9AM – Monthly breakfast at Juke Box
Diner, 8637 Sudley Rd., Manassas
July 14, 4:45 PM – Cruise to Dominion Race-
way, Thornburg. Details in this newsletter.
July 17, 7:30 PM – ACCC monthly meeting at
the Harbour Inn, Aquia Harbour
July 28 – Drive to Luray, VA – meet at the
Aquia Town Center behind McDonalds at 7:45,
depart at 8 – directions will be provided;
bring your radios. Breakfast will be at the
Sperryville Trading Café, then on to Luray
for the Caverns, Auto Museum, and the popu-
lar Garden Maze. Return on your own. RSVP
ACCCording to the Vice President & ACC EVENTS Bud Donner
Looking Ahead
Aug 4 – 9 AM - Monthly breakfast at
Country Cookin’, 247 Southgate Shopping
Center (Rte.29 Business) Culpeper
Aug 7 – 5-9 PM, Stafford National Night
Out, Stafford Marketplace
Aug 11 – 11 AM-4 PM – Annual ODCC Ma-
nassas Cruise In, Sudley Rd. Registration
info on ODCC website. Breakfast at 9 AM
at Golden Corral, 10801 Bulloch Drive, Ma-
nassas
Aug 17-19 – Michelin GT Challenge IMSA
Races at VIR. For ticket info, see http://
virnow.com
Aug 23–26 – Corvettes at Carlisle and
NCOA Party at Harrisburg Hilton
Sept 9 – Annual Club Picnic, Leesylvania
State Park, VA
Sept 13-17- Piedmont CC trip to Niagra
Falls, Ontario
Sept 15 – Stratford Hall Wine & Oyster
Festival, Montross, VA
Oct 11-14 – Ocean City Weekend
Nov 4 – Our annual lunch at Hickory
Bridge Farm, Orrtanna, PA. Details TBA
Nov 9-10 – Corvette Racing Weekend,
Hershey, PA
Dec 9 – ACCC Christmas Party at Bravo,
Spotsylvania Town Center. There will be a
buffet and gift exchange.
Aug 28-31, 2019 – Corvette Caravan to
NCM, Bowling Green, KY
Bud
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www.corvettemuseum.
org
Bud
NCM AMBASSADOR NEWS – JULY 2018
Time flies – It’s been five years since I took the position of ACCC Ambassador. It has been interest-
ing – the Museum staff are great folks and the Ambassador program gets better every year. I cele-
brated (?) my 80th birthday recently and I’m hoping that one of you will step up and volunteer to be our
next Ambassador when election time comes around later this year. If you’re interested, or at least
curious about the position, go to the Museum website (corvettemuseum.org) and click ”support,” then
”corvette clubs/ambassadors.”
Thinking about a new C7? A recent Ambassador Newsletter gave details on the options available from
the NCM delivery department:
Museum Delivery ($990) new car orientation, membership and tour of the museum, comemora-
tive wall plaque and gold decal. Delivery shown on museum webcams. Touring laps in Museum’s Corvette
if track is available.
Build Your Own Engine ($5,000) – assemble your Z06 or ZR-1 engine with a technician at the
Performance Build Center. Personalized engine plaque, photo CD, piston trophy, special polo shirt and
cap.
NCM Experience ($500) – bring your Corvette, get an exterior cleaning, display it on Corvette
Blvd., get a tour and museum membership, commemorative plaque and silver decal, dealer brochure, and
a brick from the original Flint factory.
Personalized Plate Package ($400) – Personalized dash plaque for your C7, a second framed
plaque, two-year individual or 1 year family Museum membership.
Ladies, here’s one for you. The Corvette Store has some unique jewelry made from an agate-like mate-
rial that was formed by the paint overspray on the racks that transport body panels thru the Assem-
bly Plant paint shop. Baked after each layer, some over 100 times, every piece is one-of-a-kind. See
the collection on the Corvette Store page of the Museum website (www.corvettemuseum.org)
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Skip
Hello ACCC,
This is the first in a hopefully long line of columns about Corvette racing activities. Our es-
teemed President Al McCloud asked if I would write a column of what Corvette was up to in the
world of racing. I foolishly accepted. I say foolishly because the most important June racing
event the 24 Hours of Lemans has come and gone. Our beloved Corvettes did not do well, with
a best finish of fifth in class and twenty-first overall. Thanks to Velocity channel I was able
watch the entire 24 hours. No, I did not sit in front of my TV but it was nice to flip to the
channel from time to time and see what was happening.
As I write this column the Corvette racing team is running the IMSA six-hour race at Watkins
Glen, NY. This is a great race at a world class road circuit. I will be reporting on this race in
next month’s Acccelerator.
Until next month if there is something Corvette racing related you would like discussed con-
tact me at [email protected].
ACCC Members Attended Virginia NHRA Nationals Drag Racing at
Virginia Motorsports Park, N. Dinwiddie, VA, on June 10, 2018
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Left: Dave Shadbar, Dottie Shadbar, and Skip Sizemore; Right: Marie Sizemore, Dave Shadbar, and Dottie Shadbar
ACCC Members Cruised to Michie Tavern and Trump Winery,
Charlottesville, VA, June 24, 2018
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ACCC Members Attended Corvette’s 65th Birthday sponsored by
Battlefield Corvette Club, in Fredericksburg, VA
June 30, 2018
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A Special ACCC Club Evening Event
Dinner and Racing at Dominion Raceway, Thornburg, VA
July 14, 2018 — Come Join the Fun
ACCC EVENT ITINERARY (July 14, 2018) 4:30-4:45PM -- ACCC members meet behind McDonald’s near Aquia Harbor entrance (former
location of “the flag pole”)
4:45PM -- ACCC Corvette caravan departs Aquia Harbor bound for Dominion Raceway, 6501
Dominion Raceway Ave., Thornburg, VA 22580 (26 miles; 45 minutes)
5:30PM -- Caravan arrives Dominion Raceway for dinner at the 118 Bar & Grill (it is located at
the top of the grandstands; we will have reserved seating)
6:30PM -- ACCC group moves to the grandstands for pre-race show
7:00PM -- NASACAR racing begins (Late Model, Dominion Stock, UCAR, and Mini Modified)
11:00PM -- Event ends and ACCC members depart on their own
TICKETS ($15 adults) In advance: individual ticket purchases for NASCAR oval race on July 14, 2018: $15 adults
https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/7183848/saturday-night-nascar-racing-woodford-dominion-
raceway-entertainment?language=en&country=US&searchType=venue&
At the gate: tickets may be available at the gate, but advance purchase is highly recommended
Please RSVP: Pete Rutledge or Bud Donner ASAP (we need to know how many are attending to have seating reserved in the 118 Bar & Grill)
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A Corvette Prototype Presentation at the Next ACCC Club Meeting
7:30PM, Tuesday, July 17, 2018
“A Story of Discovery
About a Beautiful Cover Girl —
1957 Corvette #646”
Note:: If presentations like this one at club meetings prove to be popular with the member-
ship, we may have more of them in the future. The topic of the next one could be your story
about your car. So come on out and see if this type of activity is of interest.
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As in past years, ACCC hopes to have a presence at this event with some of our member’s cars
on display. We generally are given a limited number of spaces (6 or 7) in which to display our
cars, so if your are interested, please contact Lee Morton, as soon as possible to reserve a
spot.
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ACCC Members should consider attending this event — one that always
has substantial club participation — it’s always a great show!
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Piedmont Corvette Club Cruise to Niagara Falls
September 13th to 17th, 2018 Below are some of the details about our cruise to north of the border.
10 rooms have been blocked for this trip at the Courtyard by Marriott Niagara Falls.
Courtyard by Marriott Niagara Falls
5950 Victoria Ave
Niagara Falls, ON
Reservations need to made by 8/13/18.
Travel Plan
Heading North
09/13/18
6:00 am Departure from the Peebles parking lot Warrenton, VA.
8:30 am Stop for breakfast in Breezewood, PA
Bob Evans.
153 N Breezewood Rd, Breezewood, PA 15533
12:30 pm Stop for restroom and snack break at the Nittany Mini Mart.
12120 Bennetts Valley Hwy, Penfield, PA 15849
2:00 pm Stop to take on fuel. Or before as needed.
FOOD
Tim Hortons
7074 Boston State Rd, North Boston, NY 14075
GAS
Sunoco GAS Station
7185 Boston State Rd, Hamburg, NY 14075
3:20 pm Cross the US/Canada border @ the Peace Bridge.
4:00 pm Check in at the Courtyard by Marriot Niagara Falls.
As always on all of our cruises we will take as many restroom and walk around breaks as requested.
Return home
We are in the process of trying to setup an event with a group of Canadian CORVETTE enthusiast,
maybe a cruise and dinner.
Stay tuned for more info. ☺
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ACCC Christmas Party
December 9, 2018
12 – 3
Bravo
Spotsylvania Towne Centre
Salad Choices choose one
Bravo Chopped Salad with
vinaigrette dressing
Insalata Della Casa with parmesan
dressing
Entrée choose one
Spaghettini + Meatballs
Chicken Parmesan
Grilled Salmon
Focaccia Bread, dipping oil served
with all meals
Choice of Coffee, Tea or Soft Drink
Cash Bar
Member cost 15.00, non-members 29.00
This will be a gift exchange party
$25.00 gift limit
ACCC Christmas Party
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NCM 2019 Corvette Caravan
NC/SC/VA Sponsorship Info and Form
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1968 Nostalgia
Oscar Winning Pictures: "OLIVER!," "Funny Girl," "The Lion in Winter," "Rachel, Rachel," "Romeo and
Juliet"
President/Vice President: Democrat, 1963-1969, Lyndon B. Johnson/Hubert H. Humphrey
News Events:
North Koreans seize USS Pueblo and 83-man crew in Sea of Japan.
Communist troops attack Saigon and 30 province capitals and suffer heavy casualties in "Tet Of-
fensive."
Martin Luther King is felled by an assassin's bullet in Memphis, TN.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy is shot in California after celebrating presidential primary victories.
1968 marked a dramatic, long-awaited evolution in Corvette design; the end product of experiment-
ing, improving, testing, and tweaking that marked the first 15 years of Corvette's development.
Legend has it that Bill Mitchell, GM's styling chief, went deep-sea fishing in the Bahamas in 1960
and, upon landing a shark, dreamed up the concept of a new body shape for the company's sports
car. Over the ensuing years, that dream bore fruit in the experimental "Shark" series that culmi-
nated in the Larry Shinoda-designed Mako Shark II test show car unveiled at the New York Inter-
national Auto Show and the General Motors Pavilion at the World's Fair in 1965.
Unofficially dubbed the "Shark," the 1968 Corvette embodied modern, clean, aerodynamic lines
complementing its powerful small- and big-block engines.
Gone were the boat-tail rear deck styling, humped fenders, and sleek hood of the Sting Ray genera-
tion. In their place was a long pointed nose, bulges over the wheels, a slimmed-down waist or midsec-
tion, and a somewhat concave, notchback rear deck treatment. Coupes featured flying buttress pan-
els flanking an upright, removable flat rear window, and removable two-panel T-roofs. Four louvers
or "gills" were added to the fenders behind the front wheel well to help reduce underhood air pres-
sure.
Overall, the 1968's were seven inches longer and two inches lower in height giving them a bold,
sleek, lusty appearance.
Other innovations included the use of high-tech fiber optics to monitor the functioning of front and
rear lighting, vacuum-operated hidden headlights that popped into position, rather than rotated as
in previous versions; side vent windows were eliminated; windshield wipers were hidden under a vac-
uum-operated panel, and the battery was moved to a compartment behind the seats for better
weight distribution. A three-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic transmission replaced the two-speed Power-
glide and aluminum heads were offered as an option on the 427ci displacement engine. In one speed
test, a 427-equipped coupe notched 0-60 in 5.7 seconds and a quarter mile in 14.1 seconds.
Despite initial trade media criticism, the public embraced the 1968 and new sales records were set.
Over 9,900 coupes and 18,600 convertibles were produced, better than 5,600 over the preceding
year. Sticker prices for the basic car increased nominally.
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July Birthdays
July 1 — Richard Starr
July 5 — Scott Clemons
July 16 — Sam Hess
July 27 — Marie Sizemore
July 28 — Skip Sizemore
July 9 — Donna & Mike Truelove
July 12 — Gail & Terry Hunter
July 16 — Bettie & Mike Shepherd
July Anniversaries
Please Note: If we fail to list your birthday or anniversary, it may be because we don’t have
your dates in our membership database. If you would like to see your birthdays/anniversaries
listed in the future, please let Marie Sizemore know just the month and day of your events.
FOR SALE
Free, 1979 Corvette assembly manual (describes how the ‘79 Corvette was as-
sembled; this is not a shop or service manual), contact member Mike Trueblood
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NOTE: See “ACCC Events” on Page 5 for the details on particular events.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ACCC
Breakfast,
Manassas
9AM
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ACCC
Cruise to
Dominion
Raceway
(evening)
15 16 17 ACCC
Monthly
Meeting
7:30PM
18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ACCC
Cruise to
Luray
Caverns
29 30 31
July 2018
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Tom Davis has kindly made arrangements for members to order club jackets embroidered with
our logo by Heartland Signs on Rt. 1 in Stafford. As show in the pictures above, a large em-
broidered club logo is on the rear; the front would normally have a smaller club logo on left
chest; other options available but might be extra cost. Jackets come in three varieties:
1. Competitor Jackets — nylon outer shell, front zipper; sizes XS-6XL, tall sizes LT-4XLT;
$52.65 w/tax
2. Denim Jackets (shown above) — stonewashed indigo denim, button front; sizes XS-4XL;
$54.77 w/tax
3. Welded Soft Shell Jackets — polyester woven shell bonded to water-resistant film insert
and polyester microfleece lining, front zipper; sizes XS-4XL; $68.45 w/tax
Contact Tom Davis to place order.
QUALITY JACKETS AT GREAT PRICES!!
ACCC CLUB JACKETS
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ACCC STORE
Items For Sale at all Club Events*
Club 25th Anniversary Coin
Car Flags: U.S. Flag & ACCC Flags
Club Decal & Patch
$2.00 for decal, $3.00 for patch
ACCC Name Badges
* Available at Prince William Engraving,
2608 Dynasty Loop, Woodbridge, VA
22192. PH: 703-494-2658. Badges take
5-7 days and will cost $12.19 each. See
article in the June 2016 newsletter, ref-
erence same.
"ACCC, 30 years, 1987-2017" = 1 hr, 6 minutes
of music and over 700 photos and memories.
Shown at the 30th Anniv Picnic.
Let Al McCloud know if you would like one of
these keepers.
Club 30th Anniversary Patch
$3.00 for patch
Club 30th Anniversary DVD
$5.00
$5.00 $5.00 $5.00
$10.00
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