Two Corvette Winners to Be Drawn

January will be an exciting month for two people participating in our Corvette raffle drawings taking place in the next few weeks – have you got your tickets yet?

For only $10 you can take a chance to win a 2009 Victory Red Coupe! Our drawing will take place in nine days – January 8 at 2:00 p.m. CT. This Corvette raffle car features the 3LT package, polished wheels, performance axle, NPP exhaust, glass top, automatic transmission, and ebony interior.

On January 15, we will draw the winner of the Jet Stream Blue Metallic Corvette Coupe limited to only 500 tickets to be sold at $250 each! This Corvette features an automatic transmission, two-tone seats with ebony and titanium detail, polished wheels, glass top, performance axle, NPP exhaust and the 3LT packaging that includes Head-Up-Display, heated driver and passenger seats, Bose system featuring a six-disc changer and mp3 playback, memory package with two driver settings and more.

Tickets are available online at: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/raffle/index.shtml or by calling us at: (800) 53-VETTE.

Thanks to everyone for participating in these exciting raffles! We look forward to meeting our next Corvette raffle winners very soon!

Corvette to Benefit the NCM Up for Bid on eBay

Make your bid now on a 2008 Corvette Coupe VIN#000001 - the first 2008 produced! This VIN#000001 Corvette was offered for sale to the Museum by GM and features the stunning Velocity Yellow, (Paint Code 45U). This Corvette was the first produced with the highly anticipated 4LT Linen (Custom Leather Wrapped Interior Package) which features leather-wrapped upper instrument panel, upper door trim panels and console storage cover.  This extraordinary Corvette was used by General Motors Show Car Division and traveled with the Corvette Racing and Bloomington Gold display. There are 977 miles on this Corvette which comes with the remaining five year 100,000 mile warranty. The key fobs have all GM internal tags in place and intact. The highest bidder will receive a copy of the Build Sheet showing approximate date of production, options, VIN#, order #, and other important information. This exciting auction ends on January 5, 2009. View images and other important information about this special Corvette online and make your bid here to own a unique collector car: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110331639283

Help the Museum with a Year End Tax Deductible Donation

There is still time to give a year-end tax deductible gift to the Museum to help us continue our mission of educating, preserving and celebrating the history and future of Corvette.  Tax deductible gifts can be made online at: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/donations to benefit special projects, the building expansion and other areas.  Online donations made by 12/31 and mailed donations postmarked by 12/31 will be recognized as 2008 donations for tax purposes and recognition in the Museum’s giving societies. Cumulative donations of $1,000 or more for 2008 will be recognized at our Winner’s Circle reception in April. Your gift is a meaningful investment that will help us preserve America’s Sports Car for many years.

Happy New Year and Thank You for Your Support

We are blessed to have the opportunity to share our dreams and plans with Corvette enthusiasts worldwide during NCM events, through our member magazine, NCM eNews and other avenues. We hope the New Year brings all of your dreams to life. From our family to yours – Happy New Year! Your support this year is truly appreciated. We look forward to seeing you in 2009!

Jim Olson 

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