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National Corvette Museum eNews
  NOVEMBER 14, 2013
IN THIS ISSUE:
  • Corvette Nation TV Show Spotlights NCM
  • Vette s Honoring Vets
  • 2013 60th Anniversary Corvette Winner Drawn
  • Ride in Santa's Sleigh
  • 2014 Corvette Brochures Available
  • Corvette Named 2013 Performance Car of the Year
  • Want Some Motorsports Park Web Cams?
Corvette Nation TV Show Spotlights NCM

This Friday night, tune in to the Discovery Velocity channel (or set your DVR to record it) at 7pm ET / 6pm CT when Corvette Nation spotlights the National Corvette Museum.

The new TV series features hosts Bill Stephens and Maria Prekeges as they explore the world of Corvette. Friday evening's episode will also feature a new commercial by episode sponsor NCM Insurance.

Check out the Corvette Nation Facebook Page online here and get a sneak peek of our commercial online here.

Vettes Honoring Vets

In celebration of Military Appreciation Month and Veteran's Day we would like to spotlight Corvette Clubs that do special things to honor veterans. Submit your club by replying to this email!

This week we recognize North Shore Corvettes of MA. In 2004 Ron Morneau, a member of the club, the Senior Vice Commander of the Second Corps Cadets and a member of the Centennial Legion of the Historical Military Commands had an idea to put together an event that would show America's sport car's support for America's patriots. The idea was to travel to their Veterans' hospital for a car show, and to help the patients with comfort and personal care items. The first years' event had 25 cars and raised $2,700 in cash and items for the Edith Nourse Rogers Veterans Hospital in Bedford, MA.

The event has grown ever since, with 334 Corvettes in 2012 (in the rain) and $55,000 in cash and items collected. Activities during the event include a Friday night meet & greet, Saturday night banquet, then the main event on Sunday - a caravan to the hospital (where patients from three other hospitals have been bused in by Hanscom Air Force Base), color guard presentation and anthem singing, pledge by Gold Star Mothers, taps, keynote speaker, live music, car show and camaraderie.

The event is free, but they ask that participants bring a "goodie bag" of items to donate, and of course monetary donations are welcome, too!

Learn more on their Facebook page and their website at www.vettesforvets.org. (Note: website is currently not loading but we wanted to share the link for when it is fixed).

2013 60th Anniversary Winner Drawn

Congrats to Robert Nibarger of Cornelius, NC! His winning ticket #1354 was drawn in our raffle for the LAST C6 Coupe made (a 2013 60th Anniversary Corvette). We sold 2900 of the 3000 available tickets.

Next week is your chance to win a "Build Your Own" 2014 Coupe or Convertible Stingray Corvette! This raffle gives the winner the chance to choose the car's color and options, or take $55,000 cash. Tickets are $200 each and the raffle is limited to 1,000 tickets.

Learn more about our raffles, including exclusions and restrictions and purchase tickets online at www.corvettemuseum.org/raffle or call 800-538-3883 during normal business hours.

Ride in Santa's Sleigh

Join us for our annual Christmas event at the National Corvette Museum - offering RIDES with Santa in a Corvette plus fun activities!

Santa will be offering short rides around the Museum grounds in a Corvette, and guests will enjoy arts and crafts activities, and the IGA sweet treat station with holiday refreshments.

Pictures with Santa in the Corvette are available - $5 for a 5" x 7", or you are welcome to bring your own camera.

Tickets to the event are $10 for riders and $5 for non-riders and include refreshments, arts & crafts activities and Museum admission.

Learn more and purchase tickets online here.

2014 Corvette Brochures Available

Hot off the press, the Library and Archives now has 2014 Corvette Dealer brochures available for purchase. The brochure includes 25 full color pages with Corvette options, facts, figures and more.
Buy online for $20.00 here.

While you're there, check out the other dealer brochures available - 1983 to present.

Tis The Season
Complimentary Shipping on purchases of $75 or more. This promotion ends on December 1, 2013!
Build sheet, window sticker, and brick orders excluded. Not valid on previous purchases. *Some exclusions apply. Continental U.S. only. Minimum free shipping total of $75 is applied after discounts and does not include shipping costs. **Some exclusions apply for special order merchandise.

Corvette Named 2013 Performance Car of the Year

Road & Track magazine took 13 performance cars - including the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series, Ferrari F12berlinetta and Audi R8 V10 Plus for a test drive to determine which one takes the cake... and to no one's surprise it was our trusty 2014 Corvette Stingray earning top honors.

"It sounds melodramatic, but virtually all of our drivers agree: The C7 isn't just a Corvette. Since the early days of the Cross-Fire C4, 30 years ago, the plastic Chevy's been a racetrack wonder and a twisty-road chore. It's been a numbers car, beloved of the stopwatch but frequently consigned to the garage when it's time to focus on enjoyment. This new one? It's something else. The seats, finally, are good enough for long trips. The roof is easy to remove and store. It's become a brilliant everyday car."

Read the full article on Road & Track's website here.

Want Some Motorsports Park Web Cams?

Like many of you enthusiasts, our IT Department is just itching to get a birds-eye view of the Motorsports Park... from their desktop. We are setting out to have three webcams installed on the tower at the Museum entrance. These will be high-def cameras permitting crisp imaging, and will be streamed using our video hosting service to permit any number of people to view them simultaneously.

Two of the webcams will be shooting across Interstate 65 towards the Motorsports Park. As the tower is sufficiently high to shoot above most traffic on the Interstate, this will afford views of the property and construction work (and eventually action at the park!). The third webcam will point toward the front driveway of the Museum giving continuous views of our R8C Delivery Corvettes as they leave the building for a photo op, and other Vettes and activities around our entrance and main circle area.

Are you excited? If so, help us raise the $6k needed to purchase the equipment and fund installation. To give, click here and click the "webcam" button!

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EBAY AUCTION BENEFITTING NCM

If you are a Corvette Racing fan you will not want to miss out on this rare tribute to the factory team that has dominated ALMS racing since it began in 1999. This cap has the autographs of the actual people who started it all--the men who have gone down in racing history and many who have gone on to the Hall of Fame.  A lot of these guys are the ones who built the team from scratch, taking Corvette Racing from being an idea to an icon, winning races from Laguna Seca to Le Mans. These are hard autographs to get on one cap as many of these people have moved on and retired so bid now to own your piece of history!

Auction ends online Nov. 21. Bid online here.

C6 CORVETTE HALF ZIP SWEATER

$86.00

NEXT RAFFLE


"Build Your Own" 2014 Stingray

Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 2pm CT

Tickets $200
Limited to 1000 Tickets

 

 
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