Corvette To Be Featured on Live NBC Broadcast of the Auto Show

An NBC Sports special will bring the 2005 North American International Auto Show to America's Living Rooms; Jeff Gordon provides test-drive of 2005 Corvette Convertible.

NBC Sports' two-hour telecast from Detroit's North American International Auto Show (The International Auto Show, 1 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005) will give viewers a first-hand look at the world car culture and the Chevrolet Corvette. Bill Weber, Allen Bestwick, and Benny Parsons will handle the show commentary with live political convention-style coverage from the show floor, while reporters Dave Burns and Marty Snyder will provide in-depth reports on the latest production and concept cars. Jeff Gordon will test-drive a 2005 Corvette Convertible in a special segment of the program. Check for specific listings in your area.


Western Caribbean Corvette Cruise Sets Sail Soon

Don’t miss out on the last chance to book the NCM Western Caribbean Cruise setting sail April 2, 2005. A Houston to Galveston Corvette Caravan, crazy Corvette events onboard, and the chance to hear Gary Claudio speak on Corvette Racing are all part of the cruise experience. Cabins must be booked no later than January 28th. Call Vicki at 877-857-2165 or email vickiw@trvlpartners.com

Find out more about the exciting details by clicking here: //www.corvettemuseum.com/cruise/


Machine Silver Corvette Coupe Raffle Update

The 500 ticket Machine Silver Corvette raffle has climbed over the halfway mark with over 275 tickets sold! We will draw our raffle winner on Friday, April 22 as part of the C5/C6 Bash event festivities. The winner does not need to be present to win. Only 500 tickets will be sold at $250 each! Order your tickets online at:
//www.corvettemuseum.com/raffle/index.shtml o call us at: (800) 53-VETTE.

Over 400 people have already registered for the C5/C6 Bash, April 21-23. Join us by registering online here: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/registration/c5_bash/info.shtml


Corvette Show Listings Continue

We are continuing our show announcements from where we left off on our last eNews report. We have more coming - so stay tuned. Please help our NCM Ambassadors and their Corvette Clubs by supporting these shows.

· June 5 – Corvette Club of America, Gaithersburg, Maryland
o mark.croson@filetek.com

· June 5 – Fonddevettes/Valley Vettes Annual Trip Around Lake Winnebago, Begins at Forest Mall in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
o foytoy@charter.net

· June 10-12 – Mississippi Gulf Coast Corvette Club Annual Show, Biloxi, Mississippi
o Vette8400@cableone.net

· June 11-12 – Rochester Corvette Club 32nd Annual Classic Glass Car Show, Victory, New York
o http://www.rochestercorvetteclub.org or dwrigh10@rochester.rr.com

· June 24-25 – Mt. Hood Corvettes BBQ at Russ Chevrolet, Tigard, Oregon
o mthoodcorvettes@comcast.net

· July 4 – Leatherstocking Corvette Club of New York, 2nd Annual show/cruise-in, Oneonta, New York
o http://www.leatherstockingcorvetteclub.com

· July 9 – York County Corvette’s Corvette Concours – York Expo Center, York County, Pennsylvania
o BWL184@suscom.net

· July 16 – Corvette Club of Columbus Hot Summer Days, Columbus, OH
o http://www.columbuscorvette.com or doug.roberts2@comcast.net


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Submitted by Bobbie Jo Lee, National Corvette Museum Communications, who can be reached at bobbiejo@corvettemuseum.com or visited on the web at http://www.corvettemuseum.com.



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