“Rebuilding an Icon” Airs on Discovery Channel

Mark your calendars and make plans to watch the Discovery Channel’s “Rebuilding an Icon” for an inside look at the C6 Corvette and unveiling. The show will air Wednesday, September 29, at 8:00 p.m. and at 11:00 p.m. ET. The show is approximately one hour in length. For more information visit the Discovery Channel site at:
http://dsc.discovery.com/schedule/series.jsp?series=24570&gid=0&channel=DSC


“60 Minutes” with Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Catch the season premier of “60 Minutes” with Dale Earnhardt Jr. on CBS, Wednesday, September 29 at 8:00 p.m. ET. Find out more information about this exciting interview here: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/05/24/60II/main48284.shtml


NCM Hits the Road

The NCM team will be hitting the road over the next few weeks and attending shows that support the Museum by making the NCM one of the show beneficiaries. We will be selling merchandise and raffle tickets and will have Museum literature available at our booths. We appreciate the help and support of these shows and clubs and hope to see you there.

* September 24-25 - Rock ‘n’ Roll Vette Fest; Warner Robbins, Georgia -- http://www.corvetteclubcentralga.org/

* Sept 30 – Oct 1 – Eureka Springs Corvette Weekend; Eureka Springs, AR -- http://www.eurekaspringscorvette.org/


Hall of Fame Nominations Requested

NCM members are encouraged to nominate candidates for the 2005 Corvette Hall of Fame by October 31, 2004. A Nomination form and criteria is available here: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/library-archives/hof/2005HOFForm.pdf or by emailing Connie Russell at: connie@corvettemuseum.com.

The 2005 Corvette Hall of Fame is scheduled for Friday, September 2, 2005. Only NCM Members can nominate a Hall of Fame candidate. Please send your nomination to us by October 31, 2004 to be eligible for consideration. For more information on past Hall of Fame Inductees visit our website at: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/library-archives/hof/index.shtml


Road Atlanta-Petit Le Mans Update

Oliver Gavin, driver of the No. 4 Corvette C5-R, competed in his first full season of ALMS racing in 2003 after winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans with co-drivers Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell in 2002. Returning for the 2004 ALMS season with new co-driver Olivier Beretta, the duo has been very successful this season making several podium appearances and race wins. Gavin will be online with fans September 23 at 5 p.m. (EDT) live from Road Atlanta.

Fans wanting to participate in the chats can visit http://www.AmericanLeMans.com and follow instructions on their home page.


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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.


"NCM Central" is an electronic news report from the National Corvette Museum. Here you will find news on NCM events and happenings, Corvette Store specials, GM Corvette Assembly Plant updates, Corvette Racing reports and more.