February Corvetter - Sam Houston Corvette Club

Sam Houston Corvette Club
Volume 1 Issue 12 FEBRUARY 2013
From Your National Corvette Museum Ambassador
John Bruce
Return of the Stingray
http://www.corvettemuseum.org/specs/2014/index.shtml
GM Performance Build Center Relocating to Bowling Green
The Performance Build Center, currently located in Wixom, MI, will move to the GM
Chevrolet Corvette Assembly Plant by the first quarter of 2014. The PBC employs
29 and builds engines for the Grand Sport Coupe manual, Z06, 427 Convertible and
ZR1.
"I'm very happy to announce today that GM will move its Performance Build Center,
which allows engine enthusiasts to build their own specialty engines, from Michigan,
and we're going to bring it right here to Bowling Green," said Arvin Jones, Manufacturing
Manager for GM North America at the January 30 press conference.
In 2010 GM announced the launch of the Corvette Engine Build Experience, where
buyers can assist in the building of their engine. The owner's name is then affixed
on a special plate on their engine, next to the one bearing the name of the master
builder.
"We've got lots of excitement headed our way," said GM Bowling Green Assembly
Plant Manager Dave Tatman. "We intend to make the full transition to the Performance
Build Center by the first quarter of 2014. Lots of details have got to be
worked out yet, but obviously we wanted to share that great news with you. As you
think about this, I know Wendell, that you and your team are jumping up and down
thinking about how we can continue to combine our efforts between the National
Corvette Museum and the Bowling Green Assembly Plant and this new opportunity,
and we look forward to those discussions as well."
Read the complete story online here.
http://corvettemuseum.blogspot.com/2013/01/gm-performance-build-centerrelocating.html
2013 Torch Red Corvette Winner Drawn
Congratulations to Hugh Howell of Campbellsville,
KY. Hugh had winning ticket #011459 in
today's drawing for a 2013 Torch Red Corvette.
Your next chance to win a Corvette is Thursday,
February 14 when we raffle off a 2013
Torch Red 427 Convertible! The car features a black hood stripe and black convertible
top, ebony leather interior with custom red leather stitching, carbon fiber
package, battery protection package, 6-speed manual transmission 427 Heritage
package and the 1SC package. Tickets are $250 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.
2013 National Corvette Museum
Preliminary Event Calendar
http://www.corvettemuseum.org/calendar/
ncm_events_2013.shtml
C7 Reveal - Detroit
January 13-14
MiM Florida Collector Tour
**March 25-28
Sebring HPDE
March 29-30
NCM Bash
April 25-27
MiM Tail of the Dragon Tour
April 28-30
*Mid-Ohio HPDE
**May 6
*ZR-1/C4 Gathering
May 16-18
*Barn Raising III
May 23-25
MiM Mid-Ohio Grand Am Tour
**June 10-15
VIR HPDE
June 24-25
Corvette 60th Anniversary
**June 27-28
MiM Magical Mystical Tour
**July 29 – August 3
Anniversary Celebration
August 29 – 31
Hall of Fame Induction BQT
August 29
MiM Corvette Lifestyle Tour
**September 1-4
*NCM Benefit at HOD Thunderhill
**September 4 - 5
*NCM Benefit at HOD Autobahn
**September 30
MiM 1-Lap of KY “Only 1 of” Tour
**October 8 – 12
Vets 'n Vettes
**November 7-9
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