MAY 2020 Bucket Sheets

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P.O. Box 270584 BUCKET SHEETS
Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 NEWSLETTER



BUCKET SHEETS

Edition 50 Issue 08 May 2020

from 1970 to 2020

The purpose of the club shall be the maintenance of the highest standards of courtesy
and safety on the road; the enjoyment and sharing of the goodwill and fellowship
engendered by owning a Chevrolet Corvette, engaging in social activities and
competitive events and encouraging favorable interest in the club and the Corvette;
the maintenance of the highest standards of operation and performance of the
Marque by sharing and exchanging technical and mechanical information; the
establishment and maintenance of mutually beneficial relations with manufacturers,
dealers and service courses to the end that the Marque will prosper and enjoy
continuity and prominence; to have, exercise, and enjoy all the powers and purposes
which may be exercised by a non-profit organization.

Suburban Corvettes of Minnesota, Inc. will be meeting at 7:30 p.m. on the third
Tuesday of every month until further notice at:

JIMMY’S FOOD & DRINK
1132 East County Road E
Vadnais Heights, MN 55110
(651) 482-1100

Interested owners of Corvettes are welcome to attend meetings or club
functions. Family membership, $85; Single, $65; Associate, $20; Lifetime, $55.
All include NCCC membership. Additional information can be found on our web
page:

www.suburbancorvettesofminnesota.com

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Report from our President

May 2020

Well it’s been another month of quarantine and more of the same.
I don’t know about you but for me it’s pretty sad when the high
point of your week is going to the grocery store. I’m waiting for
the day I can go get a haircut, who would have thought?

We’ve had the car out a few times and done some driving so that’s
at least possible. Nowhere near as fun as the cruises we’ve gone
on in the past but sometimes something is better than nothing.
I’ve been spending much more time in the shop doing things just
to have something to do. Add to that the list the wife has come up
with, it keeps me busy at least some of the time.

Hopefully this thing will end sometime soon, but for now be safe
and keep yourselves away from others so you don’t risk the health
of yourself or others.

Paul Hauschildt

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Due to the COVID-19


pandemic all upcoming

events are being evaluated

and if cancelled members will


be informed via e-mail

as well as website

calendar updates

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Hamburger, Fries and Catch-up


Saturday, June 6th Cancelled



Lucky’s 13

3000 Harbor Ln N
Plymouth, MN 55447



Hosted by
Susan Lacour Doty
Phone 651-270-7631
[email protected]
www.luckys13pub.com

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GREG and BARBARA STATTMAN
AND

DON and SUSAN DOTY
BRING YOU THE ANNUAL SUBURBAN CORVETTE SPRING BRUNCH

Cancelled

MEET FOR COFFEE AND BREAKFAST TREATS PRIOR TO CRUISE

Don and Susan Lacour Doty’s
2842 Mayfield Road

Wayzata, MN (GPS will say Minnetonka)

Cruise will depart at 10:00 with driver’s meeting 15 minutes prior to
departure.

 Brunch will be at 12:00 at The Wild Golf Course in Prior Lake
 Cost is $17.95 which include coffee and juice
 Extras are tax and tip; and Bloody Mary or Mimosa are $4.00

each

Sign up at the May Meeting or call 651-270-7631. .

Indicate if interested in an afternoon cruise after brunch will signing up.

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2020 GMCCA Show Cancelled

The GMCCA All GM Car/Truck Show and Swap Meet sched-
uled for Sunday, May 31, 2020 has been canceled due to the
COVID-19 crisis.
If you have already submitted your registration and the check
has been cashed, GMCCA will apply the amount to next
year’s show. If you wish to receive a refund please advise
Eric Kehle at [email protected] or at 651-770-5127 and
he will facilitate a refund. If you have submitted your regis-
tration but the check has not yet been cashed the GMCCA
Treasurer will shred the check.
Thank you for your understanding, and for your past support
of GMCCA.

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Event Chairpersons Needed


for the

Plastic Fantastic Car Show


Autumn Cruise


HFC Events Aug - Dec


Annual Awards Banquet


If interested contact


Roger Dahlquist, VP
[email protected]

612-730-7020



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Chevrolet to Build Even More 2020 Corvettes Upon
Return to Manufacturing

By
 Keith Cornett
 -
Source Corvette Blogger May 6, 2020


A recent article that calls the 2020 Corvette Stingrays the “Virus
Vettes” has set me off this morning and I got a few things to say
about the doom and gloom naysayers who want to believe this
kind of clickbait.
The 2020 Corvette has been one of the most anticipated vehicles
to hit the market and customers have responded so positively
that the car was effectively sold out for the 2020 model year even
before the coronavirus put a halt to manufacturing. Now some
are saying that 2020 Corvette production will not return and that
Chevy will jump straight to the 2021 model year.

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At this time, there is no basis to believe that absurd proposition
for one second.

In an article over at Consumer Guide, the author takes the
recent comments from Corvette Plant Manager Kai Spande and
somehow reaches the conclusion that in there will be no 2020
Corvette Convertible models produced for the model year
which is simply not true [Emphasis mine]:

According to a YouTube interview with Bowling Green plant
manager Kai Spande, the facility produced a shade less than
2700 C8 Corvettes during that time frame, and it seems almost
certain that those cars will be the only 2020-model-year Cor-
vettes. Even before Coronavirus concerns escalated, the 2020
Corvette’s rollout had been delayed by a United Auto Workers’
strike last fall, which pushed the start of production back by a
couple months. Two days before the plant shutdown, Chevrolet
announced that it had stopped taking orders for the 2020 Cor-
vette due to demand and delays caused by the UAW strike and
that it would begin taking orders for the 2021 Corvette in late
May—earlier than originally planned.

This means that the convertible version of the C8 Corvette,
which was originally scheduled to be phased in in the 2020
model year, won’t be available until the 2021 model year at the
earliest, and other forthcoming variants of the C8 will undoubt-
edly be pushed back as well.

The article has been picked up and rebroadcast by other out-
lets including Motor Authority who runs a headline today
suggesting that Coronavirus could limit 2020 Chevrolet Cor-
vette production to 2,700 cars.

Continued on page 10

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Kai Spande never alluded that 2020 production was finished
and done, nor did he give any kind of reason for people to be-
lieve that Convertible models would be pushed to 2021 model
year. It’s simply not true.



In the Motor Authority article, they reached out to Chevrolet
spokesman Kevin Kelly whose they quoted as saying “When
the plant resumes we will continue building 2020 model year
vehicles.” Wow, talk about burying the lede!

And that’s not just 2020 Corvette Coupes that will be built
when manufacturing returns but the new 2020 Convertible
model as well. Prior to the shutdown, 2020 Corvette Convert-
ible production was supposed to start the week of April 6th. So
in essence, we were just two weeks away from the start of con-
vertible production before the shutdown on March 20th. And
when the plant restarts and picks up where they were on March
20th, we should see convertibles coming off the line for custom-
ers within a similar time frame.

Continued on page 12

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The discussions and planning happening throughout the automo-
tive industry to get manufacturing restarted are moving ahead.
And though we are hearing that May 18th might be the ‘Go
Date” for GM facilities to open back up, we might see a delay in
a full restart due to all the various lock-down dates in each of the
States where vendors produce the parts. So even if it’s June 1st
before the cars starting rolling again on the assembly line, that
still leaves about three full months to produce 2020 Corvettes
before the planned switchover. And for those doing the assembly
line math, three months of additional production could lead to
another 6,000 2020 Corvettes produced depending on availabili-
ties and constraints.

Chevrolet’s timeline for the 2020 model year production had
already been impacted at the very beginning of production by the
nearly six-week UAW strike last fall and the company pivoted to
start taking pre-orders in May for the 2021 models which were
originally slated to start in September. As Chevrolet already has
been forced to change the timeline for 2020 Corvette production
previously, there is no reason why they can’t be a little more
fluid in their dates as they adjust the production schedule moving
forward.

The light is there at the end of the tunnel and it burns brighter
every day as we continue to move through this unprecedented
crisis. Chevrolet is telling us straight up that the 2020 Corvette
Coupes and Convertibles will be coming. Shouldn’t we be listen-
ing to the “Experts?”

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50th Anniversary Photo Shoot

TO BE RESCHEDULED

Washington County Fairgrounds

Lake Elmo, MN

We need a minimum of 50 cars in order
to create a clever photo shoot

Expect to spend about 2 hours at the
photo shoot. Sign up sheet will be

available at May Membership meeting.

Photo will appear on front cover of the
Fall issue of Blue Bars

WE NEED YOUR HELP

Contact Jim Bodin for
further information
612-940-5275
or
Roger Dahlquist
612-730-7020

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2020 Club Sponsored Events
May 2020
2 – HFC ** Cancelled **- Hosted by Jim and Pat Bodin.
Location: T Morris Pub & Grill, Woodbury MN
3 - Spring Cruise – ** Cancelled ** Hosted by Don Doty &
Susan LaCour Doty and Greg & Barb Stattman
5 - Board Meeting - ** e-conference call via Zoom **
16 – 50th Anniversary Photo Shoot for NCCC Blue Bars
Magazine fall issue cover – Washington County Fair Grounds
** Cancelled - possible reschedule **
19 - General Meeting - ** Cancelled ** Jimmy’s
31 – GMCCA Car Show – ** Cancelled ** MN Fairgrounds
Eric Kehle
June 2020
2 – Board Meeting - Jimmy’s 7:00pm
6 - HFC ** Cancelled **– Hosted by Susan LaCour Doty.
Location: Luckys 13 Pub, Plymouth, MN
16 - General Meeting – Jimmy’s 7:30pm
13 20th Annual Lunch & Show and Free Ice Cream Social
** Cancelled **, chaired by Shawn and Jan Hanna

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June 2020 continued

22 Driver’s School – Brainerd International Raceway,
Shawn Hanna and David Scherf.
27 Firecracker Cruise – hosted by Roger and Barb Dahlquist.
Details TBD.
July 2020
7 - Board Meeting - Jimmy’s 7:00pm
10 – 12 Chevy to the Levee (Duluth area Plastic vs Metal Cars)
Hosted by David Anderson
21 - General Meeting – Jimmy’s 7:30pm
24, 25 & 26 ** Cancelled– Reschedule 2021
** Suburban Corvettes of Minnesota 50th Anniversary

The Minnesota Car Club Association handbook is available on the
www.autoswalk.com website. Met Council Website is met-council.org

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Event Cancelled

20th Annual Lunch & Show and free Ice Cream Social

Open to ALL Cars!

Let’s get together, have some good food and do a good deed for some good folks
who are not so fortunate. Shine up your car and come join in the food and fun.

LUNCH:

When??....12:00 Noon, Saturday June 13, 2020
Where??…Outback Steak House

8880 Springbrook Dr., Coon Rapids, MN 55433
763-792-9159

Free SHOW & Ice Cream Social

When??.…..2:00-4:00 P.M., Saturday June 13, 2020
Where??….Park River Estates Care Center,

9899 Avocet St. NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
763-757-2320

1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies for Peoples Choice
Chairperson Contact: Shawn Hanna

(c)call or text: 763-425-6550 e-mail: [email protected]

This show is in memory of Timothy DeVilbiss.

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Attorney at Law

Estate Planning: Gift Planning &
Wills & Trusts Gift Tax
Powers of Attorney Personal Injury
Estate Tax Business Law

25% fee discount to Corvette Club Members

(763) 458-7752 [email protected]




When visiting our sponsor

Matt Saxe Chevrolet Buick


present your NCCC identification card

for eligible parts and service discounts

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Board Meeting Minutes

May 5, 2020

The May SCM Virtual Board Meeting was called to order at
7:00 pm by President Paul Hauschildt.

Board Members Present: Paul Hauschildt, Roger Dahlquist,
Gloria Weeks, Barb Stattman, Jim Bodin, Dave Olson, Marie
George, Ron Weeks, Steve Heasley, Dave Benner, Sue Griffin,
Sandi Scott, Marty Buck, Butch George, Steven Mael, Dave
Scherf, Lynn Steenblock,.

Guests Present: None

Secretary’s Report: Gloria Weeks reported,
A motion to approve the April Board Meeting minutes as
published was made by Steve Heasley with a second by Sue
Griffin; motion passed.

Treasurer’s Report: Barb Stattman reported,
● Withdrawals were attributed to Blue Host Software,
Backup computer drives and Bucket Sheets expenses.
● Deposits were attributed to deposit refunds from the
cancelled 50th Anniversary event and advertiser pay-
ment.

Treasurer’s reports are available for review.

Membership Report: Marie George reported,
● SCM members = 207, Lifetime members = 87, and
NCCC members = 182

Minutes continued on next page

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Minutes continued from page 19

Public Relations: Dave Olson reported,
● Northstar Detail Supply has dropped their ad. This is the
last ¼ page ad. Going forward only ½ and full page ads
will be sold for inclusion in Bucket Sheets.
● One advertiser has requested deferred payment due to
COVID19 issues.

Editor’s Report: Ron Weeks reported,
● Deadline for articles is Friday, May 8. Next month is Fri-
day, June 5.
● Ron reported that he has a low supply of Bucket Sheet cov-
ers. He has requested quotes from two vendors.

IT Report: Steve Heasley reported,
● Steve is doing maintenance on one of the Board computers.
He was able to fully backup all data.
● Banquet pictures have been loaded to the website.

Governor’s Report: Jim Bodin reported,
● Jim will submit the insurance certificate request for the
Driver’s School and the Firecracker Cruise.
● The 50th Anniversary photo shoot for the fall Blue Bars
cover has been postponed. He will try to reschedule it for
July.

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Vice President’s Report: Roger Dahlquist reported,
● Roger reviewed future club sponsored events;
May HFC cancelled
Spring Cruise has been cancelled
May 19 – General Meeting cancelled
May 31 – GMCCA Car Show cancelled
June 13 – 20th Annual Lunch & Show cancelled
June 22 – Driver’s School is still on. Dave Scherf report-
ed. It will be run using the NCCC Competition Committee
coronavirus safety guidelines. No classroom, no instructor
in car, no food service. Brainerd’s position is that we run
the event or forfeit our track payment. Consensus of the
Board is to run the event. The flyer will be changed before
it is sent out with registration information.

The SCM event calendar is fluid and will need to reflect events
being cancelled due to Coronavirus.
See the Vice President’s calendar for a full list of both club spon-
sored and non-club sponsored events in the Bucket Sheets or visit
the Website.

Old Business:
● Member Planet payment of $300 is due. This payment is in

excess of the $249 Board limit. The Board made a decision
to make payment prior to membership approval due to the
unprecedented COVID19 issue. This is a cost of doing club
business and we need Member Planet to stay in touch with the
SCM membership.

A motion to make the Member Planet renewal payment was
made by Barb Stattman with a second by Marty Buck. Motion
passed.

The motion will be presented to the membership for affirmation
at the next General Membership meeting.

Minutes continued on next page

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Minutes continued from page 21

New Business:
● Genius On-line Software was discussed. Steve Heasley

and Sue Griffin reported. This software provides a way
for members to sign up for events and work schedules. It
would replace the need for signup sheets at the General
Meeting. It has the capability to provide the committee
chairs with a report to view and utilize in planning their
events. Steve and Sue have been testing. They are taking
advantage of a 30 day free trial to see if it has merit. A
suggestion was made that we look at Member Planet to see
if it has the same capabilities.
A motion to adjourn was made by Ron Weeks with a second by
Barb Stattman. The meeting was adjourned at 8:13pm.
Respectfully submitted by
Gloria Weeks, Acting Secretary

Membership Meeting Minutes

As a result of the coronavirius lockdown
the April Membership Meeting had to be
cancelled.

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A Note from the National Corvette Museum

The National Corvette Museum like everything else in our lives has
paused all their scheduled events like cruises, track days, and planned
special exhibits at the museum.

The Museum is optimistic that scheduled events will again start up in
June and they have a pretty full calendar for the remainder of the year.

They are still doing a limited number of Museum delivery of C8s, if you
have arranged that thru your dealer when you ordered your car.

Bowling Green has no plant tours for the foreseeable future but there is
a link on their website where you can document in photos your C8 being
built. They are offering this at a very modest price. If you are one of the
lucky ones to have your order in contact me if you cannot find the link.

The Museum is doing a number of virtual offerings thru their website.
Many online Corvette activities such as a virtual car show with dash
plaques and all starting April 20th. Event details were just published and
entries must be placed by early April. It should be fun to dial up and look
at members cars from across the country.

In addition there are a few raffles to win a C8 available thru the website.
Who knows you might be a lucky winner of a C8. The museum continu-
ally offers Corvette gear and clothing at a reasonable prices.

While you’re stuck at home jump online and browse their website (the
link is below) they have several interesting links about the Corvette
World.

In closing the Museum did recognize Suburban Corvettes of Minnesota
for our 50th Anniversary, a nice gesture for them to do 

For details go to www.corvettemuseum.org

Greg Stattman
Suburban Corvettes Ambassador to the National Corvette Museum

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New Members

There were no new members

joining SCM in April

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Wheelin’ and Dealin’

FOR SALE - CARS:

All SCCM members are welcome to submit ads to the editor for Corvettes or Cor-
vette related parts that they want to sell or acquire. These ads are run for 2 months
after which they will automatically be dropped. If the items are sold, please notify
the editor so that the ad can be cancelled. You may also renew the ad if the items
aren’t sold after 2 months. There is no charge to members for this service.

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Wheelin’ and Dealin’

FOR SALE - PARTS:

C5 factory alum (gray) wheels w/Kumho tires

Front; 17»x9.5» wheels, 245/45/17

Kumho Ecsta XS tires

Rear; 18»x 10.5» wheels,

275/35/18 Kumho Ecsta XS tires

Includes center caps. Wheels are

like new.

Tires are balanced and have less

than 200 miles on them.

Package price $1,100 (consider separating,

$600 tires, $500 wheels)

  

C5 Cleartastic Front and Rear wheel panel kit

    New in the envelope.

    Free to a good home.

G-Force Polytech 3” latch and link, 5 point safety harness
Like new. Expired for NHRA
use, but great for muscle car,
hot rod, custom, show car,
autocross, etc.
    1 - Blue set, 2 - Red sets
    $40 each, $115 for all 3 sets
    
B & M Supercooler transmis-
sion cooler
    Model #70274,great shape
    Size; 5 3/4» x 11» x 1 1/2»

     Call 763-425-5503 (Jay)

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Behind the Scenes

President: Paul Hauschildt OFFICERS
952-588-8046 [email protected]
Vice President: Roger Dahlquist 612-730-7020 [email protected]
Membership: Marie George 763-786-0356 [email protected]
Treasurer: Barb Stattman 952-435-6657 [email protected]
Governor: Jim Bodin 612-940-5275 [email protected]
Public Relations: Dave Olson 612-245-4320 [email protected]
Secretary: OPEN POSITION 952-000-0000 [email protected]
Editor: Ron Weeks 952-546-0434 [email protected]
Information Technology: Steve Heasley 651-308-0676 webmaster
@suburbancorvettesofminnesota.com

ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES
BOARD
GMCCA Liaison: Eric Kehle
MEMBERS

Dave Benner
Sue Griffin Spina Bifida: Bruce & Char Johnson
Sandi Scott
Gloria Weeks
Steven Mael
Dave Scherf Met Council Rep: Scott Hegstrand
Marty Buck

Lynn Steenblock
Butch George Hospitality Sue Griffin -

[email protected]



National Corvette Museum Ambassador

Greg Stattman - [email protected]

Bucket Sheets is published monthly by Suburban Corvettes of Minnesota. The publication
is free to Suburban Corvette club members. Nonmember subscription rate is $35 per year.
Please mail dues or subscription request to: Marie George, 9103 Van Buren ST NE, Blaine,
MN 55434. All submissions are subject to editing as needed and must be received by the
Friday following the1st Tuesday of the month for publication in the next issue. Submissions,
comments, advertisements, articles, & pics can be e-mailed to [email protected]. Annual
Advertising rates:

1/2 page = $100.00, full page = $175.00, inside covers = $250.00.
Half page and larger ads qualify for display on website.

For advertising information call: Dave Olson: 612-245-4320

Suburban Corvettes thanks all our advertisers and sponsors for their support. As a Club,
however, we do not endorse the products or workmanship of any company. Any warranty or

guarantees must come from the company or manufacturer.

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