Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Before North Coast Corvette Club

Nan and I have been members of the North Coast Corvette Club here in San Diego since 2019.

This is a wonderful group of people who donate to worthy causes, participate in many excellent social events, provide loving support to members, and take some amazing short and long-distance trips.

Before we became members of NCV, we had our own "Corvette Club"!

Below are some of the events we held at our home.

2008, April – 5 Corvettes

Mike and Patty Eddy, Nan, Bob Vollmar and friend, Jeff and Sherrie Smith, Bill and Marylyn Hatch.




2009 May – Crusin’ Grand – 7 Corvettes

Larry and Cindy Barnes, Canon, Nan, Mike and Patty Eddy, Bill Hatch, Jeff Smith, Wayne Cowie, [Husband and wife we met – can’t remember their names]. We caravaned to Escondido for Crusin’ Grand




2010 August – Corvette Diner – 7 Corvettes

Herod Howard and his sister, Ann, [the same couple from 2009 that I can’t remember!], Bob Vollmar, Cary (Nan is somewhere!), Joann and Bill Brandon, Bill and Marylyn Hatch, Sandy and Len Rogerson, Jeff and Sherrie Smith.




2011 July Corvette Party – 10 Corvettes

(front row) Shirley and Don Kingery, Canon, Nan (taking the photo), Cary, Jeff and Sherrie, John and Linda Elder

(back row) Len and Sandy, Herod, Bob Vollmar, Marylyn and Bill




2013 January – Corvette Diner – 7 Corvettes

Matthew Reabold, Jr., Nan, Linda and John, Russ and Peggy Stroika, Marylyn and Bill, Cindy and Larry, Patty and Mike




2013 September – The 60th Anniversary of the Corvette – 14 Corvettes

(front row) Russ, Don, John (Elder), Jan (Nan’s mom), Canon, Nan, Cary, Dan Schrokosch, Sherrie and Jeff

(back row) Sandy, Patty and Mike, Herod, Bob, Bill (Brandon), Larry and Cindy, Bob Rabourne and his son, Phil 

Note: three 50th anniversary Corvettes for Corvette’s 60th birthday!




2014 San Diego Automobile Museum – 6 Corvettes

(front row) Evelyn and Bob Rabourne, John and Linda, Nan

(back row) Jeff and Sherrie, Parvin Russell, Bill Connelly, Sandy, (unknown), Susan Connelly




2015 Party – 13 Corvettes

(sorry – I only have a photo of the cars and not the people!)

(front row) Sandy, Don & Shirley, Nan’56, Cary’s 62, Nan & Cary’s 50th Anniversary car, Bill Connelly, Bill & Marylyn, Jeff & Sherrie

(back row) Bob (Vollmar), Herod, (not sure of the owner of this C5), Larry & Cindy, Vladimir and Rosie Medvinsky (60th Anniversary car)




2017 Seaview Way Car Show (Cary’s 70th birthday) – 8 Corvettes and other cool cars!

It is hard to capture all the Corvettes in one photo, so there are two photos below, but I “think” these are the Corvettes represented:

Herod (white C7), Don & Shirley (grey C7), Cary’s 62, Nan’s 56, Cary & Nan 50th Anniversary car, Bill Hatch 57, Jeff Smith C5, Rick Sing C6 Z06,







 

Then in 2019 and 2020, before the "pandemic", we did many impromptu "Burger Runs". 

Here is a selection of those events.





















Fun times and great memories.