Chaz 'n Gael's 1953 Commemorative Edition Corvette Story

Our 1953 Commemorative Edition Corvette Story

Chaz & Gael Cone, Atlanta, GA

Hooters/Classic Glass 2003 Car Show

Saturday, May 24, 2003

This is an annual event sponsored by our club, Classic Glass at Hooters in Kennesaw, GA:

After weeks of storms, a day like this:

..was most welcome!

Now, I love a Corvette-Only car show as much as anyone -- but having it at Hooters I found rather distracting -- just a little. I don't know why...

It was a good turnout, 58 cars entered, all generations of Corvette. When friend Pete and I arrived at about 9:30a the lot was filling up fast.

They gave me a very nice spot between Roman and Marilyn Sabadaszka's 50th Anniversary convertible and a 1978 25th Anniversary Pace Car:

This was the first sunny day in more than three weeks; Pete cleverly brought a golf umbrella for the sun:

(As Mae West might have said, "Is that an umbrella handle or are you really glad to see me?")

Things were a-jumpin' at the Registration table:

Lots of great looking cars:

Of special note (to me, at least) were these two:

Above is Tonie & Carl Etter's just-finished project. It looks like a 1957 Corvette but, under the covers, this car is all C4. Panama Yellow with White coves. One of my dream paint combinations! Here are more shots:

The other noteworthy car is this C3:

Yes, that's a rumbleseat!

Folks were hard at work at the Registration tent:

Dan Casey is Type-A. He wasn't happy with the mounting of the Classic Glass sign so he enlisted Kathy Wilcox's help to "fix" it:

You know I love to photograph kids:

Now, here's a guy with a rough job:

He's happier than he looks; sorry about the photo. This is "Just Bob" who, among other duties, gets to interview and hire Hooters Girls. Tough gig:

There were seven classes with first and second place plaques awarded in each. Plus, there was a Hooters Girls winner:

Tom Wilcox came up with the great idea of having a photo of the winning car (complete with owner and Hooter Girls) on each plaque. Since that couldn't be done instantly, pictures were taken and the photos will be sent along to be mounted on the plaques. Great idea!

Here are thirteen of the fifteen winners: