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Archive for January, 2008

Weekly Order Constraints 1/31/08

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

constraints-1-31-08.jpgNo major news this week for Corvette ordering, but I did want to post a quick update. ANY orders pulled this week are building in early March and THIS WEEK, there are NO constraints on Coupe, Convertible or Z06.

We have waited and waited for more Crystal Red Z06 info and we simply are not getting it. I even emailed GM direct with no response..so it appears they will release the details when they are ready. We also do not have pricing on the new Q9V chrome wheel, Pace Car replica packages..but all that is coming soon.

Thank-you for being here today, CorvetteConti for EVS Chevrolet.com

Rick Conti, Football & EGGS?!

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

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It always starts out as nothing…or something fun, yep until someone gets hurt. NAHHHH.

One day last week when I was dressed for snow removal, in my Packers sweatshirt..I get a funny email from Skip in NJ, a HUGE Giants fan mind you…

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Chicago Corvette Club is 50!!!

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

CONGRATS
Chicago Corvette Club Celebrates 50 Years!
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I have had the pleasure of meeting many of the Chicago Corvette club members and knowing how enthusiastic they are about Corvette…I’ll guarantee I’ll help them any way I can to get them in a EVS Corvette when they are ready to upgrade some of those sweet rides.

Right now, I would like to share their story of success, as Cleveland,Ohio did last year, celebrating the 50th years as an organized Corvette club and spreading miles of smiles!
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A Friendly Reminder~XM RADIO

Monday, January 28th, 2008

xmro_logo.gifA am here working late tonight and as I am doing so, I’m listening to MY XM on my PC. I ran an article over a year about this and thought I would remind folks again.

Last time, many of you thanked me for the heads up and did not know, if you have an XM account, you get it FREE on your PC. My pleasure to share the little things too, this is fun.

To find your XM account #…
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LS3 CRATE MOTORS…

Friday, January 25th, 2008

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For those of you that like to play a different level and tweak your own engine. You know the LS3 6.2L is one to certainly play with…a lot.

GM has just announced a program in which you can buy the block from us, your Chevrolet outlet.
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Weekly Order Constraints 1/24/08

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

constraints-jan24-08.jpg Welcome to another week and cycle of Corvette ordering. If you have an order in our system and it is getting pulled this week, your car will be built end of February and arrive early March.

Yet another update on the new style Chrome wheel GM added to the order codes last week; The Q9V Chrome 5 Spoke wheel, that is to be on the 2008 Indy 500 Pace Car is now…

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Another Quick Thank-You!

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

YEP, hate to admit it, yesterday was my birthday and I wanted to thank Shelly, Crystal and all of the EVS gang for making me feel special yesterday, Even though , most of our day consisted of SNOW removal…arrghhhh!

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Thank to those that sent cards and cool emails too! Joe our other sales manger almost got burned there were so many damn candles on that cake. You can see I’m taking to getting older well. I didn’t know I was not suppose to eat the diecast car…oops!smiley-crazy.gif
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Thank-you DC & the Internet!

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

….THANK-YOU TO ALL DC MEMBERS as well as our internet audience!dc-thank-you.jpg

Your support of me and my representation of Corvette for EVS on the retail level means so much. You bet I want and need the business, but appreciate the friendships and the incredible feedback we have shared over the years.

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NCM’s Special Reveal of the ZR1!

Monday, January 21st, 2008

ncm-zr1-300.jpg Keeping you informed and sharing the Corvette lifestyle is something we have always done….why stop now. The National Corvette Museum held a special event BEFORE THE SHOW OPENED TO THE PUBLIC in the morning on saturday Jan 19th. Now I was able to attend the PRESS DAYS for EVS a week earlier, so I know exactly how many of you felt… Thanks to our sponsorship with Digitalcorvettes, a couple members tell us about their morning..
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$1,000,000 ZR1 Winning Bid!

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

zr1-300.jpgVIDEO JUST ADDED FOR YOU TOO! Folks, I hope you were able to see this happen live. Wow, what an experience. My oldest son in the living room with me who has shared almost every special Corvette moment in my career and on the phone, my boss and friend Eric of EVS and we all just flipped to see how the bidding went through the roof.

I thought it was neat that Jay Leno mentioned Zora, very cool indeed and well deserved. He also said Corvette is “the greatest sports car in the world” The ZR1 will go down as the ” GREATEST CORVETTE IN HISTORY!” Jay added. I also enjoyed how Jay was a cheerleader and a half for Corvette, just slamming too other brands. Well, he is right, we have a value story to tell and THIS EVENING was Iconic for Corvette!
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