received a check today from Campbell-Ewald, the PR firm responsible for Corvette Quarterly. they state they aren't going to publish the spring and summer issues of Corvette Quarterly this year and refunded my unused subscription. mike
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other people have gotten a check so i bet it is on the way. since i buy a new vette every 3 years i get CQ for free so do i get a rebate on my corvette payment ??
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I heard today that they will file Chapter 11 by June first. The core profitable part of GM will be sold to a new Co. with funding from US. The rest will be disposed of with more funds from US. My guess is that Chevy,Buick & Cadillac will be the only survivors.
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I heard a "Good GM" and a "Bad GM". The latter will include the Union Full Health care, etc. Wonder where that will find us Salaried Retirees who already lost our Supplemental Health care. Suppose they will sell our pensions too to the Gov. agency. Guess I'm under the cap though, what ever good that will mean.
Saw a fully equipped G-8 Pontiac w/V8 at Sam's Club for about $27,500. (not bad).
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I received three checks, one for me and one each for two of my dogs
. The check included a letter with URL for a survey and user ID#. The letter states that they are "evaluating the content" and working to make CQ "the best source of Corvette news available."
I sure miss Corvette News. I always looked forward to the enthusiast and how to articles. Unfortunatley it was replaced with too much celebrity coverage. I do enjoy the new Corvette articles/specs. I hope it survives along with all other things Corvette.
Now, how do I cash two checks in my dogs' names???
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Just paw prints should do it. The banks don't care, the're too busy trying to stick it to you in all other ways - like there will probably be a K-9 fee.
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The loss of Corvette Quarterly won't bother me, but Corvette News was a much better magazine.Comment
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i also heard the lou wesloski who was road racing manager for GM has left the corp. right before team corvette leaves for le mannsComment
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...given the current situation I'm surprised they're still going to LeMans, but they may have contracts that can't be broken without penalty.
I watched the ALMS race from Long Beach on TV this weekend, and it was said that GM is still going to run a GT2 Corvette in ALMS races after LeMans. We'll see.
BTW, GT2 is turning into a real kick-as... class. I wish they'd just get rid of the prototypes and make it a single GT class under the current GT2 rules. With all the manufacturer support and cars that start from production versions, this is going to be the best racing since the old Trans-Am events from the late sixties to early seventies.
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Clem, their computer did a program run and decided you won't be around in 2011, so no more freebies.Comment
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I've received Corvette News since '74 and agree it was superior to the PR format of CQ. It would seem the writing is on the wall re going to an online format rather than a printed mag, at least based on the survey questions. Another piece of Corvette history gone...at least I've saved them all since '74 and was able acquire quite a few older issues also. Might help supplement the 401K! On the LeMans topic, it is interesting that Steve W. was let go at this time. As another has posted, the sponsor contracts/committments, etc. are probably so costly to break that GM has no choice but to participate. This is not shaping up to be a good year...Comment
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