Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary to John and Ruth Edstrom

My parents celebrated their 60th by traveling across the United States on a motorcycle which is pretty impressive for a couple in their 80s! I told them to at least wear helmets and they said, "what the hell do we have to lose at this point?"  Here they are driving on the lawn of one of my relatives in Minnesota.

Below is a photo of my parents 60 years ago at their wedding reception.

Below is the 60th anniversary cake that my parents were given at their big party in Minnesota.

My New 2016 Corvette Stingray I Purchased Today

Below are photos from Chevrolet.com which is my new 2016 Corvette Stingray which I am going to take museum delivery at the National Corvette Museum on like I did for my 2011 Corvette Grand Sport. I purchased it from Kerbeck Chevrolet.  I am told it is running about 10 weeks since this is being custom built for me. The other Chevy dealers were not within $1,600 of Kerbeck's price.  Kerbeck is the leading Chevy Corvette dealer for the last 21 years running.  Kerbeck sells more Corvettes than the country of Canada does. I had a GREAT experience buying from them and would HIGHLY recommend it.  Here is the link with the specifics of what I purchased.

2016 Stingray Coupe

Current build date in Bowling Green is the week of October 19th.

Order #: SWQMTX 

(you can go to this URL and look for SWQMTX to see the current status)

Current Event: 3400 – Order Broadcast (Internal Plant Order Produced)

3400 – Order Broadcast (Internal Plant Order Produced) - See more at: http://kerbeck.com/corvette_order_update/#sthash.8YKx7YEQ.dpuf

3400 – Order Broadcast (Internal Plant Order Produced) - See more at: http://kerbeck.com/corvette_order_update/#sthash.W5bpNSta.dpuf

3400 – Order Broadcast (Internal Plant Order Produced) - See more at: http://kerbeck.com/corvette_order_update/#sthash.W5bpNSta.dpuf

Model:  1YY07  — Corvette Coupe

Color: G1E 

Trim: 343

Package: 2LT

Options:

AAB — Memory package

AG2 — Seat adjusters

AJK — Seat adjusters power bolster and power lumbar

AP9 — cargo net

AQ9 — seats - GT bucket

CC3 — roof panel

CFX — Corvette museum delivery logo plaque with name and VIN

CJ2 — air conditioning

DD0 — mirrors outside heated

DD8 — mirror inside auto dimming

D42 — luggage shade

EYT — Carbon flashing 

FAY — Trim interior carbon fibre

FE2  — Magnetic Selective Ride

GU6 — rear axle - limited slip 3.42 ratio

G1E  — Long Beach Metallic Red

IL3 — Leather Interior

IO6 — Chevrolet MyLink with Navigation

JL9 — brakes anti-lock

J6F — red painted calibers

KQV — Seats heated and cooled

LT1 — 6.2 litre engine

MEP — 7 speed transmission

NC7 — Emissions Override

NE1 — part of emissions override

NK4 — Steering wheel - flat bottom

NPP — dual mode exhaust

N38 — steering column

Q7T — Z51 black aluminum wheels

RXJ — wheel center caps with Stingray logo

R8C — museum delivery

UE1 — OnStar

UG1 — Universal home remote

UHS — Driver Information Center

UQS — Audio system - Bose 10 speaker

UQT — Navigation/PDR

UTJ — Theft Deterent, Electrical, Unauthorized Entry

UTT — Theft Deterrent system

UV6 — Heads Up Display

U2K — Sirius XM

VTE — underhood liner with Stingray logo

VV4 — OnStar with 4G LTE

VYW — premium floor mats with Stingray logo

V8X — door sill plates

XFJ — tires

2LT — 2LT package

343 — Kalahari interior for the 2LT

Event Code Explanations:
1000 – Order On Hold at Dealership
1100 – Order Placed at Dealership
2000 – Order Accepted by Chevrolet
2050 – Order Changed
2500 – Order Preferenced (or “Picked Up” or “Imaged”)
3000 – Order Accepted by Production Control
3100 – Order Available to be Sequenced
3300 – Order Scheduled for Production
3400 – Order Broadcast (Internal Plant Order Produced)
3800 – Vehicle Produced
4000 – Vehicle Available to Ship
4B00 – Bayed
4150 – Vehicle Invoiced
4200 – Vehicle Shipped
4300 – Intermediate Delivery
4800 – Rail Ramp Unload
5000 – Vehicle at Dealer
6000 – Vehicle delivered to customer
- See more at: http://kerbeck.com/corvette_order_update/#sthash.5nN8T2aY.dpuf

Event Code Explanations:
1000 – Order On Hold at Dealership
1100 – Order Placed at Dealership
2000 – Order Accepted by Chevrolet
2050 – Order Changed
2500 – Order Preferenced (or “Picked Up” or “Imaged”)
3000 – Order Accepted by Production Control
3100 – Order Available to be Sequenced
3300 – Order Scheduled for Production
3400 – Order Broadcast (Internal Plant Order Produced)
3800 – Vehicle Produced
4000 – Vehicle Available to Ship
4B00 – Bayed
4150 – Vehicle Invoiced
4200 – Vehicle Shipped
4300 – Intermediate Delivery
4800 – Rail Ramp Unload
5000 – Vehicle at Dealer
6000 – Vehicle delivered to customer
- See more at: http://kerbeck.com/corvette_order_update/#sthash.5nN8T2aY.dpuf

Corvettes at Carlisle 2015

Steve B. and I added Corvettes at Carlisle together this year.  In keeping in the John M/Dave Edstrom tradition, we allowed the girls of Carlisle to get photos with us :-)

Above is Steve and me in front of the C7R and below is the C7R by itself.

Above is the C7R.

Above is me in a $106,000 in Laguna Beach Metallic Red Z06 which is the color I am going with this year. I would not buy the Z06 because the tires are race slicks that you cannot drive if it is below 50 degrees or raining out.

Above and below is a cut-a-way of the Stingray.