Saturday, August 29, 2015

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 
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.