MONTHLY MEETING LOCATION

(1st wednesday of each month)

September 2nd Location:

6:30 PM - Board Meeting   /   7:30 PM General Club Meeting

Visitors are Welcome - come early, socialize, and enjoy dinner prior to the meeting

Watch your email and the calendar on the home page for info about meetings

Kim West 

I would like to thank Melanie Swaringen for accepting Newsletter Editor. Welcome to the board. Please send her your articles by the 20th of each month. She needs special Corvette-related article suggestions too.

I hope everyone enjoyed the new meeting location, Mercado Juarez Café. Lee Ann has booked this restaurant for the rest of the year.

I have looked and looked, called suggested locations, etc. Most places are too small for our group. I will gladly continue to look if I get a suggestion.

Once we get through the heat of August, the rest of the year is busy.

We have been invited by Leah Testa, previously long-standing member, to attend the 2nd Annual Frank Testa Memorial Scavenger Hunt Ride on October 24th. It will be fun to hang out with the motorcycle group and participate in the scavenger hunt. I emailed the flyer and other information to CTV-All last week. Also, it is on the website.

Please see the website and newsletter for all the latest information for the upcoming activities; Scramble, Cruises, Car Show, Picnic, Socials, Christmas Party… Plus I’m going to TX Whiskey Ranch. I can’t believe I won! The proceeds from the drawing will go to the Regional Scholarship Fund and CTV’s 2026 charities.

Stay cool,

Kim West

President
kdcwest@sbcglobal.net

Lee Ann Parker

On Wednesday August 12, 2026, we met at Kincaid’s Hamburger’s on Overton Ridge. We had 21 people “roll out” for this middle of the week event. Everyone enjoyed a great burger and wonderful onion rings. 

Our next Social will be a “Jimmy Buffet” Themed Family Picnic on Saturday September 19, 2026,
5:00 pm. at the home of Randy and Cathy Baker on Eagle Mountain Lake. I will order fried chicken for everyone to eat, (please RSVP for this party so I will have the right amount of chicken for everyone) I am asking each family to bring your favorite side dish or dessert to share with the group. We will have a contest for the best “Jimmy Buffet” attire, some yard games like corn hole, ping pong, and putt putt. Bring your lawn chairs and your favorite beverage to drink. We will provide bottled water, tea and ice. (Unfortunately, without any rain this summer and temperatures over 100, the lake is too low for boat rides.)

Save the date:

Mark your calendar for our Christmas party…

December 5, 2026, from 12:00 to 2:00 pm. I have reserved the Matador room at Pappasito’s Cantina in Fort Worth for our Christmas party. Yes, it is at noon, we are going to try a daytime event this year. It is centrally located, close to Downtown Fort Worth off I-30 and it has a wonderful parking lot for all of our cars. Their Mexican food is delicious, and the drinks are cold. Please plan to join us for this event 

(we will be collecting “Toys for Tots” again so be looking for some unique and fun toys for the kids).

Respectfully,

Lee Ann Parker

VP/Socials 

Norman Walker

Membership stands at 114 members!

August is always a slow time of the year, but September is coming up with a full schedule, and the fun continues through October into November.

Upcoming Events (Sanctioned & non-Sanctioned):

• 9/19-20 – OCCC’s Fall Festival – 14 Low-Speed Autocrosses @ Central Technology Center (CCOC & THT Sanctions) in Drumright, OK – Early Registration ends – 9/15/26

• 9/19 – 3rd SWR Governor’s Meeting – 4:30pm @ Holiday Inn in Cushing, OK. or online w/Google Meet (mtg link will be provided ~1 week before the meeting)

• 9/26-27 – CTV’s Corvette Fall Roundup – 14 Low-Speed Autocrosses (BRCC Sanctions) @ Burleson ISD Stadium in Burleson TX – Early Registration ends – 9/18/26

• 10/3 – LCC’s SWR Scholarship Fundraiser – 4 People’s Choice Car Shows @ AutoNation in Austin, TX – Early Registration ends – 8/20/26

• 10/10 – 20th Annual Judged Car Show –Judged Car Show (non-Sanctioned) on the Historic Granbury Square Save-the-Date / Announcement – w/special 20th Anniversary Celebration on Friday evening.

• 10/31-11/1 – COAST’s Fall Weekend – 7 Low-Speed Autocrosses @ Texas A&M Central along with 3 – Drags (1/8th Mile ET, Matching Times, Records) @ Little River in Hollan, TX – Early Registration ends – 10/18/26

New SWR Flyers (Sanctioned & non-Sanctioned):

• 10/10-11 – CTCC’s Fall Autocross – 14 Low-Speed Autocrosses @ TSTC / Airport in Waco, TX – Early Registration ends – 10/02/26

• 11/7 – CTV’s 24th Annual Corvette Show (non-Sanctioned) @ Streetside Classics in Ft Worth, TX – Early Registration ends – 10/24/26?

• 11/7 – CTV’s Fall Scramble – 7 Valve Cover Race Funkhanas @ Streetside Classics (CCT Sanctions) in Ft Worth, TX – Early Registration ends – 10/30/26 – this event was rescheduled from 10/17 due to loss of location

Please note that CTCC (Cen-Tex) is back at the TSTC Airport in Waco. They thought that venue was lost for good.  

SW Region points standings have two Cowtown men in the top 10. Larry Schaapveld is 5, and Kris Zschirnt is 10. On the ladies side, Lee Ann Parker is 4. In club standings, Cowtown is third, behind Cen-Tex and Longhorn.

Save the wave!                                                                                                                  

Norman Walker

CTV NCCC Governor

Vicki Currey

It is time to begin the election process for our 2027 CTV Officers! The timeline for these elections is as follows:

September 2nd Membership meeting – take nominations for NCCC Governor. If there is only one nominee, an election can be held at the September 2nd Membership Meeting. If there are two or more nominees, the election will be held at the October 7th Membership Meeting.

October 7th Membership meeting – Elect NCCC Governor, if needed. Accept nominations for the remaining 2027 Officers. Nominations can be sent to vfrostcurrey@live.com by noon October 6th, if you are unable to attend the meeting.

October – all nominees will be contacted by email from vfrostcurrey@live.com for confirmation of willingness to serve.

November 4th Membership meeting – a preliminary ballot will be presented to the Membership with any additional nominations taken from the floor.

By November 20th, ballots will be mailed to home addresses. 

December 2nd Membership meeting - All ballots are due by Wednesday, December 2nd Membership Meeting by 7:45 pm. Please follow all the instructions at the top of the ballot in correctly returning it. Ballots will be counted, and the new 2027 officers will be announced. In case of a tie, a runoff will be held prior to end of the December Membership Meeting.

Please consider taking an active role in Cowtown Vettes in 2027.

CTV Secretary

Just a reminder, the Membership and Board minutes are located in the Members Only section on the CTV Website.

If you have any questions about the minutes, please feel free to contact me.

Timing Chair

If you are interested in learning timing for CTV’s autocrosses, come spend some time in the trailer and join in the excitement!

Vicki Currey
vfrostcurrey@live.com 

Steve Parker

Just a reminder, the Monthly reports are located in the Members Only section on the CTV Website.

If you have any questions about the reports... please feel free to contact me.

Steve Parker

stevenp1954@gmail.com 

Doug McMahan

Our monthly sideshows are focused around sharing photos & videos from Events, Socials, Member's Sharing their Corvette Activities, a few funny "Toons", Back in History, and various other Corvette happenings around the country. Please provide any submissions for the slideshow to me no later than noon, the Monday before the Membership Meetings.

If you have been working on or updating your Corvette with cool items of interest …or if you have taken a trip in your Corvette and have some photos or videos to share with membership, please send those to me and I’ll include them in the monthly slideshow.  Cowtown’s Microsoft O365 account allows us to use OneDrive, which makes it much easier for you to provide high-resolution photos from events for the web and/or monthly slideshow. If you would like to share photos, please take them in high-resolution; if not, they can’t be used on the meeting screen(s) since they would show grainy / blurry. Please contact me and I’ll provide you with more information and the OneDrive link to share your photos – basically use the highest resolution option you can set on your camera or smartphone.

When you receive a CTV-ALL eMail blast, we would request that you please only reply to the originator when you are replying to that email. When you opt to reply, simply select Reply on the email, then remove the CTV-All entry and replace it with the email address of the originator. If you are sending CTV-ALL emails, please include your email address in the body of the email so you have that address handy.

If you are not receiving CTV-ALL emails, please get with me so we can either add you or figure out why you aren’t receiving them.

If you change your email or home address, Corvette, or other info – please drop an email to ann.walker@charter.net and myself, to get you updated on the eMail distribution lists.

More information on email distribution lists and the acceptable use of them can be found on our website.

Facebook – if you are on Facebook and not a “friend” of Cowtown Vettes, members cannot include you in tags at events; these tags show your non-club member friends all the fun we are having. Who knows, maybe some of you are in the witness protection program and don’t want to be tagged 🤣 If you are posting, be sure to tag Cowtown Vettes so it appears on our Facebook news feed.

Doug McMahan
Digital / Social Media Chairperson
macsvettes@gmail.com  

Ann Walker

NEW MEMBERS

None for August.

VISITORS

None in August.

Mark Your Calendars – The Cowtown Vettes Car Show is Coming to Streetside Classics!

The excitement is already building for one of our favorite events of the year! We are thrilled to announce that the Cowtown Vettes Car Show will be held on Saturday, November 7, at the incredible Streetside Classics showroom in Fort Worth.

As we get closer to November, we'll be sharing more details about registration, awards, event activities, sponsors, and other exciting announcements. Be sure to watch future newsletters, club emails, and our social media pages so you don't miss any updates.

Robert Geyer

Hey cruisers, Robert here. I mentioned during our August club meeting that I was planning my next cruise. I now have the route and end place for lunch. 

We will be heading back to an old friend many of you know well. We will be traveling to Cranfills Gap and the Horny Toad Bar & Grill. I have planned for a new, different route from my last cruise and I think it should be a fun one. 

The planned cruise date is September 12th. We will meet up in Mansfield in the Kohl's parking lot. Be there by 10 am.  We will have the driver's meeting at 10:15 and depart by 10:30. If you haven't been to Kohl's department store in Mansfield, drive South on US 287 and exit at Broad Street exit. Go through stop light and stay on service road to Kohl's department store. I will have a sign up sheet at our September meeting or you can text me at 817-819-6798 to sign up. I do need a head count so they can be prepared for us.

Probably gonna be hot, but the cafe is air conditioned with optional outside seating. 

If you're collecting Cruiser points, this a great drive for that and a good place for your "what I saw along the way" picture. So come along and let's have some fun in your beautiful Vettes.

Robert Geyer

Your Cruiser Chairperson 

geyerdrill@aol.com 

Melanie Swaringen

Hello!  I am your new Low-Down editor.  Larry is a hard act to follow, but I'm going to try my best!  This is not my first time as a newsletter editor, however, I am not proficient in Corvette knowledge, so please show me some grace as I start this journey.  If you find any interesting Corvette articles that you think people would enjoy, feel free to send them my way for future editions.

Melanie Swaringen

melanie@swaringen.us

Captain America’s 1970 Star Spangled Corvette

A one-of-a-kind piece of Corvette history is now on display at the National Corvette Museum. The 1970 Star Spangled Corvette Stingray combines the unmistakable shape of a third-generation Corvette with a hand-painted tribute to the American flag. The patriotic red, white, and blue design features 50 individually painted stars. Its original owner, David “Captain America” Dugan, created the livery and spent the 1970s driving the Corvette to baseball games, parades, and community events throughout California.

A Rolling Tribute to American Service Members

Dugan used the Star Spangled Corvette to show his support for U.S. troops serving overseas and for service members returning home from the Vietnam War. With its bold design and meaningful purpose, the Corvette quickly became a familiar sight at public gatherings across the state. Its popularity extended beyond those appearances. The Star Spangled Corvette was featured in magazines, displayed on posters, and photographed at events, helping establish it as one of the era’s most recognizable custom Corvettes.

More Than 50 Years of Corvette History

More than five decades later, the Star Spangled Corvette continues to appear at car shows and automotive events. Its preservation keeps alive the story of one Corvette enthusiast’s distinctive tribute to American service members and the communities that welcomed them home. The car also reflects the long history of Corvette owners using America’s Sports Car as a form of personal expression. From its individually painted stars to its decades of public appearances, every detail contributes to a story that extends far beyond the vehicle itself.

See the Star Spangled Corvette in Person

Visitors can now see Captain America’s 1970 Star Spangled Corvette Stingray at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Experience its hand-painted design up close and discover the history behind one of the most distinctive patriotic Corvettes ever created.

source:  Captain America's car

James Swaringen 

Hope everyone is enjoying the new website.  Please let me know if you see any updates or corrections needed.

• Remember, we have Classified Ads. There are a few items there for a few days.

• Document and video describing how to find areas of our new website at  https://www.cowtownvettes.org/about#h.2ko3on5z3v5f 

• After an event, you will find a link to a Google Photo Album on the home page

• If you have any good pictures you want to add, please email or share them with webmaster@cowtownvettes.org.   

• From the album, you can download photos to keep in your personal photo collections.

• Also, make sure to follow our Facebook page and like the posts and events.  https://www.facebook.com/cowtownvettes 

James Swaringen - CTV Webmaster 

james@swaringen.us - cell:  817-832-9812

Most expensive Corvette sold at auction

Source:  rmsothebys.com/auctions/mo26/lots/r0081-1963-chevrolet-corvette-grand-sport/ 

Mary Pittman

Do you belong to the National Corvette Museum? The museum is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky just across the street from the GM Assembly Plant where Corvettes are built. The mission of the museum is “to educate worldwide audiences on the evolution of the Corvette -America’s Sport Car- through collection, preservation, and celebration of its legacy”.

The museum hosts a variety of permanent exhibits as well as special rotating exhibits such as the Red, White and Corvette exhibit which celebrates the legacy of the Corvette as America marks 250 years of independence.

The museum facilitates General Motors Assembly Plant Tours and provides volunteers to assist with these tours. Plant tours are only available on select dates. Information can be found on the NCM website.

The most exciting happening on the NCM campus is the building of the new Collections Facility. The new facility will significantly increase the museum’s ability to their ability to store and exhibit their growing collection of Corvette and Corvette memorabilia. The building is scheduled to be finished in the Fall of 2026.

Check out the museum’s website for all they have to offer including not only exhibits, events, NCM Motor Sport Park, Museum in Motion, car insurance and more.

Mary Pittman, NCM Ambassador

Click to visit the National Corvette Museum website

James Swaringen

We’ve got two exciting events lined up this fall. I hope you’ll join us, either as a participant or a volunteer.

Notes: 

We moved the location of the AX to Burleson ISD Stadium because FWISD moved us to a smaller lot that would not work for the AX.

The Scramble Date and Location has changed to be in conjunction with the Car Show.

1st Fall Corvette Scramble  Saturday, November 7, 2026. 8:00 am

 1-day event featuring 7 Funkhanas of Valve Cover Races.  Potential 70 NCCC points for all events. 

LOCATION:   Streetside Classics  (5400 Sandshell Dr Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76137) 

Same Location and time as our Cowtown Vette Car Show but not required to register for the car show.

EVENT DETAILS:  Saturday, October 17, 2026

• 9:00 AM - Setup, Tech, and on-site registration

• 10:30 AM - Driver's Meeting

For More Information:   FLYER     ONLINE REGISTRATION     VOLUNTEER TO HELP

James Swaringen

ncccevents@cowtownvettes.org - cell:  817-832-9812

Watch how fun Autocrossing can be.

Donna Forsythe

Hello and welcome to the Logo Merchandise store.

There are lots of great things for sale with the Cowtown logo on them:

Caps.Visors, Sweatshirts, Long Sleeve T-shirts, Short Sleeve T-shirts, Men’s & Women’s Long Sleeve Denim Shirts, Polo shirts Name Tags

(Please note that on all shirt orders, 2XL and up sizes are slightly higher)

If you want your name added to your shirt, Or a Cowtown logo or a certain year Corvette added to your shirt.

We also have stickers, patches and koozies.

So stop by the Logo table before and after the meeting to place your order.

You’ll get your order by the next meeting.

Donna Forsythe CTV Logo Mechandise
dforsythe817@gmail.com 

Mary Pittman

April 2026 at our membership meeting on April 8th Cowtown Vettes celebrated 52 years of existence! 

In April of 1974, a group of people met together to enjoy their shared passion for America’s sports car. The only one of that original group that is still active today with CTV is Jerry Lindsey. 

The group which started with about 20 members grew to sometimes over 200 members… as with all things that changed after 2020 and the Covid Pandemic, our numbers are not as large as they once were, but we are still going strong. We have a variety of activities hoping to provide the proverbial “something for everyone”. 

In addition to our monthly business meeting we have NCCC events…ie autocross and drag racing and scrambles, car shows, cruising..ie seeing the countryside in our Corvette, charity events, and socials. 

Come out and enjoy our history and our future. “We came for the cars, but we stay for the people” 

Mary Pittman

Historian

Barb Greenfeder

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

ABOUT COWTOWN?

COME TO COWTOWN 101 FOR  ANSWERS!!

COWTOWN 101 will be held September 2nd at Mercardo Juarez (before our club meeting) from 6:15 until 7:00 pm.  You'll be asked about what you are interested in getting out of Cowtown as well.  You probably don't know all the opportunities the Club, the Region and the National Council of Corvette Clubs offer.  There will be handouts for you to take home to refer to.  We will be ready to help our new and prospective members.  Join us!

Look for the COWTOWN 101 table in the seating section to your left of the front door.  We are looking forward to learning what your interests are!  Bring your questions.  We will do our best to answer or refer you to another member who is more likely to fill you in on the topic.

Please RSVP by text, call or email to Barb Greenfeder:  817-917-0975 or barbc567@gmail.com

Barb Greenfeder, Welcome to Cowtown Chair

817-917-0975 - barbc567@gmail.com 

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