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County Corvette is once again expanding our services. We will soon be able to offer on site dynamometer testing. Watch the installation process of a new Dynojet 224X unit from blueprint to the first pull in just a few short weeks!

http://www.countycorvette.com/Performance/dynoinstall.htm

8/27/2010
Corvettes@Carlisle

County Corvette will be in Carlisle next week for the annual Corvettes @ Carlisle event. Look for us in the Manufacturers Midway right across from the GM Engineers display!
http://www.carlisleevents.com/ce/events/corvettes/

We will have some great cars on display included our 1967 390 Convertible and a 1971 LT1 Air Conditioned Coupe!

See you there!

2/02/10
Corvette News

This years Scottsdale Auction events proved to be volatile, not so much in values but in weather! The Russo Steele auction was severely interrupted by winds that collapsed tents. Much damaged occurred but no one was badly injured and the show went on. The staff of Russo Steele handled the crisis extraordinarily well and showed again what makes them a first class organization.
Auction results show a moderately strong Collector Car Market with some good buys and overall values of high quality examples holding well.
Even though the HD coverage on Speed Channel of Barrett Jackson is superb, being there in person allows you to get a much better estimation of the quality of cars. Much like last year low end Corvettes brought low end money, good cars brought good money, great cars brought big money and cars with two fellas fighting over them went to the moon.

This year, the third annual Corvette Market Seminar, hosted by Keith Martin was held in Barrett Jackson's "Garage". There was standing room only and the panel added two new members. As always it was well moderated and included a new power point presentation for the panelists picks. Below is you tube clip covering the session but you should pick up a copy of the upcoming Corvette Market magazine for full coverage of the event.
http://www.corvettemarket.com

Of course you can always stop by County Corvette and get the inside scoop on the market. In the meantime email us for auction results!

12/05/09
5th Annual Ronald McDonald House Toy Drive and Fundraiser

The 2009 Annual Toy Drive is now behind us. We generated $11000.00 and more toys than last year.
Thank you for your generosity. This makes a difference for these kids at CHOP and the parents who are struggling to get through a very difficult period.

Thank you!
Pictures!

10/25/09
American Cancer Society
Honoring Dr. Frederick Simeone

County Corvette had the privilege to attend the presentation of the American Cancer Society Humanitarian Award to world renowned Neurosurgeon Dr. Frederick Simeone. The event was held at the Simeone Foundation Museum in Philadelphia which holds simply the finest collection of sports cars in the world. Dr. Simeone has been collecting the rarest and purest race cars known to exist. For years this collection, which defies words, was housed in private facility. Recently, the Simeone Foundation Museum was created within a 100,000 square foot facility near the Philadelphia Airport which is now open to the public.

This collection is difficult to describe and I can only say that in over 25 years in the car world I have seen nothing that comes close. If you ever have the opportunity to visit the Simeone Foundation Museum do it!
For more information visit the website:
http://www.simeonefoundation.org/

Dr. Simeone accepting the Humanitarian award. County Corvette had the honor of providing a Corvette for a backdrop to the stage.

Dr. Simeone is also Corvette enthusiast and will be unveiling a very special car on December 2nd which will be a " must see" for the Corvette community. It was a humbling but gratifying experience to have a County Corvette car among this magnificent collection and passionate collector.

Philadelphia Eagle great, Vince Papale was on hand and ran the silent auction with all proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society.
Vince did a great job getting the crowd revved up and help make this a successful event for cancer research. Vince is a great guy, as well as Corvette enthusiast pictured here with Jim Stuempfle who bleeds Eagles Green!
For more information on the American Cancer Society- Click here

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/AA/aa_0.asp

8/25/09
Corvettes @ Carlisle 09

2009 brought a new theme to our display. At County Corvette "You are the celebrity"! With all the hype of race car drivers and "celebrities" attending Carlisle we thought who is more important than the our customers? No one is! Our tent was set up for comfort and lounging for our loyal customers who attended Carlisle and it was a great success!

5/10/09
County Corvette Refinishing seminar for the Delaware Valley Chapter NCRS.

Last weekend we invited the local Delaware Valley NCRS Chapter, as well as members from several other surrounding chapters, to come in for a paint seminar and lunch here at our shop.

This seminar was an extensive breakdown of the evolution of automotive paint and materials. The seminar was presented by our body shop manager Ken Windle who has in depth knowledge of automotive refinishing. Between working for DuPont for many years and being involved with concours restorations of a wide array of classic cars, it was interesting for everyone to learn a thing or two.

Ken covered the early history of paints up until our modern day applications and even into the future. Discussed in depth were hand rubbed Varnish, Dupont's DuCo Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Alkyd Enamels, DuCo Lacquer, Metallics, Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Acrylic Lacquer and Enamels. Another interesting section of the presentation was the in-depth discussion on substrates. The different combinations of fiberglass, FRP, Carbon Fiber, different primers and polyesters used by GM throughout the Corvette's development. The Spray Gun technology and development over the years was another interesting section.

For an example of the different finishes County Corvette offers our customers we had two cars on display that have both been fully restored by us. The Yellow '69 is a highly optioned, highly documented, Triple Crown Award winner that is done in straight Lacquer and no clear. It is also the car you see in Carlisle's new 2009 advertisements. The Sebring Silver '63 is a Concours Restoration we have recently completed. The flawless body and paint work is what separates a Concours Restoration from an NCRS Restoration.

The crew here at County Corvette wanted to thank everyone who participated and came out for the event. We also wanted to leave an open invitation for any groups interested in coming in for a similar seminar. If you and a group are interested in participating please feel free to shoot me a PM or an email.

12/14/2008
County Corvette Annual Christmas Dinner at the Historic Seven Stars Inn, in Phoenixville, PA
Never a disappointment at Seven Stars, this year was no exception. Our entire staff made the event and it was three hours of good company, good food and celebration. We are fortunate to have such a dedicated and skilled staff. What a great way to spend an evening over the holidays!

12/06/2008
2008 Annual Toy Drive

Our 2008 toy Drive was an ENORMOUS success!!!

This year was our biggest and best to date with cash proceeds exceeded $9000.00 nearly double of last years and toys OVERFLOWING from our Chimney!

We were even able to fill a pick up truck with the overflowing toys!

With an estimated 400 plus person turnout all we can say is THANK YOU! The Ronald McDonald house will benefit greatly from your immense generosity. We feel privileged to be a part of it and thank our co-sponsors Parkway and Paul Sevag Motors - www.paulsevagmotors.com and everyone who helped out this year including the West Chester university Circle K -Kiwanis International- http://www.kiwanis.org , Chester County Corvette Club, the staff of County Corvette, the West Goshen Police and the countless others who made this event possible.

Click here to see the pictures from the event!

Pictures!

Thank you for all your support, have a happy holiday season!

Jim Jordan

8/23/08
Corvettes@Carlisle
This year was perhaps the best weather ever seen at the Corvettes at Carlisle event! County Corvette had a great weekend talking with our Corvette friends and was directly across the aisle from the GM tent which showcased five new ZR1 Corvettes.
Check out the photos!

7/01/08

6/27-29/08
Bloomington Gold
On the judging field County Corvette was well represented with three Corvettes for judging all taking Gold awards. More notable were the remarks by the judges-

This 1969 Yellow L-89 which recently underwent a chassis restoration by our shops was hailed as having the best Chassis the judges had ever seen!

This Glen Green 65 Convertible owned by NCRS judge Bruce Crookham was hailed as the best car in the class by several of the judges. Very high compliments coming from the best judges out there!

The special collection had a strong showing of County Corvette restored L-88s, several of which have been done for over a decade and still look as though they were recently completed.

Bill Vyn's Fathom Green 69 has been hailed as the most faithful and authentic restoration ever seen on an L-88. This special car was done using only factory authentic finishes and is regarded by many as standard setting restoration.

5/6/08
County Corvette hosts the Central New Jersey Chapter NCRS

By: Mark Rudnick
On May 6th, fifteen members of the Central New Jersey Chapter
accepted the invitation of County Corvette in West Chester,
Pennsylvania to tour their facility and join them for lunch. This is
the second time our chapter has been out to County Corvette as
a group. For those who were visiting for the first time, they were
uniformly and overwhelmingly impressed with the facility and the
capability of the shop. For those members for whom this was a
return visit, it was gratifying to see that County Corvette continues
to expand their offerings, while maintaining the high standards
that make them a leader in the Corvette restoration industry.
What really seems to be the hallmark of the 22 year County
Corvette success story is their readiness to hire talented craftsmen,
their willingness to invest in cutting edge technology and
their commitment to doing the job right. County Corvette is
clearly a well-run business , where quality work and pleased
customers are the rule rather than the exception.

One of the highlights of our visit was to see the body-off restoration
to Bruce Crookham’s 1966 427/450 h.p. convertible.
With the body separated from the frame, we were able to closely
examine an absolutely rust-free chassis from a 42 year old Corvette.
What an incredible sight. The chassis, un-restored, appears
factory fresh. Truly amazing! Equally impressive is the fact
that when the body had all the paint removed, it revealed a body
with virtually no fiberglass damage. This, according to the body
repair manager at County Corvette, is an extremely rare occurrence.
No rust, no fiberglass repair needed; what more could a
customer want to hear from his restorer? All this ‘66 Corvette
requires is a quality lacquer paint job, which is exactly what it is
getting at County Corvette.
On behalf of the Central New Jersey Chapter, I would like to
thank Jim Jordan and Jim Stuempfle, for their hospitality and
ongoing support of the Central New Jersey Chapter, and wish
them continued success in serving the Corvette community.

To see the article in the CNJ NCRS newsletter, click on the below link and go to page 19

http://www.centralnewjerseyncrs.org/CNJNCRS_Newsletter_June_2008.pdf

1/19/08
Corvette Market Insider's Seminar
Keith Martin hosted a five member panel that included County Corvette's Jim Jordan to give a live insider's view of the current Corvette market conditions. Over 150 people attended this event located at the auction block of the Russo Steele Collector Car Auction during the week long Scottsdale AZ, auction events in January. Here is coverage of the last segment covering what is the near future of the market as well as what car to buy in a $100,000 price range.

12/16/07
County Corvette Christmas Dinner at the Historic Seven Stars Inn, in Phoenixville, PA
Our staff deserves the best dinner!

12/1/07
2007 Third Annual Ronald McDonald House Toy Drive.

THANK YOU!
The 2007 Toy Drive was an enormous success.
Over 500 people, 75+ Corvettes, Muscle cars and Hot Rods.
$5000+ in cash and approx. $22-25,000 in toys!

2007 Toy Drive Pictures
CLICK HERE

8/30/07
Corvette Market Magazine hits the street!
Keith Martin's latest magazine had its premier issue hot from the presses just in time for Corvette's @ Carlisle. This magazine covers current market conditions better than any other publication on the market. One of the many great features of the magazine is the industry roundtable where 6 of the Corvette communities leading authorities size up current market conditions. County Corvette was asked to lend an opinion and we were honored to contribute.
This is a superb publication and we highly recommend every true Corvette enthusiast pick up a copy. Subscribe today!

8/26/07

Corvettes At Carlisle 07 was a huge success for us. We had a super rare 1971 body and chassis on display in the manufacturers midway and ten cars for sale at the Carlisle auction. This was the first year for Carlisle Productions to run the auction internally and we were proud to be a part of it. Carlisle productions is known for integrity and doing things first class. This event was no exception. We expect that in time this will grow to become the best Corvette auction on the East coast.

Click on links below for more great pictures of the show.
http://body-bumpers.smugmug.com/gallery/3365610#188668371
http://body-bumpers.smugmug.com/gallery/3367635#188628905
http://body-bumpers.smugmug.com/gallery/3369761#188161093
http://body-bumpers.smugmug.com/gallery/3374794#188449151
http://body-bumpers.smugmug.com/gallery/3373958#188386620
http://body-bumpers.smugmug.com/gallery/3360377#187467509

1/2/07

Discovery HD Theater's new show "Appraise My Car"
on January 2, 2007 at 8:00 PM Eastern time featured our 1969 Z28 and an interview with County Corvette's Lou Serra discussing this special car!
For more on this car visit "others" under our showroom page.

12/2/06
Our 2006 Ronald McDonald House Toy Drive was a bigger success than last year. We thank all of the Corvette community and our local friends who participated and made this worthwhile cause a huge success. A special thanks to Denny Parisan who conceived of and undertook the entire effort. It is rare that one individual can make something like this happen not just once but TWO YEARS in a row.
Click on the picture below to see all of the pictures of the event.
CLICK HERE
Special thanks to Jennifer Sheets from Close Up and Personal Photography who donated her time and photography expertise for this great event!

Let us host your club or organization for an event or open house. Give us a call, we would be happy to show you our facility. We can set up an open house at our facility with your Club.