their replica L88 Owens Corning race
car at Lingenfelter’s. When owner
George Haddad fired up the L88 to
move it outside, the crowd gathered
around the awesome sound of the
L88 engine’s raw horsepower.
NCRS judging took place on Friday
and Saturday at the Les Stanford
annex. Almost 40 Corvettes were
inspected outside and under a large
white, carpeted tent. Three catego-
ries were available for owners: Top
Flight, Second Flight and Sportsman.
Twenty-four Corvettes received Top
Flight and three received Second
Flight. Sportsman category awards
were given if owners successfully
drove their cars to the event for three
consecutive days. Saturday night
awards were presented to the own-
ers during a banquet that was held at
Les Stanford Chevrolet. Ed Welburn,
This 40th Anniversary ’93 convertible
owned by Eric Patty received a Top
Flight award from the NCRS judges.
The NCRS members visited the GM
Heritage Center (6400 Center Drive,
Sterling Heights, MI). Our host was
Greg Wallace, who manages the facil-
ity. The Heritage Center has over 500
significant vehicles that have been
produced by GM over the years. The
Heritage Center is not open to the
public, but can be reserved for
private tours.
Pat Fader’s Cas-
cade Green ’57
Corvette won
Top Flight hon-
ors. This beautiful
convertible was
built on February
5, 1957, at the St.
Louis plant.