In honor of GM's 100th
anniversary, Mid America Motorworks has petitioned Congress to declare June
30th a National Day of Recognition for Corvette. This petition is being
presented by United States Congressman John Shimkus (R-IL) to honor the day
the very first Corvette rolled off the assembly line in 1953. Please ask
your club members to support this initiative by contacting their U.S.
Congressional Representatives to pass this resolution.
Please see the release below
for more information and to publish in your club newsletters and websites.
High-resolution images of each Corvette generation are available for upload
by clicking this link:
For more information contact:
Mark Merkel
217-540-4252
For immediate release:
Push
for June 30 To Be Declared National Day of Recognition for Corvette
Mid
America Motorworks Behind Grassroots
Movement To Celebrate
The Birthday of
America’s Sports Car
EFFINGHAM, IL –
Long a supporter of the Corvette hobby and creator of “Drive Your Corvette
To Work Day”, Mid America Motorworks has petitioned the United States
Congress to declare June 30th a National Day of Recognition for Corvette -
America’s First Sports Car. The Corvette
first rolled off a Flint,
Michigan assembly line on
June 30, 1953.
The
petition is being presented by United States Congressman John Shimkus
(R-Illinois). All Corvette enthusiasts are urged
to contact their U.S. Congressional Representatives to pass this resolution.
“As the longest running, most
widely respected production sports car in
United States
history, the Chevrolet Corvette is more than a material possession. It
is truly a symbol of American pride. For this reason Mid America
Motorworks is launching a grassroots movement to honor
America’s True Sports Car with a
National Day of Recognition.” said Mike Yager, Chief Cheerleader and
founder of Mid America Motorworks, the world’s leading supplier of
Corvette parts and accessories.
Mid America Motorworks has a
history of creating national movements to honor the Corvette. In June of
2001, Mid America Motorworks created Drive Your Corvette To
Work Day as an annual event to celebrate Corvette’s Birthday on the
Friday closest to June 30. On Friday, June 27th 2008,
thousands of Corvette lovers will drive their Corvette to work to
participate in the 8th annual event.
In September of 2001, Mid
America Motorworks orchestrated a massive grassroots movement, called
the Corvette Stampede, to petition the United States Post Office to
create a Corvette Stamp. The stamp was to honor of the 50th
Anniversary of Corvette. Finally released in 2005, the USPS debuted the
stamp at Mid America Motorworks Corvette Funfest.
This year, as GM celebrates its
100th anniversary in 2008, a National Day of Recognition is a
fitting tribute to Corvette – GM’s greatest contribution to the
automotive industry.
Every Corvette owner is
encouraged to petition his or her congressional representative to pass
the resolution declaring June 30th as a National Day of
Recognition for Corvette.
For more
information go to
www.mamotorworks.com/corvette or call
800-500-1500.
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Mid America Motorworks
offers quality parts and accessories for 1953-2008 Corvette and
Air-Cooled VW enthusiasts. For more information on Mid America
Motorworks, or to request a free catalog, please call toll-free
800-500-1500 or shop
www.mamotorworks.com/corvette