Club News & Event Chronicles
Trunk or Treat at the Firehouse Rosedale Station
Corvettes of Bakersfield participated in the Trunk or Treat event at the Firehouse Rosedale Station this evening and saw some humongous crowds of kids and families who came to trick-or-treat. At least 17 Corvettes and one member’s NSX attended. John and Cher also...
Brunch of Corvettes at the Crest RV Resort 2019
We had another very successful and well attended Corvettes of Bakersfield Brunch of Corvettes at the Crest Bar and Grill at the Crest RV resort on Wible Road in Bakersfield. Approximately 35 members attended and 18 Corvettes were displayed in the beautiful RV grounds...
Prescott, Arizona All Corvette Car Show
By Don Allen 13th Annual Historic Prescott All Corvette Car Show October 10-14, 2019 A group of five Corvettes and ten COB members recently traveled to Prescott, AR and entered the Annual All Corvette Car Show hosted by the Prescott Vette Sette. We met at the Shell...
Harris Ranch/Coalinga Run 2019
John and Cher did it again! They organized a simple run that turned out to be a great event. We started off on a very chilly morning at 7:30 and we’re on the road by 8 AM with 14 Corvettes and 2 “tin” cars. We hit all the quiet, farm back roads on the way up to...
2019 Corvettes of Bakersfield Wine Run
Many thanks to Tony Ennis and Chevy Garza for putting together the 2019 Corvettes of Bakersfield Wine Run To Paso Robles this past weekend. As usual, we had a great time with 9 Corvettes caravanning in addition to 6 “tin” cars, quite a bit less than the normally 20-30...
Breakdown, Shakedown at Larry’s Shop
This event was a first for COB. Our president, Larry Young, graciously offered his shop to the membership to bring their Corvettes over to do some minor repairs. First he moved out his wonderful collection of Sunbeam Tigers and his partner’s Triumph TR7. That freed up...
September Members Meeting
Congratulations to our raffle winners at tonight‘s Corvettes of Bakersfield members meeting. They are Tony Ennis, Skip Schipper, Myna Stewart, Michael Rouw and Kathy Telese. Raffle prizes included two very good sized pumpkins as well as movie tickets, wine and a gift...
Chuy’s Cruise-In–September, 2019
We are a hardy bunch! We had COB members with nine Corvettes braving the 103° heat tonight as we tried to scramble to find shade in Chuy’s parking lot for the weekly Chuy’s Cruise-in. In spite of the hot weather, we got to enjoy our root beer floats handily served by...
Merle Stone C8 Reveal
We had a nice run up to Tulare less than an hour north of Bakersfield this past Wednesday to view the brand new 2020 C8 Corvette. Nine intrepid travelers plus a guest drove north on the 99 to Merle Stone Chevrolet and were met up by several other members of our...
Firehouse Grill Cruise-In–August, 2019
Many thanks to Danny Ellison for organizing last night's club event where over 30 Corvettes of Bakersfield members enjoyed an evening of Corvette Camaraderie at Firehouse's Friday Night Graffiti. Click on link for more pictures on our Flickr page:...