C.A.P.S Member #4 Bill's '67 C2 Roadster Hits The Press

  • by Jeff Shadbolt
  • 11 Jul, 2018

Classic Car Magazine To Feature Bill's Stunning '67 Roadster...

All of you will certainly know prominent C.A.P.S member Bill Riches and his awesome '67 Roadster..But not all of you will know the story of the Vette...
Bill has been reliably informed the she started out as a genuine UK supplied car , and as she sat in a prominent West End of London showroom with her Gm 972 Ermine White paintwork , yes you maybe surprised to learn that the Gleaming Rally Red beauty that we all know and love was originally white.
Because the C3 had just been launched and assuming that the '67 Roadster was unsold on the arrival of the new C3's when the dealership had an enquiry for the white C2 Roadster that really wanted a Rally Red Roadster the dealership asked GM and they kindly authourised the colour change , this will also explain why she is registered on a 68/69 G reg not the usual E reg....The story will be explained in more detail by its proud owner which we can all read when the magazine is published...
by Jeff Shadbolt 26 Jan, 2019
I am very proud to announce that our Corvette club has been chosen from many car clubs to attend the prestigious London Excel Classic Car Show in February.
by Jeff Shadbolt 20 Aug, 2018
We met at The Dick Turpin and made our way to The Battlesbridge Custom & Culture Show.
Present were Derek '71 Coupe , Jeff '67 Coupe , Dave '71 Coupe , Dave & Dawn '76 Coupe , John & Janie '65 Roadster , Alan '81 Coupe , Martin '72 Coupe , Gary '90 C4 , Dave '65 Coupe , Dan & Carey '76 Coupe , Lee & Denise '78 Coupe ,Colin , Wendy & Daisy '79 Coupe , Bill '67 Roadster. A great day was had by everyone , with the tea flowing and the non stop usual C.A.P.S banter and we even picked up a couple of new members ....
by Jeff Shadbolt 20 Aug, 2018
If you are ever in Florida on the 41 road between Bonita Springs and Naples Gulf Coast Motorworks is worth a visit.
by Jeff Shadbolt 20 Aug, 2018
I must admit that I have never heard of Muscle Car City before but I was pleased that I found out about by accident on a Florida info guide . Tom my eldest son & I made the hour long drive up from Naples to Punta Gorda to see the "museum".
I will be doing a full feature on here ....but here are a few pics to wet your appetite ...
by Jeff Shadbolt 20 Aug, 2018
I did a rapid U turn when I saw the sight of all of the C7 Corvette's and Camaro's on display at Rick Hendrick's fabulous dealership in Naples Florida during a recent family trip over the pond... I received a warm although air-conditioned welcome from the guys at Rick Hendrick and soon started to chat with the sales manager who was very keen to do me a deal on a new C7 , alas we didn't quite get together on figures but i sure was fun trying..
by Jeff Shadbolt 20 Aug, 2018
I was pleased to get a personal invitation from honorary C.A.P.S member Howard Wise for us to attend the 1st monthly American car meeting at the fabulous Sheesh restaurant in Chigwell. I met Bill '67 Roadster & Dave '76 Coupe at my site and we all made our way to The Moby Dick to meet up with Dave '76 along with Dave & Alex '71 , but unfortunately following  large backfire Bills Vette hiccuped and stopped , we all pulled over but she would not go , Bill suspected a minor electrical fault .Bill told us to carry on without him, we met the 2 Dave's and we all made our way to Sheesh , We were met by David Van Haaren proudly displaying his Saddle Tan '63 split window coupe , Billy H was there in his low mileage '74 vert and we were soon joined by Mick & Alf in Alf's awesome '64 Roadster. Howard had his beautiful Hertz Mustang fastback and his Riverside red '63 swc on show next to an nice '65 Coupe.  See you all there next month.
by Jeff Shadbolt 20 Aug, 2018
We all met at The Dick Turpin and had a great drive up to Trinity Park, the organisers were expecting us and had a great pitch all ready for us to display our Vettes , present were Andrew & Amanda Orange '76 , Dan & Carey Red '76 , Johnny 2 Vettes & Janie Riverside Red '64 Roadster , Dave & Dawn Red'76 , Me & Eddy  Yellow '67 Coupe , Bill Rally Red '67 Roadster ,  Dave & Robby Red '76 , Dave & Alex Warbonnet Yellow '71, Gary White '90 C4 Coupe, and we were joined by Richard and his wife in their lovely Bright Red C5 , they are keen to sign up as new members.
 Another great day with lots of interest in our Corvettes ....
by Jeff Shadbolt 27 Jul, 2018
I am very pleased to confirm that our 1st monthly meeting at The Dick Turpin was an overwhelming success.
We had the following members and their Corvettes present , Jeff '64 C2 Roadster  , Alan '81 C3 Coupe ,Dave & Robbie '76 C3 , Dave & Sabrina '65 C2 Coupe , Lee '78 C3 Anniversary , John '65 C2 Roadster , Dave '64 Mustang ( I know dont ask) & Dave & Alex '71 C3 Coupe also present were Mick & Lisa , Andrew & Amanda .
Most of us had a meal and we all agreed that it is a perfect venue for our monthly meets...

Jeff
by Jeff Shadbolt 23 Jul, 2018
Just to let you know that we will be attending the annual Ingatestone Hall Classic Car show on Sunday 29th July
by Jeff Shadbolt 18 Jul, 2018
I was falling over with joy today , having just received my insurance renewal for my '67 Stingray I contacted our newly affiliated insurance company Classic line Insurance and spoke to one of their helpful team ....and low and behold they beat the figure from my existing insurance company by a whopping £75...and they have agreed to some commission aside for us which we can have as a prize at our Xmas meal.
Thanks Guys
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