Jerry Sievers has produced the following short video that gives us
a glimpse of these bygone days.
Less is known about CCC during the latter part of the sixties.
Peter Fonda moved to New York City to pursue his acting career.
Jerry Sievers and Earl Lee were transferred overseas sometime
before the 1961 auto show at the Civic Auditorium.
Club members voted early on to join NCCC, but for some reason this didn’t happen until 1970.
By Allen H. Sohl
The year was 1960. A young Massachusetts senator named John F. Kennedy
was running for President of the United States. Americans were hearing about
trouble in a far-off place called Vietnam. The Edsel was down to its last gasp.
And in Omaha, Cornhusker Corvette Club was born. Two young airmen stationed at Offutt Air Force Base,
Gerald (“Jerry”) Sievers and Earl Lee, wanted to share their love for the Corvette
with other owners.
Earl Lee was CCC’s first club president, and Jerry’s wife, Joyce, was the first secretary. Judging by Joyce’s detailed notes, the new club got off to a fast start. F. Jerome Given, the founder of the famous Tangier Shrine Corvette Patrol, handled the incorporation papers.
It was a time when all Corvettes were roadsters with solid rear axles. Some were equipped with the legendary Chevrolet 283 cid V8 with dual 4-barrel carburetors, or even fuel injection. Club activities included cruises, car shows, and “hare and hound” rallyes. There were other competition events, too. They were generally held in or near Omaha, and some resembled games more than racing as we know it today. In one parking lot event, a blindfolded driver had to negotiate a course by following verbal instructions from an onboard navigator. There was one member, however, who favored speed events -- he was actor Peter Fonda, who was enrolled at Omaha University (now UNO).
Early Days of Cornhusker Corvette Club
The Way We Were
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Cornhusker Corvette Club (CCC) General Membership Meetings are held every month, except December, on the third Thursday of the month at 7:00pm
at the DC Centre, 11830 Stonegate Drive, Omaha, NE 68164. Many members meet for the buffet dinner and socializing at 6:00pm (dinner requires RSVP). After the meeting there is time to socialize, purchase club merchandise, including drawings.
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