COB 70th Corvette Birthday Party
Corvettes of Bakersfield celebrated the big 70th birthday of the Corvette; born on June 30, 1953. The big birthday party was held at Salty’s Barbecue and Catering on White Lane in Bakersfield amidst a hot 104° day. Many participants dined in the cool banquet room at Salty’s being served by Jeff Salters himself and his crew. On the menu was delicious tri-tip, chicken, and macaroni and cheese. Jeff is also a proud owner of a C7 Z06 Corvette.
In spite of the heat, we had many spectators walking around, looking at all the Corvettes estimated to be about 70 cars. Some spectators even brought their own prized automobiles to do drive-bys.
Also present were Bakersfield beauty queens Mrs. Bakersfield, Miss Bakersfield, Ms. Bakersfield and Miss Teen Bakersfield. It’s always a pleasure to have them make our Vettes even more beautiful. They were quite helpful in dispensing the raffle prizes to all the lucky winners.
The Bakersfield College Automotive Technology Center brought their student prepared racing car as well as students who receive a scholarship from Corvettes of Bakersfield to three recipients.
We made new friends from all over Bakersfield, and even as far away as Hanford and Visalia, and further north with the Central Valley Corvette club. They were notoriously known for winning many of our great raffle prizes. Thank you for making the long trip to our event.
Thanks to all who participated and helped put together this fun event.
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