Corvettes in Paradise awards honor cars' beauty and style

November 9, 2:15 PMFlorida Keys Travel ExaminerJill Zima Borski

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Eduardo Padron of Miami won the 1968 – 1982 Wash and Show category with his blue1970 Corvette.
Photo by Jill Zima Borski

According to Tony and Marie CuCulino, the forces behind the popular Corvettes in Paradise Show held Nov. 7 in Islamorada in the Florida Keys, the winners of the 16th annual event are:

Stock 1953 – 62
1. # 67 Patrick Sidorchuk 1962 Corvette

Stock 1963 – 67
1. # 15 Dale Redlich 1966 Corvette
2. # 79 Ramon DelValle 1964 Coupe
3. # 51 Judy Thompson 1966 Corvette

Stock 1968 – 82
1. # 76 Manny & Miriam Rodriguez 1981 Coupe
2. # 20 Bill & Kristin Young 1973 Corvette
3. # 54 Mark Napoli 1972 Corvette

Stock 1984 – 96
1. # 81 Rick DeLonge 1992 convertible
2. # 17 Cliff Gibson 1992 Corvette
3. # 22 Gary Raterman 1993 Corvette

Stock 1997 – 2004
1. # 64 Craig & Leona Gaunya 2000 Corvette
2. # 74 Robert Armengol 2003 yellow convertible
3. # 35 Frank Kosky 1998 Corvette

Stock 2005 – 2010
1. # 50 Pete Avram 2009 blue convertible
2. # 46 Mike Aubrey 2008 Corvette
3. # 8 Herb Jacobson 2007 Corvette

1953 – 1967 Wash & Show
1. # 30 Les & Kathy Walker 1965 Blue convertible
2. # 12 Steve & Ann Torp 1966 Corvette
3. # 66 Howard Leist 1967 Corvette

1968 – 1982 Wash & Show
1. # 24 Eduardo Padron 1970 Corvette
2. # 27 Margaret Adams 1981 Corvette
3. # 56 Brandy Urbine 1977 white coupe

1984 – 1996 Wash & Show
1. # 5 Larry Culbertson 1984 Black coupe
2. # 43 Sue Browning 1993 40th Anniversary
3. # 57 Jason Swift 1986 Corvette

1997 – 2004 Wash & Show
1. #41 Jim & Lydia Moscato 2003 Corvette
2. #80 Jim & Cindy McKinness 2000 Corvette
3. #53 Jeri Sauerwein 2004 Corvette

2005 – 2010 Wash & Show
1. # 62 Wiley Boland 2007 corvette
2. # 23 Dean & Lisa Mester 2005 corvette
3. # 73 Samuel Mendoza 2005 corvette coupe

1953 – 1996 Modified
1. # 42 John Browning 1987 corvette
2. # 6 Joe Cutroni 1996 corvette
3. # 61 Gary Conti 1965 corvette

1997 – 2010 Modified
1. # 75 Manny & Miriam Rodriguez 2005 corvette coupe
2. # 2 Bob & Ellen Malizia 2006 copper convertible
3. # 32 Gary McCoy 2009 Corvette

1953 – 1982 Early Street
1. # 48 Rip Parent 1963 Corvette
2. # 4 John Katsikas 1963 Corvette
3. # 25 Tom Taylor 1979 Blue Corvette


1984 – 2010 Late Street
1. # 40 Rodolfo Mendez 1996 Corvette
2. # 65 Anthony Lauri 1998 Corvette
3. # 47 Chuck Powers 2001 Corvette

Special Interest
1. # 14 Jim & Marcia Cochran 2007 Corvette
2. # 31 Bill Manes 2008 Corvette
3. # 11 David & Lisa Jessing 1998 Pace Car Convertible

Racer Class
1. # 29 Bill Villwock 1976 White coupe
2. # 77 John Gelosi 2006 black & silver coupe

ZO6 Class
1. # 69 Bill Dudley 2003 yellow coupe
2. # 34 Marshall Peterson 2003 Corvette
3. # 45 Floyd Bingel 2008 Corvette

ZR-1 Class
1. # 18 Dino Dwyer 1990 Corvette
2. # 13 Lawrence Marshall 1991 Corvette

Custom
1. # 72 Ralph Rivera 2007 Corvette
2. # 78 Leo Alvarez 1998 Corvette
3. # 3 Fred Schlesinger 1998 Red Corvette

Display class Cars
1. # 13 Frank Jacobs 1962 Corvette
2. # 19 Kevin Chapman 1966 Corvette
3. # 10 Michael Connor 1981 Corvette

Florida Keys Corvette Club Cars – People's Choice from show
1st Place Bruce Yero 1978 Black & Silver Pace Car ; 2nd Place Jorge Costas 1970 Red Corvette Convertible
3rd Place George Rogers 1979 black Coupe

Dave McLellan's’s Choice Best of Show
# 55 James Campbell 2004/ 1962 Tangerine Conversion

Glenda’s Choice
# 37 Patti Hutchinson 1996 Grand Sport Convertible

Long distance Driven
# 2 Robert & Ellen Malizia 2006 Copper convertible Beverly Hills, FL 413 Miles

Club Participation – Judged Class
1. Renegades Corvette Club Hollywood, Florida
2. Central Florida Corvette Association Orlando, Florida

Club participation – display Cars - Sunshine Corvette Club Miami, Florida