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Take a break in the Beer Garden!

Located in a tented area in the Southwest corner of Cardinal Stadium! Enjoy a beer from local breweries, music and friends as you take a break from the busy day� Open daily from 11:00am-4:00pm You must be 21 years old to enter the beer garden. Sponsored by Friends of Bloomington Gold: Maria Pia & Joseph Cacciatore

Join us before the show on Saturday, June 11th and enjoy your morning coffee with fellow Corvette and Camaro friends! Cars and Coffee Saturday, June 11th Lot G82 & Club Parking Lot G53 Parking lots open at 7:00am Coffee arrives at 7:30am

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This year, as we get back to Normal, Bloomington Gold is recognizing three special year Corvettes: 1970, 1971 & 1972 as part of our Gold Year Celebration! Please be sure to walk through the Gold Year display located in the Special Display Lot (G73) on the East side of Hancock Stadium�

Coupe: $5,192 Convertible: $4,849 350ci-300HP (standard) 350ci-370HP 454ci-390HP 3-speed manual (standard) 4-speed manual 3-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic 144mph Top Speed 17,316 Units produced Available colors: Classic White, Monza Red, Marlboro Maroon, Mulsanne Blue, Bridgehampton Blue, Donnybrooke Green, Daytona Yellow, Cortez Silver, Ontario Orange, Laguna Gray, Corvette Bronz�

The 1970 Corvette replaced the 4 side gills with an egg-crate vents on the side� The fenders were flared slightly to keep rocks from being kicked up and scratching the paint. The seats were redesigned to create more headroom� 1970 enlarged the “Big Block” (known as the Rat motor) to its largest displacement at 454 ci�

Also in 1970:

• A Gallon of Gas Cost �36 cents a gallon� • Average Price of a new home was $23,450 with the average income of $9,400� • The voting age dropped to 18 and 100,000 people descended on Washington DC to protest the Vietnam war� • Let it Be was released by the Beatles� • Sadly, the Beatles announced they were breaking up and the five Elvis singles released by RCA in 1970 kept his name on the chart for 45 weeks� • Both Jimi Hendrix and Janice Joplin died of drug overdoses� • On a happier note, Tina Fey, Naomi Campbell and Jocelyn Young were born� Interestingly…�The relatively low production in 1970 was caused by a labor dispute that started in May of 1969� This dispute caused the 1969 production run to be stretched 4 months and the 1970 run to be cut short� Tuxedo Black was no longer available as an exterior color although there were probably a few cars that were painted black as special orders�

Coupe: $5,496 Convertible: $5,259 350ci-270HP (standard) 350ci-330HP 454ci-365HP 454ci-425HP 3-speed manual (standard) 4-speed manual 3-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic 152mph Top Speed 21,801 Units produced Available colors: Nevada Silver, Sunflower Yellow, Classic White, Mille Miglia Red, Mulsanne Blue, Bridgehampton Blue, Brands Hatch Green, Ontario Orange, Steel Cities Gray, War Bonnet Yellow�

Also in 1971:

• With the break-up of the Beatles, Paul McCartney formed Wings� • All in the Family and the Brady Bunch aired and Dirty Harry asked “Do you feel lucky…well do ya Punk?” • Sadly, we lost Jim Morrison and Coco Channel • A whopping number of celebrities were born including: Snoop Dogg, Mark Wahlberg, Jared

Leto, Tupac Shakur and Elon Musk�

Coupe: $5,533 Convertible: $5,296 350ci-200HP (standard) 350ci-255HP 454ci-270HP (N/A in California) 3-speed manual (standard) 4-speed manual 3-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic Available colors: Sunflower Yellow, Pewter Silver, Bryar Blue, Elkhart Green, Classic White, Mille Maglia Red, Targa Blue, Ontario Orange, Steel Cities Gray, War Bonnet Yellow� Although its arrival was anticipated by consumers and critics alike, there were virtually no physical or mechanical changes made to the 1972 Corvette from the previous year�

Also in 1972:

• Headline news includes Munich Olympics Terrorist Attack and Mark Spitz’s 7 gold medals� • Digital Watches are introduced and we saw the first pay cable network, HBO. • M*A*S*H premiered and Atari releases PONG� • Dwayne Johnson and Eminem were born�