“INDIANA
SPIRIT QUEST”
The Indiana Spirit Quest series of
geocaches will take you to a number of historic cemeteries
built by Hoosier Pioneers.
REINCARNATED
ISQ #128 RED '62 CORVETTE
Pioneer Cemetery (All photos copyright 2005 by LEAD
DOG)
INDIANA
SPIRIT QUEST #128
”St. Mark's!"
Welcome to Saint Mark's Lutheran Church
Cemetery. This extremely well cared for active place has been in
use since 1870. There are many stones inscribed in German. Many
older worn stones have been re-set in concrete, with a smaller
granite block next to them, translating them . There is a modern
memorial stone to 14 children buried here from 1873 to 1908. There
are a lot of Thiels and Springers resting here. This is an
interesting mix of older and newer stones. An excellent example of
preservation of our past.
Children
Heartbeat of America!
In the automotive world, the Chevrolet Corvette is an
authentic American icon. The visually-striking roaster has had the
longest production run of any American sports car and, to many
people, is the first car that comes to mind when the term "sports
car" is mentioned. While other American sports models have evolved
over time into "touring versions" of sports cars, sporty sedans or
even luxury automobiles, Corvette has stayed true to its legacy and
staunchly maintained its agressive styling and sports-car integrity
over a 50-year life span.
Inspired by the European roadsters like the Jaguar XK
series), the Corvette debuted at the 1953 Motorama in New York
City. The Corvette listed for about $3500 and came in but one color
combination: polo white with a red interior .
There were only 300 cars made that year and like all
Corvettes, then and now, the Corvette body was constructed out of
fiberglass, which allowed designers to create the rounded styling.
Because there were so few of these cars made, 1953 Corvettes are
highly valued collector cars.
The popularity of the Corvette took some time to establish,
as production rose to nearly 3,000 in 1954 and then dropped to only
700 in 1955. In 1956 the Corvette body was re-styled for the first
time , adding striking "scooped out" side coves which could be
painted in either silver or beige for an added $19.40.
During this time, the Corvette was finally accepted as a true
sports car. Under the direction of race-car driver and Corvette
engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov , engine performance was enhanced and
modified with fuel injection.
Sales jumped to over 6,000 cars for the 1957 model year and
continued to rise for 1958 and the following years. Sales topped
10,000 cars in 1960, and firmly establishing the Corvette as an
American success story.
The 1962 Corvette was the last of the "first generation"
solid-axle series. By 1962 engine-displacement was increased to 327
cubic-inches and top horsepower was up to 360. Over 14,500
Corvettes were sold that year with a base price of a little over
$4,000.
BYOP. Park with
extreme care. If you find a fallen US flag, please
stick it back in the ground. As always, please be respectful,
and cache in, trash out. CENSORED
DON'T BE FOOLED BY IMITATIONS!!None genuine
without SixDogTeam seal. 35mm photographs taken by Lead Dog,
copyright 2005 by RikSu Outfitters unless otherwise noted. (Photos
taken with 1970 Mamiya-Sekor 500DTL SLR) We are the SixDogTeam and
we approve of this cache.
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