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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 09:33 AM
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Gordons telephone number is 1-800-398-3883 they will send you a new schedule I just spoke to his wife and she says she is having problems with their web site

Originally Posted by tobijohn
Great testimonials but if the class schedule posted on his web site is from 2006 and the Contact Us page doesn't work, how are you supposed to get in touch with him? Anyone have a phone number?
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 10:45 AM
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Just as a note, sometimes Corvette clubs will bring him out to their area for a day. About three years ago he came out to Delaware and looked at/fixed a bunch of C4s - I remember being stunned that he had the page numbers on the Helms memorized ...
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 11:05 AM
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Gordon is a 100% class gentleman!


While @ Carlisle he will look "members and non members" cars @ no cost and either fix them or diagnose the problems. Every person that has gone to his class has said it was WELL worth the money and a great time.......

Personally I hope to go to his class myself as soon as my "traveling" stops!!

to a ZR1 hero!
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by davetteguy
Gordons telephone number is 1-800-398-3883 they will send you a new schedule I just spoke to his wife and she says she is having problems with their web site
Thanks! I'll pass it on to my wife. Now I can look forward to my birthday present this year. Ah, the gift that keeps on giving...
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by j3studio
Just as a note, sometimes Corvette clubs will bring him out to their area for a day. About three years ago he came out to Delaware and looked at/fixed a bunch of C4s - I remember being stunned that he had the page numbers on the Helms memorized ...
He's been out to the Mid Missouri Corvette Cup in April for the last 3 years. Gives a seminar class and walks around the parking lot looking for C4's to fix

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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 01:42 PM
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So Gordon has like 50 Vette's to be worked on after class? How long does it take him to look at a car and fix it? It would take my mechanic 3 years to work on 50 Vette's.
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by davetteguy
...I just spoke to his wife and she says she is having problems with their web site
Yeah, the links on the site are really messed up. I did found a way in through the back door to the Contact Us page. Link below:

http://www.gordonkillebrew.com/pages/800741/index.htm
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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 09:19 PM
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Well, I talked with Mrs. Killebrew yesterday. She'll be mailing me the 2007 C4 school schedule which I'll post once it arrives. BTW, they'll be in the Netherlands and Belgium for the next few weeks - apparently they've got a couple C4 schools to do over there...

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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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Sounds fascinating, I read he will work on your car. What will he tackle anything he sees that needs attention ? I would like to attend one of
his classes. What is his background ? What makes him the C4 expert ?
I am not doubting that he is just asking for my own information.
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Does he post on the forum ?? I wonder if we could hire him for a day on the forum ?? Interesting idea anyways.
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 10:42 AM
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I would like to attend a two day class this year. I am going to post a thread i the regional section, but lets see if we can get 5 - 12 forum members to attend the same class. PM me and let me know and lets do it!!!
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Originally Posted by pennstatefootball
Gordon is a 100% class gentleman!
That's interesting. I placed a call to him and thought he was one of the rudest persons I'd ever spoken to.
Maybe I caught him at a bad time.....?

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Originally Posted by JD'S WHITE 93
Sounds fascinating, I read he will work on your car. What will he tackle anything he sees that needs attention ? I would like to attend one of
his classes. What is his background ? What makes him the C4 expert ?
I am not doubting that he is just asking for my own information.
IIRC he was the lead in-house engineer for the C4 on the production line. He wrote the shop manual.

Now that I have a C4 again I hope to do his class.

When I had my 88 at one cruise in he adjusted my wiper blades and came up with a way for my blower to work until I could get it home and replace it - all at no charge!.
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As per my earlier post, for those interested, the 2006-2007 class schedule is attached below:
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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Thanks tobijohn, kind of you to take the time to post this schedule.
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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Gordon Killebrew is "Mr. C-4", he knows more about the C-4 than anyone in the world.
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 04:57 AM
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Gordon is absolutely amazing. He knows what color every wire is in the C4. I heard him in a "free" lecture at Carlisle and was very impressed. If you need to know about C4s, he does.

Regards,
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He is being inducted into the National Corvette Museum Hall of Fame this year.
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