WELCOME TO SOVETTE.COM
Welcome to SOVette.com – the website for the Southern Oregon Corvette Association (SOCA).
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Whether you are a Corvette enthusiast who … grew up with the first-generation Corvettes from 1953 to 1982 … are a fan of the next generation redesigns from 1984 to 2004 … or get excited by the latest generations from 2005 to the present day … you are always welcome to join us at SOCA.
For nearly five decades, SOCA has brought together fans of Corvettes - people who wanted to drive together, socialize together, and participate in local, statewide, and out-of-state Corvette car shows, “show ‘n’ shines,” parades, and Corvette-related events.
“Back in the old days” the founding SOCA members used to see Corvettes drive by and follow the Corvette owners’ homes to tell them about the club.
Sometimes a card left on the windscreen of a parked Corvette brought new members to a club drive through scenic southern Oregon, to a monthly dinner at a local restaurant, or to the SOCA monthly members’ business meeting. We may come from hundreds of different backgrounds, but we all have a common enthusiasm for Corvettes.
Charitable giving back to our community has also been a common interest among SOCA members. The SOCA “Corvette Weekend” has been a bi-annual three-day summer car show, jetboat excursion, and charity breakfast, which has generated thousands of dollars for local charities. Corvette enthusiasts attending past Corvette Weekends – folks coming from Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, and even as far away as Arkansas – have helped SOCA support charities for children with cancer, and children with therapeutic needs.
For photos and information about our latest activities, continue to scroll down this page.
Check out the About SOCA tab for more about the club, the Events tab for our monthly schedule of activities, the Gallery tab for photos of SOCA members having fun, and the Newsletter tab for past copies of our monthly newsletter.
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We welcome you again to SOVette.com, and we invite you to check out the Southern Oregon Corvette Association – we hope you like what you see, and …
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SOCA TC CHEVY CAR SHOW
It was a beautiful sunny day when 18 corvettes & their owners met at Corvette Bar & Grill at 8:45 AM to caravan to Ashland's TC Chevrolet, picking up the Medford SOCA Members along the way.
TC Chevrolet of Ashland graciously offered this location for us to hold our 3rd annual Corvette Show. We had a great turnout of 84 corvettes. Southern Oregon Corvette Association, Timberland Corvette Club of Roseburg, Oregon and High Desert Club ,of Bend Oregon, Rogue Valley Corvette Club of Medford, Oregon and other Corvette owners were in attendance.
Thank you everyone for participating in this event. TC Chevrolet treated the drivers to a hot dog lunch, provided by Mad Dawgs.
Thank you TC Chevrolet management and their team who worked tirelessly to help us put this highly successful annual event together. A new event that was added this year was the "Who has the loudest exhaust?" The award went to Jakobe Diaz of Medford with his 2004 Modified
Corvette! Let me tell you it was really loud!
This year's event raised money for The Sparrow Club, thank you to all who donated for a wonderful cause. See you next year!
2025 SOUTHERN OREGON BOATNIK PARADE
What a beautiful day for a Boatnik Parade! Twenty-three members participated this year.
Lots of Smiles and laughter filled the air in anticipation for our turn at the parade route. Young car enthusiasts to well seasoned members were busy polishing and decorating their cars, comparing "horses" to horses and stories of past parades.
Tonjie Ophous led us out to the parade route showing our 50th Anniversary parade and lastly the beautiful yellow corvette with the final message as to what we were truly celebrating this day "Remember the Fallen".
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After the parade lunch was at Barney's Burgers and Sweet Tea Express, never a disappointment.
Thank you to all who participated this year.