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In 1979, Craig Main and William H. Clower began discussing the formation of an organization in San Antonio that would cater to Corvette owners.


They designed flyers that they distributed to friends resulting in eight people attending the first meeting on July 7, 1979, at Landa Park in New Braunfels. Club records show that Jim and Diana Farrar, Robert and Carol Bates, Craig Main, William Clower, and Kathy Karlstadt were the first members with Craig Main serving as the club’s first president and Robert Bates as the first treasurer.


The original name of the club was the South Texas Corvette Association. In 1982, the name was officially changed to the Texas Corvette Association; to date, there have been 36 TCA Presidents. 

As early as 1983, the club supported local San Antonio charities such as Girlsville, the San Antonio Children’s Shelter, St. Joseph’s Shelter and the Assistance League of San Antonio.


In 2000, Bernie Jensen and Dan Martin established an 'open' car show as the club’s annual, charitable fundraising event for St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, now known as SJRC Texas, said charity being the recipient of the car show’s proceeds since then and especially benefiting tremendously in 2009 when proceeds reached a record high of $90,000.


In 2015, then President Glen Leonard modernized the TCA logo which was approved by the total membership in 2016.


Currently, TCA membership is just over 300 strong.


1979-1980            Craig Main

1981                     Carol Bates

1982                     Jim Farrar & Diana Farrar and

                             Kathy Karlstadt

1983                     George Cooper

1984                     Victor Sundquist

1985                     Pam Warinner

1986-1987            Don Lothringer

1988-1989            David Kayole

1990                     Gil Dvoracek

1991                     Robert Spinks

1992                     Buck Buchanan
1993                     Malcolm Orr
1994                     David Lara

1995                           Elsie Dixon

1996                           Brad Mudgett

1997-1998                  John Steinbauer

1999                           Gene Skillrud

2000                           Bernie Jensen

2001                           Dennis Stepanik

2002-2003                  Dan Martin

2004                           Ken Reeves

2005                           Gary Hendley
2006                           George Haile
2007-2008                  Bob Howell
2009-2010                  Dave Schutz
2010                           Jerry Hendley
2011                           Mark Horner

2012-2013                  Tom Marazzi

2014-2015                  Glen Leonard

2016-2017                  John Lickvar

2018-2019                  Gary Blum

2020-2021                  Martin Hall

2022-2023                  Bill Weber

        2024-2025                  Pat Hulett
        2026-2027
        2028-2029
        2029-2030