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A few of the Corvettes in Keith Busse’s Indy 500 pace car collection Photo: Mecum Auctions A retired steel executive is selling a complete set of Indianapolis 500 Chevy Corvette pace cars that he spent 30 years collecting. Keith Busse, the retired chairman and cofounder of Steel Dynamics in Fort Wayne, Indiana, owns 16 Corvettes that were…
Look, everything is awful, and the seeming scarcity of good news means you’ve got to scour some for rays of light. Taking a moment to appreciate, for example, the absurdity of the fact that Ford put out a press release detailing how many chicken wings you can shove into the front trunk — or frunk…
Look, everything is awful, and the seeming scarcity of good news means you’ve got to scour some for rays of light. Taking a moment to appreciate, for example, the absurdity of the fact that Ford put out a press release detailing how many chicken wings you can shove into the front trunk — or frunk…
C8 Corvette Stingray Photo: Chevrolet Chevy has finally announced fuel economy specs for the C8 Corvette Stingray. (Let the ‘Vette fans rejoice!) Owner Perks: Reasons to go with a Chevy A healthy powertrain pairs with notable fuel economy, helping the C8 live up to its “everyday supercar” image Photo: Chevrolet An efficient and energetic ride…
Today we stumbled across a video of a fire-breathing C6 Corvette, more menacing than any fire-spitter we’ve seen before. It’s almost like something out of a Transformers movie, except it’s actually somewhat entertaining. (Check out the video below.) The fire-breathing C6 Corvette The man in the video, created by 1320video, says that the C6 Corvette…
Last week Toyota declared it would attempt to challenge our perception of the Camry, particular with regard to its speed, by bringing it and a few other cars to the 2018 Tire Rack One Lap of America. Now that we’ve seen the results, consider our perception successfully changed. After eight days and 3,675 miles, three…
The Chevy Corvette Z06 vs Dodge Viper TA at the PBIR in Jupiter, Florida Photo: To The Floor Videos In 1974 we had the Rumble in the Jungle, in 1975 we had the Thrilla in Manila, and in 2015 we’ve got the Time Attack on the Race Track! That’s right, a new quarter-mile drag race video…
Some things just pair up perfectly — like peas and carrots, peanut butter and jelly, and of course, Corvettes and Bose stereos. Bose and Chevrolet have been working together since the 1984 C4 Corvette, and that relationship continues with the 2020 Corvette Stingray. Here’s a look at the technology that powers this heart-pounding audio system….
Next year marks the 65th anniversary of the Corvette, and though the traditional 65th anniversary gemstone is blue sapphire, Chevy has chosen instead to commemorate the milestone with carbon. Today the bowtie brand announced that a new Corvette Carbon 65 Edition will be offered on 2018 Grand Sport 3LT and Z06 3LZ models. Available this…
In a recent episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, the comedian and car enthusiast spotlighted Chris and Elaine Larsen, the husband-and-wife team behind Larsen Motorsports in Orlando, Florida. Chris is the builder, while his wife Elaine is the reigning two-time Jet Dragster World Champion. Leno talks to both of them about their racing history, as well…
A 2000 Chevrolet Corvette C5 with nearly 650,000 miles on it Most automotive enthusiasts would consider it a pleasure to take a spin in a Corvette, but what if you had to drive it, on average, 110 miles per day, seven days a week, for fifteen years. Once you’d put 650,000 miles on it, would…
Photo: Crackle.com For the first episode of the seventh season of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, creator and host Jerry Seinfeld landed his biggest “get” yet: a gorgeous 1963 Chevy Corvette Stingray. Oh, and he got President Barack Obama to drive it, too. As its title suggests, the web series usually focuses on comedians [insert…
A hot lap on the NCM Motorsports Park track Earlier this week, the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, was hit with a $100 noise violation fine issued by the Warren County City-County Planning Commission. At the time, NCM attorney Charles E. “Buzz” English Jr. (which is a great name, by the…
Paving has begun on the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park. The grand opening of the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park is set for August 27 – 30, but as it’s such a tremendous project, construction is already underway. In fact, last week, construction crews began to pave the 3.15-mile road course. The project is largely…
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