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…
A 1970 Chevy Corvette Avaricious (and wealthy) classic Corvette fans were dealt a punishing blow when the Mecum Corvette Auction was scrapped from the calendar this year. The auction was going to be held in Champaign, Illinois, featuring Corvettes, more Corvettes, and nothing but Corvettes. For some odd reason (maybe because wealthy people don’t appreciate…
Registration for the 2015 Bloomington Gold Corvette Show begins today Starting today, you can now register for the 2015 Bloomington Gold Corvette Show, which will run from June 25th through the 27th at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. You can register for the show here, or purchase a $45 three-day weekend pass to the event here….
The 2014 Corvette Stingray Renting a car is never much of an exciting affair. You pay too much for a car that isn’t anything special—or at least not more special than the car you left back at the airport in your hometown. If you’re on a business trip, you should be riding around with more…
American muscle meets American muscle: Rocky star Sly Stallone in his custom Corvette When you picture Sylvester Stallone driving, you probably envision him behind the wheel of a long-haul semi truck, trying to reconnect with his estranged child Michael as they travel on a road trip from Colorado to California, as depicted in the 1987…
Recent patents filed by GM suggest that the Chevy Corvette could incorporate three types of aero-dynamic systems in the future: Active Side-Skirts, Active Spoilers, and Downforce Generating Ducts. Active Side-Skirts This feature adjusts turbulent air drag on the vehicle’s side, based on the current speed of the car. The side skirts extend or retract to maximize the vehicle’s aerodynamics…
Terry Dietrich’s stolen 1972 Corvette Stingray Way back in February, we told you about the tragic love story between Terry Dietrich and her Corvette. Back when she was a 19-year-old teenager working her very first job, Dietrich bought the car of her dreams: a brand new 1972 C3 Corvette Stingray. Terry got to enjoy her…
George Talley’s Corvette was found after being stolen 33 years earlier. ©GM Detroit native George Talley’s Corvette disappeared 33 years ago, just a few miles from GM world headquarters. Today, Talley and his ’79 Vette were reunited at the very same world headquarters, thanks to the help of Mark Reuss, executive vice president for GM…
The first Corvette Z06 convertible will be auctioned off at Barrett-Jackson. Barrett-Jackson is known for selling a lot of Chevrolet’s firsts. First Stingray coupe, first Stingray convertible, first Z06 coupe, and now, the first Corvette Z06 convertible. The model will be auctioned off this January at the Scottsdale auction, and we’ll give you three guesses…
2018 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Coupe, featured in Torch Red The 2018 Dayton Auto Show might be over, however, the vehicles witnessed from attending the event still linger in my mind. The main car still haunting my vehicular daydreams (or is it cardreams?…) is definitely the 2018 Chevy Corvette Grand Sport Coupe. Few things are as…
Step back, Europe. America is back with the performance cars to own the road and offer inspiration for dream car savings jars. Road & Track has released its annual Performance Car of the Year list, and three of the four finalist spots were taken up by cars from American automakers, including the 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06….
A recent road rage incident in Georgia seems like something out of a really weird storybook, or a poorly planned out commercial by Ford or Chevrolet. A few weeks ago, a Chevrolet Corvette and Ford Mustang were driving on a highway in the Peach State, outside of Atlanta. Apparently the yellow Corvette, being driven by Angelina…
While much of the talk around Chevrolet this year has been focused at the highly anticipated Chevrolet Camaro, the Chevrolet Corvette is making some big moves as well. The Corvette Z06’s LT4 engine, with 650 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque, is the most powerful production engine that General Motors has ever built. Chevrolet Performance…
2017 Chevy Bolt According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s annual “Car Wars” study, General Motors will substantially increase its market share by 2020 by replacing approximately 88% of its current model lineup and continuing to emphasize trucks and crossovers at a greater rate than the industry. From the report: We forecast GM’s product cadence…
You know how, in cartoons, occasionally giant robots and city-destroying monsters will plop down on the street, pick up a few cars, and wave them around making vrooming noises like a little kid? Well, minus the vrooming noises, here’s a giant payload-shifting robot doing exactly that with a Chevy Corvette. That robot is the FANUC…
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