![[ACCIDENT] Mans Buys a C5 Corvette, Crashes into Power Line Pole](http://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2013/052213_3.jpg)
“With great power comes great responsbility.”
That line from SpiderMan could have saved Battle Ground, Washington resident Ethan Cross a world of hurt.
According to KATU.com, the 42 year old cross has just purchased the light-colored Convertible when he crashed into a power line pole in Boring, Oregon.
If you see a white C5 convertible on Route 66 over the next few days, you might just be witnessing a dream coming true.
Bob Welborn, a 62-year-old Corvette enthusiast, was up before the sun last Thursday morning, heading west to live out a boyhood fantasy of driving cross-country, the way Tod and Buz did in the 1960s TV show “Route 66.”
![[PICS] C5 Corvette Convertible Widebody on D2FORGED CV2 Colormatched Wheels](http://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2013/051413_16b.jpg)
Here’s some eyecandy from our friends at D2FORGED who hit us up on twitter yesterday to share these pics of a Pewter C5 Corvette Convertible riding on their CV2 concave wheels. I’ve always maintained that the wheels guys have the best photos and D2FORGED doesn’t let us down with their latest photoset.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced that they’re opening a preliminary investigation involving early C6 Corvette Headlights. They’ve received 30 complaints from drivers stating that the low beam headlights turn off on their own while driving at night.
![[VIDEO] Corvette Fail: That's a Hit and Run Baby!](http://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2013/050613_12.jpg)
Like we haven’t seen this happen before. Corvette driver decides to show off while leaving a car gathering and all hell brakes loose.
At least we know the windshield wipers work.
![[PICS] Adam's Polishes' Detailing Seminar at the Lingenfelter Collection](http://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2013/042213_11b.jpg)
Last year Adam’s Polishes was named the officially licensed car care products for the Corvette and Camaro. When we heard that founder and CEO Adam Pitale would be giving a free detailing seminar on site at the Lingenfelter Collection outside Detroit, we had to add the event to our weekend agenda.
Check out these six great Corvettes we are featuring today from VetteFinders.com, the Internet’s original Corvette classifieds website. Each day thousands of buyers turn to our sister website to find the Corvette of their dreams as we have one of the best selections of classic, preowned and new Corvettes available anywhere.
![[PICS] Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2013 - The Corvettes](http://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2013/040713_24b.jpg)
Last Friday we spent the slightly soggy day at Barrett-Jackson to see the auction of the 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible. While that auction was certainly exciting with Rick Hendrick paying $1 million to buy the first retail version of the next generation convertible, it wasn’t the only Corvette offered on the block that day.
Good news from our friends at Corvette America. Their latest 1984-2013 “late model” Corvette catalog is now available. Corvette America now has three new catalogs containing thousands of quality parts and accessories for 1953-2013 Covettes.
![[PICS] The Corvettes of the 2013 Detroit Autorama](http://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2013/031113_60b.jpg)
Detroit Autorama takes place each year in early March. 2013 marks the 61st rendition of the massive indoor custom car show. It was also the 50th anniversary of the prestigious Ridler Award. We made our annual trek down to Cobo Hall last weekend to check out all of the custom rides. Hit that magical Read More button below to see our gallery of some the best custom Corvettes around.
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