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[PODCAST] Corvette News and Headlines with CorvetteBlogger on the Corvette Today Podcast

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[PODCAST] Corvette News and Headlines with CorvetteBlogger on the Corvette Today Podcast

Photo Credit: Keith Cornett


We’ve got another great CORVETTE TODAY Podcast on tap for you this week as I return to the guest chair with your host Steve Garrett for our first official News and Headlines edition for 2024! Steve and I discuss all the latest news and there is some great info presented, so give it a listen!

Corvettes for Sale: 62-Years-Owned 1954 Chevrolet Corvette

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Corvettes for Sale: 62-Years-Owned 1954 Chevrolet Corvette


There’s long-term ownership of a car, and then there’s the owner of this 1954 Corvette convertible.

He reportedly bought it in California way back in 1962, and now 62 years later, he’s still the owner.

Corvette Racing at Daytona: Rolex 24 Qualifying Report

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Corvette Racing at Daytona: Rolex 24 Qualifying Report

Photo Credit: Richard Prince for Corvette Racing


Garcia to start third in GTD PRO; Varrone paces AWA in debut of Corvette Z06 GT3.R

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 21, 2024) – The new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R will make its first race start from inside the top-10 of an extremely deep GT field in Saturday’s Rolex 24 At Daytona to kick off the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Corvette Delivery Dispatch with National Corvette Seller Mike Furman for Jan 21st

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Corvette Delivery Dispatch with National Corvette Seller Mike Furman for Jan 21st


Criswell Chevrolet’s Mike Furman delivers new Corvettes to his customers who come from all across the country to work with the nation’s top individual Corvette seller.

QUICK SHIFTS: The Corvette Z06 vs a Real Race Car, and is it Grandma Approved?

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QUICK SHIFTS: The Corvette Z06 vs a Real Race Car, and is it Grandma Approved?

Screenshot Credit: MotorTrend



Welcome to another fun-filled edition of Quick Shifts! Quick Shifts is a content feature here at CorvetteBlogger featuring links to Corvette and automotive-related stories of interest. This week, our tour of automotive websites takes us to MotorTrend for a couple of C8 Z06 features, and then we throw some shade at a CNN review of the new 2024 Corvette E-Ray. It’s a new era for Corvette Racing and we got an update on Jordan Taylor’s helmet for 2024. Finally, take a walk through Hot Rod Magazine’s archives for a period review of the last RPO L82.

Saturday Morning Corvette Comic: When Your Tech Support Turns Against You

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Saturday Morning Corvette Comic: When Your Tech Support Turns Against You


Be thankful that it’s a Corvette that he is wanting. Otherwise, this would be very annoying if the every-minute reminder was for a Honda.

After Action Report on the Nine C8 Z06s Offered at Mecum Kissimmee 2024

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After Action Report on the Nine C8 Z06s Offered at Mecum Kissimmee 2024

Photo Credit: Keith Cornett


With Mecum’s Kissimmee 2024 auction now in the books, one specific Corvette model we wanted to analyze was the C8 Corvette Z06. The “race car for the streets” have been setting monster sales numbers over the course of the year and the results from the January 2024 sale may provide buyers with some insights on pricing as we move into the new year.

[VIDEO] Four Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs on the Track at Daytona

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[VIDEO] Four Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs on the Track at Daytona


Today kicked off the three-day practice session known as The Roar Before the 24 and the new Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs are there. Our friends at Michelin Racing put captured the four new Corvettes during a photoshoot at Daytona International Raceway. The Rolex 24 at Daytona will get underway one week from Saturday. The Green Flag drops at 1:40 PM ET and you can watch the beginning of the race at NBC.

Corvettes for Sale: 1961 Corvette Project Comes With Enough Parts to Make it 95% Complete

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Corvettes for Sale: 1961 Corvette Project Comes With Enough Parts to Make it 95% Complete


Would you pay $28,000 for a 1961 Corvette with enough parts to make a “95 percent complete” car?

That’s the situation prospective buyers are facing in a rather confusing eBay ad out of Feeding Hills, Massachusetts.

[VIDEO] U-Drags is Back with Some C8 Corvette Stingray vs BMW M2 Action!

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[VIDEO] U-Drags is Back with Some C8 Corvette Stingray vs BMW M2 Action!


0-60, quarter mile, stopping distance, roadholding; vehicle performance testing was pretty uniform across the board for decades until Edmunds came along with a brilliant idea: what if all four of those performance benchmarks were smashed together into a single assessment of a car’s performance envelope? U-Drags was born, and we’ve been hooked ever since – especially because Edmunds’ greatest invention just so happened to more-or-less coincide with the publication’s purchase of its own, no-strings-attached C8 Corvette!