You had me at Beer Garden!
With just over 2 months to go until showtime, we’re learning more of what’s in store at this year’s Bloomington Gold event in Indianapolis. With almost a full year to plan with the new venue this time, the Bloomington team has come up with several new activities throughout the June 18th and 19th event at the Lucas Oil Stadium.
It’s hard to believe that later this year we will be celebrating the third anniversary of the return of the ZR1 nameplate to the Chevrolet Corvette. In late 2017, Chevrolet unveiled the supercharged C7 King of the Hill in Dubai, and the Corvette collecting world hasn’t been the same.
The 2019 ZR1 was Chevrolet’s swan song to the C7 Corvette and it sure didn’t disappoint! With 755 horses and 715 lb-ft of torque from the supercharged 6.2-liter LT5 V8 engine, the ZR1 was the most powerful production Corvette ever assembled and it was capable of speeds in 214 MPH. To accommodate the huge 2.65-liter Eaton supercharger, the whole front end was redesigned with a high-rise hood, a new front fascia was optimized for providing additional cooling to the engine, and it was capped with a signature wing on the back that provided 950 lbs of downforce.
The inspirational story of race car driver Dan Parker – blind since he crashed his 1963 Corvette into a concrete wall at 175 mph on the dragstrip in 2012 – continues with an upcoming attempt to break the Guinness World Record for “fastest speed for a car driven blindfold,” a mark currently held at 200.5 mph by Mike Newton of the United Kingdom.
![[VIDEO] The Corvette Mechanic Paul Koerner Has Replacement LT2 Engine Installed But It Won't Fire Up](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2021/041321_17b.jpg)
We’ve been following the Corvette Mechanic Paul Koerner as he has been performing an LT2 engine swap at his dealership Key Chevrolet located in Middletown, CT. We were very excited to see in the last video that the warranty replacement LT2 engine had been reinstalled into the engine bay and now we are wanting to see it fired up for the first time. But as Paul will tell you, sometimes these complex engine swaps just don’t go as planned.
There’s nothing like driving a mid-year 427 Corvette … nothing!
That’s the opinion of the gentleman who has spent countless hours lovingly restoring this 1966 Rally Red Sting Ray convertible, currently up for sale on eBay. With 40 bids already climbing to $55,555, with the reserve not met, activity is likely to continue at a strong pace through the end of the auction on Sunday at 7 p.m.
![[VIDEO] Former 1980 Corvette Field Car Completes 700 Mile Road Trip During a Blizzard](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2021/041321_1b.jpg)
We first told you a few months ago about Vice Grip Garage and his escapades to get a one-owner “yeller” 1980 L82 Corvette running again for a burnout competition in Florida after it had been abandoned in a field for “purt-near” 10 years in south Tennessee.
The C7 Corvette generation will go down in history as being one the most capable “front-engine/rear-wheel drive” sports cars ever produced. With a variety of models and performance levels available, not to mention having one of the best driving experiences possible with a luxurious cockpit, manual transmissions, and plenty of storage space in the coupes, the C7 Corvette is winning over a whole new set of owners who value just how good of a car it still is.
That “gamble” General Motors supposedly took in changing the eighth-generation Corvette to a mid-engine format is looking more and more like a “sure thing” with each passing day.
![[VIDEO] The Corvette Mechanic Paul Koerner Has the Replacement LT2 Engine Back in the Car](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2021/041221_10b.jpg)
The Corvette Mechanic Paul Koerner has been entertaining and educating us as he is doing a warranty repair on a C8 Corvette with a blown LT2 V8 engine. The C8 Corvette was first shown at Key Chevrolet in Middletown, CT., with several extra holes in the block. Since then, we’ve watched as Paul prepped for the replacement and then actually remove the bad powerplant from car.
![[VIDEO] Walk Around a Widebody C8 Corvette on Display at the UAE's Custom Show Emirates](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2021/041221_9c.jpg)
During our weekend walkthrough of Corvettes on YouTube, we came across an interesting widebody C8 Corvette that was on display in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai at a custom auto show called “Custom Show Emirates.”
Unfortunately, there was no signage about the creator and builder of the car, so what you see is what you get!
