![[VIDEO] C8 Corvette Stingray Sets New Quarter Mile World Record with a Run of 8.64 @ 170 MPH](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2023-2/121923_7b.jpg)
Back in 2021 and into 2022, there was a very fun competition happening to see who could be the first to catapult their C8 Corvette Stingrays into the 8s in the quarter mile. The world record times were dropping pretty quickly during those months, and players like Extreme Turbo Systems, Emelia Hartford, FuelTech USA, and Late Model Racecraft were all-in with their different tuning setups.
![[VIDEO] Police Call Off Pursuit After This C6 Corvette Tops 160 MPH](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2023-2/121923_6.jpg)
The driver of a silver C6 Corvette coupe eventually managed to elude authorities in California Saturday night after a lengthy chase that reached speeds of more than 160 mph.
We are in the last week to enter to win a Daytona Yellow 1969 ZL-1 Tribute Corvette Coupe that was one of the famous 36 Corvettes in the Peter Max/VH1 collection. The previous winner of the car opted for the cash prize instead of taking the keys, so now you have until December 24th to enter. CorvetteBlogger readers get double entries so don’t miss this chance to win this classic big block Corvette!
The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray split window coupe is the Holy Grail for many enthusiasts.
That certainly seems to be the case with this Sting Ray that’s been in the same family since 1975, since the current owner’s father found it at the tender age of 16 in 1975 in California. He eventually fell victim to Prince’s 1982 hit song “Little Red Corvette” and had his car’s original Sebring Silver paint redone in Riverside Red.
![[VIDEO] C8 Corvette Z06 Battles Ford GT in Clash of American Titans](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2023-2/121823_5b.jpg)
Ali v. Frazier, Magic v. Bird, Manning v. Brady. Some matchups are so sweet that we’ll be there with bells on (never really understood that phrase, but, considering the season, it feels appropriate), no matter how many times they transpire. Almost a year, to the day after the always excellent Throttle House pitted a perfectly-spec’d Rapid Blue Z07 against a pure embodiment of the American Exotic, CarWow has organized a rematch!
![[PICS] Poor C8 Corvette Gets Bedazzled](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2023-2/121823_3b.jpg)
Some new owners love to customize their Corvettes, and we’re generally all for it. That is until we aren’t as this Bedazzled C8 Corvette Stingray shows that some just take customizing too far.
In the quest to be unique, this owner just killed their resale value, and frankly, you’re making the rest of us sane Corvette owners look bad. So, knock it off or we’ll have to send the Corvette Police to your door.
![[PODCAST] Corvette Today #192 - Pete Callaway and the Future of Callaway Cars](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2023-2/121823_1.jpg)
It was a shock to hear about the passing of Reeves Callaway earlier this year, and his loss was felt across the automotive spectrum. Reeve’s son Pete Callaway is now leading the company and he joins your host Steve Garrett on CORVETTE TODAY for his first sit-down on the popular weekly podcast to talk about his background and the future for Callaway Cars.
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.
According to the Corvette Black Book, Chevy produced only two ZL-1 Corvettes in 1969 at an additional cost of $4,718.35 – only a few bucks below the base price of $4,781.
