Corvette Delivery Dispatch with National Corvette Seller Mike Furman for April 19th

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.

This week’s delivery report from Mike is a fun one for us to post as he puts the delivery spotlight on two new Corvettes that have connections to us here at CorvetteBlogger!. We see a Black C8 Z51 Coupe that finally made it to Oregon that was a courtesy delivery for our friend John Elegant who is a co-founder of the MidEngineCorvetteForum.com, while the now semi-famous Sebring Orange C8 known as “Crushin” that belongs to CB contributor Jeremy Welborn. In addition to a few more C8s, Mike shares one of the remaining 2019s as it was headed out the door. We also suggest sticking around for this week’s collection of barn-finds, vintage throwbacks, and other Corvette pics for you scrolling pleasure.

Visit Mike’s facebook page for even more photos and videos of his new Corvette deliveries: CorvetteFurman.

~I spotlighted one delivery story today to share the many facets of what goes into customer service all the way through the deal. We live in such an instant gratification world that you really should never lose sight of how the little things add up to more than what the eye can see. All of my sales are generated from the forum leads, repeat, and referrals. The couple from Oregon has probably sent 200+ customers my way over the last 5 years. Now clearly that is not the norm but I average several referrals per customer so you can see where this can lead to. It’s a domino effect of Corvette customers and many times I sell them their family vehicles. I am certified to sell all 9 brands that Criswell Auto carries. How it all started out is by paying attention over the last 42+ years, I had many great mentors. Ken Allen and Gary Konner to mention two. Ken passed away approx 7 years ago and we had stayed in touch over the years even though he had retired to Vermont decades ago. Enjoy the pictures and stories.

~I used to tell the story for decades of the 1988 Corvette convt that Gary Konner (Malcolm Konner Chevrolet) had as his demo. He took the White interior out of a 35th anniversary Corvette and put it in his Black Convt. demo. That car looked so sharp, it was Gary’s favorite demo back in the day. The reason the story came up is what happened on the first night after switching interiors. His daughter dropped her rocky road ice cream cone on the white seats. I still get a chuckle. Well, Gary recently came up with a picture of that Corvette!

~John and Annie Elegant of Dallas, Oregon first left their deposit check with me on February 6th, 2015…And that made them deal folder #8! We originally met at the Corvette Bash April 2014 and we have been best of friends from that moment on. Their Yellow 2015 Z06 was their Corvette of choice these last several years and their vin was 17 after my vin of my 2015 Z06, they even viewed mine on the production line when they did the buyers tour back in 2015! I gave them a sight-unseen trade value knowing they were driving cross country for the 25th anniversary of the National Corvette Museum road tour this past September. From Oregon to Kentucky to my home in Maryland, John and Annie stayed two nights at our home and sold their 2015 Z06 to Criswell before dropping them off at the local airport to jet them back to their home in Oregon. Then the long wait for the production of their Black 2020 Corvette Z51 coupe. Vin 1750 was drop-shipped for courtesy delivery at the Chevrolet dealer near them in Sublimity, Oregon. This past week they took delivery and the smiles could be felt clear across the USA when John called me driving his new Corvette. John is a co-founder (1 of 3) of the midenginecorvetteforum web site and he puts up fantastic factual articles daily. Now that he has ownership under his belt I expect some terrific first-hand articles as John is very good at putting his thoughts down in print. Check out the pictures below even some from when they visited our Maryland home. Equipment list: Tension Blue/Twilight Blue dipped interior, 3LT pkg, front lift, CF cluster/surround, magnetic ride, edge red calipers, 5 trident spoke machined-face spectra gray wheels, ultra-rare code 5VM visible CF ground effects pkg, CF high wing spoiler, engine appearance pkg, wheel locks, splash guards and edge red fender hash stripe. Let the fun begin for two terrific ambassadors of the Corvette brand! John plans on joining me in October for my C8 Corvette driving school at Spring Mountain race track in Pahrump, Nevada.

~Jeremy W. Of Lawton, Oklahoma took museum delivery of vin 0050 (that he purchased from me) the very first day possible and transported his C8 home. Yesterday Jeremy posted pictures of his Sebring Orange beauty on his home lift in his garage majal! Stunning in every way. Jeremy is known as “Jagamajajaran” on the various forums…which stands for the initials of his family members. Jeremy plans on joining me in October at Spring Mountain race track in Pahrump, Nevada for my C8 Corvette driving school.

~Tim M. of Rapid City, South Dakota recently had his new Corvette shipped via Plycar to his home in SD. Tim sent me these pics from only 20 minutes from his Rapid City driveway. Quite a view.

~Conway B. of Grant, Florida also shared a picture of his new 2020 Corvette after I shipped it down from Criswell to his driveway.

~Others that left the yard…

~Eli Mannings Super Bowl MVP Corvette is up for sale…that would be a cool Corvette to own…wonder if its autographed?

~My customer and friend Rick F. dropped by to give me some Rte 66 items for my garage. Rick owns a C7 that he bought from me and has a C8 on order.

~The Frank Class Corvette barn find and throwback section. Please post up your favorite picture.

Right hand drive C2…

Could the new Red for 2021 look like C5 Magnetic Red?

Stirling Moss, Larry Shinoda, Peter Brock, and the SR-2. Bill and Betty Tower are in the car. Amelia Island early 90’s.

Harlan Charles a Corvette for the first time.

Be safe.

Mike Furman
Criswell Chevrolet
Gaithersburg, MD
301-212-4420 desk direct
Off Fridays and Sundays
"I sell and ship Nationwide and have done so for 42+ years!
[email protected]
CorvetteFurman.com

Mike can deliver new Corvettes at Criswell Chevrolet in Gaithersburg, MD or through the National Corvette Museum’s R8C delivery program. He can also deliver new Corvettes via covered transport direct to your door or a courtesy delivery to the Chevrolet dealer near you.

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