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.
Thanks for joining us today. Mike has a great looking Z06 he delivered out of state this week, plus a couple of SUV deliveries. He also has some great new vintage and throwback photos to share so let us know your favorites this week in the comments section.
You can see all of Mike’s posts and pictures through the week on his CorvetteFurman Facebook Page.
~ Zora Arkus-Duntov on the gas in the CERV II (Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicle). The chassis of the CERV II consisted of a glued-together steel and aluminum monocoque with a steel sub frame to carry the suspension and engine. It was powered by a Hilborn fuel-injected, overhead cam, 377 cu. in. aluminum small block V8 with a 10.8 compression ratio and 500HP.
The engineering of the CERV II’s drive system and torque converter arrangement was handed over to GM’s engineering team and it turned out to be its most fascinating development. The result? An advanced all-wheel drive system using two torque converters. This marked the first time that anyone had designed a variable power delivery to each end of the car, which varied according to vehicle speed. The very wide wheels carried experimental low profile Firestone tires mounted on specifically constructed Kelsey-Hayes magnesium wheels. The ventilated disc brakes were mounted outboard, with the Girling calipers widened to accept the vented rotors. Remember, this was in late 1962.
The CERV II was very quick: 0-60 in 2.5 seconds with a top speed of 190+ mph. During its extensive development Jim Hall and Roger Penske were among the top drivers who wheeled the CERV II.
“To establish the sports car, you have to race it.”
~ Zora Arkus-Duntov.
*Contact me if you are seeking a 2026 Corvette Factory order…especially for Museum delivery as the Museum staff truly rolls out the red carpet for my special order customers.
~Terry and Pam P. of Ankeny, Iowa split time with their Fort Myers, Florida home and last week we completed the paperwork/payment process via Fed ex and Plycar loaded up their “new to them”Red Mist 2024 Corvette Z06. Their “new” 3LZ coupe shipped/unloaded in 36 hours and here’s the note I received from them… “Absolutely love it.” The two tone Natural and Black 3LZ interior really pops with Red Mist Metallic Tintcoat!
Happy as a lark and back on the road and I was able to lower her payment by $65 per month!
Mike Furman
Criswell Chevrolet
Gaithersburg, MD
301-212-4420 desk direct (not a text line)
Off Fridays and Sundays
"I sell and ship Nationwide and have done so for 47+ years!
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CorvetteFurman.com
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Cigar Aficionado: The Legend of Mr. Corvette
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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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Gold 1962 is awesome!
My favorite is the eye catching dark blue 73 Corvette.
I like the Jazzy Classic Red C1 showing off the wire mesh headlight covers sitting in front of the business jet.
I really like all the C1 / C2 Era cars on display throughout this group of pictures. It was a great time to be young & the owner / driver of a ’62 327ci F.I. Corvette. Wowzer what fun was had hot rodding in those days of yesteryears albeit dangerous as the suspension / braking just was not quite up to the power available in those days. My current ’24 E-Ray is by far the best of my 18 Corvettes to date. Currently waiting on a X allocation to continue my Corvettes for life adventures!!!!!
I like the side shot of the ’65 facing forward from the rear.
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