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CB Readers Get 50% Bonus Entries to Win a 2024 Corvette Z06 with Z07 plus $25,000

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CB Readers Get 50% Bonus Entries to Win a 2024 Corvette Z06 with Z07 plus $25,000

Photo Credit: Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum


For the last few years, the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum has offered classic Corvettes for its annual fundraisers, but this year the automotive museum in Auburn, Indiana is offering modern performance with the most sought-after Corvette to ever be unleashed: A 2024 Corvette Z06 Convertible!

CorvetteBlogger readers get 50% Bonus Entries on ticket packages starting at $25, and as a special bonus, you can win one of ten Mid America Motorworks give cards valued at $50 if you enter by February 17th.

Official 24 Hours of Le Mans Entry List Reflects a Sign of the Times

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Official 24 Hours of Le Mans Entry List Reflects a Sign of the Times


The official 24 Hours of Le Mans entry list has come out today and I am already feeling a bit nostalgic for the good old days of Corvette Racing. Yes, the good news is that there are Corvettes headed to Le Mans, but having all the fun this year will be a team that is not named “Corvette Racing.”

This One-Owner 2008 Wil Cooksey 427 Limited Edition Z06 with 1,203 Miles is Headed to Mecum Glendale

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This One-Owner 2008 Wil Cooksey 427 Limited Edition Z06 with 1,203 Miles is Headed to Mecum Glendale

Photo Credit: Mecum Auctions


To honor the long-time manager of the Corvette assembly plant in Bowling Green, Chevy produced 505 of the 427 Limited Edition Z06s that appropriately enough had a 505-horsepower engine under the hood.

[STOLEN] Carvana Sold a Stolen C7 Corvette Grand Sport to an Unsuspecting Georgia Man

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[STOLEN] Carvana Sold a Stolen C7 Corvette Grand Sport to an Unsuspecting Georgia Man


One of the happiest days for a Corvette enthusiast comes when they first climb behind the wheel of their car.

That dream experience has turned into a nightmare for a Savannah, Georgia man who says he bought a Torch Red 2017 Corvette Grand Sport convertible from Carvana, only to find out just hours later that he had been sold a stolen car.

“I couldn’t believe it, man,” Kirkland told a reporter for WJCL 22 News. “I thought I was being pranked.”

[VIDEO] C8 Corvette Z06 Heads to the MotorWeek Test Track

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[VIDEO] C8 Corvette Z06 Heads to the MotorWeek Test Track

Photo Credit: MotorWeek


John Davis and crew of MotorWeek has been reviewing cars since the early 1980s, but they’ve never had a Corvette like the all new C8 Z06! MotorWeek finally got their hands on one and now the TV show known for its road tests and reviews has put America’s newest supercar to the test on the weekly motoring show. For this review, Chevrolet sent their best – a Z06 Corvette Coupe in Hypersonic Gray with the Z07 Performance Package, visible Carbon Fiber wheels, and Brembo Carbon Ceramic brakes.

[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


Wow, another two weeks has already passed us by, and that means it’s time for another Corvette News and Headlines edition of the CORVETTE TODAY Podcast. Your host Steve Garrett just celebrated his 200th episode and now it’s time for number 201! Here’s our recap of everything that has been happening in the Corvette Nation over the last couple of weeks!

Corvette Delivery Dispatch with National Corvette Seller Mike Furman for Feb 18th

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Corvette Delivery Dispatch with National Corvette Seller Mike Furman for Feb 18th


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.

Formula 1 Dropped the Ball – and a Huge Bag of Cash – By Rejecting Andretti/General Motors

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Formula 1 Dropped the Ball – and a Huge Bag of Cash – By Rejecting Andretti/General Motors

Photo Credit: Cadillac


You won’t see GM in F1 anytime soon

On the last day of what felt like an eight-week January, noted European racing series, Formula One made headlines in the United States when it announced that adding an 11th team to its starting grid wasn’t in its best interest as a business entity. The team being denied entry to the series that already includes squads like Kick Sauber and Visa Cash App RB? A collaborative effort between Andretti Global and General Motors.

[STOLEN] To Get a Ride Home from Prison, a Man Stole this Transporter Filled with C8 Corvettes

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[STOLEN] To Get a Ride Home from Prison, a Man Stole This Transporter Filled with C8 Corvettes

Photo Credit: Cochise County Sheriff’s Office


Back in 1997, I got so excited about seeing a truckload of new C5s near my hometown that I followed the driver into the parking lot of a hotel to sneak a peek and nearly got our family sedan smashed by his truck in the process.

[VIDEO] Dennis Collins Needs a Forklift to Rescue TWO Rare Midyear Coupes

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[VIDEO] Dennis Collins Needs a Forklift to Rescue TWO Rare Midyear Coupes


Dennis Collins is back with another rescue video and this time he needs a forklift to get two midyear Corvettes on the back of his trailer. The two Corvettes are well optioned and if they have their matching number engines, Dennis says they will be candidates for restoration as opposed to turning them into restomods. But first, they got to get the Corvettes out of the field to see what they are dealing with.