Do you remember the excitement of buying your first Corvette?
Nearly 40 years after buying my first – a three-year-old red ’80 model in September 1983 – I definitely remember.
How would you finish this 1963 Corvette convertible that’s been somewhat modified already to resemble a Grand Sport?
DETROIT (Aug. 3, 2021) – Corvette Racing is back at its spiritual home this weekend as it enters the second half of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Historic and picturesque Road America is set to play host to Corvette Racing for the 20th time with the program searching for its ninth victory at the 4.048-mile, 14-turn road course.
The first-ever Classic Corvette Dream Giveaway just wrapped up last week as the entry period to win a 1966 Corvette Sting Ray with a 427/390-hp and factory air is closed and the winner will be called later this month. We’ll bring all of that when it happens, but now we are extremely excited about the next classic Corvette to be offered. One of the rarest Corvettes ever produced is now celebrating its 50th anniversary: The 1971 Corvette LS6 454/425-hp V8.
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As CorvetteBlogger’s official Vettewagon Ambassador, it’s my sworn duty to present this 1973 example we recently came across on The San Francisco Bay Craigslist.
There really should be a leaderboard for these kinds of “temporary and totally necessary” excursions into three-digit territory, amirite? I only say that because the latest Chevy Technician to be busted by the Corvette’s Performance Data Recorder during a “road test” of a customer’s C8 Corvette may have achieved the high score at 148 MPH!
Hustle & Tow is an A&E reality tv show following the exploits of an Atlanta-based towing company. On a recent weekend, they were attempting to tow an Arctic White C7 Corvette Stingray when the owner came out and jumped in the vehicle to stop the process. The towing company demanded a $100 drop fee to release the car, but the owner wasn’t having it at all.