[PICS] Wheels Magazine Offers Details on Future C8 Corvettes

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Apr 21, 2021

[PICS] Wheels Magazine Offers Details on Future C8 Corvettes

Photo Credit: Wheels Magazine

Australia’s Wheels magazine recently featured the C8 Corvette ZR1 on the cover with an accompanying article detailing it and the other rumored C8 variants that include the E-Ray, Z06, Zora models. We perked up immediately when we saw it was written by the great Angus MacKenzie of MotorTrend fame and so we figure this article will both recap what we already know and perhaps offer a few tidbits to help fill in some details of what we don’t.

There are also more than a few renderings of the C8 ZR1 offered throughout the layout which you can see below.

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The Top 12 Corvette Sales at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

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Steve Burns

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Apr 21, 2021

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The Top 11 Corvette Sales at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

Photo Credit: Barrett-Jackson

Well, the January auction season finally wrapped a couple weeks back with Barrett-Jackson’s rescheduled Scottsdale event. The ongoing Covid-19 situation prompted a shift from their traditional January slot to a safer time later in the calendar.

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[VIDEO] World’s Worst C8 Corvette Now Thinks It’s a Cadillac

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Mitch Talley

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Apr 21, 2021

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[VIDEO] World's Worst C8 Corvette Now Thinks It's a Cadillac

Remember a few years ago when there were rumors that camouflaged prototypes captured by spy photographers might actually be Cadillac mid-engine cars instead of Corvettes?

Well, maybe that rumor is true.

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[VIDEO] Jay Leno Gives You the Rundown on His 1999 Corvette

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Mitch Talley

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Apr 20, 2021

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[VIDEO] Jay Leno Loves his C5 1999 Corvette

For those of us enthusiasts who know how great the C5 Corvette is, it’s heartwarming to see a car fanatic like Jay Leno sharing the love for the 1997-2004 generation of Chevy’s sports car.

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Corvettes For Sale: Doug Rippie’s Le Mans ZR-1 Corvette

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Alex Sommers

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Apr 20, 2021

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Corvettes For Sale: Doug Rippie's Le Mans ZR-1 Corvette

Photo Credit: Total Performance Car

Before Chevrolet finally went all-in on GT Racing with the debut of the C5.R in 1999, there was Doug Rippie, a Minnesotan with a Corvette obsession and a passion for road racing (supplemental material: read the great Larry Webster’s in-depth account of Rippie’s early years and his awesome C5-based DRM C500/RSR).

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Canadian Police Impound a C7 Corvette After Driver was Clocked Speeding at 151 MPH

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Mitch Talley

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Apr 20, 2021

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Canadian Police Impound a C7 Corvette After Driver was Clocked Speeding at 151 MPH

Photo Credit: BC RCMP

They mean business when it comes to speeding on roads in Canada.

Just ask the driver of this Blade Silver C7 Corvette coupe.

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[VIDEO] Rick Conti Thanks Tadge Juechter for the C8 Corvette with a Vanity License Plate

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Keith Cornett

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Apr 20, 2021

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[VIDEO] Rick Conti Thanks Tadge Juechter for the C8 Corvette with a Vanity License Plate

We’ve detailed how the Corvette Team looked to the first Corvette Chief Engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov for inspiration and motivation as the development of the mid-engine C8 Corvette progressed from a clean sheet of paper to the launch of the 2020 street car. The team further extended its thanks to Zora by featuring his profile on the eighth-generation sports car in several places, most recently added to the Corvette’s windshield on the lower passenger-side corner.

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[VIDEO] FuelTech Sets a New World Record for Horsepower on the C8 Corvette

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Keith Cornett

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Apr 20, 2021

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[VIDEO] Fuel Tech Sets New World Horsepower Record for the C8 Corvette

We’ve featured the gents from FuelTech previously who have been working on their C8 Corvette for about a year now. FuelTech uses port injection fuel delivery through a custom LT2 intake manifold and a dedicated fuel cell and engine management system to get around the stock C8 Corvette’s encrypted ECU to control their innovative twin-turbo set-up.

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Save 12% on C1-C8 Apparel and More from Mid America Motorworks

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Keith Cornett

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Apr 20, 2021

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Save 12% on C1-C8 Apparel and More from Mid America Motorworks

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Mid America Motorworks has an exclusive offer for readers of CorvetteBlogger

As Corvette owners we love to show off our passion for America’s favorite sports car. Whether it’s a new hat for those top-down spring and summer cruises, or a soft new Corvette t-shirt to wear while you are out and about, or the Corvette-branded cups, mugs, or tumblers holding your favorite beverage we want the latest designs that represent our Corvette model or generation. With a new show season already underway, it’s time to make sure you are decked out in style with the latest Corvette apparel and accessories from Mid America Motorworks.

As an exclusive offer to CorvetteBlogger readers, Mid America is offering a 12% savings on these select items when you check out with Promo Code 621WB12.

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This Loaded 2020 Corvette Stingray Z51 Coupe Will Be Given Away Next Month

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Keith Cornett

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Apr 19, 2021

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This Loaded 2020 Corvette Stingray Z51 Coupe Will Be Given Away Next Month

Your chance to win a fabulous 2020 Corvette Stingray in Long Beach Red is coming up next month as the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Central Florida (a 501(c)(3) organization) will be hosting their live drawing for the car at Don Mealey Chevrolet in Clermont, Florida on May 29th at 4pm. You need not be present to win and CorvetteBlogger readers will receive 25% Bonus Entries on ticket packages which start at $25.

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