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In this battle of neighboring Corvette generations, a stock C8 vs. a C7 Z06 slightly modified with a cold air intake, who do you think will win?
[VIDEO] C7 Corvette Z06 Reels In a Very Quick C8 Corvette Stingray
New Low-Profile Spoiler Coming to the 2022 Corvette Stingray
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Today at the National Corvette Museum’s Bash Event, a virtual presentation from the Corvette Team included Executive Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juchter, Product Manager Harlan Charles, and also Corvette Chief Engineer Josh Holder who went through a recap of all the news from 2021 before turning their sights on the 2022 model year. However, their only new offering that was shown for the 2022 Corvette in addition to the three new exterior colors introduced on Thursday was a new low-profile spoiler for the 2022 Stingray.
[POLL] Which New for 2022 Corvette Color Is Your Favorite?
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Short of a glimpse of the upcoming Z06, or better yet, a listen to its V8 wailing at 9,000 RPM, we were treated to the most exciting update for year three of the eighth-generation Corvette yesterday. The trifecta of new colors officially broke cover at the annual NCM Bash during a presentation by Corvette Assembly Plant Director Kai Spande and Paint and Body Manager Chuck Valentini.
RUMOR: European C8 Corvette Will Lose Close to 30 Horsepower Due to EU Emission Laws
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We are classifying this next story as a rumor since the European C8 exports has yet to officially start, but thanks to a German Corvette enthusiast, we are learning that the European Emissions laws may have a real effect on the C8 Corvette’s horsepower.
Corvette Assembly Plant Director Kai Spande Offers Update at the 2021 NCM Bash – UPDATED WITH VIDEO
The National Corvette Museum’s Bash Event kicked off on Thursday and one of the featured speakers was Corvette Assembly Plant Director Kai Spande. Kai’s updates are always informative and offers enthusiasts some idea of what’s happening on the production side of America’s favorite sportscar.
Corvettes for Sale: 1978 Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car Parking Lot Find
One of the most desirable C3 Corvettes – at least of the later years – has to be the 1978 Indy Pace Car, the first Corvette to have the honor of leading the field around the Indianapolis Raceway.
To commemorate the occasion, Chevy decided to build a special Pace Car that proved to be so popular after a Wall Street Journal story touted its collectability, that a nationwide frenzy exploded, with prices reportedly going as high as $75,000 or more for a car that listed for just $13,653.21.
[PICS] The Three New Colors for the 2022 Corvette Are Officially Revealed at the NCM Bash
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During the National Corvette Museum’s Bash Event this afternoon, Plant Director Kai Spande and Paint and Body Manager Chuck Valentini brought over three body panels to officially unveil the new exterior colors for the 2022 Corvette.
As was revealed earlier this year and confirmed as these digital paint samples, the three new colors are indeed called Hypersonic Gray, Caffeine, and Amplify Orange.
The panels shown were painted at the plant utilizing their latest processes to complete. These are all very fresh, as Chuck says the Caffeine panel was completed just two days ago.
TRADE ALERT: Any Takers Out There Corvette Nation?
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As a part of his excellent daily post, Screencaps, on Tuesday, Outkick’s Joe Kinsey shared a Tweet highlighting the shocking increases in the prices of framing lumber since this time last year. Per Kyle Trendel of Trendel Lumber of Ottawa, Kansas, Dimensional 2x4s and 2x6s are up 315% since April of 2020, studs are up 310%, Oriented Strand Board is up an astonishing 510%, and half and three-quarter-inch plywood is up 400% year over year.
Corvette Racing at Spa: First Step Toward Le Mans
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DETROIT (April 22, 2021) – Corvette Racing takes its first steps toward a return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans next week with the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at historic Spa-Francorchamps. Antonio Garcia and Oliver Gavin are set to team in a unique opportunity for sports car racing’s dominant GT program at the Six Hours of Spa on Saturday, May 1.
National Corvette Museum Dedicates the Wendell Strode Club Room
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When he became executive director of the National Corvette Museum in late 1996, Wendell Strode had never even driven a Corvette and had only ridden in one once.
Over the next 23 years, Strode led the Museum back to firm financial ground, even if the literal ground under part of the facility did literally cave in back in 2014!