This Black 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible may have been built last year, but today it finally received the recognition it deserves as the first customer-produced C8 Convertible in the C8 era. GM offered the Stingray convertible as a charity auction at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale sale on Friday afternoon. With much fanfare, the Corvette was hammered sold for $400,000 with 100% of the proceeds going to the United Way For Southeastern Michigan.
We recently took you on a journey through fifteen years of on-track advancement made by the Corvette team and their peers within the General Motors family, as proven by our colleagues at Car and Driver during their annual Lightning Lap Competition.
For being an old race car, this 1960 Corvette has generated more than a number of headlines following its rediscovery in a St. Petersburg, Florida warehouse back in 2012. Since then it was said to be stolen and then its ownership claims were subjected to a number of lawsuits. This long strange saga of the former racer could finally be coming to a close. The latest news is that the ex-Le Mans race car will headline the RM Sothebys auction at Amelia Island this May.
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Nothing says 1970s Corvette like a John Greenwood widebody race car.
In fact, back in 1976, the John Greenwood “Spirit of Le Mans” Corvette ran from the pole position at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
General Motors sent a new memo to Chevy dealers today telling them that due to the overwhelming response to the 2021 Corvette combined with the unexpected downtimes at the assembly plant, dealers can no longer submit sold orders starting on March 26th. GM says it’s doing this to avoid false expectations and disappointing customers in the process.
Shorter version: We don’t want a replay of 2020 where customers with orders didn’t get cars.
It was just by happenstance after I came across a previous blog post that today is the birthday for legendary automotive designer Larry Shinoda.
![[ACCIDENT] How Did This C7 Corvette End Up In a Tree?](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2021/032521_6b.jpg)
We’ve covered a ton of Corvette accidents over the years and sometimes you look at these aftermath photos and wonder just what the heck happened to have the car end up the way it did.
Take for example this unlucky new owner who we are told just picked up the C7 Corvette hours before he parked it sideways on a tree.
![[VIDEO] Here's a Unique Mod for the C8 Corvette Coupe](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2021/032521_3b.jpg)
Our friend Rick ‘Corvette’ Conti featured this C8 Corvette owner’s modification on his weekly Coffee with Conti video on his YouTube channel and I just have to share it with you. You’ve heard of the old Corvette saying “wrap your ass in fiberglass?” Well how about wrapping your engine bay with an automotive vinyl wrap!
Zip Corvette has been producing C3 Corvette vacuum hose kits for over 20 years. Zip’s Deluxe Headlight Vacuum Overhaul Kits are designed for the Corvette enthusiast replacing their Corvette’s headlight system vacuum components, eliminating the frustration of chasing vacuum leaks in hoses, actuators or relays. They have everything you need to fix or completely replace your 1968-1982 factory headlight system.
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Does newer always mean “more slippery?”
That’s the question asked by Mark on the YouTube channel VetonVettes757 who takes a dive into the eight generations of Corvettes to determining which generation is the most aerodynamic based on drag coefficient ratings.
