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[PICS] The 2020 Bloomington Gold Corvette Show

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[PICS] The 2020 Bloomington Gold Corvette Show

Photo Credit: Steve Burns


The Granddaddy of Corvette shows turned 48 last week in Indianapolis. After a delay of roughly 2.5 months due to the coronavirus, the 2020 Bloomington Gold show was held at the Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indy. This was a year of firsts for Bloomington. It was the first ever Bloomington event to be held at an indoor venue, the first time it was held in September, and the first time they’ve judged restomod Corvettes.

[PICS] 2020 Corvette Stingray on Forgiato Ventoso Custom Wheels

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[PICS] 2020 Corvette Stingray on Forgiato Ventoso Custom Wheels

Photo Credit: 713ab / Instagram


Today I was flipping through Instagram and found this pretty redhead posted by Ashworth Barnes of 713 Motoring in Houston. As today is technically #WheelWednesday, let’s take a closer look at this customized 2020 Corvette.

[PODCAST] Corvette Racing Historian Jan Hyde on the Corvette Today Podcast

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[PODCAST] Corvette Racing Historian Jan Hyde on the Corvette Today Podcast

Photo Credit: Jan Hyde


Racing fans will want to pull up a chair for this next episode of the CORVETTE TODAY Podcast. Host Steve Garrett sits down with Jan Hyde of the Registry of Corvette Race Cars for a fun-filled discussion on Corvette race cars and the drivers and teams that helped lead the way from the early days all the way through today’s factory-backed efforts.

[PICS] Utah Man Strips Down a C4 Corvette for the Ultimate Lightweight Driving Experience

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Photo Credits: Tom Kendrick


Corvette engineers have always had a desire to make Chevy’s sports car as light as possible.

Remember the exotic lightweight balsa wood used in the floor of the C5, for example?

[STOLEN] 1963 Corvette Recovered After Theft from California Auto Shop

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[STOLEN] 1963 Corvette Recovered After Theft from California Auto Shop

Photo Credits: Judith Odbert


Corvettes create a strong emotional bond for their owners, but especially when it’s like the one that belonged to a California woman’s late father.

Corvettes for Sale: 1982 Corvette in Rare Silver Green Metallic

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Corvettes for Sale: 1982 Corvette in Rare Silver Green Metallic


Count us among the fans of the late-C3 body style, with its molded spoilers front and rear giving a fresh update to an aging generation.

[PICS] The C8 Corvette’s Coupe and Convertible Trunks Are Not The Same

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[PICS] C8 Corvette's Coupe and Convertible Trunks Are Not The Same

Photo Credits: Jeremy Welborn


With the 2020 Corvette Convertibles now showing up in customer’s garages, we are learning some new tidbits about the car as well as how it’s different from the mid-engine Coupe model which came out earlier this year.

[VIDEO] Man Creates Electric Lego Corvette ZR1 with Working 4-Speed Manual Transmission

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[VIDEO] Man Creates Electric Lego Corvette ZR1 with Working 4-Speed Manual Transmission


Electric versions of the C8 Corvette are said to be on the way, at least according to the internet.

But if you can’t wait that long for an electric Corvette, you might want to think about building an electric Lego Corvette ZR1 like the kind that YouTuber HyperBlue has been working on for the past 10 months!

[VIDEO] Corvette Team Presentation with Tadge and Harlan from the NCM Anniversary Show

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[VIDEO] Corvette Team Presentation with Tadge and Harlan from the NCM Anniversary Show


Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter and Corvette Product Manager Harlan Charles did a virtual Corvette Team presentation at the National Corvette Museum’s 26th Anniversary Celebration last week and the NCM has made the full video available for your viewing enjoyment.

[VIDEO] 2020 Corvette Convertible Review Plus Differences Between the Z51 and Base Packages

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[VIDEO] 2020 Corvette Convertible Review Plus Differences Between the Z51 and Base Packages


CorvetteBlogger contributor Jeremy Welborn has a great new video out and for those of you who have ordered or are interested in the new C8 Corvette Hardtop Convertible, this video is for you.

Jeremy’s own 2020 Corvette is a Z51 Coupe that he took delivery of back in March, while his dad ordered a non-Z51 2020 Convertible which was completed late last month. Jeremy took delivery of the Convertible on behalf of his father, and during his long drive back home to southwest Oklahoma, he started working on this video about the Convertible as well as the differences between the Z51 and non-Z51 configurations now that he’s had a chance to drive them both.