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[PICS] The 2020 Chip’s Choice Display at Corvettes at Carlisle

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[PICS] The 2020 Chip's Choice Display at Corvettes at Carlisle

Photo Credits: Steve Burns


One of the marquee events each year at Corvettes at Carlisle is the annual Chip’s Choice display tucked inside building T. The display was personally selected each year by show founder Chip Miller until his untimely passing in 2004. Since then his son, Lance Miller, and the Carlisle Events team have carried on the tradition of a specially themed, hand-picked Corvette display.

[VIDEO] NCM Anniversary Celebration 2020 – Thursday Highlights

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[VIDEO] NCM Anniversary Celebration 2020 – Thursday Highlights


CorvetteBlogger contributor Jeremy Welborn is at the National Corvette Museum’s Anniversary Celebration this week and he just shared a new video detailing the highlights from the first day of the event which kicked off on Thursday.

Former GM CEO Dan Akerson Takes Delivery of a 2020 Corvette at the NCM

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Former GM CEO Dan Akerson Takes Delivery of a 2020 Corvette at the NCM

Photo Credits: National Corvette Museum


Former General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson donated his 1958 Corvette seven years ago to help Habitat for Humanity in Detroit.

But now he finally has another Corvette in his garage!

Corvettes on eBay: 1956 Mini Corvette Go-Kart Offers Big Fun in a Small Package

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Corvettes on eBay: 1956 Mini Corvette Go-Kart Offers Big Fun in a Small Package


Corvettes seem to bring out the kid in all of us.

Now a company named Mini Cars Inc., is capitalizing on that youthful enthusiasm for America’s Sports Car.

[STOLEN] Police Recover a C5 Corvette and Dodge Charger Stolen from a South Dakota Dealer

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[STOLEN] Police Recover a C5 Corvette and Dodge Charger Stolen from a South Dakota Dealer


Stealing cars must make a fella work up a mighty appetite.

At least that appears to be the case for the 19-year-old man who allegedly stole two vehicles, including a white 2002 Chevrolet Corvette and a 2012 Dodge Charger, from a South Dakota dealership early Saturday morning.

Links and Info for the 2020 Grand Prix at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

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Links and Info for the 2020 Grand Prix at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

Photo Credit: Richard Price for Corvette Racing


This week the Corvette C8.Rs return to the familiar confines of Braselton, Georgia for the TireRack.com Grand Prix at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. This race was supposed to be the six hours at Watkins Glen but Coronavirus and a strict New York state quarantine policy forced organizers to relocate the scheduled date to Road Atlanta.

The Corvettes are on a roll with four straight wins. Can they make it five? Not if BMW and Porsche have their say.

[VIDEO] New 2021 Corvette Colors Shown in Public for the First Time

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[VIDEO] New 2021 Corvette Colors Shown in Public for the First Time

Photo Credits: Jeremy Welborn


The National Corvette Museum’s 26th Anniversary Celebration is going on this weekend and today featured the Assembly Plant Update with plant manager Kai Spande. At the conclusion of his prepared remarks, we got a surprise as the two new exterior colors for the 2021 Corvette were revealed for the first time.

Chip Miller Amyloidosis Foundation Announces Winner of C8 Corvette Sweepstakes

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Man from Arizona Wins the C8 Corvette but Takes the Cast Option from the Chip Miller Amyloidosis Foundation

Photo Credit: Steve Burns


An Arizona man has been selected as the winner of the Chip Miller Amyloidosis Foundation Sweepstakes last weekend.

But instead of taking a 2020 Corvette, Richard Kisthardt of Tucson says he’ll take the $75,000 lump sum payout instead.

[VIDEO] NCM Anniversary Celebration 2020 – Wednesday Highlights

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[VIDEO] NCM Anniversary Celebration 2020 - Wednesday Highlights


As we’ve mentioned over the last couple of days, CorvetteBlogger contributor Jeremy Welborn is at the National Corvette Museum’s Anniversary Celebration this week and yesterday he bounced around from the Museum to the NCM Motorsports Park, and then finally he stopped over at the Corvette Assembly Plant for some photos of his Sebring Orange 2020 Coupe as it visits “home” for the first time.

[PICS] Mask Up! It’s the 2020 Corvettes at Carlisle Show

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[PICS] Mask Up! It's the 2020 Corvettes at Carlisle Show

Photo Credits: Steve Burns


The annual spectacle known as Corvettes at Carlisle took place last weekend in Pennsylvania. Not even the Coronavirus could stop the Carlisle Events team from holding one of their top events. As one would expect, the show was down from its usual girth but there was still no shortage of things to do. The weather was the one norm at Carlisle. Thursday featured flesh-melting heat while Friday and Saturday rotated through a mix of sun, clouds, and occasional rain.