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[VIDEO] Give Your Corvette A Race-Inspired Look with this Simple $12 Mod

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[VIDEO] Give Your Corvette A Race-Inspired Look with this Simple $12 Mod


Do you own a Corvette (or, at least, a vehicle with tires)? Do you have the itch to modify but can’t stomach the costs usually associated with upgrading your ride? Do you have a closet/garage/entire house full of Dale Jr. gear and/or a Lightning McQueen-obsessed kid that helps shape your aesthetic taste in automobiles?

[VIDEO] 900-HP C5 Corvette Z06 Runs the Standing Mile on the Space Shuttle’s Runway

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[VIDEO] 900-HP C5 Corvette Z06 Runs the Standing Mile on the Space Shuttle's Runway


We first featured this heavily-modified C5 Z06 Corvette back in June when we caught it at the Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds at Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida. That video featured the Corvette running a standing half-mile with 172 mph being its top speed. Now the Corvette is back and this time it makes a run at the standing mile.

C5 Corvette Driver Robbed and Shot in a Grocery Store Parking Lot

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C5 Corvette Driver Robbed and Shot in a Grocery Store Parking Lot


The driver of a black C5 Corvette convertible is recovering from a gunshot wound after a robbery in a discount grocery store parking lot in California this week.

Corvettes on Craiglist: 2020 2LT Corvette Stingray in Black

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Corvettes on Craiglist: 2020 2LT Corvette Stingray in Black


If you’re jealous or angry about the market adjustment price, keep it to yourself.

That’s the advice from the owner of this black over Sky Cool Gray 2020 Corvette coupe with 1,600 miles that’s currently on the market for $91,000, or some $23,000 over the sticker price.

Corvette Racing at Road America: Riding a Hot Streak

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Corvette Racing at Road America: Riding a Hot Streak


DETROIT (July 28, 2020) – Corvette Racing will ride a two-race winning streak in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship into one of North America’s greatest tracks: historic Road America. The program will look to extend its GT Le Mans (GTLM) championship lead in the class’s Manufacturer, Driver and Team categories before a national NBC audience Sunday afternoon.

2021 Corvette Pricing Released with Z51 and the E60 Front Lift Seeing Increases

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2021 Corvette Pricing Released with Z51 and the E60 Front Lift Seeing Increases


Expected this week from the Corvette Team is the 2021 Corvette pricing schedule and its now available to dealers. A copy was leaked to the internet and now we can see exactly where GM will be raising prices of select 2020 options as well as setting the price for new options for the 2021 model year.

[PODCAST] Filmmaker, TV Host, and Corvette Collector Michael Brown on the Corvette Today Podcast

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[PODCAST] Filmmaker, TV Host, and Corvette Collector Michael Brown on the Corvette Today Podcast


We first met Michael Brown following the premiere of the Corvette documentary called “The Quest” which detailed the history and search for the 1960 Cunningham Corvette that won its class at the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans. Over the years he has been involved in a number of Corvette-related projects that ranged from hosting the TV show “Corvette Nation” to his own YouTube series that detailed incredible collections of Corvettes.

Corvettes for Sale: 22K-Mile 2009 Corvette ZR1 for $59,500 on the Corvette Forum

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Corvettes for Sale: 22K-Mile 2009 Corvette ZR1 for $59,500 on the Corvette Forum


If you don’t absolutely have to have the latest and greatest, you might want to consider this low-mileage, nicely upgraded 2009 Corvette ZR1 for basically the same price as a new C8 with no options.

Should I Stay or Should I Go? My Advice to Buyers Who Were Bumped to 2021 Corvettes

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? My Advice to Buyers Who Were Bumped to 2021 Corvettes

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Over the last couple of months the amount of email we receive has gone up exponentially as many 2020 Corvette buyers were in the dark as to what was happening with their orders, and if they would even receive a 2020 Corvette. Since then, GM has offered guidance on the question which boils down to those whose orders were at 3000 event status will be getting a 2020 model, while all others will have to be moved to 2021.

GM Files Trademark For GMSV As Entity to Sell Vehicles in Australia Takes Shape

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GM Files Trademark For GMSV As Entity to Sell Vehicles in Australia Takes Shape

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General Motors’ continued presence in Australia despite the closing of the Holden brand got a shot in the arm over the past few weeks.

Tim Robson of WhichCar.com.au reports today that GM has filed applications with the Australian government through Australian law firm Baker Mackenzie, asking to trademark the phrase “GMSV” (General Motors Special Vehicles) in late June and then a Special Vehicles logo in early July.