Corvette Delivery Dispatch with National Corvette Seller Mike Furman for June 14th

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Jun 14, 2020

Corvette Delivery Dispatch with National Corvette Seller Mike Furman for June 14th

Criswell Chevrolet’s Mike Furman delivers new Corvettes to his customers who come from all across the country to work with the nation’s top individual Corvette seller.

As we wait for new Corvette deliveries to begin once again, Mike shares some photos of his own 2020 Corvette during a trip to a local market. Also, as promised, Mike shares a number of photos features “Vettes and Pets” as well as some more from his time at Malcolm Konner Chevrolet in New Jersey. And if that isn’t enough for you, a great collection of vintage and throwbacks are posted for your viewing pleasure! Mike reads the comments so let him know which is your favorite!

Visit Mike’s facebook page for even more photos and videos of his new Corvette deliveries: CorvetteFurman.

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[VIDEO] Modified C5 Corvette Z06 Hits 172 MPH in Half Mile Test

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Keith Cornett

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Jun 13, 2020

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[VIDEO] Modified C5 Corvette Z06 Hits 172 MPH in Half Mile Test

The Silver C5 Corvette you see standing here in front of the Space Shuttle Inspiration at the Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds is no ordinary Z06 as you will soon see. This 3,050-lb missile is powered by a twin-turbo 6.2 liter v8 that makes 900 RWHP and 850 lb-ft of torque and it was out at the Space Shuttle’s former landing strip at the Kennedy Space Center for a Half-Mile top speed run.

After the start-up and obligatory revs, the Z06 lines up on the starting line and then drops the hammer with the 900-rwhp Z06 struggling for grip. Once the video moves to the in-cockpit view with the car’s telemetry displayed, watch how fast this car accelerates between shifts. The half-mile mark comes up too quickly with the C5 Z06 still having much more to give as it backs off.

Let’s hope we see a follow up where the C5 Z06 can utilize the full 3mile long runway in a top speed run.

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QUICK SHIFTS: C8 vs Shelby GT500, C8 Markups, Buy Your Own Racetrack, C8 Z06 Rumors, Tesla Domination, and More!

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Jun 13, 2020

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QUICK SHIFTS: C8 vs Shelby GT500, C8 Markups, Buy Your Own Racetrack, C8 Z06 Rumors, Tesla Domination, and More!

Welcome to Quick Shifts! Quick Shifts is a content feature here at CorvetteBlogger featuring links to Corvette and automotive-related stories of interest. The content that we have hand-selected for you this week includes a comparison of the 2020 Corvette Stingray and the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, a look at the high-priced C8 Corvettes available for sale, you can buy a racetrack in Oregon that’s for sale, rumors of the Corvette Z06’s Performance Pack may see the return of a center-mounted exhaust tips, a fun round-up of automotive entertainment, how Tesla is on track to the be the world’s most valuable automotive company, and a look back at the mid-engine sports cars that could have beat the C8 to market.

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[PICS] Xeigen Supercars Previews the ‘C8 Daytona’ Widebody Corvette

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Mitch Talley

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Jun 13, 2020

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[PICS] Xeigen Supercars Previews Their 'C8 Daytona' Widebody Corvette

Photo Credit: Xeigen Supercars / Facebook

We’ve always felt that the C8 Corvette has always been begging to be customized by the aftermarket.

Xeigen Supercars is the latest to take up that gauntlet, and we think they’ve knocked it out of the park with their Greenwood/C8.R-inspired widebody design unveiled this week.

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Saturday Morning Corvette Comic: Breaking Down the Walls For A Better View

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Jun 13, 2020

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Saturday Morning Corvette Comic: Breaking Down the Walls For A Better View

Corvette owners will go to extremes to watch over their Corvettes when out in public. But hey, I once considered putting a huge picture window in my dining room that looks into the garage just so I could see my 1966 Corvette. The wife 86’d that idea, but I still think that would have been cool.

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Quick Update on the Resumption of 2020 Corvette Production

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Keith Cornett

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Jun 12, 2020

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Quick Update on the Resumption of the 2020 Corvette Production

It’s been approximately two and a half weeks since the Corvette Assembly Plant has restarted production of the 2020 Corvette Stingray so I wanted to provide a quick update on what we know at this point.

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Why the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Needs LT5 Power

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Alex Sommers

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Jun 12, 2020

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Why the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Needs LT5 Power

Photo Credit: Cadillac V-Series Blackwing

The “next-level” of Cadillac’s V-series sedans are coming. The Blackwing name has officially been upgraded to a trim-level that will serve on General Motors’ hottest four-doors. The most hotly anticipated of these sedans is the CT5-V Blackwing. It is the car that will attempt to fill the shoes of the highly acclaimed, LT4-powered, 2016-19 CTS-V. By turning Blackwing into a badge, Cadillac has distanced itself from its bespoke twin-turbo Blackwing V8, internally known as LTA. So, even though the top-tier CT5’s new branding suggests twin-snails, there is actually a supercharged 6.2L pushrod motor lurking under its surprisingly unvented hood.

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Couple Donates a 2003 Corvette Convertible to the National Corvette Museum

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Mitch Talley

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Jun 12, 2020

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Couple Donates their 2003 Corvette Convertible to the National Corvette Museum

Photo Credit: National Corvette Museum

Ken and Susan Parr and their family have created lots of memories with their 2003 Corvette over the past 18 years.

Now visitors to the National Corvette Museum will be able to create some memories of their own with the black C5 convertible, thanks to the Parrs’ generosity.

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[PICS] Corvette ‘MJ-C3’ Rendering Blends the C8 Mid-Engine with C3 and C4 Design Elements

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Mitch Talley

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Jun 12, 2020

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[PICS] Corvette 'MJ-C3' Rendering Blends the C8 Mid-Engine with C3 and C4 Design Elements

Photo Credit: Josip Mihic

We’ve always wondered what a mid-engine version of the C3 Corvette would have looked like.

In the midst of Chevrolet’s introduction of a modern mid-engine version with the 2020 Corvette, this new rendering by Croatian artist Josip Mihic answers that question, at least in one man’s imagination.

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[ACCIDENT] 2020 Corvette Ends Up in a Rock Pile After Missing Exit

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Keith Cornett

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Jun 12, 2020

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[ACCIDENT] 2020 Corvette Ends Up in a Rock Pile After Missing Exit

Photo Credit: Heisler Jeremy / Facebook

Photos of another wrecked 2020 Corvette are making the rounds after a number of photos were shared to a C8 Corvette Owner’s Group on Facebook this week. The photos show the aftermath with the mid-engine sports car sitting in the proverbial “fork in the road” which, unfortunately, was covered by a large pile of rocks.

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