[PICS] Astronaut Corvettes Blast Off at the National Corvette Museum

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Jan 31, 2019

[PICS] Astronaut Corvettes Blast Off at the National Corvette Museum

In the late 1960s and early 70s, one of the biggest interest stories in America was space travel and the journey to the moon. As a sign of progress and achievement, General Motors and Chevrolet wanted to tag their names to these accomplishments. So a deal was struck with Jim Rathmann Chevrolet to have a “Courtesy Car” program for the astronauts to lease a Corvette for $1. What better way to show America and the world that Chevrolet was the leader in speed, power, and technology by showing astronauts driving Corvettes.

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Corvettes for Sale: 400-Mile 2009 Corvette ZR1

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Mitch Talley

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Jan 31, 2019

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Corvettes for Sale: 400-Mile 2009 Corvette ZR1

The first year of the C6 ZR1 was 2009, not exactly the best economy for Chevy to be trying to sell a car that was priced north of $110,000.

But the original owner of this super-Corvette ZR1 for sale today on bringatrailer.com bought it anyway, holding onto it for the next decade until just recently and racking up just 400 miles on the odometer.

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[ACCIDENT] Corvette Collides Head-On with a Mustang in a Foggy Early Morning Crash

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Keith Cornett

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Jan 31, 2019

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[ACCIDENT] Corvette Collides Head-On with a Mustang in Foggy Early Morning Crash

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A C6 Corvette and a Ford Mustang were involved in an early morning crash on Thursday that sent three people to the hospital.

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Chevrolet Europe to Offer Exclusive ‘Final Edition’ Grand Sports and Z06s

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Keith Cornett

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Jan 30, 2019

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Chevrolet Europe to Offer Exclusive 'Final Edition' Grand Sports and Z06s

Just last week Chevrolet introduced the 2019 Grand Sport Drivers Series and now Chevrolet Europe is getting in on the special edition Corvette scene with their own limited edition aimed exclusively for the German and Swiss markets.

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[VIDEO] Corvette Immersion Seminar at the 2019 Rolex 24

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Keith Cornett

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Jan 30, 2019

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[VIDEO] Corvette Immersion Seminar at the 2019 Rolex 24

Since the completion of Chevrolet’s Experience Center at the Daytona International Speedway, the Corvette production team has hosted owners and enthusiasts from the Rolex 24’s Corvette Corral for a seminar called Corvette Immersion.

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[VIDEO] Tommy Milner’s Wicked Slide in Turn 1 at the 2019 Rolex 24

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Keith Cornett

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Jan 30, 2019

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[VIDEO] Tommy Milner's Wicked Slide in Turn 1 at the 2019 Rolex 24

Rain came to the 2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway early Sunday morning which caused havoc for a number of teams including Corvette Racing.

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The Corvette Museum Purchases 208 Acres of Land Adjoining the Motorsports Park

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Keith Cornett

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Jan 30, 2019

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The Corvette Museum Purchases 208 Acres of Land Adjoining the Motorsports Park

Photo Credit: NCM Motorsports Park

At the NCM Bash last year, we heard mention that the National Corvette Museum may be exercising an option it had to purchase additional land around the NCM’s Motorsports Park. In the latest NCM Newsletter, the Museum has announced that it has followed through on those plans with the purchase of an additional 208.323 acres of adjoining property next to the track.

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[VIDEO] 1000 HP Hennessey Z06 Corvette In Action

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Keith Cornett

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Jan 29, 2019

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[VIDEO] 1000 HP Hennessey Z06 Corvette In Action

Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Hennessey HPE1000 Corvette Z06 as it rips around the tuner’s test track in Texas.

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2019 Camaro ZL1 1LE Getting the 10-Speed Automatic

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Keith Cornett

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Jan 29, 2019

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2019 Camaro ZL1 1LE Getting the 10-Speed Automatic

The Chevrolet Camaro team put out a release today with the news that the 2019 Camaro ZL1 1LE will be getting the 10-speed automatic transmission beginning in late February.

The ZL1 1LE model is the most track-capable Camaro and it has already given some very respectable sports cars a run for their money at the Nurburgring with a lap time of 7:16.04. And now armed with the 10-speed automatic transmission, Chevy engineers were able to go a half-second faster than the standard 6-speed manual at the 2.9 mile Milford Road Course.

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Corvette Racing to Enter a Single C7.R for the WEC 1000 Miles of Sebring

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Keith Cornett

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Jan 29, 2019

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Corvette Racing to Enter a Single C7.R for WEC 1000 Miles of Sebring

Photo Credit: Richard Prince

Corvette Racing has been confirmed for the World Endurance Championship’s 1000 Miles of Sebring which will be held on Friday, March 15th ahead of the annual IMSA Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday, March 16th.

The lone entry for the IMSA WeatherTech GTLM Champions was revealed by SportsCar365.com after the WEC recently issued an updated entry list.

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