![[VIDEO] Installing ACS Composite's Carbon Flash Fender Extensions on C7 Corvette Z06/Grand Sport](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2019/010919_14b.jpg)
Chevrolet did a fantastic job designing and engineering the aerodynamics of the C7 Corvette but some of the factory pieces like the front wheel splats are just textured plastic and leave us wanting more. When you want to replace some of those factory bits with those that have been painted in Carbon Flash (black) or made in real Carbon Fiber, many Corvette owners have turned to our friends at ACS Composite.
Mecum’s 3,000 plus car mega-auction kicked off earlier this week in Kissimmee, Florida. With well over 300 Corvettes on the docket, there’s no shortage of high-end cars to be had. Check out this super rare 1972 ZR1 with just 307 miles on it. Yes, just 307 miles since new.
The ZR1 option package made its way on to just 20 Corvettes in 1972. It was essentially a small block race car for the street.
We’ve all seen those video clips showing a Corvette that has been tuned to produce way more than the amount of original factory horsepower.
And we all wonder why Chevy just doesn’t send out a ZR1 direct from the Bowling Green factory that could boast of, say, a whopping 1,200 horsepower to begin with?
![[SPIED] C8 Mid-Engine Corvette Spotted Driving to the Milford Proving Grounds](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2019/010819_6b.jpg)
It’s always good news when we learn of a C8 Mid-Engine Corvette sighting! Following reports of technical delays, the number of sightings and spy photos fell off dramatically in late 2018 prompting the Corvette team to get the prototypes out on the road just before Christmas.
![[VIDEO] LMR Races a 2019 Corvette ZR1 vs the Blue Devil 2010 ZR1](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2019/010819_5b.jpg)
The guys at Late Model Racecraft have been among the forefront of shops that specialize in LS and LT-engine tuning with many of their creations shared on YouTube. Here’s a new video they have shared featuring a roll-race matchup with the C7 ZR1 vs a C6 ZR1. This has been a matchup often talked about but rarely seen so belt in and let’s see what happens!
![[VIDEO] Corvette Racing Celebrates 20 Years at Le Mans](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2019/010819_4b.jpg)
Pratt & Miller shared a great video showing scenes of Corvette Racing at Le Mans with flashbacks to the first Corvettes to run the iconic 24-hour race back in 1960.
You may be looking at the world’s only front-wheel drive Corvette.
Back in the mid-1980s, an engineer named John Jacobi loved Corvettes so much that he wanted to be able to drive the car in the cold weather he had to endure up north.
Naturally, he decided front-wheel drive was the way to go, so he set about finding a 1979 Cadillac El Dorado chassis and modifying it so that a standard 1979 Corvette body could be set atop it.
![[VIDEO] New Chazcron C8 Mid-Engine Corvette 360 Degree Spin](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2019/010519_13b.jpg)
Thanks to Chazcron and the MidEngineCorvetteForum.com for his latest update to his series of C8 Mid-Engine Corvette 360-degree spinning videos. I really like how the rear of the car is finally coming around.
Click here to see Chazcron’s previous Mid-Engine Corvette renders
Since the introduction of the C7, GM has used the same two internal model codes to specify the base C7 Stingray Coupes and Convertibles. The current Stingray model codes are 1YY07 (Coupe) and 1YY67 (Convertible). The model code is used in all aspects of the car’s production, and you can find the code listed on documentation including window stickers, build sheets and the RPO tag.
