This is JILL’S 1959 Corvette!
Jill & Jay Jahn, A Unique Car Couple This story was first published in the June 2021 issue of Vette Vues Magazine. People love cars....
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Richard Galli’s ’70s-style Blown ’58 Corvette Street Machine
This story was first published in the September 2020 issue of Vette Vues Magazine. This is arguably the only 1958 Corvette with a C3 independent...
A Look Back at Corvette Wheels, Pt. 1 – 1953-1967
This story was originally published in 2009 in VETTE Magazine. After the characteristics of body shape and color, wheels are arguably the most definitive aspect...
MacDonald 1961 Corvette Special: A Prehistoric Grand Sport?
Way before Pratt & Miller’s customer Corvette race cars, there were Max and Ida Balchowsky’s tube-frame custom race cars. To download the PDF version of...
$7.7 Million ;57 Corvette SS Technical Deep Dive PDF Article
Raced only once, the 1957 Corvette SS Racer had champion potential! To read the Sports Cars Illustrated, August 1957 cover feature story about the 1957...
The Story of Fiberglass, Pt 2 1951-1953 Corvette Takes Shape
Making the Plastic Corvette – Problems to be Solved Note, this story was first published in the January 2023 issue of Vette Vues Magazine. Photos:...
Briggs Swift Cunningham: America’s Sportsman
Taking “Sportsman” to a whole new level! This story was originally published in the July 2024 issue of Vette Vues Magazine. “By building and sailing...
Corvette Report’s BREAKING NEWS: 3-2-25
BREAKING NEWS from the World of Corvette! GMAuthority.com Explains, “What’s NEW on the 2025 Corvette” The C8 Corvette is arguably the most complex Corvette generation...
Who Was Team Owner and Racer, Lloyd Perry “Lucky” Casner?
And Why Are We Talking About His 1960 Corvette Race Car? This story first appeared in the August 2024 issue of Vette Vues Magazine. Lloyd...
The Mystery of the MacDonald/Simpson 1961 Corvette Special
What ever became of the first, independent, purpose-built, 1,750-pound Corvette racer? Unless you are familiar with the early days of Corvette racing, the name Dave...
Corvette Engineer Mauri Rose
Mauri Rose was a genuine unsung Corvette hero. Having won the Indy 500 three times, Rose had the most racing experience of any GM engineer. Chevrolet Chief Engineer, Cole told him, “You are the man to do the sports car.”
Happy 70th Birthday/Anniversary Corvette!
What a very special day for lovers of Chevy’s “Plastic Fantastic”! The Corvette phenomenon was launched seventy years ago today. The car that few inside...
The Larry Lipsitz Classic Performance Corvette Collection, Pt. 1
Duntov considered all Corvette customers to be “his” customers and wanted them to “drive and enjoy” their cars. While survivor Corvettes such as Larry’s shouldn’t be used as daily drivers, his are indeed driven and enjoyed regularly. Larry drives all of his performance Corvettes about once a month and feeds them high-octane racing fuel. They like it that way.
Tom & Deb DeBold’s PERFECT 1960 Fuelie Corvette
While the DeBold’s 1960 Fuelie Corvette has won every award there is in the arena of the Corvette hobby, there’s always more. Tom explained that what’s ahead for their Corvette is the Concours D’Elegance circuit and plans to do two or three shows per year.
