Category: C6 Corvettes

2010 Grand Sport Corvettes are “Covered”!

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Major Car Magazines Feature 2010 Grand Sport Corvette on Covers!

Corvette’s 2010 Grand Sport is the reanimation of what is arguably Chevrolet’s most exotic Corvette namesake.

by K. Scott Teeters

Have you noticed the extensive coverage of  the new 2010 Grand Sport? And it seems that the reanimation of what is arguably Chevrolet’s most exotic Corvette namesake has spurred new interest in the original ‘63 Grand Sport as well. I thought it would be fun to take an over view of the automotive press’ take on the new Vette.  Generally, everyone was more than impressed, especially when you factor in the $57,310 price tag and it’s only a few ticks slower than the $73,000-ish Z06. Nothing against the Z06. To me, the Z06 is what an L-88 might have been like with a little more development for the street. Continue reading “2010 Grand Sport Corvettes are “Covered”!” →

2010, 96, 63 Grand Sport Corvettes

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Illustrated Corvette Series No. 150 — 1963, 1996, & 2010

Grand Sport Corvette –

“Three Generations of Grand Sport Corvettes”

Illustrated and Written by K. Scott Teeters

Grand Sport Montage by K. Scott Teeters
Grand Sport Montage by K. Scott Teeters

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Introduction by Vette magazine  Writer and Artist K. Scott Teeters

For The Illustrated Corvette Series, the timing could not have been better. On April 24, 2009, Chevrolet dropped a bunker buster at the 12th annual C5/C6 Corvette Birthday Bash Continue reading “2010, 96, 63 Grand Sport Corvettes” →

Grand Sport Legend

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The Amazing Legend of the Grand Sport Corvette

How  a passionate Corvette engineer created the Grand Sport Racing Machine to be one of the fastest and most fierce in all the land. Continue reading “Grand Sport Legend” →

Vette Polls: Should the C6 ZR1 Corvette Chassis be the Basic C7 Chassis?

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Cast Your C7 Corvette Vote!

Should the current ZR1 all-aluminum chassis be the foundation for the base model C7 Corvette?

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ZR1 Corvette Chassis Display:
Corvette Chassis Engineering At Its Best!

2010 Corvette as seen at the Corvettes at Carlisle GM Engineers' Tent
The New ZR1 Corvette as seen at the Corvettes at Carlisle GM Engineers' Tent

An off-the-showroom-floor ‘09 or ‘10 ZR1 Corvette could walk away from most of the Corvette racers on display by 20 to 70 mph… with the air conditioner and stereo on!

I don’t believe that it’s possible to look at an ‘09 or ‘10 ZR1 Corvette and yawn. Continue reading “Vette Polls: Should the C6 ZR1 Corvette Chassis be the Basic C7 Chassis?” →

Corvette Pace the 2010 Indy 500?

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Which Corvette should pace the Indy 500 in 2010?

2010 Indy 500 Corvette Pace Car  Speculation

by K. Scott Teeters

2010 Camaro for the 2009 Indy 500 Pace Car
2010 Camaro for the 2009 Indy 500 Pace Car

Score another accolade for the Bow Tie Boys at Chevrolet for the 2010 Camaro Indy   500 Pace Car at the 2009 Indy 500 race.  Now that all the fan-fair has died down, the question naturally arises, “What will pace the ‘10 Indy 500?” Continue reading “Corvette Pace the 2010 Indy 500?” →

Indy 500 Corvette Pace Cars

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Indy 500 Corvette Pace Cars MontageAmazing Indy 500 Corvette Pace Cars Art and History by K. Scott Teeters

Indy 500 Corvette Pace Cars  Tribute Art

First, a  bit of Corvette pace car history by Vette magazine
artist and columnist, K. Scott Teeters:

Corvettes Pace the Indy 500 a record ten times since 1978.

(Will Corvette Do It Again Soon?)

“The Indy 500 race is arguably the most popular race in motor-sports. Early in ‘78 the Corvette world went wild with speculation when news was released that the Corvette would be the Indy 500 pace car, and that replicas would be available. Priced at what was then a mind-boggling $13,653, some buyers paid as much as $25,000 to grab a piece of Corvette history!

Eight years later, the Corvette was again chosen to pace the ‘86 Indy 500. But this time, Chevrolet trumped speculators and designated all ‘86 Corvette roadsters as “pace car replicas.” Since then, Corvette Pace Car-replicas have been limited-production cars and are highly collectible. Continue reading “Indy 500 Corvette Pace Cars” →