01 – Corvette announces Dale Earnhardt/Dale Earnhardt Jr to co-drive the Number 3 GM Goodwrench Corvette C5-R at Daytona

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by Scott Teeters as written for Vette Vues

“The Intimidator” and “The Intimidator Jr.” selected to drive for the Corvette Racing Team

Dateline October 2015: Dale Earnhardt was 49-years-old and arguably at the top of his game when it was announced that “The Intimidator” and his son, Dale Jr. would co-drive the Number 3 C5-R Corvette at the 2001 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona race on February 3 and 4, 2001. Continue reading


01 – Corvette announces Dale Earnhardt/Dale Earnhardt Jr to co-drive the Number 3 GM Goodwrench Corvette C5-R at Daytona”


Corvette Racers Pt. 1 – The 1969 L88 Rebel Corvette!

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Words and Art by Scott Teeters as originally written for Vette Vues.

The $2.85 Million Dollar L88 Corvette Racecar!

Dateline: 10.15.15: This a Corvette racecar story with a happy ending and a big, “Cha-KING!” Racecars are a lot like racehorses, most live hard lives and tend to get used up and discarded. Some cars are saved and later surface as “survivor” cars (the horses go to stud farms). What happens to most is that after the cars no longer competitive; they’re sold off, often for not much money. The next owner applies a new livery and makes modifications that take it farther away from the original configuration. A few accidents or a fire later, and the cars are scrap. Continue reading


Corvette Racers Pt. 1 – The 1969 L88 Rebel Corvette!”


John Greenwood Tribute Event, November 12-15, 2015 Daytona International Speedway

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by Scott Teeters as originally published in Vette Vues

A tribute to John Greenwood’s groundbreaking C3 Corvette racecars

Dateline: 10.15.15: In the entertainment industry, there are a handful of one-name legends that include; “Elvis,” “Cher,” “Ringo,” “Liberace” and a few others. In the Corvette community we have; “Duntov,” “Shinoda,” “Callaway,” “Yenko” and a few more. The name, “Greenwood” is definitely in that short list. Just say, “Greenwood suspension,” or “Greenwood body-kit,” or “Greenwood racecar” and a huge bundle of understanding comes to mind. Continue reading


John Greenwood Tribute Event, November 12-15, 2015 Daytona International Speedway”


John Greenwood Retrospective: A Corvette Legend Passes by K. Scott Teeters

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On July 7, 2015, the Corvette community lost another legend; John Greenwood passed.

Words and Art by K. Scott Teeters as written for Vette Magazine, republished from SuperChevy.com

Illustrated Corvette Series No. 223

On July 7, 2015, the Corvette community lost another legend; John Greenwood passed. He was 70 years old. John was a member of a very small club of legendary Corvette figures that only needed one name, such that when you said that one name, it spoke volumes. Just a few others are: Shinoda, Lingenfelter, Callaway, Yenko, Guldstrand, and of course, Duntov. Engage any serious Corvette person in some bench racing, drop the name Greenwood and instantaneously all manner of mental images come to mind: suspension packages, C4 body kits, BFGoodrich Stars and Stripes, 427 ZL1 racers, and the most outrageous Corvette racers ever, the C3 widebody “Batmobile” Greenwood IMSA cars. Continue reading


John Greenwood Retrospective: A Corvette Legend Passes by K. Scott Teeters”


John Greenwood Tribute Event in Daytona, FL. Nov 12-15

A Tribute to John Greenwood’s Groundbreaking C3 Corvette Race Cars

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Poster design by Scott Teeters, main photo by Bill Oursler


To celebrate John Greenwood’s racing and street Corvette achievements, Jan Hyde of Registry of Corvette Race Cars has organized a special “John Greenwood Tribute Event” for November 12-to-15, 2015 at Daytona International Speedway.

In the entertainment industry, there are a handful of one-name legends that include; “Elvis,” “Cher,” “Ringo,” “Liberace” and a few others. In the Corvette community we have; “Duntov,” “Shinoda,” “Callaway,” “Yenko” and a few more. The name, “Greenwood” is definitely in that short list. Just say, “Greenwood suspension,” or “Greenwood body-kit,” or “Greenwood racecar” and a huge bundle of understanding comes to mind. Continue reading


John Greenwood Tribute Event in Daytona, FL. Nov 12-15″


Greenwood’s Sebring 1975 Corvette

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The Illustrated Corvette Designer Series No. 211

by Scott Teeters as written for Vette Magazine and republished from SuperChevy.com

John And Burt Take The “Racer Kit” Off-Planet

The L88 “racer kit” package was huge success for the Corvette and brought racing glory through the late ’60s and into the ’70s. Winning L88s included the “Owens Corning,” “Rebel,” and the Greenwoods’ “BFGoodrich Stars & Stripes” cars. After the Greenwoods’ sponsorship expired, John and Burt Greenwood took their Corvettes to a new level. Making power was easy but tires were so wide that the L88 factory flares weren’t big enough. Enter the final “racer kit,” the widebody. Continue reading


Greenwood’s Sebring 1975 Corvette”


Dick Guldstrand’s Signature Edition 50th Anniversary 427 Corvette

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Dick Guldstrand’s Third “Package” Specialty Corvette

Dateline September 2015. Mr Corvette, the famous Dick Guldstrand recently passed in September of 2015. We  look back at the life and times of this Corvette legend. In 2003 Dick produced his version of a 50th Anniversary Corvette. Dick’s nickname was of course, “Guldie” and since the Corvette’s 50th anniversary would be its “golden” anniversary, Dick’s 50th Anniversary Corvette was bright gold with blue accents. And of course a “special” Corvette should be the toughest available version, which in 2003 was the Z06. And to top it all off, the Z06’s LS6 was opened up to the magical “426 CID.” As it should be!

This was Dick’s third specialty “package” Corvette. The GS80 came out in 1986 that was more or less a Showroom Stock-prepared black beauty with very trendy lace wheels. The 1994 GS90 was a full-out re-body of the awesome ZR-1. The Guldstrand 50th Anniversary 427 retained all of the Z06’s body parts except for the hood and rear bumper cover that had a subtle lip spoiler. Continue reading


Dick Guldstrand’s Signature Edition 50th Anniversary 427 Corvette”


A Sneak-Preview of The Quest, the 1960 Briggs Cunningham Le Mans Racer Restoration Story

Corvettes on Netflix Watch Instantly!!!

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Dateline: 9.5.15 – If you are a Netflix subscriber, you’re in for a treat! Corvette Nation aired for two seasons with the third season bogged down in a law suit. Well, it you missed the series as it rolled out on the cable network, Velocity, seasons 1 and 2 are on Netflix in their Watch Instantly library.

Corvette Nation is fun with great visuals and if you’re already a Netflix subscriber, you can’t beat the price. Concerning the lawsuit, Continue reading


A Sneak-Preview of The Quest, the 1960 Briggs Cunningham Le Mans Racer Restoration Story”


Remembering Mr Corvette-Dick Guldstrand with Videos/Articles!

A Chat With National Corvette Museum Hall of Fame Inductee, Dick Guldstrand

Dateline September 2015. From ALMSOfficialVideos on YouTube about 5 years ago- Interview with Dick Guldstrand. Dick Guldstrand commemorates 50 years at Le Mans for Corvette. He even shares the secret for the Mulsanne Stain!

September 2015 -“The Corvette world has lost an influential figure within the community with the news of Dick Guldstrand, nicknamed “Mr. Corvette”, passing away at the age of 88 years old.” Continue reading


Remembering Mr Corvette-Dick Guldstrand with Videos/Articles!”


“Mr. Corvette,” Dick Guldstrand, Passes Away at 87 Years Old

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by Terry Shea as republished from Hemmings Daily Blog

Legendary SoCal hot rodder, racer and all-around Corvette maestro Dick Guldstrand passed away on September 2 at age 87.

A few years back, we featured Dick in our Hot Rod Hero column for Hemmings Muscle Machines. In fact, I had the opportunity to speak with Dick on the day he was celebrating his 84th birthday.

There is nothing quite like the candor of a retired racer, particularly one who has never truly left the arena. Ever the gentleman, Dick’s refreshing honesty contrasted with most of today’s corporate-backed racers—and I got the feeling it was always that way with the man. Continue reading


“Mr. Corvette,” Dick Guldstrand, Passes Away at 87 Years Old”


Corvette Timeline Tales: September 4, 1956 – The second Corvette SR-2, for VP of Design, Bill Mitchell, is completed

Bill Mitchell launches a purpose-built 1956 Corvette race car

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As Director of Styling under Harley Earl and the appointed heir to the Earl throne, Bill Mitchell enjoyed some sweet perks – one being that he could have custom cars built by the Chevrolet styling department. Harley Earl’s son, Jerry caused some upper management concern when it was discovered that he was racing a Jaguar. Management felt Master Jerry should at least be racing a GM car, preferably a Corvette – thus the SR-2 was created. The car was a little heavy, but looked cool with its extended nose, fairing cones over the headlights, Halibrand racing wheels, door scoops, twin windshields and a short fin off the rear deck.

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Mitchell liked what he saw, but took his a few steps farther by adding a fairing behind the driver with a tall fin attached. Mitchell’s SR-2 went through several incarnations.
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Corvette Timeline Tales: September 4, 1956 – The second Corvette SR-2, for VP of Design, Bill Mitchell, is completed”


First-Ever 1963 Z06 Corvette Stingray – Dave MacDonald Picks Up, Then Races Z06 #684 At Riverside

The First Z06 Corvette Was a Race Car!

Dateline: 8.30.15 – The original Z06 was Duntov’s “racer kit” for the then-new 1963 Sting Ray. Unlike modern Z06s, there was no flash to the first Z06, it was strictly hardware designed for the racetrack – no badges, special body panels, or designations at all! But considering the official “we don’t race” policy of GM, 199 1963 Fuel Injected Corvettes with heavy-duty brakes and suspension, wasn’t anything in GM’s big picture. But, if you wanted to race your Corvette in ’63, it was everything, and Duntov made sure you got what you needed.
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Thanks to the SCCA rules that allowed the 2000-pound Cobra to race against the 3100-pound Corvette, even with the Z06 racer kit, the Vette was at a serious disadvantage. Continue reading


First-Ever 1963 Z06 Corvette Stingray – Dave MacDonald Picks Up, Then Races Z06 #684 At Riverside”