1988 Running Corvette Indy: Chevrolet’s Testbed for Advanced Suspension and Electronics

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by K. Scott Teeters as republished from Super Chevy
Excerpted from: Trend Setting, Part 13: A look back at Chevrolet’s experimental,
prototype, concept car, and show car Corvettes

Dateline 12.2.15: After seeing the fullsize Corvette Indy clay model, GM brass approved the construction of two running prototypes of the bold new design. Now it was time to make the Corvette Indy run. The clay models were a little over the top and needed to be pulled back, but the running Corvette Indy still sizzled. Chevrolet’s Advanced Vehicle Engineering had their Corvette work cut out for them because a more realistic version of the Corvette Indy was being build at the same time. This realistic version would become the CERV III. Continue reading “

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Two 1957 Corvettes and a 1963 Convertible Found in a Milwaukee Barn

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by Jerry Heasley as republished from Super Chevy. photos courtesy of Super Chevy.
Rare Finds: Three Vettes Stored Since 1969 & Mako Shark II
Mystery Photos From Unprocessed Roll of Film

Dateline 12.2.15: “I have a small towing business,” Mike “P” said. On one trip to “pick up a junk pickup truck,” Mike walked into an old garage in Milwaukee to discover “a ’57 Vette with eight feet of stuff piled on top of it.” Mike recalls telling the owner of the property, “Holy @$#%, that’s a ’57 Vette!!!” Continue reading “

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LS-Powered 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Comes Full Circle

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by Steven Rupp as republished from Super Chevy. photos courtesy of Super Chevy.
Full Circle: Wayne Sanchez Jr. keeps his family’s
love of Corvettes going strong with a ’69 restomod

Dateline 12.2.15: After you read enough stories about what inspires gearheads to buy and build classic cars it often involves exposure at an early age. This is exactly how Wayne Sanchez Jr. got the Corvette bug. As he told us, “I’ve always been an avid Corvette fan. No, not the numbers-matching kind, but I do appreciate those as well. When I was 4 or 5 years old my dad, Wayne Senior, bought a blue 1972 Corvette with a Targa top with aftermarket side pipes. Continue reading “

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Chevy Gives ’Vette Owners More Options for Going Faster

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by Alex Nishimoto as republished from Motor Trend, Manufacturer’s photos
Owners of standard Corvette Stingrays can benefit from the go-fast
development that produced the wicked Chevrolet Corvette Z06

Dateline 12.2.15: If for nothing else, halo cars should be appreciated for one thing: the trickle-down effect. Now, owners of standard Corvette Stingrays can benefit from the go-fast development that produced the wicked Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Chevrolet Performance, GM’s in-house tuning arm, announced a slew of new parts available for the Corvette at SEMA, and we were invited to test them out at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch just outside of Las Vegas. Continue reading “

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3000HP Corvette Slides, Goes Airborne During Half-Mile Event In Texas VIDEO

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by Cristian Gnaticov as republished from Car Scoops
An insanely fast car, a day at the air field and an amateur video

Dateline 12.2.15: One of Murphy’s laws says that “If something can go wrong, it will”. Tie this to an insanely fast car, a day at the air field and an amateur video, and you get the picture. This 3,000 HP Corvette was brought to Texas for the WannaGOFAST half-mile event, along with a less-powerful sibling, with “only” 1,600 HP. Continue reading “

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Mined from a Barn in Vermont: A Silver 1960 Chevrolet Corvette

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by Scotty Lachenauer as republished from Super Chevy
Silver Mined: Digging out a barn find Gen One

Dateline 12.2.15: Gary Clairmont needed to sell his car. The South Burlington, Vermont, resident decided the time was right to pass on his 1960 Corvette – a car that had languished in his garage silently for the better part of four decades. He received the stylish ride as a gift from his parents in the late ’60s; a present that any young man would surely cherish. And now his longtime daily driver was ready for a new home. Continue reading “

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Hottest Corvettes and New Parts at the 2015 SEMA Show

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by Scott Parker as republished from Super Chevy
Accounting for the hottest Corvettes and new parts seen in Las Vegas

Dateline 11.28.15: If you are a car guy, there are few spectacles quite as awe-inspiring as the SEMA show. All the big players in the aftermarket industry congregate at the Las Vegas Convention Center for what can only be described as an epic display. Good or bad (but mostly good), every trend in the automotive aftermarket starts right here. Wheel designs, color combinations, build styles – you name it – enter the magnifying glass as builders and manufacturers try to outdo each other for the coveted SEMA awards. Continue reading “

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Make This 1968 Corvette SCCA B Class Racer Yours For Just $35,000

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by Chris Demorro as republished from Corvette Online
SCCA B/Production vintage racers offer a balance between price, power and that raw racing sound

Dateline 11.28.15: Racing is a rich man’s sport for sure, though some forms of it are much more affordable than others. Essentially, the faster you want to go, the more you have to spend. SCCA B/Production vintage racers offer a balance between price, power and that raw racing sound. You can get behind the wheel of a period-correct SCCA race car for about the same price as a new Mustang GT or Camaro SS. Continue reading “

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Corvette restoration a bonding experience for R.I. father and son

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by Peter C.T. Elsworth as republished from Providence Journal
Christopher DeGrave’s Ontario Orange 1971 Chevrolet Corvette 454 LS5
is a striking reflection of the bond he has with his father, Dennis

Dateline 11.28.15: RICHMOND, R.I. — Christopher DeGrave’s Ontario Orange 1971 Chevrolet Corvette 454 LS5 is a striking reflection of the bond he has with his father, Dennis. Together, they’re a team with deep roots. Christopher is an only child, as was Dennis. Indeed, the tradition of only children — and only sons at that — goes back five generations to Christopher’s great-great grandfather, who immigrated to the United States in 1912 from northern France, near the port city of Calais. Continue reading “

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Impeccably Original 1969 Corvette L88 Comes to Auction

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as republished from Robb Report
Duntov’s Thundering L88 represented much of Duntov’s race-oriented thinking

Dateline 11.28.15: Restlessly transformed into a serious high-performance car soon after its introduction by Zora Arkus-Duntov and his Corvette Engineering team, the second-generation Corvette Sting Ray represented much of Duntov’s race-oriented thinking. Carroll Shelby’s Ford-powered Cobras began hitting the track around the same time as the new Corvettes and while Shelby’s upstarts were hardly “true” production cars, Duntov never wavered in his quest to keep the Corvette on top. Continue reading “

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How Difficult Is It To Control A 3,000-HP Corvette Z06? VIDEO

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by Joel Patel as republished from Car Buzz
Really, really difficult

Dateline 11.28.15: There are powerful Chevrolet Corvettes and then there’s this 3,000-hp Chevrolet C6 Corvette Z06. Kelly Bise Racing and KP Racing took a stock C6 Z06 and added a pair of turbos with other performance upgrades for a whopping total of 3,000 hp. Continue reading “

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Chevrolet Lets Corvette Buyers Color Outside of the Lines

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by Rick Kranz, as republished from Edmunds
Chevrolet allows Corvette buyers to do the unthinkable:
Order color combinations that are not recommended

Dateline 11.28.15: PORTLAND, Oregon — Chevrolet allows Corvette buyers to do the unthinkable: Order color combinations that are not recommended for the 2016 Stingray. For example, say a buyer wants a bright yellow model with a red interior. It’s not recommended, but it’s available for a price. Each model-year Corvette can be ordered in 10 exterior colors. Continue reading “

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