Category: Corvette Special Editions

Corvette Indy 500 Pace Cars / Corvette News & Opinions / Corvette Special Editions

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Keith Busse Corvette Pace Car Collection Sells for $1,760,000!!! – VIDEO

Here’s something you don’t see every day. Keith Busse has a fascination with Corvette Pace Car. He bought his first Corvette Pace Car in the early 1980s, obviously a 1978 Corvette Pace Car. Then he got a 1986 Corvette Pace Car and just kept going.

Up until 1998 Chevrolet offered Corvette Pace Car replicas in limited quantities, so if you could afford the premium and acted quickly, you could own a Corvette Pace Car, minus the actual track hardware that typically included strobe lights and safety equipment. Corvette Pace Cars never needed any extra power enhancements because the basic car was more that capable of handling its task.

Dick Guldstrand’s Signature Edition 50th Anniversary 427 Corvette

C5 Corvettes / Corvette People / Corvette Racers / Corvette Special Editions

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Dick Guldstrand’s Signature Edition 50th Anniversary 427 Corvette

Celebrating Corvette racing legend Dick Guldstrand, this Signature Edition 50th Anniversary 427 Corvette delivers serious big-block performance wrapped in limited-production exclusivity — a tribute machine built for enthusiasts and collectors alike.

Chevy Debuts the New 1978 Corvette

C3 Corvettes / Chevrolet Timeline Tales / Corvette History / Corvette Special Editions

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Chevy Debuts the New 1978 Corvette

Thirty-six years ago today Chevrolet released the new 1978 Corvette. Chevy’s sports car was selling well considering the times. Muscle cars were all but dead, gas prices were up to around 75-cents-a-gallon (GOSH!), and the economy was in a slump. However, the Corvette was getting a little stale-looking, so when the ’78 model was released, it was a “WOW!”

NEW Corvette Prints! The Corvette Box of Candies

C3 Corvettes / C4 Corvettes / C5 Corvettes / C6 Corvettes / Corvette Indy 500 Pace Cars / Corvette Special Editions / Grand Sport Corvette / Special Edition Corvettes

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NEW Corvette Prints! The Corvette Box of Candies

Work continues on our new prints enterprise. In April 2012 we partnered with Fine Art America so that our Corvette art print customers could enjoy the many options afforded by FAA. Our latest offering, “Corvette Box of Candies” came as a happy result of working on our horizontal and vertical layouts of the Corvette Special Editions and Corvette Indy 500 Pace Cars layouts.

The Very Rare, Non-Replica Corvette Indy 500 Pace Cars

C4 Corvettes / C5 Corvettes / C6 Corvettes / Corvette Indy 500 Pace Cars / Corvette News & Opinions / Corvette Special Editions

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The Very Rare, Non-Replica Corvette Indy 500 Pace Cars

Indy 500 pace cars have become a specialty nitch all by themselves. That’s why in 1978 when it was announced by Chevrolet that a special version of the 25th Anniversary Corvette would pace the ‘78 Indy 500 and that replicas would be available, the news ignited the Corvette community, sparking a speculation mania, the likes of which Chevrolet never anticipated. Although a very nice car, for many reasons, the ‘78 Corvette Pace Car never became a hot collectible. Many can be purchased for not a lot of money.

One interesting tidbit about the Corvette Indy Pace Cars is that unlike many of the previous “enhanced” production car-based pace cars, the stock Corvette was more than up to the challenge and only required the mandated safety equipment. A C5 Corvette paced the 500 for the ‘98 race and another pace car replica package was offered.

NEW Motion Performance Corvettes Tribute Art Print

Baldwin-Motion Corvettes / C3 Corvettes / Corvette Special Editions / Tuner Corvettes

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NEW Motion Performance Corvettes Tribute Art Print

In November 2011 there were a few automotive bomb shells dropped on the MCACN Muscle Car Show. Namely three unique Baldwin Motion Corvettes. One Survivor Phase III 454 Corvette, one restored Motion Mako Shark Corvette, and one garage/barn find Corvette, the ‘76 Can-Am Spyder.

Since I have covered all of the Motion Performance Corvette cars in my Illustrated Corvette Series column, I decided to create a new print depicting all of the Motion Performance Corvettes. The basic Phase III Corvette, the Phase III GT Corvette, the Motion Maco Corvette, the Motion Manta Ray Corvette, and the Motion Moray Eel Corvette. Hopefully, more of the Motion Performance cars will surface. From survivor cars to extreme barn finds, it’s a good thing when they are brought back to life.

2012 Centennial Edition ZR1 Corvette – The “Best” C6?

C6 Corvettes / C6 ZR1 Corvettes / Corvette Polls / Corvette Special Editions

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2012 Centennial Edition ZR1 Corvette – The “Best” C6?

When I wrote my Illustrated Corvette Series No. 177 column for VETTE in October ‘11 covering the 2012 Centennial Edition, there was zero talk about 2013 special editions. And frankly, I wasn’t anticipating the announcement of the 60th Anniversary Special Edition until the Spring. Then in early January, “BAM!” Chevrolet unleashed the 60th Anniversary Edition, plus the delicious 427 Convertible. While I personally like a little more sizzle, the two ‘13 special editions are indeed sweet. But it did complicate the main question of my column, “Is the 2012 Centennial Edition ZR1 the best of the C6 Vettes?”