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British Man Crushed by a 1963 Corvette in Driveway Accident

British Man Crushed by a 1963 Corvette in Driveway Accident

File photo courtesy of CorvetteImages.com An Englishman is lucky to be alive today after being crushed by a 1963 Corvette being delivered to a Manchester driveway in Great Britain. Two witnesses somehow lifted the car off the 51-year-old man, who suffered fractured ribs and a punctured lung when the Corvette fell on top of him earlier this week. The Manchester Evening News reports that the car was being taken off a trailer when the winch

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This Corvette Z06 Police Car Will Forever Be Known as Coptimus Prime

This Corvette Police Car Will Forver Be Known as Coptimus Prime

Here’s a follow-up on last week’s story about the New Braunfels, Texas Police Department’s kids contest to help name their new Corvette Z06 police car. The department has announced a winning name submitted by Chandler Radtke. From this day forth, the car will be known as Coptimus Prime. The new police car was donated to the police department after a large meth drug ring with ties to Mexican cartels was broken up by the DEA

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It’s a bird … a plane … it’s the Rock Falls homecoming parade

Rock Falls High School freshmen flex their creative muscles Thursday as the freshman class float rips through the homecoming parade route, Rock Falls High School homecoming king and queen Keegan Doering and Kierstyn Summers ride in the back of a Chevrolet Corvette from Kunes Country Auto Group on Thursday evening during the homecoming parade. The Rock Falls varsity football team rides on a trailer during the parade.

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[PIC] Throwback Thursday: 1963 Corvette Sting Ray On the Streets at Night

[PIC] Throwback Thursday: 1963 Corvette Sting Ray On the Streets

It’s time for Throwback Thursday where we feature vintage photos of Corvettes. Here’s a picture of a 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Sport Coupe driving at night in the city. This 1963 split window coupe was signaling a right hand turn off of a wide boulevard when the unknown photographer captured it brilliantly. You can clearly see the rear window’s center divider along with the faux grills in the hood. Lastly, the car is Californian based

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[PIC] Throwback Thursday: 1963 Corvette Sting Ray On the Streets at Night

[PIC] Throwback Thursday: 1963 Corvette Sting Ray On the Streets

It’s time for Throwback Thursday where we feature vintage photos of Corvettes. Here’s a picture of a 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Sport Coupe driving at night in the city. This 1963 split window coupe was signaling a right hand turn off of a wide boulevard when the unknown photographer captured it brilliantly. You can clearly see the rear window’s center divider along with the faux grills in the hood. Lastly, the car is Californian based

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[PICS] Red with Envy: Black Chevy Corvette Z06 on Red ADV.1 Wheels

Red with Envy: Black Chevy Corvette Z06 on Red ADV.1 Wheels

Did I miss the memo this week which dictates that all Corvettes should have red wheels? Earlier, we shared an Arctic White Corvette Z06 with red custom wheels from Forgiato. And now we’re sharing some new photos of this Black Corvette Z06 outfitted with red concave wheels. Today’s subject of wheel envy comes from ADV.1 on a Black Corvette Z06. The 650-horsepower supercar was shown with ADV.1’s custom ADV5.O Deep Concave wheels in brushed gloss

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Android Auto Update Coming to 2016 Corvettes Early Next Year

Android Auto Update Coming to 2016 Corvettes Early Next Year

Customers who use Android phones will be able to connect in select 2016 Chevrolets, thanks to a software update offering Android Auto compatibility that will be available in March through Chevy dealers. “Thanks to the hard work and determination of our engineering team, Chevrolet consumers who use Android phones will not have to compromise when choosing which MyLink system meets their needs – both the seven-inch and eight-inch systems will offer Android Auto capability,” said

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Alfa Romeo Just Released a Nurburgring time for a Sedan. Can We Get the Corvette Z06’s Time Now?

Alfa Remeo Just Released a Nurburguring time for a Sedan. Can we get the Corvette Z06's time now?

Did you hear about the latest Nurburgring ring time recently released by an automotive manufacturer? No, it’s not the time for the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 which put down its laps in May, prior to a ban on manufacturer lap times. It was an Alfa Romeo Giulia Sedan which recently made headlines with a 7:39 time around the 12.9 mile Nordschleife. Alfa Romeo released the time as well as some other performance specs during last week’s

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Chevrolet Android Auto update for 8-inch MyLink starts March

After all the rather negative news in the automotive industry these past days courtesy of Volkswwagen , here’s one that might bring a smile to some, particularly those rooting for Android in the car. Chevrolet has just announced a more or less definite schedule when it plans to roll out its promised Android Auto update to its 2016 models.