Happy Birthday Corvette! America’s Sports Car Turns 63 Today

Happy Birthday, Corvette!! Sixty-three years ago at a small factory in Flint, Michigan on Van Slyke Road, the first 1953 Corvettes rolled off the assembly line and into automotive history. On June 30th 1953, these Chevrolet workers and executive gathered for a group photo around the VIN 001 Corvette. In the early 1950’s, Harley Earl, […]

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Corvettes on eBay: Barn Find 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Sport Coupe

We love a good barn find as good as the next person, but we think the bidding might have gone a little too crazy on this 1963 split window coupe. We’re kind of surprised, too, since the brownish-gold color is not one of the most appealing that we’ve ever seen on a Corvette. Of course, […]

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[PICS] The 2016 Bloomington Gold Corvette Show

Bloomington Gold 2016 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is in the books. While rain dominated last year’s show, it was nothing but sunshine each show day this year. The IMS location still reigns as the top location for a Corvette show. The combination of Corvettes and 100 years of IMS history can’t be beat. Being […]

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Corvettes on eBay: Angelyne’s 2008 Pink Corvette

Corvettes on eBay: Angelyne's 2008 Pink Corvette

If enthusiast collector Rick Hendrick really wants to stand out in a crowd with his Corvettes, maybe he should try to be the high bidder on this custom 2008 pink Corvette owned by Angelyne, the original “famous for being famous” Hollywood starlet. If you’ve ever seen Angelyne, you’d never forget her. She worked her way

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[VIDEO] Oliver Gavin’s Massive Corvette C7.R Burnout at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

[VIDEO] Oliver Gavin's Massive Corvette C7.R Burnout at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin was at the Goodwood Festival of Speed following his return home to England after the 24 Hours of Le Mans. With him was the No.64 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R which would run the famous Goodwood hill climb. As Oliver got the wave to go, he delighted the crowd with the sound of

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[PICS] Chevrolet Displays New Grand Sport Car Cover at Bloomington Gold

[PICS] Chevrolet Displays New Grand Sport Car Cover at Bloomington Gold

One of the coolest car covers of all time is without a doubt the Corvette Racing C7.R cover that Chevrolet introduced last year for the Corvette Z06. Now that the widebody Corvette Grand Sport will be coming this summer, we’ve been hearing about a special Grand Sport car cover that will be offered through the

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[VIDEO] Couple Arrested After Buying Corvette Z06 with Bad Check

[VIDEO] Couple Arrested After Buying Corvette Z06 with Bad Check

Did they really think they would get away with it? Not with the modern technology these days. The story starts when a husband and wife named Anthony and Bethany Perno apparently convinced the crew at Reliable Chevrolet in northwest Albuquerque that they were good to pay for a $100,000-plus Corvette Z06 with a cashier’s check.

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Corvette Racing at Watkins Glen: Back to Racing in the U.S.

Corvette Racing at Watkins Glen: Back to Racing in the U.S.

Returning to North America with Driver’s, Manufacturer, Team GT Le Mans points lead DETROIT (June 28, 2016) – Corvette Racing has returned from across the Atlantic and is set to resume its GT Le Mans (GTLM) campaign in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship this weekend at Watkins Glen International. The Sahlen’s Six Hours of The

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[PIC] Chip Foose Appreciates Those Early Corvettes

[PIC] Chip Foose Appreciates Those Early Corvettes

Photo Credit: Chip Foose / Twitter Automotive designer extraordinaire Chip Foose has always had a thing for Corvettes. He won the 2015 Ridler Award at Detroit’s Autorama with a car called the Imposter – a 1965 Chevrolet Impala body over a 2008 Corvette chassis. But not all of Chip’s work is customizing hot rods as

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