A BLOG for the Latest Corvettes: C8, C7 Stingray, C7, C6 Z06, Grand Sport, ZR1 and C5 / Z06!
One of the most significant goals that the Corvette Team had when they set out to create the first ever mid-engine version of America’s Sports Car was to appeal to a clientele that used to look down on the Corvette as “not premium enough” while also silencing those pesky automotive journalist types who bemoan the ‘Vette’s interior at every turn (deserved or not).
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Have you seen this 1954 Corvette Roadster? The Polo White sports car was stolen from an Orlando suburb in late December 2019. The Corvette was last seen wearing a Mecum Auto Auctions rear plate and an NCRS front license plate.
The car is owned by Lou Pendas who manages The Pendas Law Firm, a Florida-based personal injury law firm.
Photo Credit: CorvetteImages.com
The average American keeps their new car for seven years, and that number continues to rise, perhaps because of the increased reliability – and price – of vehicles over the years.
However, there are some cars, like the Corvette, that owners are more likely to keep for longer.
Photo Credit: CorvetteImages.com
We just wrapped up our seven-week countdown of the best Corvette from each decade by naming the 2019 ZR1 the greatest example of America’s Sports Car from the 2010s.
Grouping Corvettes by decade was a new approach that added intrigue to an activity that many of us have pondered and often forced us into some tough choices.
Photo Credit: Todd Wilson
The latest order cycle for the 2020 Corvette Stingray is now underway with dealers able to place another round of customer orders into the Chevrolet order bank.
According to our friends at Kerbeck Corvette, there are no constraints on any options or colors, and the big news is that dealers will also be able to place their first orders for the 2020 Stingray Convertible.
We always like to kick off the new year by taking a look at how many Corvettes were sold by the Top Corvette Dealers in the USA over the last 12 months. We’d like to think that the full calendar year sales figures would play a significant role in how the new 2020 Corvettes are allocated, however, Chevrolet has pretty much given the first year of allocation numbers out to dealers based on a formula that incorporated several years of previous sales totals.
Continue reading The Top 100 Corvette Dealers of 2019 at Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle.
Good news Corvette fans. Car show season will be here before we know it. In a sure sign of warmer weather, Bloomington Gold has recently opened up registration for their 2020 Indianapolis event. This year’s show will take place June 25th – 27th once again at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Since it’s inception 4 decades ago, Bloomington Gold has become renowned for their judging process.
How often does a one-owner 1968 Corvette with less than 65,000 miles come on the market these days?
Not very often, but that’s the case this week with this Cordovan Maroon convertible up for sale at no reserve on eBay. Already, 25 bids have pushed the price to $20,300, with the auction slated to run through 8:45 p.m.
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Want to know what it’s like to own and drive a classic Corvette?
1967 Sting Ray owner Matt Euson gives us the ins, outs, and more when it comes to owning a classic C2 Corvette in this new video released Tuesday from Petrolicious. The video offers Matt’s perspective of classic car ownership as he drives his Black/Black ’67 Coupe on two-lane roads through the Indiana countryside complete with rolling hills and covered bridges.
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When Chevrolet’s designers and engineers began laying out their goals for creating the C8 Corvette, they made sure that the new car would finally be available as a right-hand-drive model that would be offered for sale in markets that include the UK, Australia, and Japan.
Although we have yet to see a RHD version, Chevrolet is already making plans to export the cars as soon as this summer.