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[VIDEO] Another Look at George Talley’s Stolen, Recovered and Now Restored 1979 Corvette

[VIDEO] Another Look at George Talley's Stolen, Recovered and Now Restored 1979 Corvette

Last week at the GM Heritage Center, Detroit resident George Talley got the first look at his restored 1979 Corvette after General Motors graciously went to work on the car for the veteran in advance of this year’s Woodward Dream Cruise. The Corvette will be part of Chevrolet’s display at the Woodward Dream Cruise, which is officially billed as the world’s largest automotive event. We’ve been following the saga of George’s 1979 Corvette ever since

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[GALLERY] Corvettes on Woodward (68 Corvette photos)

Corvettes on Woodward

Corvettes on Woodward was held Wednesday in Detroit and featured around 500 Corvettes who gather off of Detroit’s Woodward Avenue before making the “Drive to End Hunger” to drop off food donations at the the Open Hands Food Pantry in Royal Oak. The event is organized by our friend Larry Courtney who did another outstanding job in putting this event together. Thanks to our friends at Lingenfelter Performance Engineering we have a fantastic photo gallery

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[PICS] Corvette Racing Celebrates 8th Le Mans Win with Detroit’s Corvette Team

[PICS] Corvette Racing Celebrates 8th Le Mans Win with Detroit's Corvette Team

We know all about Corvette Racing’s close ties between the C7.R race car and the new 2015 Z06 street car. So it’s only fitting that following the team’s 8th class win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the racing team and drivers gathered in Detroit to celebrate with Corvette Team members who design, engineer and build our Corvettes. The event was only for Corvette Team members and was closed to the public. Thankfully, we

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2015 Corvettes on Woodward Event is August 12th – 15th

2015 Corvettes on Woodward Event is August 12th – 15th

It’s Woodward Dream Cruise week in the Motor City which means that there’s a myriad of activities for enthusiasts to partake in. Each year Vette-a-holics revel in 3 days of events that make up Corvettes on Woodward. This year organizer Larry Courtney has assembled 3 full days and 7 different events for participants. The highlight of Corvettes on Woodward is the Wednesday night cruise down world famous Woodward Avenue in support of the Open Hands

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[VIDEO] GM Refurbs Detroit Man’s Stolen Corvette in Time for the Woodward Dream Cruise

[VIDEO] GM Refurbs Detroit Man's Stolen '79 Corvette in time for the Woodward Dream Cruise

We’ve been following the feel-good story of George Talley and his stolen 1979 Corvette. If you remember, George’s 1979 Corvette was stolen 34 years ago and last summer it showed up in Mississippi. GM’s Mark Reuss heard about the car and after seeing George on the evening news, decided to get involved and had the car shipped back to George’s Detroit home. But the story doesn’t stop there. After being reunited with the car at

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Zora Arkus-Duntov’s Detroit Home is for Sale

Zora Arkus-Duntov's Detroit Home is for Sale

Guys like Zora Arkus-Duntov, Harley Earl and Ed Cole are the names of legends to those of us who are Corvette fans. Like Mad Men for car guys, I imagine Corvette’s first Chief Engineer and his wife Elfie hosting a cocktail party in the early ’60s at their Detroit home with the whose-who of Chevrolet performance walking the halls or standing in the kitchen with drinks in their hands talking about the latest engine test

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[PICS] The 2015 Corvettes in the D Charity Event

[PICS] The 2015 Corvettes in the D Charity Event

On our way back from Bloomington Gold we hit up the 3rd annual Corvettes in the D event held in the shadows of GM’s world headquarters in downtown Detroit. The one day event ran from 9am to 4pm on Sunday June 28th and supported 2 great veterans’ charities. The show itself took place right at the base of the General Motors Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit at the corner of Atwater and Beaubien nestled along

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Sunday is the 3rd Annual ‘Corvettes in the D’ Car Show

3rd Annual 'Corvettes in the D' Corvette Show

The 3rd installment of the popular Corvettes in the D car show takes place this weekend in the shadows of GM’s world headquarters in downtown Detroit. Swing by, support some great charities, check out some sweet Corvettes, and chat with fellow Corvette enthusiasts this Sunday, June 28th, from 9am to 4pm. The show itself is located right at the base of the General Motors Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit at the corner of Atwater and

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[PICS] General Motors Shows off Restoration Progress on the 1 Millionth Corvette

[PICS] General Motors Shows off Restoration Progress on the 1 Millionth Corvette

General Motors Tuesday showed off their restoration progress on the 1 millionth Corvette which fell into the Nation Corvette Museum sinkhole in February 2014. This is the first time the car has been seen by the public since it left the museum in April of this year. They plan to have all of the work completed in time to return it to the NCM for their 21st birthday celebration Labor Day weekend. On July 2nd,

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GM’s Mark Reuss to Pilot the Corvette Z06 Pace Car at Belle Isle

GM's Mark Reuss to Pilot the Corvette Z06 Pace Car at Belle Isle

Photo by Steve Fecht for Chevrolet Mark Reuss, GM’s top product development manager and the owner of a 1954 Corvette, will have the honor of driving the 2015 Corvette Z06 Pace Car for the Chevrolet Dual races on Detroit’s Belle Isle this Saturday and Sunday. The Chevrolet Duals are the next events part of the Verizon IndyCar Series which is sharing a weekend of racing on the Belle Isle street course with the TUDOR United

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