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The Flint Journal The 1932 Chevrolet Confederate DeLuxe sports roadster sits in the Buick Museum.

From Pratt & Miller’s facebook page:

We brought the 24 Hours of Le Mans trophy home! A special thanks to all of our fans, sponsors, partners, team members, and family. We could not have done it without all of you. Come and see us at the track for the rest of the ALMS season and share this victory with us.

It was a stunning comeback by Corvette Racing – down a lap and never giving up – to clinch victory in the GTE Pro class. This was Corvette’s seventh class win at Le Mans and with Chevy celebrating its 100th anniversary, it will be remembered as one of biggest wins in the team’s history.

Congratulations and well done!

Source:
Pratt & Miller’s on facebook

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[VIDEO] Corvette Racing’s Tommy Milner at the NCM Bash
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Corvette Racing Completes Successful Test Day in Le Mans

 

 

June is the traditional model year start for the Corvette and last month the new 2012 Corvette began rolling off the Bowling Green assembly line. The start of production of the 2012 model year singled the end of 2011 models and the final count of Corvette’s produced last year was 13,596 – an 11.5% increase over 2010’s 12,194 production total.

In June 2011, 1,299 Corvettes were delivered to new owners. That was -7.5% off the June 2010’s Corvette sales, which saw an increase in sales due to the introduction of the Grand Sport models. For the 2011 calendar year, Corvette sales are up 8.5% to 6,896. Last year’s numbers for the same time period were 6,355.

We are currently tracking an estimated national inventory of 3,375 Corvettes. 432 are 2012s, 2,668 are 2011 models and there are 275 available 2010 Corvettes. Last month we were also tracking 14 available 2009 Corvettes, but those look to have finally been removed off the books.

July’s incentives remain the same with 2011 Corvette buyers receiving $3,000 Dealer Cash or 1.9% financing up to 60 months or 2.9% for 72 months. For the remaining 2010 Corvettes that are still in dealer showrooms, $4,000 in Customer Cash is available or finance it for 72 months at 0% interest.

 

Corvette Stock Report:

A check of Jeff Hardy’s website shows
a total of 3,375 Corvettes on the ground. Last month’s total was 3,987 for a
net change of -612 Corvettes. Here is the breakdown by years and models:

• 2012 Corvettes – 432
• 2011 Corvettes – 2,668
• 2010 Corvettes – 275

2011 Corvette Inventory Breakdown:

• Corvette Coupes – 726
• Corvette Convertibles – 202
• Corvette GS Coupes – 934
• Corvette GS Convertibles – 462
• Corvette Z06 – 165
• Corvette ZR1 – 179

2010 Corvette Inventory Breakdown:

• Corvette Coupes – 91
• Corvette Convertibles – 62
• Corvette GS Coupes – 24
• Corvette GS Convertibles – 31
• Corvette Z06 – 17
• Corvette ZR1 – 50

Bowling Green Production:

• 2011 Model Year Production in June 2011: 823
• 2012 Model Year Production in June 2011: 616
• 2011 Model Year To Date Through June 2011: 13,596
• 2012 Model Year To Date Through June 2011: 701
• 2011 Calendar Year to Date through June 2011: 6,925

Source:
GM.com
JeffHardy.com

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March 2011 Corvette Sales

 

This 2006 Chevrolet Corvette 2dr 2dr Conv Convertible features a 6.0L V8 SFI 8cyl Gasoline engine.

Published: Saturday, July 02, 2011, 10:34 AM Updated: Saturday, July 02, 2011, 10:53 AM Courtesy image The 2011 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1.

A little over a decade ago Chrysler was dominating the international GT circuit with its first-generation Dodge Viper race car, taking home a hat-trick of GTS-class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1998 to 2000, as well as a win at the 24 Hours of Daytona during the same period.

We’re not sure what sparked the fire that caused this torch red C5 Z06 to burn to the ground, and the original poster didn’t say, but judging by the way the flames are dancing along the ground, it definitely looks fuel related. A lot of money went into this car for the opportunity to play in the 1000 hp club and in just a few minutes it was all gone.

I found Johnny Cash’s “Hurt” to be most appropriate for the background music as the Torch Red Z06 goes up in flames.

Source:
Streetfire

Related:
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[VIDEO] Driver Flees as Crashed Corvette Burns

 

It’s a surprisingly well-kept secret that major automakers sometimes invite prospective customers to test-drive their cars at staged events held in large parking lots around the country.

Win Free Tickets to MLB’s All Star FanFest from Chapman Chevrolet – YAHOO! How would you and your family like to get into this summer’s Major League Baseball All-Star FanFest for free? The 2011 All-Star FanFest, described as “the world’s largest interactive baseball fan event,” will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center July 8 Win Free Tickets …

We’re still two years shy of the Chevrolet Corvette ‘s 60th anniversary, but today warrants some celebration nonetheless.