A BLOG for the Latest Corvettes: C8, C7 Stingray, C7, C6 Z06, Grand Sport, ZR1 and C5 / Z06!
In 1989 VH1 held a contest where they gave a way 36 Corvettes – one for every year beginning in 1953 through 1989 – to a single winner. Dennis Amodeo, a carpenter from Long Island won the collection, but before taking delivery he sold all 36 Corvettes to Pop artist Peter Max who planned to use the cars for an art project. The project never got off the ground and the Corvettes ended up parked in a Brooklyn building where they were essentially forgotten. [More]
The rough-and-ready GMC Sierra 6.2-liter crew cab has been advertised on TV so much you half expect to hear the ShamWow guy: “This is Vince for GMC.
GM Introduces B20 Biofuel Capability In New Line-up – Automotive Business Review The new Duramax will power the redesigned 2011 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups, as well as the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans.
Goodyear’s latest Eagle F1 Supercar G:2 tires will be factory fitted on the 2011 Corvette Z06. The new Ultra-High Performance (UHP) tire is described as “Street-refined, but track-capable”. The tire has been tested on road courses throughout North America and will be available this summer. [More]
I kind of feel bad for the guy. He just wanted to go fast. Did you hear those tires when he stomped on it?
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Lingenfelter Performance Engineering is set to show off its forced-induction 2010 Camaro SS and Corvette GTR at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show .
Corvette Racing has announced the signing of Frenchman Emmanuel Collard to its stable of drivers. The veteran GT/Prototype driver will join Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the #4 Corvette C6.R ZR1 for the endurance races at Sebring, Le Mans and Petit Le Mans. Collard will be replacing Marcel Fassler who was hired by Audi to co-drive one of its R15 TDIs this year at Le Mans. [More]
Mecum’s Collector Car Auction made its annual pilgrimage to Central Florida’s Kissimmee auction last weekend. Florida’s temperate January weather makes this auction a favorite and by most accounts, the auction was a huge success. Record attendance was on-hand to watch 147 Corvettes cross the auction block over four days and everyone must have been buying as Mecum achieved a sales success rate of 81% to total $6.7 million in Corvette sales. [More]
Jalopy Joe’s will be a holding a Car Show on the third Sunday of each month from noon to 3 p.m. at its Ventura location, 1225 E. Main St.
