Month: June 2013

On Friday afternoon at the National Corvette Museum’s 60th Anniversary Celebration, members of the Corvette team are marking the anniversary with the unveiling of the new 2014 Corvette Stingray Coupe Premiere Edition. The new launch-edition Corvette Stingray will be limited to 500 “loaded” 2014 Corvette Stingrays Coupes.

The 500 Premiere Edition Corvette Stingray Coupes are all Laguna Blue metallic tintcoat with the 3LT Brownstone suede interior. The Corvettes featured the suede-wrapped interior trim and carbon fiber packages. Each of the Coupes are equipped with the Z51 Performance Package and also include Magnetic Selective Ride Control, the variable tuned Performance Exhaust system and the visible carbon fiber roof.

The Premiere Edition also features a bevy of accessories which also serves to showcase some of the customizing of the Stingray available through the Genuine Corvette Accessories catalog. Featured on the 2014 Corvette Stingray Premiere Edition is the black “stinger” hood stripe, Stingray interior sill plates and wheel caps, and custom Corvette branded luggage from Thule.

To ensure these launch editions are truly special, each of the 500 Corvette Stingray Premiere Editions will have a unique VIN number starting with “300001″ and the sequence number will also be shown on the exclusive dash plaque commemorating the limited edition model as well.

Here are the official photos showing the new 2014 Corvette Stingray Premiere Edition Coupe:

Chevrolet has not yet released pricing for the new 2014 Corvette Stingray Premiere Edition Coupe as well as when the ordering of the new package will start. Stay tuned as we’ll keep you updated on this new limited edition launch package.

Source:
General Motors

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It looks like the Corvette Assembly Plant has been busy cranking out examples of the 2014 Corvette Stingrays because they are literally everywhere in Bowling Green this weekend for the Corvette Museum’s 60th Anniversary celebration. Check out our photo gallery of the Corvette Stingrays seen at the Museum and at the Assembly Plant from Thursday.

A big thanks goes out to CS for sending us all the photos!

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Chevrolet’s Corvette officially turns 60 this weekend. It was June 30th, 1953 when that first Polo White two seater left the Flint, MI assembly plant. If you’re looking for a way to help celebrate Corvette’s 60 year legacy you’ve got several options this weekend. From Illinois to Kentucky to Detroit there are plenty of events taking place and we’ve neatly summarized them all for you after the break.

There’s a quartet of big events going on around the country this weekend. The weekend kicks of a little early with Drive Your Corvette to Work day on Friday, June 28th. Also kicking off that day is the Bloomington Gold Corvette show in Champaign, Illinois. The National Corvette Museum will be hosting celebration at Corvette’s current birthplace in Bowling Green, Kentucky and Corvettes in the D will be taking place in Detroit at GM’s World Headquarters.

Here’s a quick snapshot of each event.

1. Drive Your Corvette to Work Day: This event promoted by Mid America Motorworks takes place each year on the Friday closest to June 30th, Corvette’s official birthday. Whether you’re working or retired make it a point to get out drive your Corvette. If you do take your Vette to work post a picture on our Facebook wall or Tweet us at @CorvetteBlogger.
2. Bloomington Gold: Bloomington is celebrating its 40th anniversary in a new home in Champaign, Illinois. This great event has something for everyone including seminars, Certification judging, a road tour, autocross, and a Mecum auction among numerous other activities. This is where we’ll be this weekend so keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter pages for updates from the show.
3. National Corvette Museum 60th Birthday Celebration: The NCM will be hosting a 2 day event at Corvette’s current birthplace in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Corvette program team will be in attendance as will several new C7’s. There will also be a Corvette evolution display, limited plant tours, and the formal ground breaking for the new NCM Motorsport Park.
4. Corvettes in the D: This event takes place at GM’s world headquarters in downtown Detroit. The inaugural get together will feature a Corvette caravan from Flint down to Detroit as well as C7’s and a GM ride and drive. Event organizers are expecting 200-300 Corvettes to attend.

So there you have it – 4 different ways to celebrate 60 years of Corvettes. Even if you can’t make it to any of these fine events just be sure to get out there and hit the road in your Corvette!

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The National Corvette Museum will attempt to LIVE STREAM the NCM Motorsports Park groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow at 10:30am ET / 9:30am CT. The livestream will be shown at this link: http://www.motorsportspark.org/livestream/.

After the ceremony the video will made available on the Corvette Museum’s YouTube channel.

 

Some special “guests” will help Corvette celebrate its 60th anniversary at the Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in August.

The reunion, set for August 16-18, will feature two and perhaps even three of the legendary Corvette Grand Sport models from the 1960s.

Only five of the Grand Sports were ever produced in 1962, under the secret supervision of Corvette chief engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov. The cars were designed with one goal in mind: whipping the competition at places like Sebring and Le Mans. To accomplish that mission, Zora focused on making everything as light as possible, with the use of aluminum tubing, thin fiberglass bodies, cast-magnesium wheels, and four-wheel disc brakes.

The cars were made in secret because back in 1957 GM had joined an industry-wide ban on active participation in racing. Once GM Chairman Frederic Donner heard that a Grand Sport had nearly set a track record at Sebring in 1962, he quickly made Zora and his team abort the plans. But that wasn’t the end of the Grand Sports.

Private teams mysteriously got hold of the cars, and GM engineers sometimes offered their help at big races while they just happened to be there on “vacation.’ One such engineer even managed to have a couple of differential coolers in his luggage to replace one that had overheated on a Grand Sport competing in the 1963 Nassau Speed Week in the Bahamas. Thanks to his help, the Grand Sports beat Shelby Cobras in the Governor’s Cup and Nassau Trophy races. Hmmm, after all, you just never know what you might need on vacation, huh?

The Corvette, as it celebrates its 60th anniversary, will be the star of the show at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, with more than 60 racing Corvettes of all generations slated to be on hand, including Grand Sports 003 and 004 to be shown in static and on-track events that weekend.

The last time we saw one of the original Corvette Grand Sports was last November at the Simeone Automotive Museum in Philadelphia. A Corvette Racing event was held there with Doug Fehan and one of the seminars featured its Grand Sport Roadster #002 doing laps in the parking lot.

You can find out more about the Monterey Motorsports Reunion at MazdaRaceway.com.

Source:
MazdaRaceway.com via Hemmings.com
Photo Credit: GM Media

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The one-of-a-kind 2011 “Jake Edition” Corvette Grand Sport built for the 2010 SEMA show will be auctioned on Friday afternoon at the National Corvette Museum with proceeds going to the new NCM Motorsports Park. Tickets are just $20 and there are no limits on how many tickets will be sold.

The 2011 Jake Edition Corvette was built to showcase the Corvette Genuine Accessories catalog available at the parts counter of your local Chevy dealer. Here is how it was described when it first made is appearance in Las Vegas:

He started off as a discreet logo in 2005 that symbolized a tenacious attitude of the Corvette Racing team and ever since, the skull mascot known as Jake has grown to embody the determination and triumphs of the team. Now, Chevrolet designers have created the Corvette Jake Edition Concept, a special Grand Sport convertible concept vehicle that celebrates Corvette’s racing spirit.

The Corvette Jake Edition is a Grand Sport Coupe, with Z06 wheels featuring the Competition Gray finish. The matte Jake hood graphic from the GT1 commemorative model adds a subtle visual statement, while a host of other accessories round out the car’s unique appearance. Most of the parts added to this special Grand Sport are available today as Genuine Corvette Accessories or through any Chevrolet dealer’s parts department.

Since it was built in 2010, the Jake Edition Corvette has appeared at most of the major Corvette shows and other car related events around the country. It now has approximately 4,300 miles. About the only difference we see on the car from its reveal at SEMA are a set of different Competition Gray wheels.

The Corvette features the GT1 Championship Edition Jake logo on the hood as well as special Jake logo fender badges and center wheel caps. The Corvette also has the racing pedal kit with Jake floor mats. Under the hood is a Jake “underhood blanket” and Tech-pattern engine cover.

To purchase tickets for this unique raffle benefiting the NCM Motorsports Park, visit the Raffle ticket order page at the Corvette Museum today. Tickets are just $20 with no limit on how many you can buy. The raffle will be held on Friday, June 28th at 2pm Central Time.

Source:
National Corvette Museum

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