This Custom 1954 Corvette is Ready for the Spotlight at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale
It may go against the purist tradition, but we’ve always felt that the ’53-’55 Corvettes look so much sportier without the factory hubcaps.
Case in point: this 1954 custom convertible that will go on the block at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale later this week.
Being offered at no reserve, the sellers created the car as a tribute to the GM Concept Corvette displayed as one of the “Dream Cars” in the 1954 GM Motorama.
[VIDEO] Check Out These C8 Corvettes on Display at Barrett-Jackson
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The auction world turns its focus from Kissimmee to Scottsdale this week as Barrett-Jackson kicks off.
There is a ton of excitement in the air as the first retail 2020 Corvette Stingray will be offered with the proceeds going to charity. But VIN 001 isn’t the only new 2020 Corvette on display.
[ACCIDENT] DUI Corvette Driver Knocks Out Power to 10,000 Customers in Sacramento
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Students at a Sacramento, California middle school got an unexpected break from class today, thanks to an alleged drunk driver in a Torch Red C7 Corvette coupe.
The driver crashed his Stingray into a utility pole about 9:20 p.m. Sunday, knocking out power for hours to thousands of customers in Sacramento County.
No Reason to Wait for a Corvette SUV When the Callaway Tahoe Offers Unexpected Performance
The Callaway Cars name is known far and wide for its high-performance Corvette variants and other specialty sports cars over the years, but you may not know that Callaway offers similar supercharger upgrades for GM Trucks and SUVs. So when we hear calls from Corvette enthusiasts clamoring for a Corvette-branded SUV, we say “Well, what about Callaway?”
Our friend Chris Chessnoe from Callaway was driving through Florida a few months back and let me know he would be passing through Tampa.
[PICS] First Look at the Personalized Interior Plaques for the 2020 Corvette
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Photo Credit: National Corvette Museum
One of the cool personalized options that C8 Corvette owners can choose is to have a personalized interior plaque with your name that is displayed inside the car.
You can order one as a standalone option with option BV4 which will cost an additional $200.
[VIDEO] C8 Corvette Stingray Named 2020 North American Car of the Year
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Photo Credit: Steve Burns
Well, the accolades for the mid-engine 2020 Corvette Stingray continue to roll in. Today the C8 was honored as the 2020 North American Car of the Year (NACTOY). The Corvette beat out the reborn Toyota Supra and the Hyundai Sonata.
Having already been named the Motor Trend Car of the year and Edmund’s Sports Car of the Year, all eyes were on the Stingray to claim this award as well.
Corvettes on Craigslist: 1978 Yellow Corvette Project for $2,450
I still remember the first Corvette I ever drove – a 1978 Corvette Light Blue model on the used lot of a Marietta, Ga., Chevy dealer in the early 1980s.
Though I was in my early 20s, I had already built up an intense relationship with Corvettes since my early youth, even subscribing to Vette Vues magazine in the ninth grade.
Corvette Delivery Dispatch with National Corvette Seller Mike Furman for Jan 12th
Each week, Criswell Chevrolet’s Mike Furman delivers new Corvette Stingrays, Grand Sports, Z06s and ZR1s to his customers who come from all parts of the country to work with the nation’s top individual Corvette seller.
As we come to the end of the C7 generation, Mike shares some of his own throwback photos to when his dealership received the final batch of 60th Anniversary 2013s.
[VIDEO] 2020 Corvette Stingray in Arctic White with Midnight Gray Racing Stripes
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As I recently shared those photos of a Black 2020 Corvette Stingray with Silver Stripes, which I think is a really good look, the reverse of that car also recently popped up on our radar.
Here’s a walkaround of an Arctic White Corvette Stingray Z51 Coupe with the Midnight Gray full-length stripes that was parked in the domestic parking lot of the Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green.