C6Performance Journal

The Dutch automaker has apparently had its hands full taking the reins in Trollhattan from General Motors so busy in fact that it has apparently missed production targets.

This video was taken at the 10th Anniversary Envy Frenzy Car Show in Kingston, NY. Let this serve as a lesson for you. You can’t put out a fuel fire with water. A good chemical-based fire extinguisher might have been able to save this car. That and turning off the ignition. Otherwise, […]

The Chevrolet Sonic Z-Spec concept at the 2011 North American International Auto Show © Photo © Scott Olson / Getty Images Chevrolet debuted the 2012 Sonic , as well as the Sonic’s decked-out Z-Spec “concept” version, at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show.

Article Contributed by Steve Burns

Our 2011 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Corvette preview switches generations now to focus on Lot #1010.2, an unrestored, highly awarded 1967 convertible. Big block C2’s are no strangers to the B-J stage. We see numerous finely restored examples cross their brightly lit auction block at each event. What sets this ‘67 apart […]

The 40th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction is finally here and the first of 130+ Corvettes will be sold at no reserve beginning tonight. If you’re like me in that you prefer to focus mainly on the Corvettes that go through the auction, then click through after the jump and download our 2011 […]

A stolen C6 C5 Corvette sent to Davey Jones Locker in the Choke Canyon Reservoir in McMullen County Texas was recently recovered by the Texas Rangers. Earlier this month a dive team from the Texas Rangers found the submerged Corvette while searching for a missing 57-year-old woman who was reported missing along with […]

Article and Photos Contributed by Steve Burns

Each year in early January the auto industry descends upon snowy Detroit to kick off the annual car show season. Automakers from around the world debut new models, special editions, and future technologies. This year’s show featured roughly 40 new vehicle introductions as the auto industry continues to […]

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Next up in our preview of Barrett-Jackson Corvettes is Lot # 413, a red 1973 Coupe being sold for charity. This L48 powered Vette will cross the block on Wednesday, January 19th about 30 cars prior to the 1981 Corvettes we previewed a couple days back. All proceeds will go […]

They say that every legend has a beginning and that is certainly true of the Chevrolet Corvette.

They say that every legend has a beginning and that is certainly true of the Chevrolet Corvette. The first mass-produced fiberglass car made its public debut at the GM Motorama held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City on January 17, 1953. A crowd of 45,000 attendee’s saw Harley Earl’s Corvette […]