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2023 Corvette Z06

The 2023 Corvette Z06 was introduced today. While the Z06 was created to dominate on the track when it debuted in 1963, the Z06 nameplate has also come to symbolize the perfect combination of track beast and supercar. The Z06 is visually set apart from its Stingray sibling by its wider body panels, wider wheels, and its beating heart – the all-new 5.5L LT6, the highest horsepower,…

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California Drag Strip Corvette

Back in the late sixties and early seventies, the Los Angeles California area hosted several professional drag strips. Lions, Orange County, Irwindale, Pomona, and others. Corvettes were more common than you would think. The major car magazines only covered the top and upper classes of professional racing. Several amateur classes allowed street and street/strip Corvettes to compete. I collect…

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#Irwindale #Lions #nhra #Orange County #Pomona

2021 Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car

Introducing the 2021 Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car. The 2021 Corvette convertible will be the Official Pace Car for the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 30, 2021. What started as a single honor to pace the Indy 500 in 1978, has evolved into a multi year tradition for the Corvette. Including the 2021 race, Corvettes have paced the Indy 500 a total of eighteen times! During these years,…

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#2021 #C8 #Indianapolis 500 #Indy 500 #Indy 500 Pace Car #Pace Car

2022 Corvette New Colors

A few days ago, some new colors for the 2022 Corvette were introduced at the National Corvette Museum. These new colors will replace some of the existing colors on the Corvette palette. The three colors introduced were: Amplify Orange, Hypersonic Gray, and Caffeine. Apparently, new color introductions don’t have any type of significant impact on the other Corvette related blog sites. But to me,…

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#2022 #E-Ray #Stingray #Z06

First Retail 2020 Corvette Convertible Fetches $400,000 For Charity

The first retail production 2020 Corvette Convertible attracted $400,000 worth of bids at the recent Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction, with all proceeds from the sale benefitting the United Way for Southeastern Michigan. As we noted in a previous article, the first 2020 Corvette Convertible to roll off the production line at GM Bowling Green Assembly is a Black 3LT trim level model with an…

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Corvette Racer O’Connell Will Preside at Upcoming HSR Mitty

Photo: GMAuthority.com Braselton, GA — Johnny O’Connell, the premier American Corvette race car driver of his generation and one of the most successful sports car racing drivers of the modern era, has been named the Grand Marshal of Historic Sportscar Racing’s April 21-25 Mitty at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Corvette is the event’s featured marque. See who’s on the event’s robust entry…

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BaT Auction: 1956 Chevrolet Corvette 265/225 3-Speed

This 1956 Chevrolet Corvette was acquired used in New Jersey in March 1957 by an owner who soon thereafter drove the car to California and retained it there until 1990. At that point the vehicle was transferred to a family member, who later commissioned a cosmetic and mechanical refurbishment that was completed in 2000 and then sold the car to the current owner in 2003. During the refurbishment,…

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BaT Auction: Modified 4,100-Mile 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 6-Speed

This 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is finished in silver over black leather and is powered by a modified 7.0-liter V8 paired with a six-speed manual transmission and a limited-slip differential. The car was purchased new by the current owner in July 2006 at Tom Jumper Chevrolet of Sandy Springs, Georgia, and was subsequently modified by MTI Racing of Marietta, Georgia, with a Stage 1 upgrade…

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1984 Chevy Corvette Promotional Video Is Educational, Entertaining: Video

Sponsored Links General Motors kept the C3 Chevy Corvette in production for nearly 15 years, so by the time it was ready to introduce the vastly improved and comparably advanced C4 Corvette for the 1984 model year, fans of the American sports car were quite happy to see it go. We recently stumbled across a vintage C4 Corvette promotional/introduction video on YouTube that was originally…

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BaT Auction: 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible L84 Fuelie 4-Speed

This 1965 Chevrolet Corvette convertible was delivered new to Yenko Chevrolet of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and was acquired by the seller around 16 years ago. Finished in silver with a black soft top over a matching vinyl interior, the car is powered by a 327ci fuel-injected L84 V8 paired with a four-speed manual transmission. Additional features include a Delco-branded AM/FM radio, pop-up…

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#fuelie #L84 #yenko

BaT Auction: 20k-Mile 1986 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe 4-Speed at No Reserve

This 1986 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe was delivered new to Lujack Schierbrock Chevrolet of Davenport, Iowa, and is finished in red over red leather. Power is provided by a 5.7-liter V8 mated to a Doug Nash “4+3″ manual transmission with push-button overdrive. Additional equipment includes the Z51 Performance Handling Package, a limited-slip differential, a power driver’s seat, a Delco-Bose cassette…

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2021 Corvette Among The Fastest Selling Cars Again In March

The 2021 Corvette was once again the fastest-selling vehicle in the United States last month, with Chevy dealers averaging a two week supply of the wildly popular mid-engine sportscar throughout March. According to data from Cox Automotive, dealerships in the U.S. had a 14 day average supply of the 2021 Corvette on hand throughout March. This was up slightly from February, when dealers had an…

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Hennessey’s HPE1000 Corvette Z06 Puts The Hammer Down On The Track: Video

The C7-generation Chevy Corvette Z06 is a fantastic performance machine straight from the factory, but with a few upgrades, it’s transformed into an absolute beast. Such is the case with the Corvette Z06 featured in the following video, which now rocks a stout 1,000 horsepower courtesy of Hennessey Performance Engineering. Clocking in at exactly 9 minutes, this video is more than just a raucous…

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BaT Auction: 1993 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe

This 1993 Chevrolet Corvette coupe is finished in Arctic White over matching leather and is powered by a 5.7-liter V8 paired with a four-speed automatic transmission. Equipment includes a removable roof panel, automatic climate control, power seats, windows and door locks, cruise control, and an aftermarket CD stereo. The car was first registered in Florida and relocated to Illinois in June 2010,…

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BaT Auction: 1965 Chevrolet Corvette 327/350 Convertible 4-Speed

This 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible is finished in red with black leather and is equipped with a numbers-matching 327ci V8 paired with a four-speed manual transmission. Equipment includes a Positraction rear end, four-wheel disc brakes, and a Delco AM/FM radio. An exterior color change was performed prior to the seller’s purchase in 1996, and a subsequent interior refresh featured…

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BaT Auction: Single-Family-Owned 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1

This 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 was purchased new by the seller’s father in Colorado and later brought to Massachusetts before being inherited by the seller in 2014. The car is finished in red over tan leather and is powered by a 32-valve 5.7-liter LT5 V8 paired with a six-speed manual transmission. Additional equipment includes staggered-width 17″ wheels, a removable roof panel, the FX3…

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BaT Auction: 1968 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 4-Speed

This 1968 Chevrolet Corvette convertible is powered by a replacement 350ci V8 paired with a four-speed manual transmission, and is one of a reported 1,155 finished in Cordovan Maroon for the 1968 model year. Equipment includes black upholstery, a color-matched removable hardtop, a black folding soft top, a push-button radio, a Hurst shifter, 15″ Rally wheels with redline tires, and four-wheel…

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