by Keith CornettCorvette Blogger The 1961 Corvette Gulf Oil race car was one of the centerpieces of Mecum’s 2012 Kissimmee auction and it drew massive attention when it hit the auction block Saturday afternoon. Bidding on the Grady Davis Gulf Oil-sponsored Corvette was fast and furious at the beginning but eventually stalled at $850,000 and the car went unsold. The reserve was undisclosed and the auctioneer only said that it would take “more”. The 1961

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by Keith CornettCorvette Blogger Let’s kick off 2012 right with a morning burnout courtesy of Lew Stitely’s 1953 Corvette gasser dubbed the Tijuana Taxi. This classic first-year Corvette was doing its thing out at Beaver Springs Dragway in PA and the video features several awesome burnouts, dry hops and a nine second quarter-mile run! According to DailyItem, the 1953 Corvette started is racing career in Texas in 1958. Lew picked up the Corvette in 1974

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by Keith Cornett Corvette Blogger Here's a fun Corvette that we wouldn't mind having parked under our Christmas tree. This 1954 model is currently for sale on eBay. The white on red roadster is a tribute to the famous 1955 Duntov EX87 test mule that ran 163mph in 1955. The original EX87 Duntov test mule was fitted with a V8 engine in 1954 by racing legend Smokey Yunich. From there it was given to Zora

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by Keith CornettCorvette Blogger At the 1954 Motorama, GM unleashed three Corvette-based concept cars onto the show circuit. Dubbed the Convertible Coupe, the Corvair, and the Nomad, the trio caused a stir when they debuted in New York in January of 1954. As we all know, the Nomad made it to production a couple years later, but in a non-Corvette form. If you always wanted to own the original Nomad, get your bidding fingers

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by Keith Cornett Corvette Blogger Johnny Depp just wrapped up production for his upcoming new movie, “The Rum Diary” based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson. To show his appreciation to the actor, the movie’s producer Graham King presented Depp with the keys to the red 1959 Corvette roadster that was used in movie. Answering the age-old question of what do you give a man who has everything, Graham’s gift of the 1959 Corvette

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by Zack KlapmanThe Smoking Tire Matt Farah hates video games for several reasons, but mostly it’s because they aren’t nearly as much fun as the real thing, which he proves in this video. In 2006, Art Morrison won the “Gran Turismo Award” at the SEMA show, which means that they put your show car into the video game Gran Turismo. After testing the video game version, Matt can’t help but dream of driving the

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by Keith CornettCorvetteBlogger I was checking out the strong lineup of 2012 Corvettes at the Kerbeck Corvette tent when I saw EX-122 sitting in the center, surrounded by her much younger siblings. The Corvette that appeared in the extravagant Motorama display at the Waldof Estoria in January 1953 was now under a tent at a fairgrounds in Pennsylvania. And she was just as beautiful today as she was to those who first saw the fiberglass

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by John CoyleCorvette Forum If you haven't been to Road America, you're missing out. In 2008, I was there to cover the American Le Mans Series, and while I'd like to recommend some restaurants or bars, I ate hot dogs at the track and bought my beer at a gas station. But I can't say enough about being there! The setting is gorgeous, the locals are fantastic, and the track-side go kart course is a

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by John CoyleCorvette Forum This year, the General will produce its100 millionth small-block V8, and as you can imagine, the milestone isn't going to pass without notice from the enthusiast community. In this segment of AOL's "Translogic," perky, annoying host Bradley Hasemeyer swings a baseball bat dangerously close to a '60 Corvette—I actually recoiled—and while driving it, sagely informs viewers that it's not "loaded with super-high technologically advanced things." Obviously, this is necessary, because most

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by Keith CornettCorvetteBlogger.com This Thursday, attendees of the Corvettes at Carlisle show can watch an encore screening of “The Quest“, the documentary about the Le Mans winning 1960 Corvette and its famous owners, Chip and Lance Miller. If you’re not able to make it Carlisle, the good news is you can still watch The Quest by ordering the DVD which is now available for purchase. The Quest was first shown at the historic Carlisle Theatre

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This '56 C1 is far from pristine. There's a custom hood, numerous cosmetic blemishes, and the fact that the original motor has been swapped out for a '65 327 mill. But it's the pedigree—or stated pedigree— which we find interesting. Along with all the standard info about vehicle's condition, the seller claims that after it was restored in 1973, it was raced by no other than Zora Duntov—the "Father of the Corvette!" Duntov was an

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The General has commissioned its fair share of awesome Corvette ads. But “The Cat and the Corvette” is no "America Still Builds Rockets." Sure, leaving something to the imagination is a time-honored trick, but we’d still like to see more fabulous fiberglass and less forlorn feline here. Seriously? This came out of the smokey, boozy rooms we see on "Mad Men?" Maybe this could be an ad for cat food. Or knitting needles. Or

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The C1 was the first Corvette to go into production. This original Corvette was born, to some degree, because Chevrolet had designer Harley Earl on staff and Earl loved sports cars. General Motors produced the C1 from 1953 through 1962.FinancingTo finance a C1 Corvette, you can go to a bank, credit union, or finance through a dealership. If you own a home, a home equity loan is another possibility.

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Remove the Old Jack up the vehicle and safely place jack stands. Remove the brake drum. Remove the brake adjusting screw by having someone pull the bottom of the shoes apart while you remove the screw. Use a needle nose pliers to remove the retaining ring for the primary and secondary shoes. Also remove the parking brake lever and the parking brake cable. Remove the primary and secondary shoes from the backing plate. Lastly

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by Teddy Field Corvette Forum America's Sports car was conceived at a time when jet planes and space capsules held our collective imagination. So it seems natural that a car like the 1953 Corvette would sport lines seemingly inspired by the pages of Buck Rogers' Space Accessory Catalog. Nearly 60 years later, America is still in love with the Corvette...

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Here’s how to change the oil on your C1 Corvette. It is a relatively easy procedure and requires only a few simple tools and about an hour of your time. Tools and Other Items Required five quarts of motor oil (see manual for type of oil)a new oil filter (refer to manual for type) an adjustable wrench (or socket set)jacks stands (or a ramp) your tire-changing jack (or an hydraulic jack) a strap wrench

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The Chevrolet Corvette has origins in Flint, Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri, and dates back to 1953. Touted as the only sports car that America can call its own, the Chevy Vette became instantly popular and has remained so for decades with a Chevrolet Corvette C7 generation rumored to debut in 2012.

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