The Chip’s Choice display for this year’s Corvettes at Carlisle continues to take shape. Back in February we told you about the George Barris-built Asteroid Corvette scheduled to appear. Now joining that custom 1963 is another custom 1963-- this one with an Italian flare. Corvettes at Carlisle announced in their most recent email newsletter that the Corvette Rondine built by Pininfarina will also be in the Chip's Choice display this year.

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It’s the middle of May and that means its time for the annual Corvette Beach Caravan and Car Show. For the last 33 years, Dorthan, Alabama’s Circle City Corvette club caravans down to Panama City Beach, Florida for a weekend of Corvette fun and camaraderie. Special guests for this year’s show will include the 2014 Corvette Stingray, Corvette exterior designer Kirk Bennion and NCM director Wendell Strode.

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by Rick Tavel special to Corvette Forum © 5-15-2013 All Rights Reserved Do Not Duplicate Without Permission As most Corvette aficionados know, all first generation Corvettes were convertibles. When the second generation Corvette arrived in 1963 the coupe was introduced. The now legendary split window coupe was an instant hit. The “split” in the window was dropped the following year, though. But for the 1963 model year 10,594 coupes were sold, just 325 fewer than the

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We’ve stumbled across another cool unrestored Corvette listed on eBay. Early last week we found the 1953 Survivor up for bids and now we've got this silver 327/350hp 1966 convertible seeking a new home. The hidden roadster was pulled from a barn in 2010 and claimed a Bloomington Gold Survivor Award in 2012.

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Dana Mecum’s name is being changed to “Indiana Mecum” because like “Indiana Jones” he has a way of finding treasures, Corvette treasures, and offering them for sale at his vaunted Indianapolis Spring Auction, May 14th through May 19th.

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Larry Jewett Vettes for Vets is an annual, all-Corvette car show organized to honor the hard work and dedication veterans have committed to our country. On Sunday, May 26, the general public can enjoy a free Corvette car show in the parking lot behind the California Automobile Museum and free museum admission for all veterans. All visitors will enjoy our new exhibit Elegance in Motion: Cars of the Golden Age, which opens May 25. Vettes

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by Rick Tavel  special to Corvette Forum© 5-8-2013 All Rights Reserved Do Not Duplicate Without Permission It remains true even today, “With 427 cubic inches, who needs adjectives?” I thought it only appropriate to look at another 1966 Corvette ad to follow up on last week’s “error ad.” Last week the advertisement stated that the Corvette had a 427 cubic inch engine and that engine required a different hood than the base 327 hood pictured

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The short answer is no, but a recent post on the Forum leaves us wondering. User Larry/car recently posted that his 1995 C4 was close to turning 10,000 miles and he doesn’t know what to do. In fairness, this is Larry’s secondary Vette (yeah, he’s got another one). But still, why do we buy these cars? Presumably to drive and enjoy. Yet, we can’t help but notice a minority that buy Corvettes to polish, stare

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“Fast Phil” Currin used his savvy brain to become one of the steadiest Corvette racers of the 1970s.

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A 1967 Corvette that has a special place in the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans has been chosen to be the poster art for this year's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion poster.

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by Rick TavelSpecial to Corvette Forum© 4-29-2013 All rights reservedWhile recovering from some surgery, I had the opportunity to catch up on reading that I had neglected over the past weeks. Since I am in the midst of writing a multi-part article on the advertising history of the Corvette, one commentary written by Peter De Lorenzo, better known as the “autoextremist”, immediately captured my attention, “Marketing the Corvette: What GM Doesn’t Get”. Peter De Lorenzo

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Last weekend, Vicari Auction Company held a very successful first-ever auction during North Texas’ Cruisin’ Nocona. The auction was held on April 20th in Nocona, TX where 115 collectible cars, trucks and golf carts, representing 83% of all lots, were sold for a total of $2.6M. Their top sellers were a pair of Corvettes, the top sale: an unrestored split-window C2 Z06 stored since the 1980’s. Along with the auction Vicari hosted a Poker

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Auctions America will be hosting their annual Spring Carlisle auction this weekend at the Carlisle Expo Center in Carlisle, PA. Sales will begin at 3pm April 25th and 26th. Over 200 cars are currently listed online to cross the block including almost 20 Corvettes. That Corvette docket includes 3 cars previously used at the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving as well as one rare black on red 1959 big brake fuelie.

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by Rick Tavel  special to Corvette Forum© 3-17-2013 All Rights Reserved Do Not Duplicate Without PermissionFew people, even the “aficionados” to which the ad alludes, understand the prophetic significance and symbolism in this 1962 Campbell-Ewald ad. “Aficionados are made, not born. Corvette enthusiasm, like manhood, is a condition that develops slowly and requires the tempering influence of experience.” Symbolically this was the ad that bid goodbye to both the first generation Corvette and to Harley Earl, father

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Jerry and Felicia Mulick of Illinois have the best of both worlds with their Marina Blue 1967 Corvette convertible. They've got the classic looks of what some consider one of the most beautiful cars ever made, but raise the hood and you'll see that they've got the modern convenience of a powerful C6 LS2 V8 engine that cruises down the interstate sipping a gallon about every 30 miles.

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Sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. At least that’s the way Don Davis of Fort Worth, Texas looks at his eclectic collection of cars. “I’m reducing my collection,” Davis told a reporter for the Star-Telegram. “It’s just too much trouble to take care of them.”

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Vicari Auctions recently announced that two very rare, unrestored Corvettes will cross the block at their Nocona, Texas auction running April 19th and 20th, 2013. The 1962 big brake fuelie and 1963 Z06 have been stored by a collector since Ronald Reagan was President and still remain in almost all-original condition.

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It’s always sad to see a classic Corvette just wasting away in a field. But this story, reported by Al Rogers in Old Cars Weekly, offers hope for a happy ending for a 1967 Corvette roadster that’s been sitting in a grassy field for more than 30 years.

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Now that the calendar has officially flipped over to spring, it's time to shift your Corvette shopping into high gear. Auctions America will be offering almost 40 Corvettes as part of their 550 car docket this weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Included in the bevy of available vehicles are a Motion Performance-built C3, a low mile 1978 Pace Car, and the very last Ron Fellows Z06.

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Each year at the Detroit Autorama, first time shown custom cars of all makes and models complete for the prestigious Ridler award. As the top selections are whittled down, the best 8 cars are selected as the “Great 8″. From that octet the Ridler award is then chosen. For the 2nd time in 3 years, a Corvette was part of the Great 8. This time it was the stunning C2/SS built by Greening Auto

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Fifty years ago, the new 1963 Corvette Sting Rays were rolling off the assembly line at the Corvette plant in St. Louis. One of those Corvettes was VIN #10863 which was a Riverside Red 360 hp Fuel Injected Corvette Roadster. According to the story, the Corvette stayed in town where it was sold by Big Four Chevrolet in St. Louis to man who owned an auto repair business in neighboring East St.Louis, IL. The

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Detroit Autorama takes place each year in early March. 2013 marks the 61st rendition of the massive indoor custom car show. It was also the 50th anniversary of the prestigious Ridler Award. We made our annual trek down to Cobo Hall last weekend to check out all of the custom rides. Hit that magical Read More button below to see our gallery of some the best custom Corvettes around. Entrants in the show range

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Creature comforts are all well and good. But I don't think cars look cooler than when they've been stripped down and prepped for racing—and there were some fantastic examples of weapons-grade Corvettes on hand at the Petersen last weekend. That said, I realize that the C6RS isn't a race car—the cabin is as detailed and gorgeous as an Aston Martin. But it's the closest thing you can get to the C6R raced in the American

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It's generally a breeze to park at the Petersen. But last Saturday, the garage was packed to capacity with Corvettes of every era, and the crowds that came to check out the 60th Anniversary Celebration were sent to lots across the street. Our photographer lived just around the corner from the museum, and said this is the most packed he'd ever seen the museum. Check out pics from the event below! Related Stories:Historic Vettes at the Petersen for

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To celebrate Corvette's 60th Anniversary the Petersen devoted a sizable chunk of its second floor to showcase some of the hottest cars from every generation along with some wild ones never meant for mass production. The 1956 Corvette SR-2 pictured above was special ordered—and raced—by Harley Earl's son, and is still campaigned in vintage events today. Also on hand were the 1953 Corvette EX-122 Motorama Prototype, a 1960 Cunningham Le Mans Team Car, the mid-engine 1960 CERV 1 "Chevrolet

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by John Coyle Corvette Forum Last week, I posted that the C7 prototype will be on hand at the Petersen Automotive Museum to celebrate Corvette's 60th Aniversary. But while the 2014 Stingray will obviously be the main attraction, it's going to be flanked by some pretty distinguished company—including the EX122, "the World's Oldest Corvette." This is the child of iconic Detroit designer Harley Early car, and it's the car that made Zora Duntov want to work on

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Exterior of the Woodward Warehouse® The King of Clubs - The Woodward Warehouse® By Rick Tavel © December 18, 2012 All Rights Reserved What do you do when you own six collectable Corvettes, nine other collector cars and your garage at home is already filled with your daily drivers? Like most enthusiasts who have more cars than garage space, you begin to look for any and all empty spaces in friends’ and relatives’ garages

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com One of the draws of SEMA is that you know you are going to see some cool custom cars and in our opinion, one of the best custom vettes on display at this year’s show was Rod Saboury’s 1963 Split Window Corvette he calls “Black Widow”. If Rod’s name rings a bell, it’s because Saboury was also the man behind the World’s fastest street Legal 1963 Corvette drag car which we featured

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com So who’s your pick for America’s Ultimate Street Car? One possible contender for the title at this year’s highly anticipated OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational coming up in less than a month is this awesome 1967 Corvette owned by Jeff Cleary, whose creation has been featured on the cover of prominent magazines for years. Each year, drivers come from all over the world to compete in OUSCI, which will be held Nov.

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.comPhoto Credit: Jim Tiller When is a car more than just a car? How about when it once belonged to the first man who walked on the moon? That’s right, a 1967 Corvette once owned by Neil Armstrong—known for his “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”—is on its way back to being carefully restored, thanks to new owner Joe Crosby. Crosby has commissioned a team of experts, led by

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com Here is the second video installment from the Corvette Time Line at Detroit’s Woodward Dream Cruise that honors the significant milestones during Corvette’s 60 years of production. Corvette’s Product Marketing Manager Harlan Charles is once again your host as he takes you back to Corvette’s second generation – 1963 to 1967. The “Sting Ray” generation was championed by GM’s second vice president of design, Bill Mitchell, after observing the way stingrays

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com Photo Credit: Mike Berry / The Wichita Eagle Joe Flickinger didn’t let this one get away. Inspired by memories of a C1 that got away from him a long time ago, the Salina, Kansas man took charge this time, and the result is a 1962 Corvette resto-mod that’s absolutely music to his ears—and everyone who sees and hears it. “You really don’t need a sound system because the sound you want to

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com The saga surrounding the #1 Briggs Cunningham Corvette that raced at the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans took another surprising turn over the weekend after its planned public unveiling Friday at Corvettes at Carlisle was abruptly canceled due to undisclosed security concerns. We have now learned that a Florida resident is claiming that the Corvette belonged to his father and says it was stolen from their backyard in 1976. Several documents

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com The public reveal of the #1 1960 Briggs Cunningham Corvette racer Friday afternoon at the Corvettes at Carlisle show in Carlisle, PA. was canceled due to security concerns. A statement from Lance Miller was read to the crowd who gathered at the grandstand to witness the unveiling of the former Le Mans Corvette, which had just been found after being lost for 50 years. Here is the statement from Lance Miller,

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com Last month, one of the lingering automotive mysteries surrounding Corvette’s first campaign at the 24 Hours of Le Mans was solved. Of course we’re talking about the finding of the Briggs Cunningham 1960 #1 Le Mans Corvette racer which has been lost for 50 years. On Thursday evening with a crowd of Corvette illuminaries and enthusiasts, the former race car was revealed. The unveiling took place at Lance Miller’s boyhood home,

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com If you live up in Northwest Washington State, be on the lookout for a Nassau Blue 1965 Corvette Coupe and an all-original 1970 Chevelle SS that were stolen from a warehouse in Puyallup, south of Seattle. The two classic cars were owned by Gary Tucci and were stolen sometime last Wednesday night. Tucci says the two cars were valued at more than $150,000 each. The Corvette was purchased last year at a

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com In the summer of 1960 Corvette Racing won the prestigious 24 hours of Le Mans for the very first time. Racing legend Briggs Cunningham fielded 3 white, fuel injected C1′s numbered 1, 2, and 3 in the annual endurance race. Cars #1 and #2 didn’t finish, but number 3 went on to win its class and finish 8th overall. We got a chance to catch up with that famous #3 at

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com Here is an honest to goodness Corvette barn find that just saw the light of day in California. According to a posting on the Corvette Forum by “Bruce at Billet”, this original one-owner 1963 Corvette was last on the road in 1979. It was parked in that barn for whatever reason, where it sat untouched for 33 years. The owner always told his daughter that “when I pass on you will have

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com If you’ve had the opportunity to watch The Quest, the documentary about the 3-car team of 1960 Corvettes fielded by Briggs Cunningham in the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans and the search for those three cars years later by collectors, you would know that the No. 1 Corvette had been lost and its current whereabouts were unknown. Until now. Lance Miller, co-owner of Carlisle Events and owner of the Briggs

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com A Corvette dream has turned into a nightmare for an owner of a 1966 Corvette when he found out that his 427 big block had a forged vehicle identification number. Robert C. Ernst of North Tonawanda, NY found out about the problem after his Corvette was disqualified from a National Corvette Restorers Society judging event in Ontario last summer. That revelation has led to criminal charges filed against the man who sold

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com Here’s a trivia question for you: Has there ever been a Corvette made of anything but fiberglass? If you knew the answer is yes, then you probably know the story behind the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Rondine, a rare prototype that was commissioned by the Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina—and was made of steel! The unique Corvette Rondine set a record at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in 2008 when it sold for a cool $1.6 million

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.comPhoto Credit: Yfat Yossifor | Mlive.com Some folks can’t understand the love affair a man can have with his Corvette. But Joe Munch and his family understand it oh so very well. Sunday, Munch will show off his one-owner 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray at the Old Town Motorfest in Saginaw, Michigan. Always a worker and a man dedicated to his family, Munch held down a job from the time he was 5

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com Mid America Motorworks has planned a monumental Golden Anniversary celebration in tribute to the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray convertible and split window coupe at Corvette Funfest 2012, Sept 13-16. Spread the word, and let’s celebrate this American icon at the Largest Corvette Party in the World! Check out www.corvettefunfest.com for more information.  Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com By definition, a supernova is the explosion of a star during which the star's luminosity can increase by up to 20 times and most of the star's mass is blown away at a high velocity. By our definition, a Corvette racecar can explode around treacherous racing circuits at equally high velocities. Here’s your chance to buy a 1964 Corvette racer dubbed Supernova at Russo and Steele's upcoming auction in Monterey, California

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com Wanna free Corvette? Sure, who doesn't? In honor of their 50th anniversary, AAMCO Transmissions is giving you the opportunity to win your choice of either a 2013 or a 1963 Corvette. If you don't win a Corvette, you can still win one of their $10,000 worth of instant win prizes. Click on the magical Read More button below to find out how to enter the contest. To enter the AAMCO 50th Anniversary

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com A retired Canadian cop has his sights focused on starting a business to sell Corvette Grand Sport replicas. Ralph Stotschek has always been a fan of the rare model, and when he came across a company in Ohio called Mongoose Motorsports on the Internet that sells reproduction Grand Sport kits, he was quickly there with money in hand. “Back in high school I remember reading in Hot Rod Magazine about these Grand

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com Want to support a great cause and maybe win a classic 1966 Corvette? There are a limited number of tickets still available for the 24th Annual Classic Corvette Giveaway benefiting Saint Bernard Parish and School in Rockport Indiana. This year’s raffle car is this 1966 Nassau Blue Corvette convertible valued at $80,000. The Corvette is matching numbers with a 427/425 V8 mated to a M21 manual 4-speed transmission. Other options include 3.70

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com I normally don’t talk too much about my own Corvette, but this is just too cool for us to pass up. Yesterday, we posted that USA Today wants your Corvette Photos. Taking the plunge, I sent them this photo of our 1966 Corvette convertible parked at Davis Islands in Tampa. This morning, USA Today has posted a story on their website called Happy Birthday, Chevrolet Corvette and our black Sting Ray

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com If you scroll through Corvette production numbers between 1970 and 1976 you'll notice that there's no mention of the color black in there anywhere. Now, we all know that GM bigwigs could pull some strings and a get a Corvette in essentially any color they wanted. That's the case here in which GM's President, Pete Estes, ordered up a loaded black 1972 roadster. We caught up with this rarity at an NCRS

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Article provided Courtesy of AmosAutoStory Kevin Harper / Images Bill ErdmanAmos Auto You can never get tired of the stories behind connecting an owner with a car. Though there may be similarities, there is often a twist or turn along the way that makes each story that much more unique.If you’ve been through it, you can often relate and make that connection. If you haven’t, you marvel at the effort and secretly begin to question whether

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com Bill McElroy and his 1966 Corvette Sting Ray coupe have been through a lot together over the past 40 years. Back in 1971, McElroy, then 19 years old, found the car in a newspaper ad, advertised for just $1,600, nearly half what other folks wanted for similar Corvettes back then. Of course, the car was a raggedy mess, but to Bill it was still a Corvette, and an affordable one at that.

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com Every little kid at some point in his or her life wanted to be an astronaut at one time or another. Only a very few actually end up living out there spacey dreams. Neil Armstrong did just that when he became the first person to step on the moon in July of 1969. Unfortunately, you can't be the first person on the lunar surface, but you can at least drive his Corvette

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Content provided by CorvetteBlogger.com GM Design Director Kip Wasenko calls it “the Corvette Duntov would have built to win LeMans.” Now some lucky and very wealthy – person will have the opportunity to buy this hand-crafted custom 1963 Corvette unlike any other in the world, complete with a jaw-dropping modernistic design and a twin-turbo, mid-engine setup that boasts 0-60 times below 3 seconds. The Corvette V7 Twin Turbo will be on the auction block at the

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by Keith CornettCorvetteBlogger Two Corvettes have made the list of the 100 Most Beautiful Cars of All Time as selected by John Pearley Huffman of Edmunds’ insideline.com. Huffman put the 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe in the No. 4 slot, saying “the fastback roof is perfectly tapered over ridgeback fenders and flatline wheelwells. The gills in the front fenders are slashes of brilliance, while the (optional) sidepipes announce the car's seriousness. Poems could be written about

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by Keith CornettCorvette Blogger Here’s a sad sight for any Corvette lover. These pictures, posted on the Corvette Forum, show a 1963 Split Window Coupe that appears to have been stripped and forgotten. Unlike the 1963 SWC that was spotted on Google Street View back in 2009, we don’t have an address on this barn/field car and that’s a shame as this Corvette deserves to be saved. Just 10,594 Corvette coupes were built during in

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by Keith Cornett Corvette Blogger Good morning Corvette fans! How about we start the day with some coffee and donuts. Here is a Mongoose Corvette Grand Sport spinning its wheels and whipping around a parking lot for nearly 60 seconds. A couple of times it looks like the car is headed straight for the cameraman but he stands firm as the Vette swings around.

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by Keith CornettCorvette Blogger A custom 1964 style Corvette that was once owned by Chevrolet General Manager Semon E. “Bunkie” Knudsen will be on display at Mid America Motorwork’s SEMA booth in Las Vegas next month. The Corvette will be the centerpiece display by the Corvette catalog company and will showcase MA Motorwork’s Performance Choice interior products. The 1964 Corvette is owned by MA Motorwork’s chief cheerleader Mike Yager who purchased the Corvette for $400,000

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by Keith CornettCorvette Blogger Terry Michaelis from Proteam Corvette has got a mystery car on his hands and is turning to the internet to see if anyone is familiar with VIN #816, a low mile and unrestored 327/340 hp 1963 Corvette Coupe that has lived its life in the Detroit area. Have you seen this split-window? The Black on Black split-window Coupe is VIN #816 and its body number is #334. The coupe was built

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by Keith Cornett Corvette Blogger West Coast Customs kicked off season two of their show on the new Velocity network with a project built around a custom 1958 Corvette for the Black Eye Peas’ Will.I.Am. If you missed it, you’re not alone, but the good news is that after consulting my TV guide, it looks like the final episode of this project will be shown on Sunday at 8:00 pm EST. You’ll want to set

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by Steve BurnsCorvette Blogger The team at Mecum Auctions heads to Texas this weekend for their inaugural Dallas sale. The auction runs Thursday, October 6th, through Saturday the 8th at the Dallas Convention Center. Velocity (formerly HD Theater) will have 14 hours of live coverage of the action. As is tradition, check out our favorite Corvettes up for grabs this weekend in Dallas after the break. At last check there were 420 cars and motorcycles

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by Keith CornettCorvette Blogger CorvetteCentral and Chris Petris have teamed up again to bring together a real cool project called the "Split Mod." Essentially, it’s the restoration of a severely rusted 1963 Corvette Coupe. Instead of the traditional matching-numbers restoration, which would be somewhat difficult considering the car has no motor or transmission, the rebuild will result in the creation of a fun, drivable Midyear Corvette. The project is also going to be the subject

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by John CoyleCorvette ForumThe Chevrolet-sponsored Woodward Dream Cruise is this weekend, and there's been some cool stuff coming out of the General's P.R. Department in preparation. Yesterday, it pointed out that 2011 will see production of the 100 millionth small block V8, and we just stumbled across this cool clip of Dr. Jamie Meyer talking about some of Chevy's performance icons. They're obviously all cool, but if you want to jump straight to the section

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by Keith CornettCorvetteBlogger.com This is a big weekend for car auctions as most of the major auction houses are descending on Monterey, California for a weekend full of classic and collector car sales. Although fairly new to the Monterey scene, Mecum Auctions has a full slate of cars ready to be sold during their Monterey Daytime Auction which kicks off on Thursday and runs through Saturday. On the Mecum sales docket are 42 Corvettes that

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There are plenty of classics which look like the last stop on their assembly line was a time machine. And without question, they’re gorgeous. But properly fusing past and present can be even trickier—and 1CoolC2 has totally pulled it off with his ’67 C2. In addition to swapping the original mill for an LS7, he’s made a host of other modifications. The latest features a custom long runner sheet metal intake from John Marcella and

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Content courtesy of Keith Cornett at CorvetteBlogger.com We all know Corvettes are named after a “speedy ship” and we also know they make pretty lousy boats. Just ask Mark Weiss who watched helplessly Thursday evening as his classic 1962 Corvette rolled down an embankment and submerged in Mead Pond in New Canaan, CT. According to Weiss, he was out for a drive when the car started experience problems with the battery. He had parked the

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Modern racing is great, but the opportunity to see vintage iron mixing it up has its own thrills. Sure, the competition isn't quite as fierce, because these machines aren't as replaceable as their modern counterparts. And nobody wants to see a classic thoroughbred stuffed into the fence! This footage was shot at an inter-club race at Japan's Tsukuba Race Way, and the number 56 C2 is proving tough to catch! We could take or

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Given the price, this baby might need a little TLC. The eBay ad claims this example is the only 'Vette of this vintage with Ermine White/Saddle Leather, radio delete, and most importantly, the potent 435HP L71. The seller is the original owner, and the beefy big block has seen a scant 35,344 miles. Also, the numbers-matching drivetrain is documented down to the font on the engine stamps, and most likely, what the dude doing the

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  The 1963 and 1964 C2 Corvettes all had 327 cu. in. engines. This standard engine produced 250 horsepower (186 kW). Optional modifications, including fuel injection, produced up to 375 horsepower or 280 kW. In 1965, the standard engine was the 396 cu. in. “big block” V-8, which produced 425 horsepower or 317 kW. For the 1966/67 model years, Chevrolet installed the large 427 cu. in. V-8, which produced 450 horsepower or 321 kW. Specifications

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Changing your own brake pads is an easier job than many people think and a job like this is a simple way to save money.  To do your own brake job you will need the following items: -A floor jack -Jackstands -Wheel wrench -Large pliers -A socket set and ratchet -Light sand paper -Small hammer Step One With your C2 Corvette on the ground, take your wheel lug wrench and break the lugnuts loose. 

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Changing the oil on your C2 Corvette is relatively easy. All you need are the items listed below, plus about an hour’s time and a little patience, especially if you haven't done the job before.

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1967 was planned to be the first year of the 3rd generation of the Chevrolet Corvette but due to delays in design and the launch of the new 1967 Camaro, the C3 was held off until 1968.  However, General Motors made a move to make the 1967 Corvette one of the most sought after and collectible as 1967 brought us the mighty L88 Corvette.

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By 1966, the Corvette “Stingray” became a major player in the American performance car market.  The influx of high performance muscle cars began to affect the Corvette’s sales, so in 1966, Chevy brought out the 427 Corvette to replace the 396 cubic inch big block offered in 1965.  Using a 427 cubic inch big block engine, the 1966 Corvette offered an advertised 390 (L36) or 425 (L72) horsepower depending on the package chosen.  The

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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} The 1965 Corvette can be defined by two words: Sting Ray. The Sting Ray edition helped define the persona and mystique of the ‘Vette over the years. This was one of the most stylish and eye-catching Corvettes ever produced. The Bill

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The 1964 Corvette Sting Ray (oftentimes named as "Stingray," although this elided name refers to a later model of the same vehicle) was part of the C2 group of Corvettes by the Chevrolet manufacturing company. The C2 title indicates that the 1964 Corvette Sting Ray belongs to the second major design group of Corvettes. The C2 design pattern lasted from 1963 to 1967, and all of the vehicles within these model years tend to resemble

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1963 was “year 1” for production of the second generation Corvette. It took its inspiration from a previous concept car called the “Q Corvette,” designed by Chuck Pohlmann and Peter Brock. The C2 vehicle had an all-new look and styling compared to the first generation Corvette, with improved handling characteristics, more power and a novel moniker: Sting Ray. Styling was further inspired by designer Larry Shinoda’s boss at GM, Bill Mitchell, who caught a

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The 1962 Corvette had many features in common with previous models. And it had a few that made it unique. The car had a solid rear axle -- Chevrolet did not introduce independent rear suspension until 1963. The 1962 Corvette also had a V-8 engine. (The last inline six-cylinder engine, the “Blue Flame,” was installed in seven 1955 Corvettes.) The 1962 Corvette’s V-8 engine was a 327 cubic inch (5.36 L) small block powerhouse, which

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The Sting Ray (later spelled as one word "Stingray") has an intriguing connection with Chevrolet Corvettes. The name was used primarily on C2 vehicles produced from 1963 through 1968. And although the Corvette is no longer called the Sting Ray and has not been so called since 1969, nonetheless the moniker will probably be remembered for many years to come as being associated with the Chevrolet Corvette.

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Brand Development, Growth & ExpansionThe Chevrolet Corvette C2 sports car, known as the Stingray, was manufactured from 1963 to 1967. The 1963 Corvette was offered as a 2-door coupe or convertible with a split rear window and faux hood vents. The C2 was fashioned after an unmanufactured design called the Q Corvette, the Jaguar E-Type, and a Mako shark that was caught by designer Larry Shinoda's boss, Bill Mitchell.

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Although General Motors supported the ban on racing proposed by the American Automobile Association (the result of a 1955 crash in France that killed 77 people), Zora Duntov and his Chevrolet Corvette designers thought Vette owners would still compete. Therefore, in 1963 his team developed a special performance package aimed at "certain" Chevy V8 racers.

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The L-88 C2 Chevrolet Corvette is the racing edition of the 427 cubic-inch big block Mark IV V-8 engine. In 1965, Roger Penske received a telephone call from Corvette designer Zora Duntov. Duntov offered Penske a chance to acquire one of the C2 Vettes with this engine installed. Penske did not hesitate and became the first individual to take delivery of an L-88 Corvette. At this time, Roger Penske also acquired from Duntov the last

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The Grand Sport version of the C2 Chevrolet Corvette appeared in 1963. It was a modified version of the stock "Sting Ray" that Chevy debuted that year, which featured a fastback look with split rear window, independent rear suspension, and non-operating hood vents. The Grand Sport was created to compete in Nassau that year in a "no holds barred" race. This competition allowed the teams driving C-Modified cars to show off and use the hottest

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“As I approached the group of 1969 cars, my eyes see this gorgeous Rally Red 427 convertible. It was beautiful. Lightning had struck twice in the same place. I felt the tingle in my stomach. I thought, ‘Maybe if I get lucky, the owner might be interested in selling.’ I patiently waited for the judges to finish up the car and I approached the owner. “He said he might consider the selling the car.

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“Some things are just meant to be,” he said. “Corvettes have been my passion since childhood. I went to the Bloomington Gold weekend in St. Charles, Illinois, to start my search. Early Friday morning, as I hit the field, I came to the dealer lots. There in front of a tent is this beautiful Rally Red 427, 390 horsepower convertible. It was stunning and looked gorgeous from all angles. It was totally restored, frame

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