It’s that time of year again to talk about Saint Bernard’s Classic Corvette Giveway. This is the 25th anniversary for the classic Corvette raffle and all proceeds benefit the Saint Bernard Church and School in Rockport, Indiana. While the last couple of years have featured a midyear Corvette as the grand prize, this year’s raffle
By: Keith Cornett | April 19, 2013
by Rick Tavel special to Corvette Forum ? 3-17-2013 All Rights Reserved Do Not Duplicate Without Permission In our third installment Campbell-Ewald once again uses the Corvette in a competition setting. This time in a 1957 color advertisement which pokes fun at Corvette’s biggest rivals on the racetrack, the Mercedes and Porsche. ?UND SO […] More »
By: Rick Tavel | April 17, 2013
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.” As a result, Davis has decided
By: Keith Cornett | April 16, 2013
Last Friday we spent the slightly soggy day at Barrett-Jackson to see the auction of the 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible. While that auction was certainly exciting with Rick Hendrick paying $1 million to buy the first retail version of the next generation convertible, it wasn’t the only Corvette offered on the block that day.
By: Keith Cornett | April 12, 2013
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. “These exceptional Corvettes add
By: Keith Cornett | April 12, 2013
by Rick Tavel special to Corvette Forum ? 3-17-2013 All Rights Reserved Do Not Duplicate Without Permission Our second in a weekly series of looking at the history of the Corvette through advertising is interesting because of what’s not in the ad?the Corvette! This ad, run to introduce the entire Chevrolet line up in 1956 […] More »
By: Rick Tavel | April 10, 2013
by Rick Tavel special to Corvette Forum ? 3-17-2013 All Rights Reserved Do Not Duplicate Without Permission We thought it would be entertaining to bring our readers a weekly look into the history of the Corvette through old advertisements. Our first ad is one of a series of ads produced by Campbell-Ewald to highlight the […] More »
By: Rick Tavel | April 3, 2013
