by John CoyleCorvette Forum D.A.R.E is a program designed to keep kids away from drugs and violence, and certainly, that goal is noble. Nobody wants to be attacked by knife-wielding, meth-addicted fifth graders. But its success rate is spotty, and I think we can definitely put this 1976 Stingray into the fail column. The paint […] More »
By: John Coyle | September 28, 2011
Remember John Greenwood’s 1969 BF Goodrich Stars and Stripes ZL1/L88 racer that sold at RM’s Monterey auction for $638,000? Purchased by Terry Michaelis of Proteam Corvette, the ’69 BFG Corvette recently made its way home to the company’s Napoleon, Ohio facility. The former Le Mans race car will be the centerpiece of Proteam’s L88 collection
By: IBxAnders | September 23, 2011
by John CoyleCorvette Forum Racing any kind of vehicle, whether it’s a GT-car in ALMS, a NASCAR at Daytona or a ferocious MotoGP machine, is a workout. That said, today’s cars are exponentially easier to pilot than the monsters of yesteryear. Want an example? Then check out this video of driver Christian Dick literally wrestling […] More »
By: John Coyle | August 25, 2011
Last night the 1969 ZL-1 Greenwood Stars and Stripes Corvette that was campaigned at Sebring, Daytona and Le Mans crossed the auction block at RM’s Monterey auction. Early estimates of what this Corvette would sell for proved to be way off when the hammer dropped at $580,000. Corvette Report’s K.Scott Teeters watched the auction last
By: IBxAnders | August 20, 2011
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
By: IBxAnders | August 17, 2011
Buying any used car is a process full of peril, and that goes triple when you’re considering a 25-year-old sports car. No matter how smart or lucky you think you are, it’s important to remember that forums are filled with stories of starry-eyed folks who watched their dream car slowly turn into a nightmare. And […] More »
By: IBxAnders | August 11, 2011
Last week, we posted what’s possibly?hopefully?? the goofiest Corvette ad ever. But there’s nothing goofy about this 1968 C3 spot. Even the age of the 43-year-old paper doesn’t dull the bad-ass aura emanatring off this Rally Red rocket. While the lines were tweaked over its 15-year lifespan, they iconic lines would come to define the […] More »
By: IBxAnders | August 10, 2011
