Tag: Vettes in the News

Lots of hard work in a short time resulted in this patriotic tribute, just in time for the 2013 New York City Veterans Day Parade last month. The 1984 Corvette had belonged to a Korean War veteran, whose wife donated it after he recently passed away to the Cpl. David W. Leonard K.I.A. War Memorial […]

Calling a decision by a San Diego County Superior Court jury “inconsistent,” a state appeals court in California has overturned a $3.5 million verdict for a couple who blamed a “defective” 2005 Corvette for causing a fire that destroyed their home in 2010 and then sued General Motors. The original jury had returned a special […]

Photo Credit: Roy Ritchie/Car and Driver The 2014 Corvette Stingray continues to draw “oohs” and “aahs” from virtually everyone connected with the automotive industry. Car and Driver magazine is the latest to honor Tadge Juechter and his amazing team’s creation by naming the new Corvette Stingray to its annual “10Best” list. For years, dating back […]

Photo Credit: Joe DeMatio Ever since it was introduced to the public in 1953, the Chevrolet Corvette has been a trend-setter. The seventh-generation Stingray unveiled in January continues that tradition in brilliant fashion, and the automotive press continues to take notice. The latest: The Motor Press Guild, the largest automotive media association in North America, […]

A fire that started in the engine compartment of this black 1986 Corvette totaled the vehicle on Wednesday. The driver was sitting at a red light on Duval Mine Road in Green Valley, Arizona when the blaze erupted. Despite the fact that the car was a total loss and traffic was backed up for about […]

Corvette owners love their cars. But family comes first. Witness the inspirational story of Ben and Sandy Labaree of Alabama. Thirteen years after Sandy passed away from cancer, Ben continues the legacy that the couple started in the late ’90s. Ben and Sandy always enjoyed driving their 1963 Corvette convertible. When Sandy found out her […]

Last week was definitely a bad time to be a building in Buffalo, N.Y. A customized silver C5 Corvette became the third vehicle in less than a week to crash into a structure in that city. Hamburg Police say the Corvette driver rammed into the apartment building on Lake Avenue, leaving chunks of concrete and […]