We know that Corvettes are hot cars but this is not what we had in mind! The center of this white C5 Corvette is black now after being struck by a fire on South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida. WSVN-TV reports that the Corvette caught on fire at 18th Street and West Avenue, and despite

The National Corvette Restorers Society (NCRS) announced recently that their National Judging Chairman will be stepping down from that post later this year. Roy Sinor will be staying with the organization, but moving into a newly created role. Sinor has been the National Judging Chairman for the last 17 years. When he took the office

First steps toward eighth victory in world’s greatest endurance race LE MANS, France (June 6, 2013) – With seven class victories in the Le Mans 24 Hours since 2001, Corvette Racing is an established force at the world’s greatest endurance race. The drive for an eighth championship begins this weekend with the two Compuware Corvette

Getting to ride in a shiny C4 Corvette convertible Sunday was just the beginning of a day filled with fun activities for a 6-year-old cancer survivor in West Richland, Washington. The Make-A-Wish Foundation made little Miette Nelson’s dreams come true as they arranged for her ride in the car to Barracuda Coffee, where she even

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Corvettes at Carlisle, the world’s most popular all-Corvette-themed event, frequently highlights unique and very special cars, always honors its founder Chip Miller and annually welcomes some of the top names within the hobby. 

The 2013 event, August 23-25 at the Carlisle PA Fairgrounds, continues the tradition and this time around, the unique cars are even more unique, the Miller tribute is even more special and the guest list is supersized.

With a three-day event that’s so popular it historically hosts four days of action, Corvettes at Carlisle is putting a heaving emphasis on the 50th anniversary of the 1963 production line of cars.  As was the case ten years ago when, as part of his final Corvettes at Carlisle, Chip Miller showcased 53 1953 Corvettes, his son and event manager Lance Miller will do him ten better this year with a 63 ‘63s display.  Along with this particular ’63 display, the 2013 Chip’s Choice display will also feature some of the best 1963 Corvettes.

One particular car that is coming to Chip’s Choice is very special as it’s a one-of-a-kind Corvette.  This car, a Corvette Rodine concept, was built for the Paris Auto Show and since its birth until at least 2008, was on display at the Pininfarina Museum in Italy.  At that point, the car was sold at the famed Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale (Arizona) auto auction.  What really makes this car special is that it is the ONLY steel-bodied Corvette ever created.  In addition, the car is based on the ’63 Corvette chassis and has a 327cid/360-hp V8 under the hood.

Joining this car at Carlisle will be the Asteroid Corvette.  This ’63 was delivered straight to the King of Custom cars George Barris of Barris Kustoms.  The new C2 Corvette was already a fresh redesign from Chevrolet and Barris made a radical transformation and redesigned the car with an extended nose cone that had headlights positioned behind the bladed grille and custom headers exiting behind the front wheels.  He also removed the split window, filled in the rear tail panel and opened up the rear wheel wells to accommodate big wheels. The paint job was out of this world and was painted in a heavy metallic copper finish that would blind you in the sunlight.

New to the event this year will be a showcase of the brand new 2014 Corvette Stingray.  With Corvette Engineers onsite, enthusiasts will be able to get their first up-close look at the car, plus talk directly with the designers of this machine.  There will also be walk around sessions focused specifically on the C7 and it will be one of the pack leading cars as part of the always-popular Downtown Carlisle Corvette Parade and Street Party.

by Rick Tavel  special to Corvette Forum ? 6-5-2013 All Rights Reserved Do Not Duplicate Without Permission The beautiful and potent second generation Corvette may have been exciting and revered but even though sales continued to grow, GM pulled the plug and the C2 became the shortest lived of any of the six generations.  Following […] More »

The sound of horsepower will soon fill the air across the highway from the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. That’s because the NCM’s fundraising goal to raise an additional $1 million for the Motorsports Park by June 1st has come true. In fact, the Museum surpassed that amount by $95,471! With that goal