Category: Corvette News

Tornado Closes Corvette Assembly PlantNCM Motorsports Park closed Picture courtesy of Corvette Blogger. As I am sure you already know, a number of tornadoes swept through portions of six states in the Midwest and Southern U.S. over the weekend. One of the twisters landed in Kentucky and traversed over 200 miles on the ground, killing more than 50 people. The storms also made their presence felt at the Corvette Action Center and the GM Bowling Green Assembly Plant that builds the Chevrolet Corvette. All the plant employees are safe at…

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WE’RE BUYING 2023 Z06 OrdersAnd Other DREAM CARS! Friends, as you all know, we don’t fuss with auctions or shuffle cars from other dealers. Our cars come from you.So, if you are thinning out your collection, let us know! Click here to email me about your C8 Z06 Order or other car(s). C8 Radar Detector damaged driver’s side mirror Picture courtesy of gm-techlink. Customers are complaining that the driver’s side outside rearview mirror on some C8’s are getting damaged and have a poor appearance. The mirror starts showing numerous lines…

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Chevy asking current C8 owners about EV’s Picture courtesy of Chevrolet General Motors has made it well known that they have prospects for an all-electric future. Their site even stated on their site that they will have 30 new EVs globally by 2025. We assume some electrification plans for the Chevrolet Corvette are in the works, but we just don’t know what they are. We have seen spy shots of what looks like a hybrid, maybe the ‘E-Ray’ trademarked back in 2015, but what form this will take is not…

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Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family from the Corvette Mike team. WE’RE BUYING 2023 Z06 OrdersAnd Other DREAM CARS! Friends, as you all know, we don’t fuss with auctions or shuffle cars from other dealers. Our cars come from you. So, if you arethinning out your collection, let us know! Click here to send me an email about your C8 Z06 Order or other car(s). C&D Awards 2022 C8 Corvette a Top 10 Winner Picture courtesy of John Ror – Car And Driver Car and Driver test over 100…

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WE’RE BUYING DREAM CARS! Friends, as you all know, we don’t fuss with auctions or shuffle cars from other dealers. Our cars come from you. So, if you are thinning out your collection let us know! Click here to send me an email about your car. bob bondurant 1 Picture courtesy of Sports Car Digest Bob Bondurant, a former champion race car driver who opened a high-performance driving school in 1968 and taught numerous A-list actors for their movie roles, died last Friday in the Phoenix suburb of Paradise Valley…

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  Video courtesy of Jay Leno’s Garage Jay Leno gets the privilege to be the first non-GM employee to drive the 2023 C8 Z06. As Chevrolet hasn’t yet allowed any other journalist to do anything more than walk around the Z06, this is the first independent report we have had about how the car drives. This is not the first time Chevrolet has let Jay be the first to drive a new Corvette. He was also allowed to drive a C8 around the blimp hanger when it was first revealed. Not…

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Mike Vietro at SEMA 2021 The specs for the new Z06 motor, named the “LT6,” are out and history is repeating itself. Just like moving the motor to the center of the car, it was time to dramatically reconfigure the engine design. So, for just the 2nd time in Corvette history, power will be provided by a Dual Over Head Cam (DOHC) motor with 4-valves per cylinder. The Z06 moniker is known for upgrading the standard Corvette into a track-ready racer, while still being dependable as a daily driver. The…

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An Unmatched Tradition of Automotive Excellence CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF THE PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS d’ELEGANCE Start your engines and get ready to experience our 70th celebration in the Fall 2021 INSIDER! As we look back on Pebble Beach Automotive Week, we celebrate the new memories made and look forward to welcoming all of you back to the 18th fairway next August. READ THE INSIDER Featured in the Fall Issue of the INSIDER… MAKING HISTORY AT PEBBLE BEACH “It was like winning the Triple Crown,” said Arturo Keller about his third…

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Vol 9-8 • October 28, 2021 WE’RE BUYING DREAM CARS! Friends, as you all know, we don’t fuss with auctions or shuffle cars from other dealers. Our cars come from you. So, if you are thinning out your collection let us know! Click here to send me an email about your car. z06 puts world on niotice 1 Video courtesy of GM Specialty Vehicles The world is moving towards an electric-powered vehicle future, but at least for now, Chevrolet is willing to keep advancing the Gas-Powered Corvette engine. Yesterday, Chevy…

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