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Corvette Joins Forces with TF Sport   It is being reported by James Newbold on MotorSport.com that British sportscar outfit TF Sport will end its long association with Aston Martin and switch brands to campaign the Z06 GT3.R in the 2024 World Endurance Championship. Tom Ferrier’s group plans to run two of the new-for-2024 Z06 GT3.R, which replaces the C8.R that won the Le Mans 24 earlier this month. Drivers for the program have yet to be announced, but it is likely that Corvette factory drivers will be part of the line-up.…

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1966 Ferrari 275 GTB And 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible Headline This Year’s Pebble Beach Auction | Corvette Mike | Used Chevrolet Corvettes for Sale News from Corvette Mike Powered by WPeMatico

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Pebble Beach Auto Week   Thundering Thursday VOL 10-40 – 24 Hours of Le Mans Centennial Celebration at Pebble Beach August 11th – 20th The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and Monterey Car Week 2023 starts on Friday, August 11th and concludes on Sunday, August 20th with the 72 year anniversary Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, an unmatched tradition of automotive excellence. Last August, Pierre Fillon, president of L’Automobile Club de l’Ouest, invited the Pebble Beach Concours to kick off a year of celebrations leading up to the Le Mans centennial. The…

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An Unmatched Tradition of Automotive Excellence   LE MANS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AT PEBBLE BEACH We send warm greetings and a wish for great success to our friends who are gathering at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for its centennial celebration. Last August, the Pebble Beach Concours was invited by Pierre Fillon, president of L’Automobile Club de l’Ouest, to kick off a year of celebrations leading up to the Le Mans centennial—and we were honored to do so. The centennial trophy was unveiled on our awards ramp, racing greats—from Jacky…

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George Maharis Dead at 94 George Maharis, a stage-trained actor became an icon to American youth in the 1960s as he cruised the country in a Corvette convertible in the hit television series “Route 66,” has died at age 94. On “Route 66,” Maharis played Buz Murdock, a hardened survivor of New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen. His co-star Martin Milner, who died in 2015, was Tod Stiles, a young man raised in wealth who upon his father’s death was left with nothing but a shiny new Corvette. The pair decided…

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An Unmatched Tradition of Automotive Excellence Featured in our Summer Issue of the INSIDER… MY LIFE IN CARS Gordon Murray as designer, engineer, racer — and almost rock star— shares his one formula for life. READ MORE THE DEL MONTE CUP When we speak of early auto racing on the Monterey Peninsula, most people immediately think of the road races that were held on the roads of Pebble Beach from 1950 to 1956. In this INSIDER, we explore racing on the Monterey Peninsula from 1903 to 1907 READ MORE LaVINE…

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The photo spies in Detroit spied several new 2025 Corvette ZR1 prototypes wearing heaving camouflage with Chief Engineer Josh Holder behind the wheel. There were at least four prototypes in both Coupes and Convertibles models. The cars are wearing that heavy black cladding that hides many of the details, but from first glance it appears that the front spoiler is even more aggressive than that on the Z06, but that could just be the covers exaggerating those details. Through the front mesh, we are seeing some of the same design…

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From our friends at Corvette Blogger The  Corvette Blogger attended this year’s National Corvette Museum Bash and came back with some very interesting information. Like previous years, Corvette Product Manager Harlan Charles gave a rundown of the production numbers, as well as the most popular colors and options for the 2023 model year. As of March 2023, they were showing 40,562 total C8s with the breakdown being 94% Stingray and 6% Z06. The last time they hit more than 40,000 cars produced in a model year was in 2016, and…

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From our friends at Corvette Blogger The Corvette Z06 Convertible Will Pace the 107th Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Chevrolet announced on Tuesday that the 2023 Corvette Z06 Convertible will be pacing the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 28th, making it the 20th time a Corvette has led the field for the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing!” “As we celebrate the rich history of the Corvette Pace Car at IMS, it’s amazing to see the evolution of these cars on and off the track,” IMS President J. Douglas Boles…

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National Council of Corvette Clubs Reverses Ban on C8 E-Ray Hybrid. The National Council of Corvette Clubs had banned all hybrids and EVs from competition. But now, the E-Ray will be allowed. The National Council of Corvette Clubs (NCCC) came under fire from all corners of the internet when it was released that the hybridized Corvette E-Ray would be banned from competing or participating in its sponsored events and shows. Following a significant amount of backlash, NCCC has released a new statement acknowledging another adjusted rule set that allows the…

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