Category: Corvette News

June 9, 2016 No Responses

Thundering Thursday! The “Racer’s Option”

The first Corvettes with RPO ZR1, called the ZR-1 (with dash), were produced from 1970-1972 (same as the LT-1’s). To get the ZR-1 option you first had to check the box for the LT-1 motor, as no other motor option...
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June 7, 2016 No Responses

Featured Car! 1965 Tuxedo Black, Saddle Interior & Soft Top, Fuelie

One of One and Done! Tuxedo Black w/Saddle interior, Saddle soft top, 327/375hp fuel injected, 4-spd manual transmission. By 1965 Corvette was really coming into it’s own. There were engine choices galore and milestones to be achieved. Such as, the...
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June 7, 2016 No Responses

Chevrolet Corvette owner takes vehicle past 700,000-mile mark

A Florida driver and business owner claims he has over 700,000 miles logged on his 16-year-old sports car, according to two YouTube videos. If true, he is only 300,000 miles away from joining the handful of vehicles that have logged...
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June 4, 2016 No Responses

Bill Mitchell and his Stingray Racer XP87

In 1957 Bill Mitchell wanted to build a Corvette racecar capable of beating Europe’s best. With an AMA ban on manufacturer-sponsored racing, the project had to be privately financed and the design could not have any recognizable association with Chevrolet......
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June 2, 2016 No Responses

Boise veteran who completed historic Everest climb returns home

Charlie Linville is back in Boise after his historic Mount Everest climb. (Photo: Mary Kienzle/KTVB) BOISE — The first combat amputee to climb Mount Everest is back in the Treasure Valley. Friends and family gathered at the Boise Airport Tuesday...
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June 1, 2016 No Responses

Active-duty U.S. soldiers, veteran summit Mount Everest

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May 24, 2016 No Responses

Leading up to the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans – Ford-Corvette, an all-American duel

While Ford’s return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016 brings with it after half a century a new episode in its stunning duel with Ferrari, for the American manufacturer this 84th edition will also be a matter...
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May 23, 2016 No Responses

Brand New Corvette Z06 Crashes During Burnout Exhibition

The C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is one of the most powerful road cars that General Motors has ever produced, with the supercharged LT4 V8 producing 650 horsepower and 650lb-ft of torque. That is more than enough power to annihilate the...
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May 20, 2016 No Responses

Before Roger Penske Was a Billionaire, He Was a Very Successful Amateur Racer

Like most top drivers today, Penske is a natural athlete with a high degree of balance and timing. (He is also a proficient water and snow skier, and shoots golf in the 80s.) “I developed my own style of driving” (although...
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May 19, 2016 No Responses

That’s not Jeep! Garth Brooks gifts SUV, little red Corvette, Vegas trip and clears debt of teacher fan who bought four millionth concert ticket

He started his career singing in an Oklahoma saloon. And country superstar Garth Brooks proved he still has the common touch by rewarding his four millionth ticket buyer with a laundry list of expensive presents. The woman, an unidentified teacher,...
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