Category: Corvette News

June 17, 2015 No Responses

1969 Ford Mustang – Long-Lost Boss

John Grafelman dreamt of owning the long-lost 1969 Ford Mustang owned by Larry Shinoda, not knowing he already bought it in 1976. John Grafelman bleeds Ford blue. He says he is “always looking for old Fords.” He remembers reading as...
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June 9, 2015 No Responses

Duluth woman reunited with beloved stolen car, 43 years later

Terry Dietrich cannot describe in words the moment last week when, for the first time in 43 years, she laid eyes on her beloved bright blue Corvette Stingray — stolen from her in 1972, when she was 19. “It’s a...
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June 6, 2015 No Responses

Mopar Graveyard Hidden in the Carolina Hills

Rare Cars, Parts Pepsi Bottles You ever hear the story of how Machu Picchu was found? Hiram Bingham was in the Andes Mountains looking for something else, but a guide knew of some ruins nearby. The guide took him there,...
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June 2, 2015 No Responses

FCA, Honda, GM post May sales gains; Ford, Nissan, Toyota fall

Fiat Chrysler, Honda and General Motors scored modest U.S. sales increases last month while Ford, Nissan and Toyota fell as the industry appeared poised to record one of the strongest months in nearly a decade. Sales at FCA US rose...
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May 30, 2015 No Responses

The 2015 Corvette Z06 Convertible: Aero Meets Eros

Chevy’s latest edition of the Corvette—the Z06 Convertible—might be one of a dying breed, despite its wonderful construction. THE NICE THING ABOUT Corvette, from a social-theory standpoint, is it requires no interpretation. Chevrolet’s plastic fantasti...
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May 19, 2015 No Responses

Camaro out, but Corvette firms for Oz

Chevy supercar emerges as most likely ‘V8 sports car’ from Holden as GM rules out RHD Camaro Chevrolet’s Corvette musclecar has emerged as the model most likely to be the “V8 sports car” Holden has promised to release in Australia...
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May 17, 2015 No Responses

1969 Camaro – Hot Rod Rare Finds

“I’d been after this car for 20 years,” Michael Lightbourn said. He first spotted this Camaro in a rural neighborhood in El Paso, Texas, in 1990. Initially he simply knocked on the door of the house and asked the lady...
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May 14, 2015 No Responses

AutoWeek: We drive three great classics from the Auctions America catalog

The Porsche 356, Jag XK140 and Shelby Mustang GT350 Hertz are all fun to drive in their own way We walked into the darkness of the massive Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport not knowing what we’d find. Over the...
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May 13, 2015 No Responses

Is the Ford Shelby GT350 the most extreme track Mustang ever?

Nearly every part of the Ford Shelby GT350’s suspension is purpose-built for the sports car: It has the most powerful brakes ever fitted to a Ford, the lightest wheels and probably the most aggressive tires anywhere south of a V-8...
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May 5, 2015 No Responses

Jeff Gordon to pilot the Corvette Z06 Indy 500 pace car. Can the racers keep up?

When I drove the new Corvette Z06 for our inaugural Car of the Year Awards, pace car was not the first thing that came to mind. It was only a letter off, though. The 650-horsepower beast really is a racecar...
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