SALISBURY, MD — John Fitch lived through flying a P-51 fighter plane in World War II and a post-war career in automobile racing to die peacefully in his bed at age 95 at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday. He was surrounded by family and friends at the end, at home in Lime…
Petersen Automotive Museum to host Corvette anniversary celebration
Dave Metivier sits among the approximately 300 Corvettes on display at Peterson Automotive Museum in this 1996 photo. (Los Angeles Times) Next year is shaping up to be quite eventful for Chevy’s iconic Corvette. Not only will the all-new seventh-generation model debut ahead of the Detroit Auto Show in January,…
GM unveils redesigned V8 engine for 2014 Corvette
Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:48am EDT (Reuters) – General Motors Co said the redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Corvette that goes on sale next year will get a new 450-horsepower V8 engine. The engine, designated LT1, displaces 6.2 liters and is the fifth generation of GM’s “small block” V8 engine family. Versions…
GM High-Tech Performance Gen5 LT1 Small Block engine build
The new GEN5 LT1 engine build animation fresh from the GM Gen5 release
2014 CHEVROLET CORVETTE GEN 5 LT1 POWERTRAIN TECH ANIMATION
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Gen 5 LT1 Powertrain Tech Animation
2014 #Chevrolet #Corvette Video Teaser
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The race for the GT class victory – Ferrari #1, Corvette #2
The race for the GT class victory in the season-ending Petit Le Mans came down to speed versus fuel economy. With the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R driven by Jan Magnussen, Antonio Garcia, and Jordan Taylor cutting seconds from the No. 01 Ferrari’s lead with every lap, Ferrari driver Toni…
Next-Generation Corvette to Debut 1.13.13
Chevrolet has confirmed that the seventh-generation Corvette will debut the evening of Sunday, January 13, 2013 in Detroit. To kick off the reveal countdown, Chevrolet debuted the new Crossed Flags logo for the new 2014 Corvette. The Crossed Flags logo has been a hallmark of the Corvette since its 1953 introduction….
GM Releases New C7 Corvette logo and details
GM said more than 100 variations of the crossed flags were reviewed before the company made a final selection on the Vette’s newest one. The logo, which has evolved over the years, has always included a checkered flag and another flag with the Chevrolet “bowtie” and a French fleur-de-lis. …
The old “car-in-the-barn” story
Everyone in the collector-car hobby has at one time or another heard the old “car-in-the-barn” story. This is one of those stories. Only the rare find in this true tale turned out to be the lowest documented-mileage 1954 Corvette known to exist in the world. As the host and producer…