Published: Aug 31, 2012
New Philadelphia, OH: Corvettes to star in annual show
Downtown New Philadelphia will be filled with cars Sept. 8 when the New Philadelphia Business and Community Association joins with the Classic Glass Corvette Club to present the Classic Glass Corvette Club Car Show, Registration for the show will be conducted from 5 to 7 p.m. on the square, This…
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.: Teen burglar snags Corvette crashes in Staten Island
Published: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 8:21 PM Updated: Friday, August 31, 2012, 1:30 AM By John M. Annese/Staten Island Advance STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Oh, the humanity! A 17-year-old burglar from Manhattan hit the joyride jackpot when he found the keys to a red Corvette inside a Brighton Heights…
Full 2013 Corvette Walk-around Seminar from Corvettes at Carlisle
Members of General Motor’s Corvette Team once again came to Carlisle, PA for the annual Corvettes at Carlisle Show and gave their annual “What’s New with Corvette” seminar. Corvette’s Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter started off with the walk-around before turning it over to Dave Tatman, the Corvette Assembly Plant Manager….
BMW Team RLL – Baltimore ALMS Preview
With only three races left in the 2012 American Le Mans Series season a third consecutive GT class championship remains the goal of BMW Team RLL. This weekend, the venue is the Baltimore Sports Car Challenge, a two-hour race through the city streets that surround Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. In comparison…
Chevy Corvette to be Featured Marque at 2013 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Next year, Chevrolet will celebrate the Corvette’s 60th anniversary and the famous American sports car will be the featured marque at the 2013 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca next August. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion features historic race cars on the track annually, and next…
GM: Corvette continues to redefine itself through racing influences
C2: Independent suspension, disc brakes and aluminum wheels First-generation (1953-62) Corvettes used a modified passenger car frame and live rear axle, which worked well with the cars’ comparatively modest performance output. Substantially greater power was on the horizon for the second-generation Corvette and racing-derived development spearheaded by the legendary Zora…
Father and son work together restoring ’69 Corvette
WEST POINT — As self-proclaimed nerds, a father and son duo are working together to restore and modify a 1969 Corvette. The two readily admit they do not fit the stereotypical persona of hot-rod buffs. “What do you expect? Guys with tattoos?” said 21-year-old Jason Tueller, a non-tattoo-clad student currently…
Six Indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in Alleged Internet Scam Involving Bogus Online Vehicles Sales
Reposted from: federalcrimesblog.com This is why Corvette Mike warns people about deals that sound too good. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on December 29, 2011 released the following: “6 indicted in $4 million Internet scam involving bogus online vehicles sales Fraud scheme used well known websites that offered…
A Look At Corvette’s 60 Year Weight Obsession
Less weight, more power; it’s the eternal mantra of millions of gear heads the world over. While many automakers do well with more power end of things, very few are able to effectively combat the weight like Chevrolet has done with the Corvette. For 60 years, the Corvette has been advancing the technology of lightweight construction…