Mark Doyon wasn’t looking for a ’69 Camaro RS/SS convertible with 60,000 original miles and original paint. He says, “A year ago Labor Day weekend, my son and I hit a few garage sales in our area [Rochester, Michigan]. We almost passed by one. They had baby things out in…
One of these would be a pot of Gold!
Aztec Gold Car Number 5 out of 15 Made! In 1998 GM experimented with a high metallic paint “Aztec Gold Metallic” for the 50th Anniversary in 2003. GM first took 5 cars and painted them. Then Will Cooksey and his team noticed that in certain light and angles the car…
Corvette Mike Midwest is Available
Attention Corvette and Classic Car Enthusiasts and Entrepreneurs Corvette Mike Midwest is Available Established in 1982, Corvette Mike has become synonymous with high quality classic collector automotive sales and service. Since its inception, it has grown and prospered to better serve customers across the United States and internationally with 3…
2015 Geneva Motor Show LIVE: Corvette Z06
The European premiere of the Corvette Z06 has been made recently as the performance vehicle has been brought to the 2015th edition of the Geneva Motor Show. If you were wondering what is taking so long for Chevy to bring the new Corvette Z06 to Europe, you will be glad…
Rochester Hills man recognized for efforts to save Corvette from extinction
Russ McLean held many different positions in his career at General Motors, but none may be as historically significant as his time in the mid-1990s working on the Corvette team. With GM in transition, the company had decided to shut down Corvette production to focus on other more popular models….
Unrestored Survivor 1960 Corvette Might Be Most Original in Existence
© Provided by Hotrod VEMP 150400 RARE 01 Standing by his ’60 survivor with 11,870 miles on the odometer, Gary Skinner told us, “I rode in it when it was brand-new. The owner put it up in 1968 and didn’t drive it again.” All the while, Skinner waited for…
Restored ’54 Chrysler New Yorker is like one of the family
The 1954 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe now belongs to David Cutler of Newport Beach. But it was his mother who purchased it new about 60 years ago. NICK AGRO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER “It’s a member of the family that lives in the garage” is the way David Cutler of Newport Beach…
Fahrenheit Z06: The Maximum Operating Temperatures for the Corvette Z06 Are Insane
From the March 2015 issue of Car and Driver Fahrenheit Z06: The Maximum Operating Temperatures for the Corvette Z06 Are Insane! The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 posts some impressive performance numbers thanks to its 650-hp, 6.2-liter supercharged V-8. It also posts some impressive BTUs. A byproduct of that flame-breathing engine…
12 years after demolition, not all of Flint Corvette factory has disappeared
Bricks like this one came from a Flint General Motors factory that was demolished more than a decade ago and are being sold to benefit the National Corvette Museum. FLINT, MI — The Flint factory where the first few Corvettes were built fell to the wrecking ball in 2003, but…
One Year Ago – February 12, 2014….
One year ago at 5:38 a.m. (Feb. 12, 2014), a giant sinkhole opened up and swallowed 8 rare and historically important Corvettes at the National Corvette Museum. The sinkhole measured about 40 feet wide and 30 feet deep and opened beneath the Skydome where a total of 25 cars were…