One of the rare Chevrolet Corvettes swallowed up by the sinkhole that opened up at the National Corvette Museum earlier this year has been restored. The 2009 Corvette ZR1, nicknamed “Blue Devil,” has been made good as new, and the coupe made a pit stop in Las Vegas for the…
Filling that sinking feeling
Repairs on Corvette swallowing sinkhole to begin on November 10th. Construction to fill the massive sinkhole that opened up and swallowed 8 valuable Corvettes on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, in the Skydome part of the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., is scheduled to begin Nov. 10, the…
ultimate barn find – Peter Max Corvette Collection
This is the ultimate barn find! Have you heard about the Peter Max Corvette collection? It is a set of 36 Corvettes, one from each year starting with the model’s 1953 debut and continuing through 1989. This collection is not only famous because they were owned by Mr. Max, the…
Another Stolen Corvette Recovered
Over the past few months there have been cars reported that were stolen decades ago, only to turn up again after authorities managed to sniff out some peculiarities with VINs. Well, another Corvette has turned up after being lost for 26 years. The most recent story floating around involves…
Save the Date! Corvette Mike Midwest Tenth Anniversary! September 13, 2014
We invite you to join us in Celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary at an Open House on Saturday September 13, 2014 from 11am-2pm at the Corvette Mike MIDWEST location in Burr Ridge, Illinois. We want to thank our customers, fellow enthusiasts, families, friends and vendors for contributing to our success…
Exclusive: 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z07 Spy Photos
An early look at the C7?s Z06—historic RPO codes be damned. What It Is: A heavily camouflaged seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette that we believe to be the next generation of Z06 high-performance models, which will be called Z07. The Corvette has used such an RPO three times in the past—first as…
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Recalled To Replace Rear Shock Absorbers
DETROIT —General Motors is recalling 1,939 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray cars in the U.S. with the FE1 or FE3 suspension to repair a possible insufficient weld in the rear shocks that could lead to a fracture and/or reduce the shocks’ service life, the automaker said on Friday. Chevrolet dealers will…
Sinkhole Swallows 8 Cars At National Corvette Museum
Snow is flying. Ice is accumulating. Roads are impassable. Power is out. And the story of the day that’s getting more attention than the weather on social media is this: “Eight Corvettes Swallowed By Massive Sinkhole At National Corvette Museum.” () Here’s how the museum in Bowling Green, Ky., to…
Bloomington Gold Announces Changes to SURVIVOR Judging Program
by Steve Burns on February 18, 2014 via corvetteblogger.com Back in 1990 Bloomington Gold introduced their SURVIVOR award for original, unrestored Corvettes. Award winners would need to be 20 years old, complete a short road test, and be at least 50% unrestored in 3 of 4 categories. Now, as we…
National Corvette Museum begins pulling cars from sinkhole
Bowling Green, KY (CNN) – All those cars that were swallowed up by the huge sinkhole that opened up inside the National Corvette Museum won’t be lost. Eight cars in all went down when the sinkhole opened up last month. Museum officials have brought in heavy equipment to start removing…