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Vietnam Veteran Covers Cost for High School Students to Restore Little Yellow Corvette – Trenton, Michigan

Trenton High School students began working on a yellow 1980 Chevy Corvette in the 2011-12 school year and restoration has been a long and bumpy ride. By Nate Stemen December 13, 2012 In 2011, Vietnam veteran Jim Schneider, 68, of Taylor, got tired of watching his beloved yellow 1980 Chevy…

Mark Reuss: GM President of North America Chevrolet press conference

GM President of North America Mark Reuss kicked off the Chevrolet press conference during last week’s L.A. International Auto Show. The main announcement was that people could now drive the C7 Corvette virtually on Sony PlayStation’s Gran Turismo 5, it seems that no one noticed some of his remarks about…

Veterans and Corvettes Come Together

There was an entirely different kind of vehicle being featured at the National Corvette Museum today. With Veterans Day coming up, the museum is hosting an event entitled Vets ‘N Vettes to honor those who have served. “It’s focused on veterans and Corvettes. You don’t have to be a veteran…

Racing World Legend John Fitch Dies at 95 in Lime Rock

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…