Mid America Motorworks Plans Time Capsule for Corvette’s 100th Anniversary in 2053
by Mitch Talley on July 24, 2012 How would you like to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of Corvette? Even though that very special occasion is still 40 years away, Mid America Motorworks is thinking ahead and asking Corvette enthusiasts now to share their unique memorabilia with them that will…
Corvette to serve as pace car for Brickyard 400
INDIANAPOLIS — Chevrolet will use a new Corvette as this year’s pace car for the Brickyard 400. The Corvette ZO6 will be driven by Hollywood star Ron Howard and will top out at 198 mph. Camaros will be used as pace cars for this weekend’s other races in Indianapolis –…
Mayor creates parking space for Corvette after getting ticket
Pays $20 ticket for illegal parking Friday by Caitlin Huston Pharos-Tribune LOGANSPORT — A large yellow parking space with a sign reading “Mayor Parking Only” turned up in an area previously reserved for police squad cars Monday morning after Mayor Ted Franklin received a ticket Friday for parking in a…
The “Grand Sport” of Cooking
By Rory ReidMonday, 23rd July 2012 The Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport is good for many things; posing in, drifting, driving fast — oh and cooking. No, seriously. The car is powered by an enormous 6.2-litre V8 engine that chucks out 430bhp, 575Nm of torque and, crucially, enough heat to fricassee your…
Paul Comeau of the Corvette Shop – 1967 Split Window custom
There is a local myth out there. Some say they have seen it, while others have only heard about it. I am one who has seen it, from its inception, and Paul Comeau of the Corvette Shop built it. The “Mythical ’67 Corvette,” as Comeau calls it, is primarily 1967…
AutoNation Chief Believes Auto Financing Availability Is Back to Pre-Recession Conditions
By Nick Zulovich, EditorJuly 23, 2012 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Continuing a run of positive news in connection with auto financing, AutoNation chairman and chief executive officer Mike Jackson believes conditions are “fully back” to where they back six years ago. Jackson told investment analysts last week during the company’s…
Magnussen and Garcia take GT points lead with runner-up finish at Mosport
BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Canada, July 22, 2012 – Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen scored their fourth podium finish in five American Le Mans Series races in today’s Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport. Their No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R started on the GT pole after setting a qualifying record…
Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen scored their fourth podium finish in five American Le Mans Series races
Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen scored their fourth podium finish in five American Le Mans Series races in today’s Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport. Garcia and Magnussen’s runner-up finish vaulted them into the lead in the GT driver standings ahead of teammates Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner,…
@150mph General Motor’s CFO Dan Ammann Shows He Is No Bean Counter
by Mitch Talley on July 20, 2012 Photo Credit: Reuters/Rebecca Cook If General Motors, and therefore Corvette, are to thrive, it will likely take more employees like Dan Ammann. Named the chief financial officer of the new GM last year, Ammann has wasted little time making it clear to those…