Edward Ess shakes hands with Father Chris Forler, administrator for St. Bernard Church, Rockport, and St. Martin Church, Chrisney. Ess won the 1966 Corvette pictured here in the 2012 St. Bernard Church Classic Corvette Raffle. (Message photo by Rick Jillson). By RICK JILLSON (Message editor) “Do I get to take…
Legendary Racing Corvette Heading to Auction – RM Monterey
The annual RM Auctions event in Monterey is going to host the sale of the most successful racing Chevy Corvette ever – the 1968 Chevrolet L-88 Corvette that was the Owens/Corning FIA/SCCA. This legend among Vettes won multiple SCCA championships at the hands of Tony DeLorenzo, the son of an…
Hot Summer Nites
An all-American celebration of Corvettes and Harley-Davidsons showcased hundreds of cars and motorcycles along downtown streets Wednesday night in Sioux Falls. Corvette owners shined up their rides to a bright finish for spectators looking to take pictures and wanting to learn what makes their model different from all the others….
2013 Anniversary Edition 427 Corvette is a drop-top dynamo
Doug Guthrie From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120719/OPINION03/207190365#ixzz215ddCIoVA boy straddled his bicycle at the curb, mouth open, gazing at the car stopped at the light. “Hey Mister. Nice ‘Vette,” he said, with the earnest sincerity of a character from “Leave it to Beaver.” Wally and the Beaver may be small screen…
Do not race with ICBC Insurance, or you will not be covered
A Victoria man who was denied coverage by the Insurance Corp. of B.C. after crashing his Corvette at Western Speedway will get a settlement after all. Garth Nye, whose car crashed into a concrete wall, said he’s elated by the B.C. Supreme Court ruling, released Tuesday. “Obviously, I feel very…
Corvette Racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – formerly known as Mosport
Will the factory team win this track two years in a row? Posted by HPPCHRIS By any other name, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – the track formerly known as Mosport – would still be as fast. With its roots firmly anchored in the ’60s and its character unchanged for…
ALMS: Mosport Preview
Written by: John DagysDate: 07/18/2012 – 10:50 AMLocation:Chicago, IL The American Le Mans Series season reaches the halfway mark, as teams descend upon the newly renamed Canadian Tire Motorsports Park for this weekend’s Grand Prix of Mosport. While the name may be new, don’t be fooled as it’s the same…
Corvetitis – How an Unlikely Concept Became “America’s Sports Car”
A dream car prepares for the Woodward Dream Cruise. by Mike Davis on Jul.17, 2012 Perhaps the most popular Corvette model ever, the 1963 “Split-Window.” Okay, we’re about half way between the Chevrolet Corvette’s 59th birthday, June 30, and the Woodward Dream Cruise, August 18—at which there likely will be…
AUTOS: EXCLUSIVE — Rick Hendrick Talks Car Collecting
Written by: Tom JensenDate: 07/15/2012 – 10:10 PMLocation:Charlotte, NC NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick has been a serious car guy from the time he was a kid, growing up in South Hill, Va., where he and his late father “Papa Joe” Hendrick built a hot-rodded 1931 Chevrolet that Rick drag…
Nice way to return a retail Corvette
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