By: Al Rogers on 6/08/2012 Stories of barn finds and yard finds abound in the collector-car world. People put a car away in storage with the intent of one day having time or money–usually both–to restore it. On a recent photo assignment in northern Virginia, we heard about a 1965…
Corvette, Level 5 Lead ALMS Contingent at Le Mans
Gavin just 0.1 off best time in GTE Pro in quickest Corvette Oliver Gavin put Corvette Racing in a strong position heading into the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Briton set a lap of 3:58.971 on the 8.5-mile circuit to put the No. 74 Corvette…
Memphis International Raceway hosts All American Auto Show
Memphis International Raceway partners with two Memphis area car clubs in a salute to freedom June 23, 2012. Corvette Memphis, Inc., the local club for Corvette enthusiasts is teaming with the Memphis Classic Chevy Club to create a show to remember at Memphis International Raceway. The All American Auto Show,…
2012 GRAND-AM News And Notes: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge The Race: EMCO Gears Classic The Place: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course The Date: Saturday, June 9 The Time: 11 a.m. (ET) TV: SPEED, June 17, 12 p.m. (ET) Distance: 2 hours, 30 minutes TOTAL Performance Showcase The Race: Race #3 The Place: Mid-Ohio Sports Car…
CORVETTE PRODUCTION NUMBERS FOR 2011
CORVETTE PRODUCTION NUMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS: The General Motors Bowling Green Assembly Plant has released their production figures for the 2012 Model Year Corvette. A total of 11,647 Corvettes were produced 24.4% were base coupes 5.3% were base convertibles 43.4% were Grand Sport Coupes 19.5% were Grand Sport Convertibles…
Soleil Motors Reveals Anadi, a Coachbuilt Corvette Priced at $299,995
This week’s 2011 Top Marques car show in Monaco (April 14-17) welcomed the world premiere of the Soleil Anadi, a coachbuilt Corvette that is the brainchild of Ugur Sahin, a Turkish designer based in the Netherlands. Sahin sold the rights to the design of the Anadi to a company called…
Would you rather have a Corvette or Volt?
Would you rather have a Corvette or Volt? It may seem like an unfair matchup for the Volt, but in fact, it isn’t fair for the Corvette. Sales for the all-electric car are outpacing the high performance sports car through the first five months of the year, according to Fox…
Corvette Racing’s #74 C6.R Quickest at Le Mans Test Day
by Corvette Racing on June 4, 2012 Photo Credit: Frederic Gaudin/www.lemans.org avin Sets the Pace in GTE Pro in No. 74 Corvette C6.R; Taylor Walks Away from Encounter with Tire Wall in No. 73 Corvette C6.R LE MANS, France, June 3, 2012 – Corvette Racing ended the Le Mans Test…
Albuquerque: Corvette crashes into Northeast Heights bread shop
By: KOB.com Staff ne person was injured after a car crashed into a Northeast Heights business in Albuquerque on Monday. Police said an elderly woman drove her white Chevrolet Corvette into the Great Harvest Bread Company on Montgomery Boulevard and Juan Tabo Boulevard NE in the El Dorado Square Shopping…