The 2017 auctions have already seen record sales volumes. Mecum Las Vegas Vintage Motorcycle Auction had astounding results! A 65% higher selling rate than that of last year’s sale. Hard to imagine a motorcycle built at the turn of the last century selling for Over $400,000! And they said, “It…
1962 Best of the Best Resto-Mod
Originally built by Corvette Mike for a collector client of ours. Tuxedo Black w/Black and Gray interior, 350/350hp, Fuel Injected 5-spd. manual transmission. Built by Corvette Mike for a collector client of ours over a period of about three years. No expense was spared. And the result, is the incredible…
Man dies in Lake Forest crash after police chase
LAKE FOREST – A man driving a stolen Corvette died after he crashed the car in Lake Forest following a police chase Thursday night, authorities said. Around 6:30 p.m., someone reported the Corvette stolen from Mission Viejo. About an hour later, deputies found the car traveling near Foxborough Way in…
New ZL-1 Block
You never know what you can find on Craigs List. While answering a Craigslist ad for Chevelle parts a brand new NOS (New Old Stock) (1968-1974) 427 ZL-1 bare engine block was discovered, still in its original plywood crate. This is not to be confused with the 2016 ZL1 (without…
Work beginning to repair sinkhole-damaged Corvette
FILE – In this Feb. 12, 2014, file photo, cars lie in a sinkhole that opened up at the Skydome showroom in the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky. The museum said a prized Corvette still covered in dirt and debris from its 2014 fall into the sinkhole has…
Corvette Cave In Exhibit Opens on Two Year Anniversary of Museum Sinkhole
Cutting the ribbon are (from l-r) Katie Frassinelli, Museum Marketing Manager; Wendell Strode, Museum Executive Director; Roger Barganier, President of Creative Arts Unlimited; Bob Hellmann, Museum Facilities Manager and Christy Thomas, Museum HR/Finance Director Two years ago, on February 12, 2014, many people across the globe woke up to some…
2017 Chicago Auto Show: Corvette
A super car, sometimes called an exotic car, is a $100,000-plus ultra-high-performance sports car or grand tourer. Some supercars are marketed by mainstream automakers as “halo” vehicles. Examples include the Chevrolet Corvette, Ford GT or Lexus LC. Other super cars come from exclusive automakers like Ferrari, Lamborghini or Rolls-Royce. Either…
Don’t Lie at the Track
Let’s face it, we would all love to take our sports cars around the track and really see what it, and you, could do. One reason most of us don’t do this is because our insurance does not cover us if we push just a bit over our ability. Well…
Featured Corvette of the Week: 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L71 427 435hp Convertible Marlboro Maroon
Marlboro Maroon w/Black interior, L71 427/435hp, 4-spd. With less than 17,900 original miles (mileage not indicated on the title), this 427/435hp L71 Convertible is comprehensively matching-numbers. It wears 100% of its original, factory-applied Marlboro Maroon lacquer finish over a black interior and matching hard top. A true survivor in every…
Callaway ‘AeroWagen’ Corvette shooting brake first look
It was in 2013 that Chevrolet tuner extraordinaire Callaway first previewed the design of a shooting brake based on the C7 Corvette. Since then, the company has been gauging market interest and further developing the design. On Friday, Callaway finally unveiled its Corvette shooting brake and confirmed the vehicle’s debut at the 2017 Michelin NCM…