The mid-engined Corvette has been rumored for at least 40 years. And even though there have been prototypes and concepts, there has never been the real thing. That’s all about to change. What you’re looking at is a prototype for the mid-engined C8 Corvette testing alongside a couple of Corvette…
The Best 1967 L71 427 435hp Benchmark
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…
Classics are Up & Auctions Are Bustling
2016 is over and collector car values have increased by 4.3 percent, according to the Cars On Line 2016 Market Trends Report. The report statistics are taken from auction company results and private sales recorded for 2015 vs 2016. The report shows Chevrolet cars are up 5 percent this year,…
Attendance up in 2016 at National Corvette Museum
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky museum devoted to Corvettes had its second-highest attendance numbers in 2016. The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green says it welcomed 228,363 visitors last year, up 3.5 percent from 2015. Museum officials say the only year when the facility drew more visitors was…
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2017 Wrap Up
This year’s Barrett Jackson auction saw a mixed variety of ultra high level celebrity auctioned vehicles. Steven Tyler, Floyd Mayweather, Burt Reynolds and Dale Earnhardt just to name a few; all raising money for various charities. Corvette saw some impressive sales over the weekend. Below is a brief list of…
Mickey Thompson’s 1963 ZO6 Corvette Sells at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2017
One lucky bidder acquired Mickey Thompson’s Personal 1963 Tanker Corvette ZO6 this weekend at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. This Corvette is one of the most famous 1963 ZO6 Corvette Tankers to ever leave the St. Louis plant. Otherwise know as a De Facto COPO! This Corvette was personally…
Rusty Wallace Corvette sells for $110,000 at Barrett-Jackson
In recent years, NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Rusty Wallace has been a regular at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Collector-Car Auction and Saturday night he was there to sell a special 1978 Corvette he customized. The gleaming black Corvette featured a 450-horsepower Chevrolet engine built and dyno-tuned by Doug Yates, who…
Corvette Plant Will Go Temporarily Offline
The year Corvette production shifted from St. Louis, Missouri to Bowling Green, Kentucky was 1981. The proud men and women working at Bowling Green have been producing America’s greatest sports car ever since, and they’ll continue to do so in the years to come. However, the assembly line has remained…
