A walk back in time!!! This 1956 high Fin SR2 (Sebring Racer) has always been a dream car of Corvette Collectors worldwide. Way out of the price range of your typical Corvette owner/buyer, this car was Chevrolet’s answer to the racing European cars eating up the tracks stateside and abroad….
Rare 1957 and 1955 Chevrolet Corvettes Uncovered
© Provided by Hotrod Research NOTE: If you know of a Rare Find, please contact Jerry Heasley at jerryheasley@gmail.com. Forty-one years passed. “Get that Corvette running,” “Get it out,” “Let’s get it going,” everybody kept telling Jay Wisler. Finally, in 2015, with his friend Mike LaRocca’s prodding, Wisler unearthed this ’57…
Featured Car! 1958 283-270hp Convertible Silver Blue
1958 Chevrolet Corvette 283-270hp Convertible Silver Blue If you could order a “new” ’58 today, the example offered here might very well be one of the more popular choices. From its stunning Silver Blue exterior and matching interior to its correct 283ci/270hp dual quad engine, this Corvette really looks the…
General Motors’ head of global design is retiring
Ed Welburn, General Motors’ head of global design, is retiring effective July 1. He will be succeeded by Australian Michael Simcoe, vice president of design at GM’s International Operations, who will begin taking over for Welburn on May 1. Working for GM is the only career that Welburn, who turned…
Looking Back on GM’s Six Past Design Chiefs
The retirement of Ed Welburn is an appropriate time to look back on the past six design chiefs at General Motors, all of whom have helped shaped the company’s cars. Harley Earl (1927-58) (above) Alfred P. Sloan, GM’s president, plucked the California native from Hollywood, where he had been designing custom-bodied…
One more ride in Corvette for Joan Jones
Posted Apr 2, 2016 at 7:42 PM Updated Apr 2, 2016 at 9:25 PM
Team Big Red Camaro Builds 2015 Camaro Z/28 To Auction For Ride 2 Recovery Veteran’s Charity
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Team Big Red Camaro the team that supports The Original Outlaw Racer® announced today that they will auction their 2015 “Big Red Edition Z/28” Camaro this April 16th, 2016 at Mecum Auctions in Houston, TX (Lot #S84) to benefit the Ride 2…
A New Scam Sends Fake Traffic Tickets to Speeding Drivers and installs a virus on your computer.
Yahoo — You might want to think twice before opening up that email from your local police department. A new scam posing as a speeding ticket has hit at least three residents in Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia. The ticket arrives via email and contains a link that…
Grant awarded to National Corvette Museum
A $15,000 grant was awarded to the National Corvette Museum from State Farm Insurance to further the museum’s initiative in providing Teen Driving Programs, materials and training for the community. State Farm has made $59,000 in contributions toward the teen driving program since 2013. “It’s great that they offer grants…
Happy Easter from the Team at Corvette Mike!
The Robb Report just announced their Car of the Year for 2016 list. For those of you that don’t know about the Robb Report, they are marketed as “A Connoisseur’s Guide To The Finer Things In Life”. Well, the Corvette Z06 came in 7th beating out Jaguar, Alfa, Mercedes, BMW…