Jay Leno is back with Jay Leno’s Garage on CNBC, and last night’s episode was a doozie. Leno decided to make an attempt at taking down an all-out, IHRA drag racer in his C6 Corvette. Spoiler alert, he doesn’t win. 2015 IHRA Jet Dragster World Champion, Elaine Larson, took the…
How a Rare 1963 Corvette Split Window Remained an Object of Desire
Stan Finsilver, 67, a commercial real-estate executive from Orchard Lake, Mich., on his 1963 Chevrolet Corvette split window coupe, as told to A.J. Baime. I grew up in Detroit. I went to Vernor Elementary School, named after Detroit’s famous Vernors Ginger Ale, and after that, Henry Ford High School. Like…
Restored or restomodded Corvette? Denver auction demonstrates appeal of both
Denver top sellers included this restored 1963 Corvette (L) and this restomodded 1957 Corvette (R). Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Conventional wisdom says that a restored-to-original-specifications car will almost always retain more value than a restomod, which, typically speaking, is built to address a specific owner’s styling and performance tastes. Last…
How to Add Power Windows to a 1963-1967 Corvette
Power Trip: Adding power windows to a C2 adds convenience and value View Full Gallery When you run the numbers year by year, the RPO A31 Power Windows option wasn’t checked on most customers’ option sheets during the C2 years, with an average “take” rate of around 16.5 percent for…
The Corvette Is Actually More Affordable Than It Was 30 Years Ago
Yesterday, I wrote about how a new study showed that the average American can no longer comfortably afford an average-priced car. This got me thinking about exactly when cars got so damn expensive, which is what led me to Corvettes, this chart, and a realization that I may have been…
Thundering Thursday – Zora Spied?
Has the rumored mid-engined Corvette been captured on film (well memory card)? First, the “Zora” trademark filing. Then the spy shots of a mid-engine dressed Holden Commodore hit the internet. Then, glimpses of some clear mid-engine Corvette renderings come out. Now, General Motors invested $290 million into the Bowling Green…
Happy 53rd Birthday Corvette!
It was 63 years ago today, June 30, 1953, that the first production Corvettes rolled down Chevrolet’s Flint, Michigan assembly line. Little did they know then what they had started. The first cars were simple enough, as they came without options (technically there were 2 options, but you could not…
Long-lost Briggs Cunningham Corvette that raced at Le Mans finally restored
Follow Viknesh Add to circle [% } %] [% }); %] A 1960 Chevrolet Corvette long thought lost to history was finally found in 2012. The car was one of three Corvettes fielded in the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans by legendary American sportsman Briggs Cunningham, and now it’s…
Happy Fourth of July!
The team at Corvette Mike wishes you a safe and happy Fourth of July holiday. As we celebrate this Independence Day, let’s take time to remember those who are serving our country at home and abroad and especially those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our independence.
The Trans Am SE Bandit Edition Is an 840-Horsepower Camaro SS in Pontiac Drag
It takes a noble man to reimagine Smokey and the Bandit’s 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. It takes a wise man to use the erstwhile coupe’s step brother, the Chevy Camaro SS, as the base. And it takes a goddamn hero to drop in a 7.4-liter V-8 supercharged to 840 ponies….