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 ’62 you see presented here!

Starting with a Street Shop chassis, then adding a Chevrolet ZZ4 small block with Edelbrock fuel injection, 5-spd Tremec manual transmission, 4-wheel power disc brakes, Dana C-4 rear end, full custom, side exiting ceramic exhaust, p/s, p/w, full custom leather interior, including heated seats, shoulder belts, custom gauges, air conditioning, audio system American Racing wheels and more! This is a cruiser that you could drive anywhere in comfort! Stock #5857

Price: $165,000
In Stock Now! | Stock#: 5857 | Mileage: 3,161

VIN #: 20867S108974

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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 Lake Forest and began to follow it, said Lt. Wayne Rehnelt of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies searched for it for about 10 minutes before finding that the Corvette had crashed with another car at Trabuco Road and Cherry Avenue.

The driver of the Corvette, a man in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Larry Kurtz.

The driver of the other car was uninjured and declined to be taken to a hospital.

The name of the man who died has not [...]

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 the dash) supercharged version.

It is estimated that only 300 ZL-1 blocks were cast for Chevrolet by the Winters Foundry from approximately mid-1968 through 1974. Only 71 of these would eventually find their way into 1-year only factory built Camaros (69 built in 1969) and Corvettes (2 built in 1969).  The approximately 229 remaining, like this one, were sold over the counter at various Chevrolet dealer’s parts departments.

The ZL-1 engine was intended for Can-Am road racing, and not for production vehicles. But the forward thinking of an Illinois-based Chevrolet dealer named Fred Gibb leveraged the COPO (Central Office Production Order) system to convince Chevrolet [...]

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. –  A Kentucky museum says a prized Corvette still covered in dirt and debris from its 2014 fall into a sinkhole has been moved from display to undergo repairs.

The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green says restoration work on the 1962 Corvette will be done at the museum. It says visitors will be able to watch the progress in restoring the car.

The museum says the car needs about $15,000 worth of new parts, including a complete front end assembly, hood panel and windshield. It says the work could take up to a year.

The car was among eight Corvettes that plunged into the sinkhole on Feb. 12, 2014. The sinkhole turned into an internet sensation.

The giant hole was eventually plugged, but the museum has an exhibit about the sinkhole.

Associated Press, February 13, 2017