The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority gave preliminary approval Thursday to $3 million in incentives that would allow General Motors to add 270 jobs to its Bowling Green Assembly Plant.

The proposed project is expected to cost $153.9 million and would add “new technologies and processes to meet increasing customer demand,” according to documents filed with KEDFA.

The possible jobs would be expected to pay an average of $21 an hour including benefits, according to the documents.

The Bowling Green facility assembles the Chevrolet Corvette, and GM is constructing a large new paint room at the plant. In April, the final piece of steel was installed in the $439 million facility, which is expected to be complete in April 2017. With that project, GM said it was able to retain 150 jobs that might have gone elsewhere.

The new paint room expands the plant by 870,000 square feet.

“You need to be a part of what is happening. You need to watch it… to witness it. The caliber of competition we are facing, all these new cars, this is going to lead to some of the closest, most exciting racing ever. I can’t wait until the next race. Five years from now, this will be the year everyone will be talking about.”
-Tommy Milner

Detroit – A year ago, Corvette Racing stood on the top step of the podium after winning endurance racing’s biggest event for the eighth time. It’s now another season and another chance for Corvette Racing to claim victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Doing so will write another chapter in the team’s and Chevrolet’s racing history.

This marks the 17th consecutive Le Mans for Corvette Racing, which enters [...]

The first Corvettes with RPO ZR1, called the ZR-1 (with dash), were produced from 1970-1972 (same as the LT-1’s). To get the ZR-1 option you first had to check the box for the LT-1 motor, as no other motor option could be used. Other options that came standard with the ZR-1 package included an expansion tank, power brakes, M22 “Rock Crusher” heavy duty four-speed transmission, J56 Heavy duty power brakes, transistorized ignition, special aluminum radiator and the F41 suspension that included special springs, shocks and front and rear stabilizer bars.

The car was designed with racing in mind so you could not get amenities like air conditioning, power windows, power steering, radio, alarm system, rear window defroster, or special trim items like P02 wheel covers. Only 53 C3 ZR-1’s Corvettes were produced (25 in 1970, 8 in 1971 and 20 in [...]