According to dealer reporting advance deposits on the new C8, the 2020 C8 Corvette appears to already be a smashing success. Switching from a front- to a mid-engine setup was a bold but necessary decision, but there could have been some serious backlash from the Corvette’s most loyal fans. Turns out that’s not the case. Speaking with Michael Simcoe, GM design chief, at the Concours d’Elegance of America, Autoblog has learned the first year 2020 C8 is nearly sold out.
“I think the orders have already hit the first year of production numbers,” Simcoe told a large crowd. Asked to further elaborate privately a few minutes later, Simcoe confirmed the C8 is very close to being sold out for the upcoming model year, but there’s still availability. “It’s nearly sold [...]
The Petersen Automotive Museum is hosting a
Zora Duntov Tribute Reception
On 28th, you can get up close and personal with it!
Tickets are limited and can be bought by clicking Here.
Congratulations go out to Corvette Mike! For the first time ever, the only O.E.M. ’67 Corvette L88 Coupe in existence has achieved the coveted Triple Diamond and Duntov Mark of Excellence Awards! A true milestone in Corvette History!
This 1967 L88, one of the original 20 built for exclusive racers, has had a busy 13 month journey:
Indianapolis [...]
Live coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. PDT
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A few years back, we talked about the 36 Corvette collection found in a Manhattan parking garage. At that time, nobody knew what would become on the collection.
Originally, the collection was put together by VH-1, as a contest prize. A Long Island carpenter was the winner in 1988 and sold them to Pop artist Peter Max. Max planned to use the cars as an art project, which probably would have turned them into artwork rather than the original condition they are now. However, not long afterward, Max had some financial [...]
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the landing on the moon. What a tremendous day in our history!
Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy on July 16, 1969, carrying Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin into an initial Earth-orbit of 114 by 116 miles.
An estimated 650 million people watched Armstrong’s televised image and heard his voice describe the event as he took “…one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” on July 20, 1969.
A week ago here in Cocoa Beach, Florida, a celebratory parade of astronauts and Corvettes was held to honor the momentous moment. Astronauts from Apollo and Space Shuttle missions were on hand in convertible Corvettes while their families rode in Teslas as a testimony to ongoing innovation and technology.
I happened to be down here a couple of days following the parade and very disappointed to
According to the July 2019 issue of Road & Track, Chevrolet tried to set a new Corvette time with the C7 Corvette at Nurburgring but had 5 years of bad luck.
According to the interview with Jim Mero, he and his team tried extremely hard to get the car to turn a sub-seven-minute lap time at the famous 12.9-mile German track, but each time the track had other ideas.
Mero is not a professional racer but is rather a long-time factory Corvette ride and handling engineer. But don’t let this fool you about his capabilities. In 2008, Mero ran a C6 ZR1 around Nurburgring in 7 minutes, 26.4 seconds. The video of that lap went viral, kicking off Corvette fans obsession with Nurburgring lap times.
In the C6’s Mero set many lap times in the [...]
