Thundering Thursday VOL 12-51 * New Plant Tour Dates For 2025
National Corvette Museum Announces Plant Tour Dates For 2025 Photo Credit: CorvetteMuseum.org The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky has announced more dates for tour availability this year for the GM Bowling Green assembly plant, where the venerable Chevy Corvette has been built since 1981. You can’t just show up at the front door […]
Tornado Tuesday – Corvette Mike @ NCRS Nationals
Rarest Of The Rarest L88’s With Factory Side Pipes, Leather And Automatic With Only 19,989 Miles Since New! Photo Credit: Mike Vietro The air is very thin at this altitude, and it could be the only known example of the 116 1969 Factory L88’s built, of which only 17 were automatics. Not shown to the […]
Corvette Buyer Gets Scammed Out of $26,000
Photo Credit: 6 News A collector recently fell victim to a Facebook Marketplace scam while trying to purchase a 1963 Corvette. Believing he had found the deal of a lifetime, he wired $26,000 to a seller who promised the car was ready to ship. Once the money was sent, the seller disappeared—leaving the buyer without […]
Corvette Racing Shows Strength at Virginia International Raceway
Photo Credit: alexandersims.com After a summer of close calls and lessons learned, Corvette Racing finally checked an important box at Virginia International Raceway during the IMSA GT Challenge. Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports claimed its first victory of the season as Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims drove the championship-leading No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R […]
Overall Results – 2025 Monterey Auctions
Overall Results – 2025 Monterey Auctions Photo Credit: carcollectorsclub.com Monterey 2025 is in the books, and the results are in! Thanks to Hagerty for crunching the early numbers. Here are the standouts: Bonhams staged an incredible comeback at The Quail, surging from $12.5M in 2024 to $44.2M this year with a 96% sell-through rate. A huge […]
Thundering Thursday VOL 12-48 * Nürburgring Expert Says ZR1 Left 10 Seconds on the Track
Corvette ZR1 and ZR1X Stun at the Nürburgring – But There’s More in the Tank! Video Credit: Misha Charoudin Chevrolet made waves this week with official Nürburgring lap times for the new Corvette ZR1 and ZR1X. The ZR1 ran an incredible 6:50.763, while the ZR1X edged ahead with a 6:49.275 — both quicker than the […]
Monterey Car Week 2025
Photo Credit: SeeMonterey.com If you’ve never experienced Monterey Car Week, and your calendar is open for the week of August 11, 2025, now’s the time to make it happen. This isn’t just an event, it’s the ultimate celebration of all things automotive, where the world’s rarest, most iconic, and beautifully crafted cars come together in one […]
C10 California Corvette Concept Revealed by GM’s Advanced Design Studio in Pasadena!
Photo Credit: General Motors Get ready for a glimpse into the future of the Corvette! General Motors’ Advanced Design Studio in Pasadena has just unveiled its take on what a 10th-generation Corvette could look like with the stunning C10 California Corvette Concept. This isn’t a car you’ll see on the streets anytime soon—GM says there […]
Electric? Not So Fast!
Corvette’s Executive Chief Engineer, Tony Roma, recently silenced the growing buzz around a fully electric or plug-in hybrid Corvette. While electric vehicles may be the future, Roma made it clear: the Corvette will only go all-electric when it makes sense. Until then, the V8 lives on. Roma doubled down on the importance of keeping the […]
1,250 Horsepower Isn’t The Final Word!
In a recent interview with Top Gear, Corvette boss Tony Roma made it clear: the new ZR1X is “not the end of the story, it’s just the latest chapter.” The same engineering minds behind Cadillac’s Blackwing sedans are pushing the boundaries of what the C8 can do, and they’re just getting started. The ZR1X already […]