Callaway Cars announced they will be building a convertible version of the Z06 Corvette based C16 Coupe. The C16 Convertible will debut at the New York International Car Show in April. Like the C16 Coupe, the convertible version is available with either the 560 hp Supercharged V8 or the optional high performance 616 hp Supercharged 6.0 Liter V8.
Perhaps the most anticipated game from Microsoft's Game Studio this year for the XBox 360 is Forza Motorsport 2. Recently unveiled is the list of US production cars which include five Corvette models.
Nearly 30 years after Mark Hamill and Annie Potts drove a hideous custom Corvette to B-Movie success, one of the movie's promotional cars was offered up and sold on eBay this morning for $30,000.
Car and Driver magazine had themselves a shootout down in Southern California comparing a 2007 Corvette Z06 vs. the 2007 Lotus Exige S and a 2007 Porsche 911 GT3. As the headline suggests, the Z06 was the clear winner not only on the track, but as the best daily driver of the three.
With the latest pronouncement by GM's Vice Chairman Bob Lutz that the Blue Devil/SS/Sting Ray project is in the works, we're wondering if we're going to get a new confirmation at each and every car show from now until mid-2009. That's when the limited-edition uber-Vette is expected as a 2010 model.
The National Corvette Museum announced the 2007 inductees to the Corvette Hall of Fame, the highest honor given to those people for their contributions for preserving the past, present and future of Corvette.
While temperatures hovered in the single digits outside the Chicago Auto Show, inside things were heating up over at the Chevrolet display as the two new special edition Corvettes were unveiled to members of the media.
The much talked-about Ron Fellows ALMS GT1 Champion Z06 Corvette will make its debut at the Chicago Auto Show later this month GM announced today. Confirming the rumors that started late last year, the signature Z06 Corvette features the Z06 with Artic White exterior, red interior and the long standing red driver side GT1 hash marks that first appeared 11 years ago on the limited edition Grand Sports.
For the ninth time in its history including the last 4 years in row, Corvette will serve as the official Pace Car of the Indianapolis 500. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Chevrolet will be producing 500 special-edition replicas for sale to the public. This will be the first time since 1998 that Chevrolet has produced a replica Indy 500 Pace Cars.
With little fanfare, a specially-outfitted Corvette was unveiled as the 2007 Daytona 500 Pace Car. The Corvette features the Daytona 500 logo on the side and is highlighted by red, white and blue side accents. A red Chevrolet bowtie is presented on the hood. The unveiling was earlier this month as part of NASCAR's Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder Fan Fest.
GM may be building the first "special edition" Corvette of the C6 era, a Ron Fellows Edition Z06 Corvette. The special edition Z06 is Artic White, a first-time color for the Z06, and will feature a fender stripe, high polished wheels and a wide racing spoiler.
A small business in Queensland has managed to do what the biggest car maker on the planet, General Motors, cannot: build a right-hand-drive version of the Chevrolet Corvette.
A week shy of the 40th anniversary of his death, NASA astronaut Gus Grissom's beloved 1967 427 Corvette Convertible sold at the Russo and Steele auction in Scottsdale, Arizona for $232,500. Preceeding the sale of the Corvette was a multimedia presentation about Grissom, the first astronaut to fly into space twice and one of the first to die in the US Space Program.
Barrett-Jackson once again proves they are the leader in Corvette auctions. 142 Corvettes crossed the sales platform during the six day auction that combined for a total of $14,127,485 in Corvette sales.
On the second day of the 2007 Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, a 1958 Corvette Convertible rolled onto the block and set the high sales price for Corvettes at $150.000. With commissions added, the total selling price was $165,000. Video of the sale has been posted.
R.L. Polk and Co, the automotive industry's guru for consumer loyalty information named the 2006 Corvette as the Premier Sports Car with the highest owner loyalty.
The Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction gets underway today with the first 150 cars expected to cross the auction block. This is the 800 pound gorilla of car auctions and the prices of cars sold at this auction could help us forecast the collector car market for the rest of the year.
A fully documented, 427 hp/435 ci numbers-matching Yenko Corvette Convertible. This Corvette is one of only five of the rarest color combinations (White with Bright Blue Trim and Interior) and one of the highest factory optioned Corvettes known to exist.
"Maximum" Bob Lutz, GM's Vice Chairman said on Thursday that those involved with Corvette won't let the new 600 hp Dodge Viper SRT10 keep its crown as the most powerful US sports car very long.
ProTeam Corvette, the Napoleon Ohio based Corvette dealer with a knack for finding and selling rare and highly optioned Corvettes announced that they are bringing a pair of 1963 Corvette Split Window Coupe tankers to the the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale Arizona on Sunday, January 20th.
Paul Teutul Sr and his son Paul Jr, owners of the world famous Orange County Choppers, will be heading to Scottsdale later this month with six vehicles from their personal collection to sell at the equally world famous Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction.
We learned that Monterey Red is the second of two colors being phased out during the 2007 model run and will not return for 2008. The other color to be dropped is LeMans Blue.
Over the last couple of months, GM has filed trademark extensions for the term ZR-1, the option code for Corvettes built from 1990-1995 with the 32-valve DOHC LT-5 engine. The trademark extensions cover use of the term for "Motor Land Vehicles, namely automobiles" and use for merchandise and accessories related to the ZR-1 Corvette.
This was an interesting year for Corvettes and the people that follow them. We take a look back at the stories and events that shaped Corvette in 2006.
Automobile Magazine gives us an end of the year treat with their 2007 Automobile Magazine All-Stars List. For the second consecutive year, the Z06 Corvette has been named an All-Star.
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