Yes, the Corvette is about style and horsepower. But the car’s handling is what set the stage for all of those ‘Vette versus Porsche 911 magazine covers over the years. No matter what vintage, the Corvette was built with an… Read More ›
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1952 Ford F-100 Is Fully Custom, Restomodded With LT1 Corvette V8 Engine –
1952 was the final year for the original F-Series pickup, and the most powerful engine that Ford offered for the half-ton model was the Flathead V8 with 239 cubic inches of displacement. The F-100 we’ll talk about today is a little different… Read More ›
CHEVROLET’S RESPONSE TO VIPER IS A ZR-1 SS PROTOTYPE
Former GM Heritage Center Corvette Donated to Museum In the late 80s, Chevrolet was not-so-secretly developing what some dubbed a ‘Super Vette.’ But at the 1989 New York Auto Show, it was the debut of the Dodge Viper RT/10, complete… Read More ›
Cemented in history: Entombed 1954 Corvette joins museum’s collection – Larry Edsall @Classiccars.com
In 1954, Richard Sampson, a successful business owner in Brunswick, Maine, bought a new Chevrolet Corvette. Cemented in history: Entombed 1954 Corvette “After driving it for four years, he wanted to park it somewhere safe,” reports the National Corvette Museum in Bowling… Read More ›
NOS, in the GM crate, 1963 (64-65) Rochester Fuel Injection Unit 7017375
Rochester Fuel Injection Unit Rochester Fuel Injection Unit Very Rare part for that special restoration, 1963 Corvette Z06, split window coupe or simply adding to the parts collection. Part number is 7017375, but can be used on 64-65 vettes too,… Read More ›
Bill Mitchell’s wife didn’t drive an ordinary Corvette – Kurt Ernst @Hemmings
Happy wife, happy life. Bill Mitchell’s wife didn’t drive an ordinary Corvette Drop the term COPO, or Central Office Production Order, and most enthusiasts conjure up images of big-block-powered Camaros. The COPO program had more pedestrian roots, however, and was… Read More ›
A farewell to the front-engine Corvette on Route 66 – Benjamin Preston @Hagerty
Only a month remains before Chevrolet pulls back the curtain on its long-awaited mid-engine Corvette. It will mark the first time since the Corvette’s 1953 debut that it was anything but a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive two-seater, even if the mid-engine design has been… Read More ›
The last of the first Corvettes heads to auction in Monterey – Kurt Ernst @Hemmings
Of all the ‘Vettes you’ve loved before It was Harley Earl that sold GM on the need to produce an all-American sports car, and to test the waters, his Special Projects team created the EX-122 concept for display at the… Read More ›
A mid-engine Corvette with rotary power – the 1973 XP-897 GT concept – Kurt Ernst @Hemmings
Built atop a shortened Porsche 914/6 chassis, fitted with a steel body designed by GM but crafted by Pininfarina, and powered by a GM two-rotor engine mounted amidships, the 1973 Chevrolet Corvette XP-897 GT concept hinted at a future that… Read More ›
CUSTOM-BUILT CORVETTE & ELDORADO ‘EL VETTE’ DONATED – National Corvette Museum – Tara Jacobi for John Jacobi
While growing up I came to know there was nothing my dad could not fix. At some point, I noticed my dad, John Jacobi (sometimes known as JJ) strived to do things differently than most. For instance, he wouldn’t buy… Read More ›