When It Comes to the Corvette, Sequels Are Always BetterMy feature for the National Corvette Museum’s quarterly “America’s Sports Car” magazine explores the history of its transitions from one generation to the next through the lens of the Corvette Hall-of-Famers who shaped those transitions. Jul 22 26July 22, 2026PDF at America's Sports Car
Chevy Didn’t Produce the ’70 Corvette LS7, So This Drag Racer DidDoes the 1250-hp ZR1X get your blood pumping? In 1970, you’d likely have felt the same way about the Corvette LS7 — until Chevy axed it. Jul 04 25July 04, 2025Article at Hagerty Media
Original Owner: This B-52 Navigator Fell for a ’73 Big-Block CorvetteDon Webb picked up his dealer-demo big-block Corvette in 1974, and it's been with him ever since. Apr 21 25April 21, 2025Article at Hagerty Media
How An Improbable String of Events Reunited a ’69 L88 Corvette with Its Original Engine After 54 Years - Hagerty MediaAgainst improbable odds, this Corvette owner reunited his L88 Corvette with its original engine—after 54 years. Feb 14 25February 14, 2025Article at Hagerty Media
Original Owner: A Trendy Hairstyle Helped This Chicago-Area Corvette Buff Buy a ’72 LS5 Coupe in CashFrank Pope could barely contain his joy upon arriving at Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet in Elmhurst, Illinois, with his girlfriend, Joanne. He’d driven about five miles from his Melrose Park home to watch his new Targa Blue 1972 Corvette roll off the… Mar 06 24March 06, 2024Article at Hagerty Media
Registry of Corvette Racecars chronicles 70 years of history, one car at a timeChevrolet’s recent news laying out a roadmap for the new Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports partnership has both the Corvette and racing communities buzzing. The Corvette Z06 GT3.R customer car program will be a first for the company, going… Aug 01 23August 01, 2023Article at Hagerty Media
Model Perspective: 2023 Corvette Z06New Super-Vette Challenges Ferrari and McLaren Zora Arkus-Duntov, the legendary engineer who saved the Corvette program from Chevrolet’s corporate ax in its 1950s infancy and steered it to success for two decades, would no doubt be pleased to read… Mar 28 23March 28, 2023Article at Premier Financial Services
These three see-through Corvettes hold significant parts of Chevy historyThe unmistakable sound of a Chevy big-block through Corvette exhausts would not stand out as unusual at a New York Chevy dealer’s Corvette show. But when a few showgoers turned their heads to glance at the “car” they heard approaching the event back… Jan 06 21January 06, 2021Article at Hemmings
Was Chevy’s rear-engine XP-819 really a contender for the Corvette badge, or was it something else entirely?One word might best sum up the arrival of the 2020 Corvette, the first mid-engine model in the Chevy sports car’s nearly 70-year history: finally! Mid-engine Corvettes had been teased as engineering cars, prototypes and concepts for more than 50 of… May 13 20May 13, 2020Article at Hemmings
Restoring Team Penske history, one race car at a timeMore than 30 historic Team Penske race cars were gathered at the 25th annual Amelia Island Concours d’ Elegance earlier this month to celebrate the life and career of racer and entrepreneur Roger Penske, the event’s honoree. Team Penske, founded in… Mar 24 20March 24, 2020Article at Hagerty Media
“Nuclear Carrot” Corvette is a racing family traditionAn orange and purple 1964 Corvette roadster with “Nuclear Carrot” painted on its tail would have been hard to miss as it blasted around the track at The Thermal Club Speed Festival near Palm Desert, California, in late November. It has made a similar… Dec 30 19December 30, 2019Article at Hagerty Media
Why There's No Such Thing as a 1983 CorvetteWith its rare production models, classic racers and intriguing concept cars, the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, can awe even casual car buffs. Indeed, amidst all that automotive flash, a seemingly normal plain white model on… Jul 02 19July 02, 2019Article at History
The first Corvette SR-2 is a crash-free, trophy-winning piece of historyFor a factory race car, the first of three 1956 Corvette SR-2s built could not have had a better life. After a six-year road racing career with various drivers—without a single crash—it briefly became a drag racer. The SR-2 then passed through the… Apr 29 19April 29, 2019Article at Hagerty Media
When the C4 Corvette was banned for being too good, it had to create its own seriesAuto racing might be the only sport that penalizes a team for winning. When that happened to the C4 Corvette in the late 1980s, the incident started an intriguing new chapter in the marque’s racing history. The C4 Corvette thrust Chevy’s sports car… Apr 27 18April 27, 2018Article at Hagerty Media
The Konner Corvette: How one dealer got its own special-edition sports carIt makes sense that carmakers would name special-edition models for race drivers, since performance and speed fuel enthusiasts’ passion for cars. Tie-ins with fashion designers have generally been less convincing, although the Pierre Cardin AMC… Feb 01 18February 01, 2018Article at Hagerty Media
Rare air: 1971 Corvette ZR1 convertibleWhen it comes to rarity, “one of one made” is the ultimate trophy. What that means, however, varies depending on the kind of car. This 1971 Corvette convertible, spotted for sale on Hemmings, is one of 7,121 Vette convertibles made for 1971. But it’s… Nov 14 17November 14, 2017Article at Hagerty Media
Catching Air: The unusual odyssey of a 1957 “airbox” CorvetteIt’s been quite a year for Phil Bachman. He not only celebrated his 80th birthday and his 50th year as a car dealer, but one of his prized Corvettes—a 1957 model equipped with a rare racing package—earned Gold Certification at the annual Bloomington… Aug 23 17August 23, 2017Article at Hagerty Media
1953 ‘cutaway’ Corvette offers a unique look inside the historic sports carPerhaps you built one of the Visible V-8 model kits that became popular in the 1960s and are still sold today. Or maybe you’ve been fascinated by the stunningly detailed “cutaway” drawings by David Kimble, which show the inner workings of an… Jun 20 17June 20, 2017Article at Hagerty Media
The last big block Corvettes are a bargain Although Corvette performance and styling softened in the mid-1970s (and prices steadily rose), the period proved to be one of the most successful for Chevy’s sports car. It was also a time of goodbyes.The “final” convertible left the… Jun 13 17June 13, 2017Article at Hagerty Media
How Italians design CorvettesIndecisive design hobbled the Corvette at its introduction in 1953. Chevrolet timidly attempted to interpret European trends while giving the car a distinctive American identity. Fortunately, designers eventually found their groove and established a May 10 17May 10, 2017Article at Hagerty Media
