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History, Specifications, VIN, Options, Performance, & More 1965 Corvette Overview – The Ultimate Guide As the 1965 model year approached, the design team behind the Chevy Corvette continued to refine the overall design of the C2 Sting Ray, making only minor cosmetic changes in the process. Instead, the focus for the second-generation’s third year centralized on some significant mechanical upgrades that would vastly improve the Corvette’s already impressive handling and drivability. At the same time, 1965...
Taking a closer look at the second-generation Corvette The second-generation Corvette sold from 1963 to 1967 and came to be known as the Sting Ray. This particular car was born from a handful of experimental and prototype machines that designers/engineers Zora Arkus-Duntov and Bill Mitchell had worked on toward the end of the C1 production run. For Zora, the car had yet to reach its full performance potential in the first generation. There was...
In this throwback video from RJ Konner, Chevrolet dealer Malcolm Konner took 25 customers to the Corvette Assembly Plant in St. Louis in 1959 to pick up their new 1959 Corvettes at the factory and they would drive them home to New Jersey’s Malcolm Konner Chevrolet via a timed road rally. Malcolm Konner Takes 25 Customers to Pick Up New 1960 Corvettes in St. Louis Photo Credits: RJ and Gary Konner Many of you...
Rare home movies chronicle the first Corvettes going into production. Each one is built by hand at the GM factory in Flint, Michigan. Only 300 Corvettes were built that first year. All 1953 Corvettes were white with a red interior, all had Powerglide automatic transmissions mated to 150 HP, six cylinder engines with three carburetors and dual exhaust. Of those 300, 255 survived. Source: http://www.corvettemuseum.org/library…
Corey Peterson brought his 1953 Corvette VIN 001 to Bloomington Gold 2024 and did a Question and Answer session about the car. Documentation from the GM Archives shows that the VIN 001 and VIN 002 cars were used for further engineering updates. Further examination of the long lost Corvette shows the documented updates that were performed on them.
Over the years, the Norris family and Precision Engine Machine Co. have done some diversified engine work. However, when a repeat customer came to the shop with a 327 cid Corvette engine, it was anything but the standard rebuild. The customer requested a numbers-matching restoration. Find out how Michael Norris got this 1963 engine looking and sounding brand new. By Greg Jones Greg Jones is Content Director and Editor of Engine Builder Magazine. Published: Jun 19,...
Congratulations on winning the Daytime Emmy 2024 award! How did Chris Mazzilli become the guy Iron Man calls for help? Dumb luck, hard work, well-placed connections? All three, it turns out. Robert Downey Jr. has played the role of Tony Stark and his Iron Man alter-ego for over a decade. He credits the Marvel character as the inspiration behind co-founding the FootPrint Coalition in 2019, an environmentally sustainable technology investment firm. A renowned gearhead with an impressive...
May 16, 2024 The Adam Carolla Show – Full Episodes 00:00 William Shatner returns and talks to Adam about hitchhiking across the country in the 1940s. Adam recalls a 1982 clip of Shatner in ‘Circus of the Stars’ and the guys give their thoughts on a few commercials ranging from the 1970s to today. 55:46 Segment 2: The guys also discuss kayaking, eating bugs, and tiger sharks. Finally, William recalls his Comedy Central Roast...
First Wash in 45 Years: BARN FIND Corvette With 1599 Original Miles! | Satisfying Restoration Today, we tackle the interior & exterior of a 25th Anniversary Corvette with 1599 Original Miles that is covered in dirt and debris that hasn’t been detailed in years that will require us to pressure wash the entire exterior, followed by a wash, clay bar and then polishing the paint to bring back its shine and a full interior...
293 Original Miles: Corvette Pace Car BARN FIND | First Wash in 45 Years! | Satisfying Restoration Today, we tackle the interior & exterior of a 1978 25th Anniversary Corvette Pace Car with 293 Original Miles that is covered in dirt and debris that hasn’t been detailed in years that will require us to pressure wash the entire exterior, followed by a wash, clay bar and then polishing the paint to bring back its...
33 Original Miles: Corvette BARN FIND | First Wash in 42 Years! | Satisfying Restoration Today, we tackle the interior & exterior of a 1982 Collector’s Edition Corvette with 33 Original Miles that is covered in dirt and debris that hasn’t been detailed in years that will require us to pressure wash the entire exterior, followed by a wash, clay bar and then polishing the paint to bring back its shine and a full...
For Corvette enthusiasts, the Corvette Grand Sport (sometimes abbreviated as GS) moniker holds several different meanings. On one hand, it was a track-focused beast never supposed to exist in the first place, on another it was a special edition created to commemorate the end of a generation’s production run, and on yet another, it bridged the gap between two other Corvette variants. With all this in mind, we’re exploring all the Corvettes that sported the Grand Sport badge....
The Corvette rear script or emblem, along with virtually all other decorative trim and insignias on Mid-Year Corvettes, is made of chrome-plated pot metal. Over time, due to exposure to moisture and the elements, the chrome plating develops pits and pocks as the pot metal underneath the plating reacts to changes in moisture content and air-borne chemicals. While replacing this script is a bit more involved then one would think at first blush, it’s...
