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Kurt Ernst on Jan 24th, 2018 As 1965 Corvettes go, the Le Mans Blue coupe that crossed Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale stage as lot 1413 isn’t particularly quick, and it certainly won’t post impressive handling numbers. In fact, it doesn’t run at all, but as a one-of-one cutaway 1965 Corvette demonstrator, it represents an interesting and valuable piece of Corvette history. On Saturday, January 20, the cutaway Corvette sold for a fee-inclusive price of $1.1...
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HOT ROD Scotty Lachenauer Daniel Schutzbank likes to get up early and get his morning fix of muscle car news on the web. It’s typical for Daniel to scroll through pages of info on his favorite sites, looking for interesting topics featuring his favorite muscle car rides. It’s both a hobby and a small part-time business for him, and also for his younger brother David. A few months back, Daniel happened upon a...
A Historical Look Back at the Wheels Vettes Ride On After the characteristics of body shape and color, wheels are arguably the most definitive aspect of a car’s personality. A great looking set of wheels can make an average car (such as a Chevy Nova) look like a hot car with just a set of Cragar wheels. Having good looking wheels is the fastest way to get people to tell you, “Hey man, nice...
by John Gilbert as republished from Super Chevy 1955 Duntov Corvette Dateline 11.24.15: There were only 700 Corvettes built in 1955, so that places 1953’s production run of 300 units at number one in rarity and bumps 1955 to second place. For a 21st Century Corvette collector buying a rare vintage Corvette can cost a bunch of money, but if one had a time machine that would make it a completely different story. With...
Dateline: 7.16.11 “Astoria-Chas” Snyder – The Buddy Holly of Corvette Racing Glen Spielberg photo. As a lad growing up during the muscle car era in the South Jersey/Philadelphia area, CARS Magazine was my favorite car mag. The publication had a definite East Coast flavor and the magazine slightly favored Chevys, which was perfectly fine with me at the time. One of my favorite cars of the day was the 1967 427 L88 drag racer,...
Written by Zach Martin on December 15, 2017 If you’re a Star Wars fan, chances are you’ve been at the movies in the last 12 hours to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi. With massive blockbusters like this, it’s easy to forget that the actors also starred in other movies. In the case of actor Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), he starred in Corvette Summer back when the original Star Wars trilogy was...
Written by Mark DeSantis in collaboration with Ralph J. Kramer Although fans of the...
Doors of Perception John Gilbert Oct 14, 2015 Share View Full Gallery There’s an old saying journeymen car painters pass on to the new kids entering the trade, and that’s, if nothing else, make sure the driver door and the top of the hood look good. That’s a bit of advice I’d like to share with anyone that owns a 1984-’96 C4 Corvette. Whether you’re going to sell the car or you intend to...
No Flex M’lady: This Easy Install Expels C4 Shakes, Rattles and Rolls John Gilbert Nov 17, 2017 Share View Full Gallery The C4 No Flex kit from Vette2Vette looks simple enough that an offshore knock-off artist could reproduce a reasonable facsimile, but a counterfeit kit couldn’t be installed as easy, or work as well. An observation we formed after this installation was completed and the car road tested. The C4 No Flex kit installed...
Start Your C4 Corvette Sure and Strong John Gilbert Nov 6, 2017 Share View Full Gallery The first thing to let go on my 1990 Corvette Z51 after buying it used with 69,000-plus miles on the clock was the starter, but it didn’t happen all at once. That would have made it too easy to diagnose the fault. It was a sneaky, intermittent problem that at first seemed like ensuring the clutch pedal was...
Big wing and even bigger power figures Taylor Kempkes Nov 13, 2017 Share View Full Gallery We’ve been hearing rumors of the ZR1 name making another appearance and, as Chevrolet announced in Dubai yesterday, the rumors are true. Like the C6 ZR1, the name of the game for the 2019 C7 Corvette ZR1 is more power—a lot more power. Chevrolet is proving the capabilities of the “new” LT platform over and over again. First...
