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Order Due To Faulty Airbag, Brake Cable 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible, shot by Dan Wang For the past couple of weeks, it’s been fairly quiet on the recall front, but that changed late yesterday when General Motors issued two recalls and a stop-sale order for the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette. According to Auto News, the largest of the two recalls is meant to fix the driver’s side airbag. Though GM hasn’t publicized specifics of the problem, it appears...
After all these years, I still have trouble thinking about 911, the Police Officers that were friends and colleagues who died. I almost did not go to the city last night, but Im glad I did. The new Freedom Tower ( which I will always refer to as the WTC or Trade Center) along with the lights had a peaceful and serene feel. It was amazing to see all of people along the shoreline...
Corvette / All Car Show Arnold Chevrolet 670 Montauk Highway West Babylon, NY 11704 September 7, 2014 I would like to thank everyone including the clubs who participated at the Arnold show on Sept 7,2014. We had a beautiful day a tremendous turnout and one of the nicest shows we’ve had at Arnold to date. Our thank to Mr. Balavia, John Gruskin who worked his tail off for the show and the staff at Arnold. Hopefully...
The National Corvette Museum Board of Directors held their quarterly meeting and finalized plans for repair of the Museum’s Skydome building, and the eight Corvettes affected by the February 12, 2014 sinkhole collapse. After careful review of additional information and revised plans with price quotes from the construction company, the board voted to completely fill in the sinkhole. “We really wanted to preserve a portion of the hole so that guests for years to...
If you want to get your hands on what Chevrolet is calling “the most powerful and technologically advanced Corvette” in the marque’s history, you’ll need a good sized bank account. Prices start at $78,995 for the coupe and $83,995 for the convertible, before adding optional performance and appearance packages. The car will be available in early 2015. The new Z06 features a stronger aluminum frame than previous models; an all-new 6.2L supercharged V-8...
Saturday’s skies couldn’t keep enthusiasts away and the show field filled up early. The 2015 Z06 was quite popular and wherever GM displayed it, a crowd was soon to follow. Corvette Assembly Plant Manager, Jeff Lamarche leads a walk-around of the new model for attendees. The mid-engined CERV-II was on hand and enthusiasts could take in the sights and sounds as it was fired several times during the event. John Drahos, from Cleveland, OH...
Scoop! Extra! Extra! Mid-Engine Chevrolet Corvette is a Go The Next ZR1 Will Have a Motor in the Middle You like rumors? Hot, hard-to-resist rumors? Here’s one to jack your blood pressure through the roof! The next Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 will be mid-engined. That’s right, kids! Multiple sources have told us that the next version of the Corvette ZR1 will be mid-engined. One of these sources even stated that the next-generation Corvette — the...
The 2009 Corvette Blue Devil prototype, as discovered in the sinkhole. Photos courtesy National Corvette Museum. The day after a sinkhole swallowed eight cars at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, General Motors held a press conference on-site to declare it would oversee the restoration of the Corvettes buried in the hole. In the months since, all eight have been recovered and placed on temporary display at the museum, but GM has...
KEY POINT: Callaway uses SAE certified power correction to compute horsepower and torque for its cars and trucks, employing the same method that Chevrolet and other vehicle manufacturers use. Using standard corrected computation for power and torque, as many aftermarket manufacturers use, the Callaway Corvette SC627 would be rated at 657 hp and 639 lb-ft of torque. If Danny is including the Callaway trip for September in July’s minutes this is a great companion article...
Ed Welburn, Vice President of General Motors Global Design, recently hung out with Jay Leno to show off a quartet of classic ‘Vettes of historic importance. Corvette fans will definitely want to check out the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage. Three of the four cars reside in the GM Heritage Center, and the fourth is owned by none other than GM president Dan Akerson who plans to auction off his mint 1958 Corvette...
Jay Leno isn’t really known as a punishing driver. If Jay Leno’s Garage is any indication, you know that he might get on the throttle a little bit, but he’s hardly reckless. However, this week Leno actually does a little damage to the car he’s driving while showcasing the 1969 Oldsmobile 442 restomod owned by his buddy, guitarist Paul Jackson Jr., formerly of The Tonight Show Band. The Olds received a two-and-a-half year restoration...
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By Chris Perez June 25, 2014 | 2:09pm George Talley’s (inset) prized 1979 Corvette has been found 33 years later. Photo: ABC News Better late than never. A man from Detroit is getting back his prized 1979 Corvette that was stolen from him more than three decades ago. George Talley told his local ABC affiliate that he was sitting at home last week watching “Judge Mathis” when he got a call from AAA saying...
A massive sinkhole that swallowed eight prized sports cars at the National Corvette Museum has become such a popular attraction that officials want to preserve it – and may even put one or two of the crumpled cars back inside the hole.The board of the museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, said Wednesday it is in favor of preserving a large section of the sinkhole that opened up beneath the museum in February. It happened...
