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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,...
From the Archives: Corvette d’Elegance Drew Hardin Jan 26, 2017 Share View Full Gallery In the 1970s Hot Rod magazine regularly ran special Corvette-themed issues, usually with some variation of the words “Wild Street Vettes!” on the cover. The car that would accompany those cover lines was typically a Corvette that had been modified with widebody fenders that barely (if at all) covered huge tires, front and rear spoilers, massive side pipes, a...
Financially irresponsible and worth it Taylor Kempkes Dec 8, 2017 Share View Full Gallery Have you ever made a decision you should regret but don’t? That’s a rhetorical question obviously, because whatever decision you are thinking of we probably don’t want to hear it. In direct contrast though, Peter Koretz made a potentially regrettable decision that was right up our alley: he purchased a 1966 Corvette. A 427ci, 425-horsepower numbers-matching 1966 Corvette to be...
Last month, we shared a post about a 1963 Corvette Split Window that was languishing away in a Los Angeles parking garage. Some folks thought it might be a hoax, but now we apparently have proof of the car’s lineage thanks to a new listing on eBay that features this special Corvette. “This is your once in a lifetime chance to buy one of the most beautiful cars ever made from the original owners...
There’s something about a C2 Corvette that demands admiration, even – and maybe especially – one with 53 years worth of living etched into it. This 1964 Corvette coupe up for sale on eBay won’t win any Top Flight awards anytime soon, with its splotchy, chipped, and scratched paint and its ragged seats and faded carpet inside. But this Corvette might just win a sentimental award just for surviving. You see, it had the...
John Haynal’s ears perked up when his friend Doug asked if he had heard about Albert Way’s old Corvette. Wasn’t that a 1967 big-block? Haynal is a well-known car collector in the Ocean City,City, New Jersey, area. He has a 1934 Ford five-window nostalgia rod built in the 1950s; two Vegas, one he races in Super Pro and a second that is an old Pro Street; along with an original 1928 Model A...
While getting ready to leave our hotel for the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals last Saturday morning we struck up a conversation with our new friend and CorvetteBlogger reader Donny Brass. In addition to assisting with the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race display, Donny was also showing his barn fresh silver/silver 1966 Corvette coupe in the Barn Finds display. Donny’s C2 is pretty unique given its silver on silver color combination as well...
General Motors, like all the other car manufacturers of the time, did not put much valuable information on the vehicle identification number (VIN) plate. Starting in 1963, the VIN denoted coupe or convertible and build sequence. The fourth VIN digit is a 3 for a coupe or a 6 for a convertible for all of the Mid- years built. The serial number followed the coupe or convertible code, to give you an idea when...
One of the most collectible Corvettes ever built is the 1967 427/435 hp convertible. At the Mecum auction set in Kissimmee Jan. 6-15, the only Tuxedo Black/Bright Blue L71 435 horsepower 1967 Corvette convertible with a blue stinger and side exhaust known to exist will go on the block. And what a Corvette this is! The car has been driven just 35,426 original miles over the past 49 years, has a no-hit body, and...
Beginning with the dramatically styled ’63 coupe and ending with enormously powerful big-block models, the Sting Ray cemented the Corvette’s place in history as one of the world’s great sports cars. Gorgeous styling and performance few production cars of the era could even approach propelled Chevrolet’s second-generation Corvette to superstardom. When introduced in 1963, the nearly all-new Corvette Sting Ray instantly won the hearts of the motoring press and, even more important, flew out...
