Douglas Barton, Author at CorvSport.com - Page 2 of 28

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Douglas caught the Corvette affliction in 1999 at 31 when he bought his first brand new Fixed Roof Coupe. Since then, he has owned 20 Corvettes, the most recent being his third FRC, a 2000 model in the same color as the first two. Douglas recently traded his 2000 FRC to feed his new car smell addiction, and he hopes when you read his pieces, you will sense his genuine passion for all things Corvette.

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FIA WEC AT SÃO PAULO: Corvette Racing’s Z06 GT3.R Continues Its Dominance With 2nd Straight Win!

The return of the FIA WEC to the historic, anti-clockwise high-altitude crucible of Interlagos delivered all the chaotic, heart-pounding drama endurance fans live for. The Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo put the world’s elite to the ultimate test. Drivers battled a notoriously punishing, flowing circuit that demands relentless physical...

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Corvette History

The Ghost Architects: 8 Names That Secretly Saved Or Shaped The Corvette

Motorama Corvettes

Every seasoned Corvette enthusiast can recite the holy trinity of the franchise by heart: Harley Earl gave America’s sports car its striking fiberglass skin, Zora Arkus-Duntov injected its high-performance mechanical soul, and Ed Cole fought off the corporate bean counters to keep the assembly lines rolling. But a legendary nameplate...

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The BaT Mid-Year Battle: No-Reserve & Reserve C2 Corvettes Fight For Top Dollar Supremacy

What happens when you take the safety net off one of the hottest segments in our hobby—the Mid-Year Corvette? Otherwise known as the C2, the generation that ushered in the mighty big-block remains one of the most revered chapters in the Corvette’s 73-year history, despite having the shortest production run...

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The Corvette Obsessed Newsletter: 73rd Birthday, Historic Pikes Peak Run, An Archive Dive, & More…

The first production Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Michigan on June 30, 1953. (Image courtesy of GM Media.)

Even after publishing more than 5,700 Corvette articles since 2012, there are still enthusiasts discovering the full scope of what CorvSport brings to the community. Yes, we’re here for the breaking news that shapes the hobby, but that’s only the beginning. From deep-dive historical profiles and comprehensive buyer’s guides to...

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Restomod & Classic Corvettes Battle At Barrett-Jackson’s Inaugural Columbus Big-Tent Takeover

The Midwest officially caught Corvette fever this past weekend as Barrett-Jackson brought its legendary, high-octane automotive lifestyle event to the Ohio Expo Center & State Fairgrounds for the historic, first-ever Inaugural Columbus Auction. More than 60,000 passionate fans packed into the fairgrounds, creating an electric, Scottsdale-level energy that carried all...

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IMSA At The Glen: 5 Z06 GT3.Rs, 6 hours, 1 Disappointed Corvette Racing Collective

The grueling Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen rarely shows mercy, and for the Corvette Racing collective, this weekend felt like a relentless war of attrition. CorvSport watched the drama unfold in real time as all five Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs battled through traffic, unpredictable weather, and mechanical adversity, ultimately...

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Record-Breaking $860,000 Sale Of 1969 Corvette Writes A New Chapter Of The L88 Story

This story could begin in a dozen different places, but it always finds its way back to one legendary powerplant: the L88. That’s why you’re here. That’s why more than 59,000 enthusiasts set their eyes on this record-setting Bring a Trailer auction. With just 216 total L88 Corvettes leaving St....

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Corvette History In The Dealer-Only Lanes: Rare C8 ZR1 Sighting & SIX C8 Z06s Battle

We’ve reached a milestone: 60 episodes of revealing the underbelly of the wholesale world, with insights and data that only our resident retired dealer can give you. Behind every showroom sticker, every online listing, and every “great deal” sits a wholesale market that quietly sets the tone for everything that...

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Corvette Time Capsules Chase History In Episode 40 Of Our Garage Queens Market Series

Forty episodes ago, CorvSport launched an experiment built around one simple question: How low can the miles go?!? Since early 2024, our exclusive Garage Queens For Sale series has tracked hundreds of Corvettes listed by sellers—most often dealers—hoping that ultra-low odometer readings would entice dreamers searching for the perfect time-capsule...

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Mid America Motorworks Destroyed By Tornado; Enthusiast Born Blind Can Identify Corvettes By Touch, And More…

We open today’s Corvette Newsletter with a dose of heartbreak from Tornado Alley, where Mother Nature reminded enthusiasts just how quickly decades of passion and preservation can be put at risk. But as we head south into the Albuquerque desert, the tone shifts from loss to inspiration, driven by the...

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Mecum Reality Check: Why Is Corvette Inventory Falling Across Every Venue Since 2024? Along With Full Tulsa 2026 Coverage

Nobody covers Mecum like CorvSport, and once again our exclusive Mecum data tracker is pulling back the curtain on one of the hobby’s most fascinating stories. For three years and counting, we’ve tracked every Corvette crossing the Mecum block, allowing us to spot trends, identify opportunities, and separate market noise...

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TF Sport Takes Le Mans! Corvette Racing Sends 24-Hour Message To Porsche & The LMGT3 Field

Ever since the FIA WEC and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest ushered in the LMGT3 era back in 2024, Porsche’s formidable Manthey Racing outfit has held a crushing, iron-clad stranglehold on the class. The German powerhouse treated the world’s most grueling endurance grid like their own personal playground, securing the...

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Inside The Dealer-Only Lanes: A Rare C8 ZR1 Sighting & The Corvette Market That Keeps Proving The Doubters Wrong

Today marks the 59th installment of one of CorvSport’s most closely followed series, and once again, we’re heading back into the wholesale trenches. Alongside our resident retired dealer—armed with 17 years of firsthand experience and the industry access that only decades in the business can provide—we’re pulling back the curtain...

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The Restomod Corvette Movement Crashes Through Mecum Houston & Indy

The Restomod Movement is no longer a fringe corner of the Corvette hobby—it is one of the most fascinating and fast-moving segments in the collector car world. At CorvSport, we’ve made it our mission to follow every twist and turn of this evolving market, and we’re still the only publication...

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First ZR1X Flip Brings $360,000, Man Born 22 Years Before 1st Corvette Buys First Corvette, Some NCM Blue Devil Fun

Thanks for joining CorvSport for The Corvette Newsletter, where we scour the internet for the hottest market piece, the most compelling human interest story, and the most viral moments from the National Corvette Museum’s Facebook page. As you can see in the title, we’ve got a packed edition waiting for...

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What’s Moving In 2026: How Hot Are Mid-Year Corvettes On Bring a Trailer?

Welcome, and thanks for joining another exclusive and new CorvSport market feature, where we delve into the auction world to uncover what is actually moving in today’s Corvette marketplace. This time, we’re heading to the largest and fastest-growing online collector-car auction platform, Bring a Trailer, to break down second-generation Mid-Year...

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E-Ray In The Wild: A Rare Wholesale Sighting Headlines The C8 Corvette & Dallas Dealer-Only Lanes

Our in-house retired dealer, with 17 years of raising his hand in the wholesale lanes, has been circling this one on the calendar, and for good reason. Episode 58 of our flagship series rolls out a proper eighth-generation heat check, and this lineup doesn’t ease into anything. We’re talking seven...

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The Rise & Fall Of The E-Ray: A Market Perspective For The Shortest-Lived Corvette Variant

CorvSport is taking yet another creative, exclusive swing at the market, and this time the lens is locked on one of the most fascinating—and shortest-lived—performance variants in Corvette history. Strip away the Anniversary cars and one-year special editions, and the spotlight lands squarely on the E-Ray. What started as the...

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Corvette Museum

Your National Corvette Museum Report: Seeing Purple, Red Carpet For A Red ‘56, & Expansion Update

The Corvette story is once again brought to life through the National Corvette Museum, where the heartbeat of America’s sports car never seems to slow down. There’s always something happening in Bowling Green, and with more than 291,000 followers tuned in on the NCM’s Facebook page, the pulse of the...

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Nerves Of Steel: 16 Times Corvette Dreamers Looked At A Basket Case And Said “I’ll Take Her!”

If there’s one thing we’ve learned from digging deep into our exclusive market pieces, it’s that the real stories rarely sit on the surface. The Corvette market has a funny way of looking predictable—until you tilt the lens just enough to catch something wild lurking underneath. Today, we’re doing exactly...

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The Ultimate C5 Corvette Buying & Maintenance Guide: Why Didn’t Anybody Tell Me This?!?

Welcome to what is perhaps the most complete and exhaustive digital C5 guide available for enthusiasts. Today, we’ve compiled 29 (one for every year since 1997!) of the most critical things every Corvette owner (or buyer) needs to know—and if you’re deep in the hobby, chances are you’ve already encountered...

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BaT Heat Check: The Top Corvette Sales From Every Generation & What’s Moving, From 1953 To 2026!

If you’ve been following our weekly newsletter and near-daily Facebook posts, you already know—nobody dissects the Corvette market quite like CorvSport. But today, we’re turning the dial even further. This isn’t just another market recap; it’s a fresh, data-driven perspective designed to uncover patterns, expose trends, and deliver insights you...

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The Corvette Newsletter: ZR1X Sale Pings Half Million, Historic ZR1 Accolade, Some NCM Fun, & More…

For our first-ever digital edition of The Corvette Newsletter — where the market and community news meet — we’re bringing together the stories, sales, and moments that had Corvette enthusiasts talking. And for our inaugural issue, there was no better place to start than with the accolade that continues to...

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How Much C6 Z06 Can You Get For $40,000? Corvette Bargain Hunting 18 Months Ago vs Now, With A Twist

Episode 23 of our exclusive Bargain Hunting Series is about to do something no installment before it has attempted. Not only are we rewinding the clock 18 months back to Episode 3—where we asked this same question—but we’re also putting the entire C6 Z06 market under a modern microscope. The...

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Records Roll Through The Corvette Wholesale Lanes: 1st ‘63 Split-Window Restomod, Z06s, & Market Trends

CorvSport is back with another installment of one of our most-watched and closely followed series—our exclusive wholesale market reports. Episode 57 arrives carrying a theme that practically jumps off the screen: records, milestones, and firsts that have unfolded since we launched this series on February 29, 2024. And today’s headline...

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FIA at Spa: Corvette Racing’s TF Sport Tries To Build Momentum After Podium At Imola

The FIA World Endurance Championship rolled into the Ardennes region of eastern Belgium with momentum building fast, and there are few circuits on earth better suited for a rising championship fight than the legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Stretching 7.004 km (4.352 miles) through dense forest and dramatic elevation changes, Spa...

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IMSA at Laguna Seca: Pratt Miller Pulls Off Another Podium Finish For Corvette Z06 GT3.R

The proven GT3 warriors are back in California. This past weekend, the Z06 GT3.R Corvettes returned to the iconic WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for IMSA’s latest showdown through the rolling hills of the Monterey Peninsula. Laguna Seca has never been a place where reputation alone earns results. The circuit’s dramatic...

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No-Reserve Roulette: Do C8 Corvette Sales With No Safety Net Bring More Money Than Wholesale?

For all the swagger Corvette owners love to carry—rowdy exhaust notes and sharper-than-ever opinions—there’s still one moment that cuts through the confidence like a cold start on a winter morning: sending your car across the auction block with no reserve. No floor. No safety net. No quiet reassurance that you’ve...

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Corvette Museum

Corvette Season Has Started! Sights & Sounds From The 2026 NCM Bash

The annual NCM Bash is more than just where the Museum’s official Corvette season begins. Every year in April, thousands of enthusiasts migrate to Bowling Green, Kentucky, effectively turning the National Corvette Museum into the center of the Corvette world. What unfolds over these three days is more than an...

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Bargain Hunting The Manual C7 Corvette: A One-Year Retail & Wholesale Report On Its Enduring Legacy

This marks episode 22 of our exclusive Bargain Hunting Series, a run that kicked off back in September 2024 with a simple challenge: just how much Corvette could you land for under $10,000? What started as a grassroots hunt has matured into something far more layered—a showcase market piece, with insights...

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