Douglas Barton
JoinedDecember 13, 2022
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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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DIY

DIY: Race Car Build in Progress… Part 1

C3 along with donor C4
This is the first installment of a multi-week series where I will be highlighting unique and awesome Corvette builds from around the Internet. Aside from being cool to follow, what makes these builds even more amazing is that they are done hands-on by the owners themselves. Scot Y. out of...
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C6 Corvette

How Much Love do You Have For The C6?

2005 chevrolet corvette
Some common criticisms were “oh it’s just a C5.5” they didn’t change enough!  Or my favorite, “oh no you took away the pop-up headlights, Corvettes always have pop headlights!” No not really, so soon some forget that the Corvette had exposed headlights up until 1963. After owning a few C6...
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C4 Corvette

The Moment the Corvette Got So Good

Corvette Challenge Series
It’s been nearly 40 years since the Corvette brand shook the world stage with the all-new 4th generation Corvette. There are many facets to the introduction of the fourth generation in 1984, like the venerable “King of the Hill” ZR-1 coming soon after, missing a production year in 1983 (the...
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