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1993 ZR-1 COrvette
The C4 ZR-1 Corvette, even some 30 years after its initial year of production, carries indisputable performance merit, the likes of which few can deny. In fact, the ZR-1 is often cited as the car which helped fend off threats, both foreign and domestic in origin, to the Corvette's elite performance car status. However, after only 6,939 ZR-1 Corvettes were built, and 6 years of production had passed, the program was terminated, falling victim to decisions regarding pricing.
1982 L83 Engine
Offered for only two years (1982, 1984), the L83 featured GM’s newly designed Cross-Fire Fuel Injection system and is often referred to by critics as being one of the most unworthy engines to ever find its way under the Corvette’s hood. However, this begs the question of whether or not the L83 was truly deserving of this mockery.
1969 Baldwin Motion Corvette
Various upgrade packages were offered by Motion Industries, for the Chevrolet models included within the Baldwin Corvette partnership. The most prominent of these packages included the SS (425 HP) and Phase III (500+ HP) offerings. These cars not only came with a performance promise, but a guarantee to back it up. All Phase III cars came with a personal guarantee.
ZR- World Record Endurance Run Corvette on display at NCM
On March 1-2 1990 a unique group of people using a Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1, reset The 24-hour World Speed Record. That achievement proved unequivocally that the car is indeed...King of the Hill. "The 24" had stood for 50 years. Last set at Bonneville in 1940 by AP Jenkins driving the "Mormon Meteor Ill", a purpose-built. single-seat race car with an aircraft engine. The objectives: set the 24 as well as 5000 kilometer and the 5000 mile marks with a ZR-1 while using an L98-powered Corvette to set the six-hour record and other shorter distance marks.
SR 2 Corvette
Designed mid-1956 for Harlet Earl’s son Jerry, the SR-2 was put into racing duty in 1957. The car debuted at Daytona Beach in 1957 with a high-speed canopy, fender skirts and bullet-shaped frond headlights. Driven by Betty Skelton and Buck Baker, the car won the modified class with an average speed of 93.074 mph. The SR-2 also finished second in class for the flying mile with a top speed of 152.886 mph.
2005 Corvette For Sale at United Auto Brokers in Marietta, Georgia.
Throughout the years, there have been a number of legendary powerplants to call the Corvette’s engine bay home. Of these, few have been as iconic, or well-received, as the LS platform. Through its many renditions and technological advances, the LS series of engines have been touted far and wide as...
1964 Chevrolet CERV II Corvette
The CERV II was entirely Zora’s car. The CERV II was conceived early in 1962 and developed over the next year, after the GS program was squashed. The car was built under Zora's direction between 1963-'64. Zora had it in mind to develop a separate line of racing Corvettes but the idea got terminated by management.
1959 Chevrolet Corvette CERV 1
The “CERV-1” (Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicle) was developed as a research tool for that company’s continuous investigations into automotive ride and handling phenomena under the most realistic conditions. The car was built at the Chevrolet Engineering Center at Warren, Michigan in a special project headed by Mr. Zora Arkus-Duntov, Chevrolet Staff Engineer.
2017 Z06 
With nearly 70 years’ worth of production under its belt, the Corvette is no stranger to innovation. In the GM design team’s continual bid for perfection, subsequent generations of the Corvette have been host to many unique features and functions, the likes of which have made the iconic American sports...
In today’s media-rich society, we are never further away from entertaining and informative content relating to topics of personal interest, than a quick search on our phone or laptop’s Internet browser. We are afforded endless opportunities to delve headlong into topics that we are passionate about, and resources pertaining to...
The interior of a C7 Corvette Coupe.
Much like interior stylings in a home, the characteristics of vehicle interiors have changed throughout the years, serving as a reflection of the times. Just as shag carpet and rugs do not foster the same admiration that they once did, particular vehicle stylings have also fallen from favor, and new...
Corvettes, Astronauts, & GMs Love for NASA
Throughout the years, certain aspects of American culture have become indelibly ingrained into the very fabric of our nation’s heritage. Few can argue that the Chevrolet Corvette is not worthy of its rightful spot among such notable representations of pure American ingenuity. Photo: airspacemag.com Chevrolet has sought to embrace this...
Quarter-mile Times for Every Corvette Model Year When an apples to apples comparison of vehicle performance is the talk of the day, a car’s given time in the 1/4 mile often becomes the metric with which superiority is measured. Whether launching from the line simultaneously upon the beckoning of the...
The Ultimate List of The Greatest Corvettes Ever Made During Corvette’s nearly 70-year long illustrious run, the number of groundbreaking achievements that have been made and iconic cars that have been produced are nearly too numerous to count. Like every brand of performance vehicle, the Corvette has had its share...
Corvette XP700 Concept
Designed and built under the personal supervision of Bill Mitchell, the wild-looking XP-700 used many regular Corvette components (frame, chassis parts and engine). Bill Mitchell had a lot of “customs” built for himself. This XP-700 previewed the new tail of the upcoming 1961 Corvette.
1956 Corvette
Want to Know Which Vintage Corvette Will Be the Most Reliable? We Got You Covered. When the vast majority of individuals think of the Corvette, performance is often the first thought that comes to mind, and rightfully so. However, if your classic Corvette is intended for daily use, reliability is...
1983 Corvette on display at the National Corvette Musuem
Within the National Corvette Museum's Skydome sits the only remaining 1983 Corvette; a car best characterized as a survivor, in every sense of the word. According to the Macmillan Dictionary, a survivor is, "someone or something that still exists after every other member of a group has died or been destroyed." This as it may, the 1983 Corvette lives up to this title.