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Wade Thiel

JoinedJanuary 3, 2019

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Wade Thiel divides his time between motorcycles, cars, and the outdoors. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, and can be found tinkering in his shed when he isn't writing.

FOR SALE: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible

1954 Chevrolet Corvette

Get a Piece of Corvette History for Your Garage Say hello to this beautiful 1954 Chevrolet Corvette. This car is a drop-dead gorgeous example of an early C1 Corvette. The car is currently for sale on Bring-A-Trailer. The vehicle features a Sportsman Red exterior with a tan convertible top over...

FOR SALE: 26-Mile 1995 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1

1995 Corvette ZR-1 for sale

This Is the Car You Want to Buy Recently, we published a long and detailed article on the Corvette ZR-1 that spanned 1990 to 1995, so when the car you see here popped up on Bring-a-Trailer, we had to showcase it here on CorvSport. Finished in Torch Red over a...

For Sale: 1977 Corvette C3 ‘Barn Find’

A Great Project for a Buyer The Corvette C3’s curves get us every time. Even on an unrestored one. The 1977 Corvette you see here needs a lot of love, but it’s also not rusted to bits and has a clean title. Found among the San Antonio, Texas, Craigslist listings,...

Not All Dealers Were Installing Z51 Brake Ducts Correctly During the PDI Process

2021 Corvette Wallpapers

GM has Issued a Response There have been some issues with the brakes catching fire on some C8 Corvettes with the Z51 package. Apparently, not all dealers were doing the brake ducts installs correctly during the PDI process. There have been a few videos popping up of brake fires, and...

Joe Biden Spills the Beans on an Electric 200 MPH Corvette

Joe biden corvette

We’re Not Mad That He Let This Slip We had our suspicions, but now it seems that there’s news that Chevrolet has an electric Corvette in the works. In a recent campaign ad for Joe Biden, he said that Chevrolet is working on an electric Corvette that will do 200...

For Sale: 1996 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport

1996 Corvette C4 Grand Sport

A C4 Worth Having In its last year of production, the Chevrolet C4 Corvette was offered as a special Grand Sport Corvette. This was to send off the C4 Corvette in style. The car came with a notable bump of 30 hp and other upgrades over the base C4. It’s...

Since May 26th the Bowling Green Assembly Plant has Made 4,000 C8s

Corvette C8

Getting Its Groove Back With the COVID-19 pandemic still an issue in many areas of the world, it’s a wonder that the Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky is able to keep churning out C8 Corvette’s. Recently, according to MidEngineCorvetteForum.com, the plant managed to make the 4,000th C8 since May...

2020 Corvette Convertible Production Has Officially Begun

C8 convertible

The Convertibles are Coming It’s been kind of a long time coming and it wasn’t helped by the global pandemic, but now the 2020 Corvette Convertible is officially being produced. According to Corvette Blogger, the production of the car officially started yesterday, which means Chevrolet will be rolling these cars...

NHTSA Has Complaints of the Corvette C8’s Frunk Opening While Driving

C8 Corvette frunk

That’d be Scary We want to see the Corvette C8 do awesome here at CorvSport, but the simple fact of the matter is that not everything goes Chevrolet’s way. We recently came across reports and a video of the C8 Corvette’s frunk opening while driving. According to Corvette Blogger, it...

C8 Corvette LT2 V8 Engine Seized, GM Sends It to Detroit for Inspection

C8 Corvette engine seized

Not a Good Look for the LT2 V8 Yep, Jake Spiczka of MidwestRide had his C8 Corvette’s engine seized up while a few of his other YouTuber friends, including Tall Guy Reviews, MR. ORGANIK, and Officer Jones, were driving Spczka’s black 2020 Corvette Stingray and shooting content for their channels. Apparently,...

Today Is National Corvette Day

Corvette C8

The American Spirit Distilled Into Automotive Form Or at least that’s how we feel about the Corvette. It’s an American icon and today is National Corvette Day. Today marks the anniversary of the very first 1953 Corvette came off the assembly line. That’s 67 years ago, and when the Corvette...

Watch This Lowered C4 Corvette Drift Under a Semi Truck

C4drifter

Drifting Low The C4 Corvette is already a sportscar that sits low to the ground. This helps with aerodynamics and weight distributions, among other things. The car you see above and in the videos below sits even lower. It has been modified so that the highest point of the car...

Owner Adds Fantastic Fighter Jet Wrap to his C8 Corvette

C8 Corvette with fighter jet wrap

Turn on the Afterburners The C8 Corvette’s engineers and designers have said before that they took inspiration for the C8 Corvette from military fighter jets. We can see that clearly, but with this creative wrap that one C8 Corvette owner had installed on his car, the comparison is even clearer....

Corvette Assembly Plant Is Working Overtime

Corvette C8

Putting the Time in Corvette C8 production is a hot topic these days due to the way COVID-19 has messed up the timeline. The delays and disruptions that came with the pandemic have Chevrolet working hard to get as many C8 Corvettes out to customers who have ordered them. For...

The C8 Corvette Ranks Number 8 on the 2020 Most American Made Cars Index

The 2020 Mid-Engine Corvette at the unveiling event on July 18, 2019.

This Shouldn’t Come as a Big Surprise Due to the fact that Corvette is often called America’s sports car, it’s no surprise that the vehicle is one of the cars in the world that has the most made-in-America content. Cars.com puts out an American Made Index every year, and for...

Corvette Engineer Josh Holder Gives a Look Under the C8 Corvette

Corvette Engineer

Seeing Underneath We’ve all see numerous pictures of the C8 Corvette at this point, but few of us have seen underneath the car. Roadshow recently posted a video of Josh Holder, Corvette Program Engineer Manager, taking a detailed look under the car. He had it up on a lift and...

There’s a New GM Technical Assistance Center for the 2020 Corvette

The 2020 Mid-Engine Corvette in Sebring Orange.

Gathering Product Feedback and Addressing Issues General Motors’ 2020 C8 Corvette is a big deal, and that means it has put a lot of time, money, and effort into the design of the car. To make sure the company protects that investment, it is taking precautions to ensure it gathers...

The C8 2021 Corvette Z06 Was Spotted Testing

C8 Corvette Z06 spotted testing

These Beasts Should Come Soon-ish Even before the C8 Corvette Stingray made its debut, people were already talking about the C8 Corvette Z06. As impressive as the Corvette Stingray is, the Z06 should straight-up bury that machine both in a straight line and around a racetrack. Now we’re just starting...

The 2022 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Will Get Carbon Wheels and Active Aero

Corvette C8

The Z06 Sounds Awesome Ever since the C8 Corvette Stingray debuted, the new Corvette Z06 has been in people’s minds and a big part of the conversation. According to new reports, we are now starting to get some of the details about this new car. The Z06 will be available...

Fewer Than 300 of the C7 Corvettes From 2019 Remain

2017 Corvette C7 Z06

The Last of the Generation Most of the hype right now is on the C8 Corvette, but the C7 Corvette is still an amazing car and something that shouldn’t be overlooked. The sports cars have been hanging out on Chevrolet dealerships around the country, but now the last of the...

A Right-Hand Drive C8 Corvette Will Arrive in Europe in 2021

The steering wheel of the C8 Mid-Engine Corvette.

Move That Steering Wheel Over There were reports that Chevrolet would not make a right-hand drive version of the C8 due to issues with production, but that seems to have been now put to rest. According to a report by Autocar, the C8 will come to the UK in 2021...

No Price Hike on 2021 Corvettes

2020 Corvette C8

Keeping Vettes Affordable We speculated at one point that the C8 Corvette’s price would go up after the 2020 model year. The reason? It always seems to. However, MotorTrend reported that the 2021 Corvette will not see a price hike. That means the car will cost the same as it...

C8 Corvette Loses High Wing Spoiler as an Option

Corvette Stingray

No More Wing The world of Corvettes, especially new Corvettes, is always changing. According to Muscle Cars and Trucks, Chevrolet will no longer offer the high wing spoiler as an option for the C8 Corvette. This isn’t due to a lack of customer demand. In fact, according to the publication,...

This C8 Corvette in C1 Dress Doesn’t Look Half Bad

C8 Corvette with C1 livery

What Do You Think? The Corvette has a long and robust history. We have one of the best databases for this long and rich history. Because of that, you can take a look at the C8 Corvette and see elements of the first couple of generations. Well, one of the...

Camo C8 Corvette Spotted Testing

C8 Corvette Spotted

Could This be the Hybrid? Over the holiday weekend, GM was apparently out testing a new version of the C8 Corvette. A driver posted to Mid Engine Corvette Forum and shared an image he snapped while driving on Interstate 275. While not much is clear from the photos, it does...

Watch The 2020 Corvette and Jeep Trackhawk Compete in a Drag Race

C8 and Jeep Trackhawk drag race

An Impressive 1/4 Mile The C8 Corvette is made to go fast in a straight line but is also built to go fast around a race track. It’s not necessarily built to crush it on the 1/4 mile drag strip, but it can certainly beat most of the vehicles out...

The 2020 Model Year C8 Corvette Production Might End With Only Around 2,700 Examples Made

2020 C8 Corvette Stingray

The Virus Vette The C8 Corvette is a highly sought after car and it was a long time coming, but the first year of the C8 might be a short one in terms of production. This could make the 2020 Virus Vettes very rare and potentially very valuable. Consumer Guide...

GM Has Continued to Make C8 Corvettes, Sort Of

Corvette C8

Keeping the Workers Busy General Motors has, like many other manufacturing facilities across the country, been forced to make changes due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, some new reports indicate that C8 Corvette production has continued. In a New York Times article, it was reported that some GM facilities have...

The Right-Hand-Drive C8 Might Not Happen

Potential Z06 design

Keeping it on the Left Side Chevrolet was supposed to build a right-hand-drive version of the C8 Corvette, but now it seems that the company has decided to put a halt on that idea. According to Car Advice, GM’s executive director in charge of program management, Michele Braun, decided to...

This Weird and Wild Corvette C5 Dune Buggy Is for Sale

Corvette C5 dune buggy

Would You Do This to a C5? We’re usually not ones to advocate the chopping up of an otherwise fine Corvette, but if you want to go off-roading and you don’t have an off-road vehicle, doing what this owner did with his C5 Corvette might be the way to go....

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