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General Motors released a batch of new images of the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept. In the press release, Chevy gives the Transformer’s movie car the official name of “50th Anniversary Corvette Stingray Concept”. The 50th Anniversary refers to the original Stingray racer built by Chief Engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov in 1959. [More]
There are so many things wrong with this ‘one-off’ 1966 Chevrolet Corvette that’s up for sale on eBay Motors that we don’t know where to start; the shaved windshield, the bullet-like nose job, the psychedelic paint job or the HEMI V8 transplant – critics and haters take your pick.
There is no escaping the wide reaching effects of the economic recession we are currently in. Industries once thought to be “recession-proof” have been hit hard forcing layoffs or wage decreases. The NHRA was not immune to this and just two weeks ago issued pink slips to a number of …
The General has put out a video showing what Chevrolet has in store for the SEMA show which kicks off next week. While the video is heavily devoted to gratuitous shots of the new Camaro outfitted in Synergy Green, we do see the new 2010 Corvette Grand Sport teased. Stay tuned for more SEMA coverage next week!
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Corvette Z06-based Specter Werkes C6 GTR Heading to SEMA
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MONTICELLO, New York — “Hi, I’m Bob Lutz, and this is the Cadillac CTS-V Drive Challenge.” Jonathan Schultz ‘Maximum’ Bob General Motors Corp.’s vice chairman dons his monogrammed helmet and puts Cadillac’s 550-horsepower sedan through some warm-up laps at Monticello Motor Club, a gorgeously realized members-only track where, in what might’ve …
Even though Specter Werkes first introduced the C6 GTR last summer, they have continued to make improvements to the package. Now that SEMA is just around the corner, the Troy, Michigan-based tuner has unleashed perhaps the best variant yet to the GTR family – this one featuring BASF Blue Pearl paint, HRE Carbon Fiber wheels and a twin turbo LS7 V8 courtesy of Lingenfelter which produces a mind-blowing 800 horsepower. The Specter Werkes GTR Corvette will be prominently displayed outside the Las Vegas Convention Center as a feature car for HRE Wheels. [More]
A picture of a blue 2009 Chevrolet Corvette convertible with the top down. The 2009 Chevrolet Corvette convertible is great for cruising during the summer, but the sticker price hits $70,000. SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: Nice summer evening, nice convertible Corvette–what more could one ask for? How about a six-speed manual tranny, for …
And it was capable of generating enough downforce to drive upside down . In competition, the S7R has been one of the most dominant vehicles ever fielded, having been “raced in over 264 events, with 218 Top Tens, 166 Podiums, 105 Wins, 86 Poles, 78 Fastest Laps and 9 GT Championships.” Price when new was about $600,000, give or take.
American Le Mans fans have voted Corvette Racing’s first GT2 win at Mosport in August as the series story of the year. If you remember, Mosport was just the third race in the GT2 class for the new ZR1-based Corvette C6.R. It was also Johnny O’Connell’s 100th start in an ALMS race. The #3 Corvette C6.R fended off an epic challenge by the #62 Risi Ferrari in the closing minutes at Mosport, but Jan Magnussen was able to stay in front for the win. [More]