The Most Fantastic Plastic Ever?
Thirty-five years ago, the Corvette small-block peaked at 370hp and was considered the pinnacle of this already legendary engine. With solid lifters and a huge Holley carburetor atop an aluminum intake...
View ArticleBlue Devil a reality?
As if 505hp isn’t enough for the wildly successful new Z06 Corvette, a GM official has confirmed the Blue Devil or SS Corvette could be a reality… with 600hp!Tom Wallace told journalists that GM is...
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Pace car of the Gods
So the Indy 500′s Corvette Z06 had more horespower than the Indy cars themselves. So what? Big deal. Over at Lime Rock, they have what we consider the greatest pace car on earth: A BMW M5. Don’t get me...
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Driven: 2007 Shelby GT 500
The majority of our readers tell me they do not like reading about new cars. I guess they believe there are no muscle cars being built today. Take off the blinders, and feast your eyes on the Shelby...
View ArticleLimited-edition C6RS Corvette Unveiled
For most of us, the new Z06 Corvette is plenty fast at 198 mph. But for those who want to go faster, there is the just announced Pratt & Miller limited-edition C6RS super Corvette. The car is...
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Rock-A-Roller
The latest entry in Yokohama’s line of Z.environment tires is due to go on sale this year. photo courtesy Yokohama Let’s be real: If you’re lucky enough to own a new Corvette Z06, you’re not going to...
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Emmo to pace the field at Indy
Open-wheel legend Emerson Fittipaldi, 61, will pace the field at Indy this year in a Z06 Corvette. photo courtesy GM Two-time Formula One champ and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi,...
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This GM bailout thing is outta hand
Rich McBride, an engine builder at the GM Performance Build Center, is one of the people who will make sure you don't screw up your new Corvette Z06 or ZR1 engine after you pay $5,800 for the...
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Breedlove Javelin, Mickey Thompson Corvette, and Prudhomme Pepsi Challenger...
All images courtesy Mecum Auctions To the best of our knowledge, Craig Breedlove, Mickey Thompson, and Don Prudhomme never went head-to-head-to-head, even though all three competed in their respective...
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A Corvette leads the field – an Indy 500 Pace Car retrospective
Corvette Indy Pace Cars from 1978 to 1998. All photos courtesy GM Media. When the cars roll off the starting grid at this year’s Indianapolis 500, a 2014 Corvette Stingray will be at the front of the...
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Four-Links – Z06 saga, Falcon as symbol of repression, Fitch’s Consulier, RIP...
* When C.J. Titterington bought his 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, it was just a beat-up race car, but he stuck with it over the years, restoring and refining it into the black beauty it is today. Rick...
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Buying a new Corvette Z06? GM’s Engine Build Experience is back
Building the 2015 Corvette Z06′s LT4 V-8. Photos courtesy GM Media. Corvette owners tend to be fanatical about their cars, and we mean that in the most positive way possible. In return, GM remains...
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Too much (fuel) is never enough: The 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 tanker
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. When Chevrolet released the newly styled 1963 Corvette Stingray coupe, it did so with the knowledge that a select group of customers would want to take these cars road...
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