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1968 Chevrolet “Corvelle” is a Corvette Trapped in a Chevelle’s Body [video]
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Currently for sale by RK Motors, this is far more than just a 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle. True, it might look like a mild restomod, but under that shiny blue body is a 2007 Corvette chassis and a modern LS2 powerplant. The 6.0L LS2 V8 puts out 400-hp and 400 lb-ft of torque and runs all…
First Pictures Released Of The Chevrolet Corvette Super GT in Race Livery
Back in February it was announced that Chevrolet Corvette will once again be competing in Japan’s Super GT series for the 2011 season. Three years have past since the last Super GT competed and the Corvette has only competed three times in the Super GT class. All three seasons proved to be unsuccessful for the…
Video Surfaces of Hinson Motorsports’ 230-MPH Corvette Crash
There’s risks when you take your vehicle to tackle land speed records at the Texas Mile. Hinson Motorsports’ Chevrolet Corvette Z06 experienced everyone’s biggest fear when the vehicle flipped going an astonishing 230-mph. Luckily the driver didn’t sustain any major injuries, a huge testament to Hinson Motorsports in focusing on safety as much as performance….
LS1-Powered Geo Tracker Puts Originality on Notice
Shoehorning giant engines into small cars is nothing revolutionary. The goal of achieving a ridiculous power-to-weight ratio has always been on the minds of automotive enthusiasts, and this project is a great testament to how far creativity goes. LS1 engine enthusiast, LS1Blazer on ls1tech.com, went and swapped in a 401-hp LS1 motor into a Geo…
Brad Paisley Hero Edition Corvette ZR1 Winner Announced
Two one-of-a-kind Chevrolet Corvettes were given away recently at the Corvette Dream Giveaway, one of them being this 2010 Brad Paisley Hero Edition Corvette ZR1. The other was a 1967 Corvette convertible Sting Ray. The draw was created to aid in the expansion of the Kids Wish Network’s “Hero” program and the Corvette Dream Giveaway’s…
Chevy Offering Performance Driving Lessons To All New Corvette Buyers
The Chevrolet Corvette is not only the longest running sportscar in America (it has been in non-stop production since 1953), but with prices starting at $48,950 it is also one of the most affordable performance machines on the market today. A lot of people who can afford a new Corvette, have not been in and…
Chevrolet Dealers Revive COPO Camaros For 2011
In the glory days of the muscle car, Chevrolet dealers would sometimes manipulate GM’s centralized ordering system to whip up some crazy concoctions with performance parts not normally available on regular production cars from the Bowtie brand. Nowadays, the COPO cars (as they’re known, in honor of GM’s Central Office Production Order system) can bring…
Callaway Germany Corvette Z06-RR is a Street Legal Track Weapon
Corvette’s Z06 platform is arguably one of the most potent foundations on which to build a street-legal race car from. Callaway Europe has recently been working on its Z06-RR, outfitting the American sports car with plenty of race-inspired go fast goods while retaining its street legality. Starting with the Z06’s aluminum frame that’s been stiffened…
Keep Your Pants On With Auto-Inspired Belts
It’s a good idea to buckle up in the car to keep you safe, but did you know that buckling up can keep you pants up? There are a few belts out there from your favorite automotive brands and are worthy of keeping your pants in place. The auto-inspired belts from Pure Detroit make it…
Acura ZDX Is America’s Most Expensive Vehicle To Insure
A report by insurance comparison website InsWeb suggests that the priciest car to ensure in America isn’t a Nissan GT-R or some other foreign exotic favoured by the young and reckless, but the strange looking Acura ZDX crossover. According to the site, there is little data on the ZDX, as few people have bought one,…
General Motors Offering Tours Of All 54 Plants
Want to see automotive line workers, drinking, smoking and slacking off? Unfortunately, you have to go to Chrysler for that. GM, on the other hand, will be offering tours of all 54 plants throughout 2011 in a pretty cool but transparent PR move designed to shore up public opinion after the company launched its IPO…
SEMA 2010: Chevrolet Reveals “Jake” Edition Corvette
What would you get if you took a Corvette Grand Sport, added Z06 wheels, and opened up the Genuine Corvette Accessories catalog and ordered up everything available with the Corvette Racing “Jake” logo? Well, you’d get the 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Jake Edition Concept debuting this week at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Although…
Chevrolet Corvette Z06X Track Car Unleashed at SEMA
GM invited us out to Vegas a day early to treat us to a sneak peek at some of their SEMA Show cars. We met at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch, home to the Ron Fellows Racing School – along with one of the best private member tracks in the world. The first car that GM…
Chevy to Build Corvette ZR1 Engine Live at SEMA
Chevrolet will be doing something pretty unique this year to gather the crowd around their booth at the SEMA Show. They will have a team of their mechanics and engineers present to assemble a supercharged LS9 6.2-liter V8 from scratch. And while the assembly is going on, those present will be free to ask any…
Rental Corvette Does Donuts on the Beach, Ends Up In Water [video]
Yeah, so… what happened? How in the world does a convertible Corvette end up in the water? Better yet, how does a Hertz rental convertible Corvette end up in the water? And of course, everything’s all captured on video and shared with the world via YouTube. The story according to NBC San Diego is that…
ZR6X Extreme Widebody Corvette Body Kit Delivers C6.R Style for The Street
As great as the Chevy Corvette looks from the factory, the folks over at ZR1 Body Kits have just made a killer widebody conversion for the American sports car inspired by the C6.R Corvette racing cars. The kit is available in two varieties, a more aggressive body kit – Extreme Style ZR1 – for the…
Lingenfelter Edelbrock E-Force Supercharger Corvette Engine Package Pumps Out 670-HP
Lingenfelter is up to its old tricks again, this time pumping out 670-hp and 565 ft-lbs of torque from the Corvette’s LS3 powerplant. The bulk of the power comes from an Edelbrock E-Force Supercharger in combination with Lingenfelter’s CNC-ported LS3 heads and their recently developed GT9 ZR1 supercharger camshaft. One of the main selling points…
Chevy Corvette-Inspired Desk Trumps Model Cars As Home Decor
Now here’s something that really shows off just how passionate one can be about cars: the Chevrolet Corvette in particular. Car Crazy Desks sells a selection of items made from the rear end of a Chevy Corvette, ranging from a liquor bar to barbeque grill and, our favorite, a desk. There are several on their…
Horribly Executed Corvette Stingray Concept Replica Actually Sells on eBay
Someway, somehow this “creation” managed to fetch over $40,000 on eBay. Needless to say, this surely proves there’s absolutely no accounting for taste. Funnier still is reading the description on eBay about this one-of-a-kind Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept replica. But we’re less amused by the fact that this replicar meant they had to destroy a…
Redline Motorsports, DeNooyer Performance Corvette HTR-GS640/SC is a ZR1 Rival
Now here’s a Corvette that we can see ourselves in. Howard Tanner of Redline Motorsports teamed up with Dan Carlton of DeNooyer Performance to unleash the HTR-GS640/SC. We’re not quite sure why they’d make it such a mouthful to say rather than just calling it a really badass Corvette, but really, the name is about…
Autoguide Asks: Does The Nurburgring Matter?
Automotive News, not generally known for its “enthusiast content” published a blog about Germany’s famed 13-mile Nurburgring race track, and how car companies are touting their ‘Ring times more and more in their advertising campaigns. We can’t help but wonder how many cars will be sold on that basis, and whether it’s worth paying attention…
Corvette-Based Zagato Perana Z-One Coming To The U.S. with Concorso Italiano Debut
If you’ve never heard of Zagato’s Perana Z-One (what a mouthful), it’s OK, we understand. The original intention of Zagato for the Perana Z-One was for it to be strictly sold in Europe and the United Arab Emirates. Based on a Chevrolet Corvette chassis, the Perana Z-One has garnered enough attention that Zagato has decided…
2011 Chevy Corvette Commercial – America Still Builds Rockets
Chevy has just released on YouTube, its first Corvette-exclusive video in as long as we can remember and it’s definitely worth a watch. Comparing the Corvette to a rocketship it makes for a great spot and will have you feeling like a proud American and a little nostalgic. But like the ad says “It’s nice…
Luke Lonberger Rumored To Drive a Corvette in Formula Drift Series
Now that Luke Lonberger has gotten his hands dirty helping build Conrad Grunewald’s Hankook Drift Chevrolet Camaro, it looks like he’s interesting in getting his hands behind the wheel of his own sideways machine. A render has surfaced of a drift Chevrolet Corvette sporting Lonberger’s shop logos and full Hankook theme. A Chevrolet Corvette seems…
