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Saving a Corvette for a Veteran
Regardless of your political beliefs, it is difficult to criticize the sacrifices made by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines for their country. Millions of Americans serve in the all-volunteer force for up to a year or more at a time, frequently putting themselves in danger in hostile foreign places. It is a difficult job,…
Read MoreHow to Decode Chevy Small Blocks
Deciphering Chevy’s engine casting numbers, date codes, and suffix stampings will assist you in determining exactly what you have in your new project car. These codes are also useful to have on hand when shopping at a swap meet or salvage yard. It’s not always easy to tell what you’re looking at visually, as…
Read MoreA Look at the 73 Chevelle Super Sport
From the time Chevrolet entered the booming market for “intermediate” vehicles in 1964, the SS emblems on its raciest mid-size Chevelles were well recognized as denoting “Super Sport” performance. As a result of its expanded performance capabilities and the addition of bespoke aesthetic elements, the Chevrolet Chevelle SS coupe had earned a well-deserved place among…
Read MoreCORVETTE “Just Gettin Started”
It wasn’t until 1927 when General Motors hired designer Harley Earl, that automotive aesthetics and design became essential to American automobile makers. Harley Earl did for automotive design what Henry Ford did for manufacturing principles. Earl designed most of GM’s flashy 1950s “dream cars,” which one journalist called “the American mentality made tangible.” Harley Earl…
Read MoreCORVETTE Second and Third Gens
The second generation, or mid-year, was created by Larry Shinoda, based on an unproduced design by Peter Brock and Chuck Pohlmann named the “Q Corvette,” and styled by Bill Mitchell from 1963 to 1967. The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray was the debut year for a Coupé, with its characteristic split back window, non-functioning Hood vents,…
Read MoreCORVETTE The Fourth Generation
The fourth-generation Corvette was introduced in March 1983. Due to production issues, the 1983 model year was skipped, but 44 prototypes were built. Except for the 23rd prototype, which is on exhibit at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, all 44 1983 prototypes were crushed. The C4 manufacturing ran from 1984 until 1996. …
Read More“CORVETTE” the Fifth Generation
The C5 Corvette was produced from 1997 to 2004. The C5 replaced the long-running C4. The transmission was moved to the back of the automobile and connected to the engine via a driveshaft. That squeak-and-rattle C4 was gone. The auto press thought the new C5 was a vast improvement over the previous Corvette design. The…
Read MoreChevy’s BEL AIR 1953 Until 1975
The Bel Air is a car series made by General Motors’ Chevrolet division from 1953 until 1975. From 1950 to 1952, hardtops in Chevy’s premium model range were called Bel Air, but it was not a separate series. The Bel Air was manufactured in Canada until the 1981 model year. 1953-1957 Chevrolet rebranded its series…
Read MoreA Special 63 Corvette Restomod
This is a great classic that has taken five decades to develop. The outside resembles a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette, however underneath the unique bodywork lies a 2006 Corvette Z06. All of the famous design lines are complemented by an updated LS7 V8, a sophisticated sports suspension, and every modern convenience imaginable. If you’ve been following…
Read MoreNova (Chevy II) Super Sport
1966 The Chevy II Nova followed the restyled Chevelle. It, too, was completely restyled in 1966, becoming what many Nova fans consider the marquee’s finest rendition. The new Nova Super Sport came in six-cylinder and mouse-motor versions, but the L79 327 was clearly the hot ticket. With 350 hp, this monster mouse has factory hardware…
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