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Enhancing the look of the new Stingray is no simple task, given how much effort GM put into the body shape. With extensive use of CFD (computational flow dynamics), Corvette [...]

A traditional rhyme advises a bride to wear 'something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.' That advice is fitting for James and Sandy Eudys 1962 Corvette, as it marries [...]

Nearly a decade before the renowned 1963 split-window coupe debuted, Chevy designers conceived a fastback Corvette. Called the Corvair (a wordplay of Corvette and Bel Air), it was nothing at [...]

When it comes to customizing a car, folks sometimes say more is better. But also less is more. So when you do more with less, is that better? Well, Mark [...]

Abraham Lincoln once advised that it's not smart to swap horses when crossing streams. Apparently that advice never sunk in with John Hadorn, however, who made a big change after [...]

Who hasn't felt their pulse quicken at the sight of a Corvette? And for many, that experience gets into their blood, and beating in their chest as a lifelong passion. [...]

Where is the center of the Corvette universe? While many areas make that claim, few if any offer as much excitement for Vette enthusiasts as Mid America Motorworks' Funfest. Held [...]

Some folks just can't leave well enough alone--in a good way. Take Ward Seifrid's 1962 Corvette. It started out as a complete basket case, literally a pile of parts stored [...]

It's often been said that you can't go home again. Well, actually you can in a classic Corvette, but it might not be everything that you imagined. And even if [...]

When we come across a Corvette that's been driven long and hard, and not put away wet, we applaud the owners. In this particular case, Dennis and Cindy Manire. This [...]

No recounting of the Corvette's early glory days would be complete without including the 1963 Corvette Grand Sport. Invariably on the short list of the most valuable and significant Corvettes [...]

The term 'flow-down' refers to an engineering process described to us by GM's Director of Performance Variants, Parts & Motorsports Engineering Mark Dickens. That's quite a title, but he's involved [...]

Sorting through the thousands of products at the 2014 SEMA Show is no simple matter. We trudged for miles up and down the endless aisles to find the latest upgrades [...]

One could hardly imagine the latest C7 Stingray being developed without substantial engineering input from competition Corvettes. Millions of dollars and years of track time went into this breakthrough design. [...]

Originally, Los Angeles was supposed to be in San Diego. But it didn't happen, and that's a good thing, because it preserved the pristine character of a spectacular Socal destination [...]

It's a gritty, grimy, messy world out there. And every time you head out on the highway, your Corvette has to face up to it. A vinyl nose bra is [...]

Before there was ever a city named Phoenix in Arizona, there were pumpkins--lots of 'em. So many, in fact, that the area was named Pumpkinville. Patches of these orange gourds [...]

We had our work cut out for us at the most recent Specialty Equipment Market (SEMA) show. That's because it was clearly 'The Year of the Corvette,' what with all [...]

As spectacular as the new Corvette Stingray is right out of the box, Vette enthusiasts have never been the type to leave well enough alone. Given this insistence on excess, [...]

For owners of classic Corvettes, a beloved, original engine might feel akin to cutting out your heart. Sure, transplants are fine for restomod projects that pound the ground with a [...]

More is better when it comes to Corvettes. Not only do many Corvette owners have more than one example of Chevy's sports car in their garage, they've accumulated an assortment [...]

Maybe the panoply of Corvettes and Corvette parts on display at last year's Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show was inevitable, given the intense interest in the latest iteration of [...]

Building a new '14 Corvette requires skills akin to those of a musical conductor. Hitting all the right notes involves a multitude of engineering artists and mechanical instruments, all working [...]

Try to decipher this numerical series: 60/40/20. Give up? It represents a ton of fun, as in 60 years of Corvettes, the 40th anniversary of Mid America Motorworks, and 20 [...]

In the movie The Bucket List, one of the more memorable scenes depicts actors Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, both playing terminally ill characters, engaging in some vehicular mayhem. They [...]

Described as 'a museum springing to life,' the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion saw several hundred classic race cars return to the track in August. But we have a different take. [...]

All the horsepower in the world is useless until it's transferred to the wheels. Which makes the transmission an unsung hero of the new '14 Stingray, since the only obvious [...]

In the movie Casablanca, Bogie's favorite melody was 'As Time Goes By,' even as it brought back painful memories, requiring a few stiff drinks to hear it. But experiencing times [...]

Standing solemnly on the Bonneville Salt Flats at sunset, actor Sir Anthony Hopkins uttered a classic line in one of the best motorsports films ever made: 'This is sacred ground.' [...]

It all comes down to two sets of digits. Some might say that's oversimplifying, but the radical improvements in the new Corvette Stingray chassis can be summarized with the figures [...]

If nothing else, we've been way impressed by the staggering amount of design and engineering that went into the '14 Corvette. That goes double for the cabin, which went through [...]

For Corvette owners, it couldn't have gotten any better: a comprehensive gathering of every era of Vette from the last six decades, including some priceless collectibles, capped off by the [...]

We've come a long way since the early days of analyzing airflow. Before the advent of wind tunnels and computerized simulations, automotive designers would tape small tufts of yarn, called [...]

Summing up the significance of the sensational new Stingray doesn't come easy. Cliches such as 'evolutionary' or even 'transformational' just don't cut it. They can't convey the scope and depth [...]

If everybody felt that we should leave well enough alone, VETTE magazine probably wouldn't exist. After all, how many times can you retell the same story over and over again [...]

Third time's the charm, right? At least that's the case with Bill Verboon. His customizing talents should be familiar to longtime readers of VETTE, since we've run features on his [...]

When it comes to selecting aftermarket embellishments for your Corvette, having too many to choose from is just about right. Project cars are never done, and Vettes in particular are [...]

More than five-and-a-half decades have passed since the first mechanical fuel-injection system appeared on the C1 Corvette and full-size Chew sedans, but it's remarkable how well the system worked in [...]

Before Bob Bondurant piloted racing Cobras to record-setting wins, he cut his competition teeth on solid-axle Corvettes. That he did so well on the track, with such comparatively primitive equipment [...]

Before Route 66 became the Mother Road of northern New Mexico in the 1920s, there was the Santa Fe Trail for wagon trains in the 1800s. And before then, Spanish [...]

Blood is thicker than water, including with Corvettes. And Dustin Mileham's DNA runs deep when it comes to Chevy's flagship sports car, although it didn't show up right away. 'My [...]

Mention the name 'Kentucky' to a Corvette aficionado, and the first things that usually come to mind are the factory and museum in Bowling Green. But mention that name to [...]

Everybody loves a secret. Uncovering a hidden gem makes it all the more special. Trouble is, this one has gone unnoticed--at least by us--for more than three and a half [...]

When we corralled, several customized Corvettes for our initial roundup of restomods in our previous issue, they were on a comeback from a long, dusty trail. Even though these aging [...]

WAY MORE THAN OK IN THIS CORRAL OF CUSTOMIZED CORVETTES Wyatt Earp has been portrayed in numerous movies and books, yet many of them are only loosely based on his [...]

Bearded university savants opine that Southern California is the center of car culture. We humbly beg to differ. SoCal is actually a nexus of automotive worship. Dazed acolytes jam endless [...]

It was to become a turning point, the pivotal moment, that critical juncture. Whichever expression you prefer for the decisive shift from the C4 to the C5, it wasn't the [...]

Consider it the ultimate automotive irony: One of the biggest car shows of the year, chock-full of show cars and parts, isn't open to the average Joe. Only those employed [...]

The story of the '78 Indy Pace Car is surprising one, with some twists and turns. Initially, this model was intended to celebrate the Corvette's Silver Anniversary, with a limited [...]

Every year we attend Mid America Motorworks' Funfest, we're struck by the volume of Corvette owners who converge at the event held in Effingham, Illinois. While a pleasant enough place [...]