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20/08/2024

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**Three Lives and Counting**
From daily driver to award-winning restomod, Darrell Hinklin’s ’73 coupe reflects the passion and creativity of its owner

**Deputy's Pursuit**
Carlos Alemar and his son transform a civilian C6 into a miscreant’s worst nightmare

**Keeping Pace**
Gary Artis’s pace-car collection is a labor of love spanning more than two decades of dedication

**Market Report: C6**
Does our latest sixth-gen pricing update presage a return to normalcy for the used-Corvette market?

**Simple the Best**
Tim Schell’s 1967 L88 is the last of 20 built, and it just may be the finest example of all

**Inside the Bertone Nivola**
The nickname of a great Italian race driver baptized this spectacular C4-derived concept car

01/08/2024

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30/07/2024

With a potent twin turbocharged 5.5L V8 engine and edge-to-edge aerodynamics, ZR1 can attack any road both fast and strong.

LT7 5.5L DOHC V8 engine - Twin turbo with flat-plane crankshaft
8,000 RPM - Redline
8-Speed - Dual-clutch transmission

26/07/2024

The unthinkable has arrived. With a 5.5L twin-turbocharged DOHC flat-plane crank V8 engine, the Corvette ZR1 is the fastest, most powerful Corvette ever. ,

1LZ includes:
Removable visible carbon-fiber roof panel with body-color surround
8-way power GT1 or Competition Sport seats
HD Rear Vision Camera† and Rear Camera Mirror†
Bose premium 10-speaker sound system
12-inch diagonal color instrument cluster
Coupe Engine Appearance Package with carbon-fiber trim
Carbon-fiber side air intakes and ground effects, with carbon-fiber inlets on the decklid (Coupe only)
Convertible includes retractable hardtop

3LZ includes everything on 1LZ, plus:
14-speaker Bose Performance Series sound system
Heated and ventilated Napa leather GT2 or Competition Sport seats with power lumbar/wing adjust
Leather-wrapped steering wheel with carbon-fiber trim and shift paddles
Sueded microfiber upper interior trim
HD Front and Rear Vision Cameras,† front camera is curb view
Custom Leather-wrapped instrument panel, door trim and console
Convertible includes retractable hardtop

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25/07/2024

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19/07/2024

**Memento**
Motivated entirely by priceless memories, Pete Cicora’s ’89 custom Corvette defies financial sense. Read the complete article: https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/171/articles/memento

“If I was going to do anything, I wouldn’t be putting it back to stock,” Pete explains. “I was going to have something built that I could enjoy.” He turned to the experts and Blue Sky Performance and Restoration who suggested a 383 Stroker that delivers 414 horsepower at 4,050 rpm and 377 lb-ft of torque at 5,300 rpm at the wheels.

Edelbrock Performance, American Racing Headers, Magnaflow,
Zip Corvette Parts,

10/07/2024

**Dream Machine**
Fabrizio Sama’s restored ’60 is the culmination of a four-decade-long automotive fantasy. Read the complete article https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/171/articles/dream-machine

“I have met many people and made some very good friends around the world as a result of this car,” he says, “and I’ve driven it on trips and road rallies as far as several hundred kilometers away, into the Alps and Austria, among other places. The car has never broken down or had a failure on the road."

03/07/2024

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28/06/2024

Here's a look at the cover of our next issue of Corvette Magazine mailing to subscribers. Available on newsstands 7/16. A one-year subscription to the best Corvette Magazine ever is just $23. What are you waiting for? https://www.corvette-mag.com/subscriber/subscribe

**Dream Machine**
Fabrizio Sama’s restored ’60 is the culmination of a four-decade-long automotive fantasy

**Memento**
Motivated entirely by priceless memories, Pete Cicora’s ’89 custom Corvette defies financial sense

**The Keeper**
Corvette restorer Dave Glass breaks character to preserve the legacy of an impressively original ’63 Z06 coupe

**Market Report: Special Editions**
An updated look at the market for low-volume C3-C8 models

**Second Time's the Charm**
Jeff Monchilov finally built his ’73 roadster, 30-plus years after selling it

**A New Era**
Revamped and revitalized, the C8 racecars hit the track in 2024 IMSA and WEC competition

17/06/2024

**Hot and Rare**
With its arsenal of high-performance gear and limited-production status, the 1970 ZR1 is a collectible factory racecar with few equals. Read the Complete article: https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/154/articles/hot-and-rare

Of the 25 ZR1s put together in Corvette’s St. Louis assembly plant, the Laguna Gray coupe featured here is probably the most original to survive. It was delivered new by England-Cook Chevrolet in Lansing, Michigan; is well-documented with its original tank sticker, Protect-O-Plate, and dealer invoice; and when photographed for this feature had traveled just a little bit more than 16,200 miles since day one. The body has never been damaged and still wears most of its original lacquer paint. It’s virtually untouched under the hood, with factory finishes on all surfaces and correctly numbered and dated components throughout.

07/06/2024

**By Virtue of Design**
An architect shares his appreciation for the “extraordinary ordinariness” of the early C4 Corvette. Read the complete article: https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/156/articles/by-virtue-of-design

Schacter realizes that the C4 isn’t necessarily the most sought-after model of Corvette, but his trained eye as a retired architect drew him to the to the simplicity of the shape and ex*****on of details. “I consider the ’84 to ’87 Corvette an exceptional design and don’t understand [the] lack of appreciation [for it],” he says. Before getting into what he likes about the shape, however, a few observations about the structural aspects of the C4 era in comparison with its two preceding generations.

04/06/2024

**Boosted Fun**
Dominick Testa transforms his 2019 Grand Sport convertible into a blown, 700-horsepower cruise missile. Read the complete article: https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/170/articles/boosted-fun

Unlike the Roots-type superchargers most often favored by GM and other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), centrifugal blowers employ a head unit that is mounted on brackets, separately from the engine, rather than being integrated into the intake manifold. The upsides of this configuration include a lower propensity for power-killing heat soak (we’re looking at you, C7 Z06), as well as a higher maximum-output potential. For the latter reason, they tend to be popular with drag racers competing in “power adder” classes. And while Roots blowers typically make more torque than do centrifugals at lower rpm levels, that’s of comparatively little importance when dealing with a big-inch V-8 like the Grand Sport’s LT1.

30/05/2024

**A '65 His Way**
Charlie Burga’s Midyear restomod serves up modern performance and comfort in a thoroughly classic package. Read the complete Article: https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/156/articles/a-65-his-way

“A friend was in the middle of building a C2 restomod and that caught my eye,” he says. “He encouraged me to build a custom Corvette based on my experience restoring my ’65 convertible.”

Burga had enjoyed refurbishing the Midyear in question but wasn’t especially keen on repeating the process. “The car I restored has loud side pipes and no air conditioning,” he tells us, “so it’s lots of fun for the first hour. After that my six-foot, five-inch frame starts getting leg pains, my ears ring, and the sweat runs down my back.” After seeing what his friend was doing, Burga resolved to build a classic Corvette with the comfort of a new model.

The all-aluminum engine is coupled to a ProFit3 Tremec five-speed gearbox from American Powertrain and shifting is noticeably improved compared with a stock Midyear by virtue of an American Powertrain hydraulic-clutch system

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24/05/2024

Three of a Kind - A trio of ’63 prototypes from Pete Vicari's (Owner of Vicari Auction) collection provides a rare glimpse into the C2’s pre-production development. Each is a hand-built prototype constructed to develop and validate the design features for the eventual production parts and their tooling. They’re also fascinating examples of living history, offering detailed glimpses at the early processes that helped move the ’63 Corvette from the drafting table to the production line. Read the complete article: https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/170/articles/three-of-a-kind

20/05/2024

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**Boosted Fun**
Dominick Testa transforms his 2019 Grand Sport convertible into a blown, 700-horsepower cruise missile

**Three of a Kind**
Pete Vicari’s trio of ’63 prototypes provide a rare glimpse into the C2’s pre-production development

**Reversals of Fortune**
Ted Perez vanquishes a series of unfortunate events to create an award-winning C1 driver

**Self-Starter**
Cody Allen’s custom ’77 coupe is a master class in owner-directed repair and bespoke modification

**Market Report: C4**
Though double-digit appreciation continues to erode the fourth-gen’s bargain status, this underappreciated model remains a creditable performance value

**Chief of Staff**
Corvette Program Manager Devon Blue keeps the wheels turning on America’s Sports Car**

17/05/2024

Richard Prince will be formally inducted into the National Corvette Museum's Corvette Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 31, 2024. Richard writes the Tech Nerd Column in each issue of Corvette Magazine providing our readers with practical knowledge to help them get the job done themselves. He's also a regular contributor and wrote and photographed the cover story of our latest issue! Congrats Richard!

15/05/2024

Delayed Gratification - Russ Stoiber’s wide-body Greenwood tribute is a 700-hp testament to the power of persistence. To date Stoiber has invested nearly $50,000 and countless hours in creating his Greenwood near-replica. “This is my…tribute to John and Burt, to honor their memory and legacy, and to show the next generation of Corvette owners what it was like in the wild days, where creativity was the standard. You had to love it to keep something 47 years and then build your dream car.” Read the complete article https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/157/articles/delayed-gratification

10/05/2024

The Aviator - Mark DiLullo builds an aerospace-grade homage to the high-flying ’63 Grand Sport racer. As a military-trained pilot and owner of Threshold Aviation Group, Inc., DiLullo has throttled up hundreds of jets over the years. So maybe it’s no surprise that he brought this same sort of neck-snapping performance down to Earth for a tribute to the legendary ’63 Corvette Grand Sport. DiLullo’s background also helps explain why the car shown here is not an exacting reproduction, but rather a heady “takeoff” from the original. The starting point for the project was a wrecked, big-block ’67 Sting Ray, into which he would ultimately invest seven-plus years and approximately 6,000 hours of meticulous workmanship. Read the complete article https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/157/articles/the-aviator

07/05/2024

Survival Story - This dual Bloomington honoree is both unusually optioned and stunningly well preserved. Though a lot of ’74 Corvettes were initially produced, only about 15 percent were convertibles. Add in this car’s rare combination of desirable options, especially the big-block engine, four-speed gearbox, and air conditioning, and it’s likely that no more than a couple of hundred like it were made. Of those, very few survive in the condition of this one, making it a highly desirable car indeed. Read the complete article https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/158/articles/survival-story

03/05/2024

Half-Century Hauler - Years after a ruinous autocross mishap, a ’62 racer emerges as a show-winning period custom equipped with an IDIDIT rack-and-pinion power-steering setup, steering column and shifter. Nostalgia has always been a big part of the automotive hobby, with television shows featuring fast or otherwise notable vehicles providing a ready source of inspiration for car-crazed youths. That type of fascination was something that Maurice “Moe” Boetto, a retired postal clerk from Winter Park, Florida, could identify with. His childhood obsession was the Corvette driven by the fictional characters Tod Stiles (played by Martin Milner) and Buz Murdock (George Maharis) as they traveled the show’s titular Route 66. Although the key players interacted with dozens of Hollywood’s A-list actors along the way, most enthusiasts emphatically cite the car as the real star of the program. Read the complete article https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/158/articles/half-century-hauler

01/05/2024

A 2025 C8 ZR1!! A twin-turbo version of the Z06's 5.5-liter V-8? 800+ hp!! YES PLEASE!

29/04/2024

The Best It Can Be - Gary Licko’s determination to return this 396 coupe to as-new condition paid off in extraordinary fashion. When current caretaker Gary Licko first saw the car, in the swap meet at the 1982 Bloomington Gold Corvettes, it was still equipped with the swapped-in L88. Aside from the engine it was extremely original, not surprising given that it had accumulated only about 17,000 miles. Read the complete article. https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/159/articles/the-best-it-can-be

25/04/2024

The First Skunk - C4 Grand Sport number 0001 is a well-traveled example of this beloved 1996 high-performance model. By early spring of 1993, the fourth-generation Corvette was nearing its sunset. Concurrently, the upcoming C5 was at a critical point: transition from the engineering-design stage to product development. Consequently, GM’s Corvette team was working overtime, not only to get the C5 ready for its 1997 debut but also to prevent C4 sales from tanking in the meantime. Enter two other Corvette movers and shakers of the era: Brand Manager Dr. Fred Gallasch and GM Design Staff’s Corvette stylist, John Cafaro. Heinricy told us, “Fred and I agreed that a special model was desirable for marketing. Fred wanted a power increase, [so] I took the ball and ran with it. Russ McLean, Corvette Program Manager, pushed Powertrain for the engine upgrades. Cafaro delivered the Grand Sport theme.” Read the complete article https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/161/articles/the-first-skunk

22/04/2024

Built Back Better - Andrew Barra’s early-morning encounter with a deer set the stage for this ’69 custom’s cosmetic makeover. The crew at Soto spent almost 13 months massaging the body to the point that it was ready for paint. Read the complete article https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/162/articles/built-back-better

16/04/2024

Another One Saved - Corvette rescuer Jerry Lyndon transforms a “basket case” ’59 into a show-winning stunner. Sitting on an art Art Morrison Enterprises chassis and utilizing large Wilwood Disc Brakes six-piston Super Lite calipers squeezing slotted and drilled rotors all around. Read the complete article: https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/163/articles/another-one-saved ,

12/04/2024

Hammer Time - Armed with a centrifugal blower and 725-plus hp, ProCharger Superchargers C8 stingray is a bona fide Z06 killer. The car's prodigious acceleration is linear. not overly abrupt - more like being flung out of a slingshot than the disruptive shock of an afterburner lighting off. Read the complete article: https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/162/articles/hammer-time ,

09/04/2024

An American Exotic in Europe - Importing a 2007 Indy Pace Car was no mean feat for Belgian enthusiast Jan Decancq. Read the complete article. https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/164/articles/an-american-exotic-in-europe

05/04/2024

Fusion Reaction - Gary Meyers and Noel Grace serve up an astonishing amalgam of C1 and C2 elements. Read the complete article: https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/165/articles/fusion-reaction

02/04/2024

The Pursuit of Perfection - Having undergone a painstaking, eight-year restoration, Lenard Ferraro’s ’69 L89 coupe is even better than new. Read the complete article on our website. https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/169/articles/the-pursuit-of-perfection

29/03/2024

Scorching. Searing. Ghost-pepper hot. And the weather was pretty toasty, too. We’re describing both the Z06 driving experience at the Ron Fellows Performance Driving School in Pahrump, Nevada, and the sweltering heat dome that hovered over much of the country in mid-July, driving temps as high as 114 degrees in the Mojave Desert. Fortunately the car’s air conditioning and ventilated seats never failed us, and the latest Z06 demonstrated its newfound resilience in a punishing environment, running at triple-digit speeds for hours in triple-digit temps. https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/166/articles/the-class-of-z06 Spring Mountain Motorsports,