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07 Mar

Dallas Auto Show Pictures

I went down to the Dallas Auto Show last night and snapped a few pictures I thought I might share. The show was short on exotics and/or prototype cars, which was disappointing. But they did have a beautiful selection of Corvettes on display, including a coupe and convertable Grand Sport as well as a jaw-dropping [...]

05 Feb

Carrollton Police ZR1

My cub scout den went to visit our local police office and saw this:

I especially like the sticker on the back:
Donated by your local drug dealer

And yes, it is a ZR-1. Here’s a closer shot from the back of the car.

27 Jul

Detroit Billboards

I was forwarded an email with these images in it. Supposedly they were used as billboards during a recent auto cruise in Detroit. Many of them feature my favorite car.
This is, of course, no doubt a nod to the “big block” days of the 1967 Corvette.

I like this one on many levels. First [...]

24 Jul

Corvette Racing: ZR-1 #92

Corvettes have often been associated with racing, and ZR-1 #92 is an example of the racing heritage on display at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC. This particular car (#92) was modified for endurance racing, and competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona where it finished fourth in its class in 1991. In the same [...]

24 Jul

A Corvette Ancestor: the Glasspar

On a recent trip to Washington DC I decided to take some free time and visit the Smithsonian. If you have ever been there yourself, you know that there are a number of buildings; the museum is much too large to fit in one! I had been to the Air and Space museum (one of [...]

24 Jul

Five Generations

Update: Yes, there are now six generations of Corvettes. The C6 made its debut as a 2004 model, and has received high marks all around. However, I have elected to leave this page as I originally wrote it back in 2002.
The first Corvette rolled off of the assembly lines back in 1953. It was [...]