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Week of March 07, 2010 Second Gear February 2010 From the GMC Corvette Set PresidentAs I am writing this there are only 35 more days until spring. I bet most of you can’t wait to get your Corvette back on the road in the nice weather. The first day of spring is on March 20th this year, which is also the date of the American LeMans race, the 12 Hours of Sebring. Sebring is the season-opening event for the ALMS series where Corvette has par... [Read More] 'Corvettes on Main' Rescheduled to June 13, 2010 The 'Corvettes on Main' Show is rescheduled to June 13, 2010.Please join us for an enjoyable day of Corvettes, camaraderie and the downtown atmosphere of the Village of Rochester Hills. The numerous restaurants and shopping will make this one of the premier Corvette events this summer!
Styling Concept Stingray -- Design Overview To view a video of Ed Welburn describing the Stingray concept car design click here.To see the Stingray concept driven and detailed click here. To view the Stingray concept car interior features [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goMxupIoQfE... [Read More] 2010 Grand Sport Videos Meet the 2010 Corvette Grand Sport Click here for a two (2) minute video.Chevrolet 2010 Corvette Grand Sport Dry Sump Engine Oil System Click here for a four (4) minute video. Chevrolet 2010 Launch Control [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r... [Read More] Corvettte Hand Crafted Engines Don Henley - Corvette Engine Builder at the Wixom, Michigan Performance Build Center (PBC) building high performance Corvette engines.Click here to view a two (2) minute video. GM Bowling Green Assembly Site Fact Sheet Location: Bowling Green, KY Employees: 527 Hourly 427 Salaried 100 Union Local: UAW Local 2164 Products: Chevrolet Corvette (2008 CY produced – 30,791) Cadillac XLR (2008 CY produced – 1,420) Note: Production of the XLR ceased on April 30, 2009. 2008 CY Production Total – 32,211 Year Opened: 1981 Plant Size (sq. ft): 1 million ... [Read More] Second Gear - January 2010 From the GMC Corvette Set PresidentWill the new Volt save GM? Food for thought this month, so I will give you some facts to see if we can answer that question. The Volt is a small four door sedan, similar in size to the Toyota Prius, that will hold 4 people. It is called a plug-in hybrid, with 150 hp electric motors that drive the front wheels. It has a range of 40 miles with a full elect... [Read More] 2010 Grand Sport - The Middle Way View this Article in the latest issue of on-line magazine Winding Road.Click here to read "The Middle Way" "If you want to get this monthly magazine on-line, it is a free subscription, and they do a fair job of reporting on GM and Corvettes. [Seems they got confused on the "no fiberglass in the body" comme... [Read More] Memories Of The 1966 12 Hour Sebring Race Hi Gang, Way back in 1966, my brother Jon and I drove down for a week in Fort Lauderdale during Spring Break in my spanking new 1966 Corvair Corsa [with every performance option]. We were just a couple of wild and crazy single guys looking for fast cars and faster women. Don't remember why we took my Corsa instead of his 1963 Stingray [which he still has], but I insisted on doing all the driving... [Read More]Car Collections The Dutch Car CollectionClick here to view Autobedrijf Andre Boer Corvette Collection in the Netherlands. Allen B thank you for submitting this collection. 'Vette' Time Capsules Found In a Barn Click here to view this collection. Mike L - Tha... [Read More] Captain Corvette – In His Own Words “Wherever evil lurks, Captain Corvette will be there to thwart the evil doers!” “Men of good will, stand together and we vanquish Evil!" “Truth justice and the American way – Corvettes forever!”
Second Gear - December 2009 From the GMC Corvette Set PresidentWell here it is the end of another year already, so I decided to do a little year in review of the Corvette Club. This year went by fast, so here is a little recap. We did 12 cruise in dinners, 12 events, 12 membership meetings, and 12 board meetings. We also did some car shows, displays, and trips. That’s about 55 outings this year. So h... [Read More] Independence Day This 8 minute video describes the Leader Dogs for the Blind programs and resources. Click here to view the video.September 3, 2009
First Drive: 2010 Grand Sport This is a link to Sam Abuelsamid's Auto Blog Article that explains the 2010 Corvette Launch Control System. Click here to read the article. First Drive: 2010 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Launch Control This is a link to Sam Abuelsamid's Auto Blog Article that explains the 2010 Corvette Launch Control System. Click here to read the article. August 1, 2009
Corvette History C1 to C5To View a video of Generation C1 to C5 Corvettes click here.Drag Racing - Electric Zombie vs Corvette Oregon Public Broadcasting article from December 2008.Click here to view a series of drag races. July 10, 2009
Blue Devil vs. Blue Angel Click here to view the race!ZR1, 599 GTB, GTR and-GT2 Drag-Race click here to watch the raceCorvette ZR1 Goes Autocrossing click here - then scroll down for videoZR1 7:26.4 Lap At Nurburgring Captain Corvette's friend Jim Mero turns a 7:26.4 lap at Nurburgring in the 2009 ZR1.click here to view video Acknowledgement to the Jalopnik Team (jalopnikteam.com) ---------- start of online article archive ---------------------The Webmaster will be soon removing these articles from the web site. These articles have served their time.Picasa Photo Gallerys To view additional GMC Corvette Set Photo Albums click hereThese albums include a slide show feature and the pictures can be downloaded for printing. The Albums are:
December 4, 2009
User Guide -- Member Login and Next Steps This is a short User Guide for the Member login Area.After you click on the link this page will open in authorStream. In the black area click on the arrow head to start the video. There is a box at the lower right hand corner of the picture area that will expand the slide show to full screen. In this full screen mode when your move the mouse to the bottom of the screen a white bar will appe... [Read More] Member Car Picture Request GMC Corvette Set Information For Members OnlyIf your car is not currently shown in the "Member Car Gallery" and at random in the Home Page Slide Show or if you want to just want to change the picture, please contact the webmaster, Jim McClelland. Please eMail or provide a disk with your car picture. Along with your photo, please be sure to include your name, year of car, any optio... [Read More] Hennesseys ZR1 Powered Camaro click here to hear the sound. Motor Trend Tests the 2009 ZR1 (October 18, 2008) Motor Trend editor-at-large Arthur St. Antoine outlines the Motor Trend test numbers for the all-new 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 in our exclusive video.For story click here. For video click here. |
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