Fail! flooded escape goes wrong in a Corvette (Video)

Owner of a C4 Corvette tried to move it from a flooded barn, and fails big time. As you can see there is plenty of water between the barn/Corvette and dry ground. So the owner tries lots of things from pieces of plywood and a wall section.

Finally he launches it through water and of course fails as Corvette’s induction system draws air from the front bumper. Not good for the engine to get that much water into it.

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Corvette C6.BlackforceOne by LOMA Performance

German tuner LOMA Performance compares this Covette C6 based monster even with the legendary Boeing Air Force One of the United States president.

In the press they go so far to say: It is clearly reminiscent of the legendary Boeing Air Force One of the United States president - doubtless no accident by tuner LOMA-Performance.

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50th Anniversary Corvette Stingray Concept

50th Anniversary Corvette Stingray Concept was first shown at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. This concept celebrates 50 years of the Corvette Stingray Racer Concept that debuted in 1959.

Stingray Concept can also be seen as a “Sideswipe” in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport back after 15 year break

Last time Chevrolet offered the Grand Sport version of the Corvette was in 1996, which marked the end of C4 era. All 1,000 units were painted Admiral Blue and featured a white center stripe and red “hash mark” graphics on the left front fender.

Now Corvette Grand Sport is back as a C6 era version.

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Ugur Sahin partners with Mallet Cars to produce the Mallet Z03

Ugur Sahin is a very talented designer who created with his team the Z03 Concept in early 2008. Usually such concepts never see any production and all we can do is drool over the images.

This time things are different as Dutch based Ugur Sahin Design has partnered with well known Corvette tuner Mallet Cars to produce the exclusive Mallet Z03.

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2009 Corvette GT1 Championship Edition revealed

To celebrate Corvette Racing’s successful 10 year run in the American Le Mans series, GM has released a special series called Corvette GT1 Championship Edition.

The GT1 Championship Edition is available in the Coupe, Convertible or Z06 models in either 45U Velocity Yellow or 41U Black.

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Chicago 2009: Transformer’s Corvette Stingray Concept breaks cover

Yesterday at the Chicago Auto Show GM revealed the Corvette Stingray Concept, which will be featured along four other Chevy based characters in the upcoming Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

In the movie Corvette Stingray Concept takes the form of a robot called Sideswipe. New Transformer will hit local theaters from June 26th.

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Czech Republic’s Innotech Chevrolet Corvette

Thou the American automotive industry is currently in a very unpleasant situation, even with the recent emergency funding from President Bush, we can’t help but ‘worrying’ that the automakers everyone ‘hated’ so much would spell the very disaster of some amazing American cars the world loved so much.

Most notably, the Chevrolet Corvette, which would most befit as the epitome of American car engineering at its finest, with power and handling that even outperforms some of the European thoroughbreds. But are supercars just about performance?

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Video: Jay Leno introduces his 2009 Corvette ZR1

This should not be a surprise that Jay Leno has a Corvette section in his garage. Now when the most powerful Corvette is out, it is obvious that Mr. Leno gets one.

He just does not get one of the ZR1’s, he gets the first one. As always the most interesting part is when he takes his new car out on the road. Once on the road you can hear the amazing sound of the ZR1, while Jay shares his thoughts on the most powerful Corvette ever. Funniest part is when Jay says: ….. it’s a Chevy, you fix it with a hammer:)

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Corvette C7 has been put on hold - no information for how long!

Few weeks ago Motor Trend reported that the next generation (C7) Corvette would be pushed back to 2014.

With turbulent economic crises threatening the very existence of the Big 3 automakers, word comes from AutoWeek that GM has put plans for the C7 Corvette on indefinite hold with no official word or set timetable.

This does not mean that GM has killed the Corvette and we won’t be seeing the C7 in the future.

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Picture update: Katech Corvette Z06 ClubSport Package

Last month Katech unveiled the Corvette Z06 ClubSport package. This package reduces curb weight while improving grip, cornering, braking and downforce.

The Katech Corvette Z06 ClubSport Package is available exclusively through Les Stanford Chevrolet in Dearborn, Michigan. The Clubsport starts at $109,000 for the standard package and includes a 12-Month/12,000 mile warranty.

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GM will cut Corvette production

Last time GM had to cut Corvette production was in the mid-nineties. Now with the whole economy down GM will halt production of the iconic sports car next month to lessen supplies during this so-called automotive downturn.

Corvette’s production will be cut by an estimated 20-30 cars per day and layoffs will effect up to 9% of the Bowling Green Assembly Plant’s workforce.

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1962 Gulf Oil Corvette Sells for $1.485 Million

One of the most dominating Corvettes in auto racing history was sold over the weekend at Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach Auction for a breaking $1.485 million.

Grady Davis’ Gulf Oil Racing Team purchased the Corvette in 1962 from Yenko Chevrolet and the car was campaigned by none other than “The Flying Dentist”, Dr. Dick Thompson in the 1962 SCCA-A Production Class. In 14 races, the Gulf Oil ‘62 Corvette finished first in class 12 times including wins at Daytona and Sebring and captured the 1962 A-Production Championship.

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Specter Werkes/Sports unveils Corvette C6 GTR

Specter Werkes/Sports unveiled the first C6 Corvette GTR at Cauley Ferrari, in West Bloomfield, Mich. Wearing signature wide bodywork, suspension upgrades and equipped with a Matrix II LS3 V-8 rated at 535 emissions-legal horsepower, it was built for Rollie Purifoy, of Purifoy Chevrolet, in Fort Lupton, Colo.

The all-new, C6-based Corvette GTR retains the intrinsic character of the Corvette, augmenting it with appearance, performance and luxury enhancements. It is a distinctive and exclusive sports car with exceptional capability, whether on the street or track.

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VIDEO: Dave Ressler Talks About his million dollar Corvette ZR1

Dave Ressler is a Chevrolet Dealer and the owner of the world’s first 2009 ZR1. He paid one million dollars for the car, the money was donated to the United Way of Southeast Michigan.

Video shows us Corvette assembly plant where we see the LeMans Blue #0001 Corvette ZR1 roll off the assembly line, performance tested and then moved to a special display with one of Dave’s other Corvettes, 1953’s #003.

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