Corvette Stories – National Corvette Museum

Museum Debuts Free Educational Video Series’

March 23, 2020

With many children and families spending time being ‘healthy at home,’ the National Corvette Museum has debuted a free video series, offering educational and fun content for all ages. Vettecademy offers topics related to Corvette, the Museum and other automotive areas with a new video debuting each weekday on the Museum’s Facebook page and YouTube. “Many museums …

Museum Delivers First R8C Optioned 2020 Corvette

March 10, 2020

On Tuesday, March 10 the National Corvette Museum celebrated the first Museum-delivered 2020 Corvette. Glenn and Andrea Johnson of Port Neches, Texas were the first customers to pick up their ‘next generation’ mid-engine Corvette through option R8C, the Museum Delivery Program. When ordering a new Corvette, customers may select option “R8C,” designating their car for …

New NCM Board Member: Norm Rose

March 5, 2020

Norman Rose’s daily commute would put 32,000 – 35,000 miles per year on his Mazda Miata trading it for another when it hit 100,000 miles. He liked the sports car, but it was a little smaller than he preferred. Eventually it was a 1992 Teal Green Corvette that caught his eye. “I made the decision …

Museum’s Experimental Mid-Engine Corvette Featured at Amelia Concours

February 27, 2020

To celebrate the arrival of the next generation Corvette, Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is hosting the ‘Silver Anniversary Amelia’s Mid-Engine Corvette’ class on March 8, 2020. Displayed as part of this class includes the Museum’s recently acquired 1973 XP-987, along with Chevrolet’s 1964 Grand Sport IIB research vehicle, CERV I, CERV II, Corvette XP-819, XP-895, …

1984 DeAtley Trans Am Corvette Racer Donated

February 27, 2020

Michael (Mike) Moss started off life as a self-proclaimed motorhead, even as young as 13 years old. When he turned 16, he had his sights set on road racing, but a minimum age of 21 pushed him towards drag racing. Never mind that the minimum age for that was 18 – it didn’t stop Mike …