You may recall in January that NASCAR team owner and Chevrolet dealer Rick Hendrick was the winning bidder on the first retail 2019 ZR1 at Barrett-Jackson. The purchase was for $925,000 with the proceeds benefiting veterans charity Building for America’s Bravest through the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. On Wednesday, March 14 Hendrick visited the …
In what was one of the shortest model years, a total of 9,686 Corvettes were produced. Production started June 5, 2017 and ends January 28, 2018. The plant was down for three months, making the 2018 model year approximately 5 months. Here’s how the options panned out: 39.3% Stingrays; 31.8% Grand Sport; 28.9% Z06 17.5% …
Rumors have been circulating that the Corvette ZR1 would be making a return for the seventh generation, and those rumors were confirmed on Wednesday when the December 2017 cover of Car and Driver was leaked, showing the 2019 ZR1 in all its glory. This leak was followed by a teaser video on Corvette’s social media …
Well, that was quick! Rumors have been confirmed that production of the 2018 Corvette will cease early for the model year. The last date to order a 2018 Corvette is November 16, and the last week of production for the 2018 model year is the week of January 22. The 2019 model year will begin …
Today GM has released the final 2018 Black Rose Corvette numbers. A total of 219 saleable / retail Corvettes (165 coupes and 54 convertibles) were produced in the shade – 92 were Stingrays, 78 were Grand Sports and 49 were Z06s. For model year 2017, 1333 Corvettes were Black Rose. The last Black Rose, a …
