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Elfi’s Silver Pearl Sisterhood Awards Funding

Elfi's Silver Pearl Sisterhood
New Women-Only Philanthropic Society Selects Damsels of Design Exhibit for Award At the 25th Anniversary Celebration, the Silver Pearl Sisterhood had their inaugural luncheon, generously provided by Sisterhood Founding Member and NCM Board Chairman Emeritus Leslie Gardner. The group was tasked with reviewing four Museum projects and voting on which one their funds would support. …

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2019 Corvette Stats Released

Chevrolet has released the final stats for the 2019 model year Corvette. The total volume comes in at 34,822 Corvettes produced. Of that, 39.3% were Stingrays, 32.3% were Grand Sports, 19.9% were Z06s and 8.5% were ZR1s. If you purchased a Drivers Series Package, you have a rare Corvette. Only 95 total were produced, 14 …

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NCRS Sponsors Higher Education Scholarship Through Museum

NCRS Scholarship
Without NCRS, there would not be a National Corvette Museum. It was their idea to build a facility to house the history of Corvette, and now, they are once again offering an educational opportunity through the Museum. This time that opportunity is to benefit the future of the automotive hobby. “The NCRS Board wanted to …

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Museum Displays Next Generation Powertrain Development Corvette and Clay Model

Mid-Engine Powertrain Development Corvette
Thanks to General Motors, the National Corvette Museum is now the first location outside of the GM traveling 2020 Corvette displays to have a next generation Corvette on exhibit. Built in 2018, the Corvette powertrain development vehicle is a mid-engine Corvette used to test new powertrain, primarily at Milford Proving Ground in Milford, MI. The …

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Museum Executive Director Wendell Strode Named to 2020 Corvette Hall of Fame

Wendell Strode
During the Corvette Hall of Fame banquet held on August 30, 2019, as part of the National Corvette Museum’s 25th Anniversary celebration, NCM Board Chairman, Lon Helton, spoke to the 1,050 guests in attendance about reaching this milestone year. He shared his optimism for the future and expressed his gratitude for retiring Executive Director Wendell …

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