Tom Ramirez
Corvette researcher and historian based in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Two decades documenting Corvette production history from original factory records.
Tom Ramirez relocated to Bowling Green, Kentucky specifically to be closer to the center of Corvette history — the assembly plant, the museum, and the community of collectors and researchers who have spent their lives documenting the marque. What started as a personal obsession became a long-running research project covering every generation of Corvette production from 1953 onward.
His focus is factory documentation: build sheets, tank stickers, dealer records, and the production decisions that defined each generation. He's spent years cross-referencing surviving cars against production data and tracing the development history through original sources. He writes about Corvettes the way a historian writes about any subject — methodically, with primary sources whenever possible, and with a healthy skepticism toward the myths that accumulate around desirable cars.
Tom owns a 1967 427/435 Sting Ray, a 1972 LT-1 coupe, and a daily-driver C5 Z06.
Magazine Articles by Tom Ramirez
The 1959 F-100 and Ford's Factory 4x4
The 1965 Barracuda and Formula S Arrives
1972 GTO: Now Just an Option Again
The 1959 Eldorado Seville Hardtop
First-Year Details Unique to the 1970 Challenger
The 1957 Bel Air and the Ford Sales Battle
The 1961 F-85: The Compact Oldsmobile
The Bullet Bird Convertible
The 1957 F-100: The Styleside Revolution
The 1964 Barracuda: 16 Days Ahead of the Mustang
Inside the 1970 Challenger: Rallye Dash and Pistol-Grip
The 1967 Charger: Subtle Changes, Lasting Rarity
Closed Sedans Overtake Open Roadsters
A Complete Cadillac Eldorado Timeline (1953-2002)
1972 to 1974 Barracuda: No More Hemi, the Final Years
Why Cadillac Ended the Eldorado After 2002
R/T vs Base Charger: What You Actually Got
The 1990s Eldorado: A Return to Classic Proportions
The 1957 Bel Air Convertible
The 1970 Challenger Convertible
The 1967 to 1969 Barracuda: Fastback, Notchback and Formula S
Hydraulic Brakes Arrive
Every 1970 Challenger Trim: Base, R/T, T/A and SE
