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A classic Chevrolet Corvette on exhibit at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky, where Zora Arkus-Duntov's ashes are interred by his own request
History & Heritage

Zora Duntov buried at the Corvette Museum: why it matters

Patrick Walsh · · 9 min
Mercury astronauts in NASA jumpsuits standing next to white Chevrolet Corvettes at Kennedy Space Center with Cape Canaveral launch structures in the background
Ownership & Lifestyle

Corvette and NASA: the astronaut connection that lasted decades

Patrick Walsh · · 11 min
1993 Ruby Red Corvette C4 40th Anniversary Edition on a show car turntable under spotlights at a classic car show
Car Features

Corvette anniversary editions: a history of milestone builds

Wayne Coburn · · 8 min
Extreme macro close-up of a vintage Corvette crossed flags badge in chrome and enamel showing the checkered flag and Chevrolet flag emblem with water droplets
Ownership & Lifestyle

Corvette logo crossed flags evolution: seven decades of one emblem

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
1956 Chevrolet Corvette in Venetian Red with contrasting color side coves parked on a scenic California coastal road at golden hour
History & Heritage

The 1956 Corvette redesign: how Chevrolet finally got it right

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
Close-up of a 1955 Chevrolet Corvette 265 cubic inch small-block V8 engine bay showing chrome air cleaner, polished valve covers, and period-correct carburetor
History & Heritage

How the V8 saved the 1955 Corvette

Wayne Coburn · · 8 min
Chevrolet chief engineer Ed Cole standing beside a 1955 Corvette with the hood open showing the new small-block V8 in a 1950s GM design studio setting
History & Heritage

Ed Cole and the small-block V8 that saved the Corvette

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
Close-up of the Rochester Ramjet mechanical fuel injection system on a 1957 Chevrolet Corvette, the pioneering RPO option that established the fuelie legend
Car Features

Most iconic Corvette packages: the RPO codes that defined the car

Tom Ramirez · · 10 min
Engine bay of a 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 showing the LT5 dual-overhead-cam 32-valve V8 with ZR1 badging under dramatic overhead lighting
Car Features

Corvette ZR1: what the designation means and where it came from

Wayne Coburn · · 8 min
Briggs Cunningham 1960 Corvette racing car in white with blue stripes at the Le Mans circuit with period pit crew in white overalls
History & Heritage

Corvette at Le Mans 1960: the Cunningham team that proved it belonged

Patrick Walsh · · 9 min
1960s GM automotive design studio interior with a mid-engine Corvette concept prototype on a clay model stand surrounded by designers and engineers
History & Heritage

Corvette mid-engine history: Zora Arkus-Duntov's fifty-year campaign

Tom Ramirez · · 8 min
Behind-the-scenes of a 1960s Chevrolet Corvette magazine advertisement being photographed at a country club with period advertising equipment and models in tennis whites
Ownership & Lifestyle

Corvette in American Advertising

Patrick Walsh · · 9 min
Row of 1955 Ford Thunderbird two-seaters on a period dealership lot
Car Features

How Ford Outsold the Corvette 23 to 1 in 1955

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
Engine bay of a C2 Corvette Sting Ray showing the Rochester fuel injection unit on the 327 V8 alongside triple two-barrel carburetors on the intake manifold
History & Heritage

C2 Corvette 327 Tri-Power and Fuelie: what the factory records actually show

Wayne Coburn · · 9 min
The 1965 Mako Shark II Corvette concept car at an auto show, displaying its iconic dark blue-to-silver gradient paint scheme inspired by Bill Mitchell's mounted mako shark
History & Heritage

Mako Shark II and the Corvette C3: the concept that built a generation

Tom Ramirez · · 9 min
CERV I single-seat open-wheel Chevrolet engineering research vehicle at a 1960s GM proving ground with a period engineer examining the mid-engine layout
History & Heritage

CERV I: Zora Arkus-Duntov's Corvette test bed explained

Wayne Coburn · · 8 min
1953 Chevrolet Corvette in Polo White — studio three-quarter front view of the first production year
History & Heritage

1953 Corvette Polo White: the only color Chevrolet offered

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
Red and white Owens Corning sponsored 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 C3 racing car at speed during the 24 Hours of Daytona with distinctive speed block graphics
History & Heritage

Owens Corning Corvette Racing: The Yellow Car That Kept the Flame Burning

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min