1984 Corvette Information

 Powered by Max Banner Ads  The 1984 Corvette was the new C4 generation of Corvettes. This represented the first time in fifteen years that General Motors totally redesigned the Corvette. “Form follows function” was the mission statement for chief engineers and designers Jerry Palmer and David R. McClellan. This statement was followed in the past, however, the new generation had to prove to be worth the wait. The 1984 Corvette design started years earlier and was meant to come out in 1983 so the Corvette fans could have a 30 year anniversary model. However, there were snags and glitches that delayed production and the new generation would not go into production until March of 1983 but had to be unveiled as a 1984 model.... Read the story »

The C2 Generation All Started With The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray

The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray which ran from 1963-1967 was the second generation of the Chevrolet Corvette. The 1963 Corvette was unique for several reasons and the model produced several upgrades for the Corvette in general. Also, the Sting Ray had a new body design. What is fascinating is how the car came to be. The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray was born out of several very distinct inspirations of designer Larry Shinoda. Shinoda took ideas from several sources and when they were all wrapped together the legendary Corvette was built. Bill Mitchell was Shinoda’s boss at the time and he influenced the designer in more than one way to help shape what would become the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray: 1. Mitchell’s Previous Designs: Mitchell had previously... Read the story »

Chevrolet Corvette C4 The Classic Car

The 1980 year was filled with corvette and was considered as the survivor with the old days. These days’ autos like chrvettes and pintos rule the world; yet, corvette was something memorable for the car owners back then. It always reminded that in those days the corvette had no room to stay. The people then never preferred vehicles like the corvette. It had wonderful exteriors though just like that with the sports auto and also had good mileage and efficiency in the fuel usage. This informative article has some basic 1980 corvette information which could be useful. This information however tells little trivial information regarding the automobile like its origin, the various types of the auto, the features it possessed, the size, power... Read the story »

1967 Corvette History

The 1967 Corvette is regarded by many to be the greatest Corvette ever. This 1967 model year was a second-generation representative of the Chevrolet Corvettes. With it being called the Sting Ray, one of the most common errors that folks make is confusing it with the C3 or third-generation Corvette Stingray that happened to run from 1968 to 1982. It’s unquestionably different. Second generation Corvettes offer an aura about them that any time you experience it, you will never forget it. The 1967 Corvette wheelbase of the convertible as well as the coupe models ended up being both 98 inches. Length was 175.1 inches. The width of the 1967 Corvette was 69.6 inches. The curb weight was 3360 pounds for both the coupe and the convertible. The... Read the story »