Many see federal money for museums as pork-barrel excess in a time of record deficits -- one congressman says it's like making charitable donations. Supporters say the money is more needed than ever. To New York officials, the $3 million in federal economic stimulus funds they received to transform an old canal boat into a 259-foot-long floating museum was money well spent.
One of the many "celebrity" Corvettes making an appearance this weekend at the National Corvette Museum's 15th Anniversary Celebration is GM's Corvette Stingray Concept, better known as Sideswipe from this summer's movie blockbuster Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen . [More]
Here is a group of Corvettes from North and Central Texas, Oklahoma and the Gulf States arriving in Bowling Green. The video was shot from the Exit 26 overpass which is just a couple miles south of Exit 28 on I65 where the National Corvette Museum is located. Check out Mark Leevan's Corvette Examiner for more caravan videos.
If you're one of America's 750,000 Corvette owners, start your engine: 25 caravans -- with cars and drivers from every state in the Lower 48 -- will mark the National Corvette Museum's 15th anniversary by converging on GM's Corvette plant in Bowling Green. The event will be unparalleled this fall in fuel burned and miles driven. There may be smarter ways to celebrate, but we can't think of one that...
The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., is to celebrate its 15th anniversary this Labor Day weekend. As part of the celebration, a caravan of Corvettes, driven by enthusiasts from across the country, is to converge on Bowling Green to take part in the event, which runs through Sunday.
When the first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the assembly line in 1953, Dean Martin and Doris Day were sitting at the top of the music charts.Cecil B. DeMille had released "The Greatest Show on Earth." Dwight D. Eisenhower had made the step up from general to president of the United States, and Joseph Stalin died after leading the Soviet Union for nearly three decades. More than half a century...
The Florida leg of the 2009 National Corvette Caravan kicked off their cruise to Bowling Green, Kentucky for this weekend's 15th Anniversary Celebration at the National Corvette Museum. The Florida Caravan started in South Florida this morning and broke off into two groups with one going through Orlando and the other coming up the west coast to Tampa. [More]
Visitors to the National Corvette Museum's 15th Anniversary Celebration are in for a real treat as General Motors will be loaning for display four Corvette Concept cars from its Heritage Collection. The four Corvettes to be displayed are the 1961 Mako Shark Concept, 1965 Manta Ray Concept, 1973 Aerovette Concept and the 1959 Stingray Racer. [More]
ROY -- Motorists along Interstate 15 should be prepared for a Corvette takeover today as more than 100 enthusiasts heading cross country will pass through the Top of Utah in the iconic American sports cars.
For $150, you can have one chance out of 2,009 to win the National Corvette Museum’s raffle for an Artic White Corvette Grand Sport built with a six-speed manual transmission, dual mode exhaust and a ZR1-sourced rear spoiler.
The one-off 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport is set to be raffled for charity in early September, as the National Corvette Museum celebrates its 15th anniversary. The car is powered by an LS3 6.2-l V8 mated to a six-speed manual transmission. The..
The National Corvette Museum will be celebrating their 15th Anniversary celebration in early September and one of the high points of the 4-day event will be the raffle of this one-of-a-kind NCM 2010 Corvette Grand Sport Coupe. The Corvette to be raffled is a collector's dream. The Arctic White 2010 Corvette Grand Sport features a unique black hood treatment featuring Corvette Racing's Jake mascot ghost...
For $150, you can have one chance out of 2,009 to win the National Corvette Museum’s raffle for an Artic White Corvette Grand Sport built with a six-speed manual transmission, dual mode exhaust and a ...
For $150, you can have one chance out of 2,009 to win the National Corvette Museum’s raffle for an Artic White Corvette Grand Sport built with a six-speed manual transmission, dual mode exhaust and a ZR1-sourced rear spoiler.
One of the most talked about nicknames in Corvette ’s famous racing tradition is the Grand Sport. During the 12th annual C5/C6 Corvette Birthday celebration at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Chevrolet announced that it is coming back to the lineup with the latest 2010 Corvette Grand Sport version.