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Saturday, February 15, 2014

1965 Winternats color home movie in the staging area, Thundebolts, race car haulers, WS23s, Willys, streamliners and slingshots

looks like a brunette, where is Linda Vaughn?

looks a lot like a famous duece, but there isn't very much of the car in the picture

pushing your race Corvette with a '59 convertible Caddy... that's bucks up racing, or blowing your inheritance

unusual hood scoops!

the above has the script "City of Industry"

Found on http://bangshift.com/

Thursday, February 13, 2014

a lifelong passion for cars, since he "borrowed" his dads race car, and once he could race, he competed in the Targa Florio, 15 x Mille Miglia, and had a 25 year racing run, and then found the #004 Porsche

thanks to director Edoardo Vojvoda for bringing this short movie to my attention, and sharing it with us!

Just to point out a teaser, for anyone ont he fence about committing to watching a 16 minute film... the Iso Grifo Competizione... is one of 10 made, and his was found as a basket case int he Canary Islands, but restored by Modena who built it, with the assistance of Bizzarini himself

some people find cool old cars, and some find 427 1967 Corvettes out in the woods

found in Hagerty Magazine

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Newsflash... Sinkhole inside the Corvette Museum sucks down 8 cars, (no joke, it's not April fools day)

and not every useful as they were using it to look at the walls of the hole is this quad copter footage

above is the security camera footage... now this is a very cool release to all us concerned fans... found on http://blog.powerblocktv.com/sinkhole-swallows-8-cars-at-national-corvette-museum/

Above, what it had looked like, below: obvious

images from http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/02/12/breaking-news-eight-cars-damaged-by-sinkhole-at-the-national-corvette-museum/

photo by Jennifer Wilburn

Above image and below video from http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/12/corvette-museum-evacuates-at-risk-cars-after-sinkhole/#continued

1962 Black Corvette
1984 PPG Pace Car
1992 White 1 Millionth Corvette
1993 Ruby Red 40th Anniversary Corvette
2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette
2009 White 1.5 Millionth Corvette
1993 ZR-1 Spyder on loan from General Motors
2009 ZR1 “Blue Devil” on loan from General Motors

It's a sad morning for the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. A sinkhole opened under the dome this morning and swallowed eight cars on display. "As it started happening, it triggered an alarm, so the security company called an employee," Museum Executive Director Wendell Strode said. The alarm, which was triggered at 5:38 a.m., also resulted in a call to the fire department. "It's about 20 feet deep. As best as I can see it is about as big as the pedestal area where we had the cars displayed," Strode said.

The dome is part of the original museum for which construction began in 1992 and was complete in 1994. Strode said nothing can be done about the cars until a structural engineer arrives and evaluates the situation. "We also have called some karst people from Western Kentucky University to come out and see what is going on. This is the first incidence of a sinkhole on the property", he said. Currently, plans are for the museum to be open, but the dome room will be closed.

Entrance Live Webcam:
http://www.corvettemuseum.org/webcam/camera4.shtml

For more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/12/corvette-museum-sinkhole/5417171/

The devil wants his Corvettes back, says a commenter on Bang shift... now that is clever!

Friday, February 7, 2014

Some very low mileage cars coming up to auction March 14-17th

a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette 427/435 Coupe with just 5,900 miles—one of the lowest mileage examples in existence. Finished in original Marlboro Maroon paint and original black interior, the Corvette is equipped with a 427ci V-8 engine producing 435hp and a desirable four-speed manual transmission and boasts a well-documented ownership history. Bloomington Gold as well as Top Flite award winner. Estimated auction value a 1/4 million

Another low mileage ‘Vette set to cross the block in Fort Lauderdale is a striking 1954 Chevrolet Corvette with just 1,370 original miles, finished in the classic combination of Polo White with a sportsman red interior. This car comes from long term ownership in a well-known private collection and has a fully documented history from the day of delivery, including the original dealer invoice and bill of sale.

a highly original, well-documented 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 fitted with Magnum wheels and its original white and black deluxe interior. Boss 429 expert Ed Meyers oversaw the concours preparation of this outstanding original example, which scored consistently high in three SAAC concours events.

for more updates in the coming weeks: http://www.auctionsamerica.com/events/overview.cfm?SaleCode=FL14