The design and prototyping of the Corvette C8 was perhaps the longest that Chevrolet had ever worked on a project. This would make sense as they were almost literally reinventing the wheel over nine and a half years, as well as making their first ever mid-engined car. Every little detail...
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Dubbed the “World’s greatest collector car auction,” Barrett-Jackson has been getting some heat from Mecum in recent years, going toe-to-toe with each other to determine who is the best venue for our beloved Corvette. As you may recall, Barrett-Jackson is notorious for their no-reserve auctions–that’s right, every single collector car...
When I initially set out to find some deals on the sixth-generation Corvette, I thought it would be difficult to find a decent sampling in the $20,000 and under category. Much to my surprise, there were 115 examples with clean titles nationwide on Autotrader. I started working the budget down...
The market for the eighth-generation Corvette has been an interesting one to follow, with pricing trends and tactics we’ve never seen in the Corvette world before. It was a perfect storm as supply chain shortages hit during Covid while discretionary spending increased due to “free” money being pumped into the...
Once again, while beginning my research for this C5 edition of CorvSport’s Bargain Hunting series, I was surprised to find so many cheap fifth-generation Corvettes for sale. I initially set my Autotrader search parameters at $12,000, and 47 units surfaced. Filter out salvage/rebuilt and other branded titles, and that number...
As we fly into February of 2025, two of the big dogs in the collector car auction world have already wrapped up their season openers. Depending on who you ask and what collector car auction just finished, it’s a toss-up for which auction reigns supreme in the collector car auction...
As the last front-engine Corvette ever made and the last with a manual, the staying power of the C7 Corvette has been remarkable. But there are still deals out there! Sure, the miles may be higher, and/or the history may have some dings, but there are good-looking examples out there...
The LS7 in the sixth-generation Z06 gave enthusiasts the last naturally aspirated engine for the iconic performance variant, and those seven liters of greatness helped the C6 Z06 rip off quarter-mile runs in the 11-second range. Car and Driver was so impressed after the 2007 Z06 hit their benchmark Lightning...
As 2024 winds down, it’s time to go bargain hunting again, this time with the revolutionary eighth-generation Corvette! If you missed any of our previous episodes, I’ve included the full archives below. We’ve covered all the “modern” Corvettes, including the C5 and C6 Z06s, and you may be surprised at...
CorvSport is your go-to place on the internet for actual dealer-to-dealer wholesale reports, and for the last year, our exclusive reports have helped buyers and enthusiasts gain insights into the Corvette wholesale markets that drive retail values. For the first 16 installments, we focused on the Florida wholesale market, which...
Welcome to CorvSport’s Curated Video Series, where we summarize videos in an easy-to-read format to fit your busy lifestyle. In today’s timeless video, enthusiast and YouTuber TheCorvetteBen used his experience to develop a list of rules for any enthusiast looking to buy their first third-generation Corvette. I’ll tell you from...
Welcome back, faithful CorvSport readers, to another installment of our CorvSport Curates series. If you missed our episode for the highest-rated tires for the C7 Corvette, you can see the full feature here. We all know how essential the proper tires are for our vehicles, especially high-horsepower rides that require...
If you’ve ever driven your Corvette on tires that are nearing the end of their life or ones that are sub-par quality, your brain will instinctively send signals to your right foot that you may want to tread carefully and not try to extract the most performance from your C7...
There’s no denying that the eighth-generation Corvette was a revolutionary step forward for the brand, with its mid-engine design and variants reaching power and performance levels we never imagined were possible. Did we enthusiasts ever think there would be a Corvette with 4-digit horsepower that would destroy track records around...
One of the more interesting dynamics I’ve noticed about the eighth-generation Corvette is that there tend to be a lot of “garage queens” out there. Often, when I’m working on our exclusive wholesale market reports, I see many early C8s that haven’t even crossed over to five digits yet. For...