If you're up for a good story that captures the true passion for Corvettes, look no further than the one of Lynda Patterson and her Ruby Red 40th Anniversary model. After years of dreaming of donating the car to the National Corvette Museum, the Louisville native recently did it in memory of her late husband, Mike Patterson, who died of a brain tumor in 2011.
So what happens when the guys from Motor Trend’s "Roadkill" show get their hands on a 1975 Corvette Stingray in need of a lot of work? Well, one pretty crazy adventure.
If you've been dreaming of a way to win a new Corvette Stingray, here’s a shot. The National Corvette Museum is holding a series of raffles in the upcoming weeks to raise funds for day-to-day operations. Yup, and you guessed it, the grand prize is a shiny new C7.
When it comes to carrying that coveted "Made in America" tag important to a lot of U.S. car buyers, the new Corvette Stingray tops the list ... well, along with the Ford F-Series, which I think still puts the C7 in pretty good company as far as respected American nameplates. Both vehicles tied at first place for “Most American-Made” vehicle based on a study by the Kogod School of Business at American University that evaluates the domestic content of vehicles sold in the United States.
I really need to dial up one of these professional driving schools to see if they'd be up for whipping me around a track in a C7 with a more experienced driver at the helm. As much as I love being behind the wheel myself, I certainly realize there are a lot of people more qualified to give me a better feel of what the new Corvette is really capable of.
The next time I hear someone say, “You never really see famous people driving Corvettes in Hollywood,” I'm going to pull this photo up on my phone and say, “really?” In fact, I might even print out a few copies and send them to a couple of Ferrari dealerships in Los Angeles. I'd bet that would stir up conversations around those espresso machines.
The next time I hear someone say, “You never really see famous people driving Corvettes in Hollywood,” I'm going to pull this photo up on my phone and say, “really?” In fact, I might even print out a few copies and send them to a couple of Ferrari dealerships in Los Angeles. I'd bet that would stir up conversations around those espresso machines.
