[Red Bread]

Originally Posted by See5

I don't think many people were. That's probably why its gone. lol

I love this one though.

That does look great. Factory wheels and exhaust are absolute must goes. I also think the side intakes have to stay black, body color looks bad.

[BMWILUVU]

Originally Posted by Dog Face Pony Soldier

The C8 is getting more attention from both those who know what each car is and those who don't.

I keep coming back to the C8. It really is a great 2-seater and I'd rather buy from Detroit.

[heavyD^2]

Those Ferrari looking HRE's definitely give the car a more exotic look compared to the stock C8 wheels that are kind of underwhelming IMO. I'm no GM fan but it's really hard not to like this car.

[freakystyly]

Are we going to get a new transformers movie with this car?

Bumblebee was a Camaro but this car might suit him better. It looks wasp like from the front.

[LoveSickRemix]

Hello, New here, and went to the Chicago Auto Show, and took some pics. Did a quick search and didn't see anything posted before so here they are...









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(i actually have more pics, but figured i would just post these)

[N54Yankee]

Here’s something for anyone who wants a new C8 and is a gambling man. I laid down $120 for myself today.
https://www.autoweek.com/news/sports...rvette-museum/

[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by N54Yankee

Here’s something for anyone who wants a new C8 and is a gambling man. I laid down $120 for myself today.
https://www.autoweek.com/news/sports...rvette-museum/

God.....wouldn't that be awesome!!!!

[N54Yankee]

Originally Posted by Rmtt

God.....wouldn't that be awesome!!!!

Sure would be. Talking to the wife yesterday as we did the online section for the application for the lottery and I asked her what are we going to do with the C6 if we win? She said I keep the C6 and she gets the C8. Women.

[Donatello.]

Originally Posted by N54Yankee

Here’s something for anyone who wants a new C8 and is a gambling man. I laid down $120 for myself today.
https://www.autoweek.com/news/sports...rvette-museum/

I may have to try for $20...

[JPM-3]

Originally Posted by Donatello.

I may have to try for $20...

I'll throw in a benjamin too. Good luck!

[spiceyxi]

Originally Posted by JPM-3

I'll throw in a benjamin too. Good luck!

I'm confused about the wording around needing to be located in Kentucky. Seems as if they have some option to work around this, but then have an faq that you need to be in Kentucky.

https://raffle.corvettemuseum.org/FAQ.cfm

[N54Yankee]

For a free car I’ll gladly take a flight to Bowling Green.

When I bought my C6 the wife and I set it up to do the factory tour and pick it up there and drive home. A week or so later I was at the dealer And I was Looking over the final contract and I see charges for Delivery charge to my dealer in NY. I reminded the salesman that we’re doing the factory pickup and he said I know, we still have to charge for delivery, it was around $600 if I remember correctly. They also hit you up extra for the Bowling Green pick up. Double dipping at its worst. I told him to pass on the factory.

[dgoldenz]

Originally Posted by N54Yankee

For a free car I’ll gladly take a flight to Bowling Green.

When I bought my C6 the wife and I set it up to do the factory tour and pick it up there and drive home. A week or so later I was at the dealer And I was Looking over the final contract and I see charges for Delivery charge to my dealer in NY. I reminded the salesman that we’re doing the factory pickup and he said I know, we still have to charge for delivery, it was around $600 if I remember correctly. They also hit you up extra for the Bowling Green pick up. Double dipping at its worst. I told him to pass on the factory.

Every trip to get the free car also gets a free vial of COVID-19 injected directly into your veins. Sign me up!

[supra93]

https://www.autoblog.com/2020/05/07/...ction-limited/

It could be one of the rarest 'Vettes in recent memory

The eighth-generation Chevrolet Corvette deserves a do-over. Its market launch was marred by a United Auto Workers (UAW) strike that paralyzed General Motors for 40 days in the fall of 2019 and a pandemic that forced the global economy to grind to a halt. As a result, the 2020 model may be the rarest Corvette in recent memory.

2020 looked grim even before Chevrolet began building the new Corvette in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on February 3. In January, we reported the firm planned to cut 2020 production by about 20% to make up for the working days it lost during the strike, and to offset the time it spent tracking down internal issues with the car. Dealer allocations were slashed, though executives mostly wanted to prevent stores from building an inventory.

The mid-engined Corvette finally began rolling off the assembly line, we drove it (and loved it) and customers started taking delivery, but its launch derailed again when General Motors began shutting down its North American factories to fight the spread of the coronavirus. Bowling Green built its last Corvette on March 20, according to Consumer Guide, and there's no word yet on when it will re-open. It remains idle as of writing.

Kai Spandle, the Bowling Green plant manager, revealed in an earlier interview that approximately 2,700 examples of the 2020 Corvette were built between February 3 and March 20. That number could grow if Chevrolet resumes production in a timely manner, but it's not going to increase exponentially, which means the 2020 will become one of the rarest regular-production models in the Corvette's history.

For context, Chevrolet sold 10,261 units of the Corvette during the 1960 model year, 17,316 for the 1970 model year, and a whopping 40,614 in the 1980 model year. Sales for the 1990, 2000, and 2010 model years totaled 23,464, 33,682, and 12,194, respectively. And, 34,822 seventh-generation cars were made during the 2019 model year, including 2,953 ZR1 models powered by a 755-horsepower V8 engine.

General Motors is gradually reopening its North American factories, but it hasn't revealed when the mid-engined Corvette will again see the light that awaits at the end of the production line. Leaked documents that surfaced online in March — two days before the factory closed — confirmed the company has stopped taking orders for the 2020 model, and it will begin selling the 2021 model in late May, or about a month earlier than planned.

"Further information will be forthcoming from Chevrolet regarding the handling of sold 2020 model year [cars] that we will be unable to accept, and the creation of a replacement 2021 model year sold order," the company told its dealers. This suggests customers waiting for a 2020 Corvette may end up with a 2021 model instead.

General Motors previously announced production of the 2021 Corvette will start on September 1, a date which — in theory — gives the Bowling Green factory time to build additional 2020 models before it switches to the next model year. We don't know if that date is still accurate, or if it has been moved. Similarly, what's on the list of changes the 2021 model year will bring is anyone's guess at this point; all we know is there are several new Corvette variants in the pipeline. We've reached out to Chevrolet, and we'll update this story if we learn more.

[N54Yankee]

While BG is closed now there is work going on in other GM plants making Corvette parts, even around the clock reputed workforce in advance of the eventual opening and the company is looking at later this month in some respect.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/33348/...up-and-running

[N54Yankee]

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/no-g...SuexmWiV_cnS5d

[N54Yankee]

A wee bit lighter, a smidge more power and nicer sounding too boot
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enth...st/ar-BB13Q8aM

[Jbrown7403]

Saw my first C8 in the wild (sorry for the poor quality)

[N54Yankee]

Here’s an option available for the new Corvette that’s sure to raise a raucous.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...ors-available/

[IllSic_Design]

Love it except for the view from the back. I don't like the M2/series back end but could live with it, I could not live with the back end on the C8.

[KevinGS]

Originally Posted by IllSic_Design

Love it except for the view from the back. I don't like the M2/series back end but could live with it, I could not live with the back end on the C8.

100% agree^^^

The entire C8 design is simply not alluring to me, something about it is just "off". It looks like it's a $70,000 American mid-engine car, and I guess for many, that's why they love it. I was in Carlyle, PA when they previewed the car for all the Corvette fans, and at least 50% of the Corvette fan club came away feeling the same. Something in the design got lost in translation.

Nevertheless, the rear is an utter complete deal breaker for me. I don't even think the aftermarket can save it.....though I've seen some amazing exhaust tip and rear valence kits that have transformed some cars, so I'm still holding out hope. Otherwise, maybe the Chevy refresh will spruce up the rear.

[BMWILUVU]

Originally Posted by IllSic_Design

Love it except for the view from the back. I don't like the M2/series back end but could live with it, I could not live with the back end on the C8.

I like the rear, I hated the frontal view since it looks oddly bulky.