| Corvette Market Insider's Newsletter Vol.1, #2
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Dear Corvette Enthusiasts,Welcome to your second issue of Keith Martin's Corvette Market Insider's Newsletter. In every issue you'll find information to help you become a more informed collector. Your comments and suggestions are welcome; please send them to Brendan Floyd, Newsletter Editor. |
Five Corvettes You Want - and Five You'll Run Away From
 The holiday season is in full stride and ol' Saint Nick is checking his list. Have you been naughty or nice? This month we take a look at five lump-of-coal Corvettes as well as five reserved for only the nicest girls and boys.
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Corvette of the Month - 1984 Corvette Coupe Fright Pig
 Stefan Lombard takes a look at a horrible 1984 Corvette Coupe that sold for $2,050 at Mecum's Bloomington Gold auction on June 17. Blast some AC/DC and fetch those acid-washed jeans, maybe cut a mullet and do burnout-to-doughnut-combos in the local high school parking lot... just don't expect a thrashed C4 to benefit from any restoration or modification attempts.
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Breaking News... Scottsdale Corvette Insider's Seminar Now Free to CM Subscribers
 Thanks to support from the collector car hobby, CM subscribers will be able to attend the first annual Corvette Market Scottsdale Insider's Seminar free of charge. Pre-registration is required.
The seminar will take place January 18 in the Russo and Steele tent in Scottsdale, Arizona, from 9 am to 11 am. Publisher Martin will moderate the event, which will be entitled "The Corvette Market - Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow," and will include a panel of leading authorities in the Corvette world. Entry for current CM subscribers is free; non-subscribers pay $100 for 2, or $55 for one. Russo and Steele will provide seminar participants with a catered breakfast at 8 am.
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"Earthquake 88s" to Shake up St. Charles
 Next year's Bloomington Gold show at Pheasant Run resort in St. Charles, Illinois, is going to be noisy. Bloomington Gold CEO David Burroughs has announced the featured model at the June 26-29 show will be the thundering L88 Corvette, and he hopes to gather more than 50 of them. The event will also feature the new All-Brand Survivor Show, which is open to anyone who has a functional vehicle over 20 years old and feels it qualifies as a Survivor.
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Corvettes Show Strength for Chip Miller
The 1st Annual Corvettes for Chip took place November 11 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Chip Miller, who passed away in 2004 from amyloidosis, was a life-long 'Vette enthusiast and played a key role in the creation of Carlisle Events. Eighteen Corvette clubs raised $2,500 for the Chip Miller Charitable Foundation, formed to support research, education, and awareness of the disease that took his life.
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ProTeam Sweeps Vettefest With Six Triple Crown Winners
 Perfection continues for ProTeam Classic Corvette Collection and Sales as they won six Triple Crown awards during the Fall Chevy Vettefest Nationals on Saturday, November 17, 2007, at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. In two years, all 15 of ProTeam's entries have reached this pinnacle mark.
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| Auction Results, Upcoming Auctions, and 'Vette Events
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RM Toronto International Fall Classic Car Auction
 The 'Vette was well represented at RM's annual Toronto International Fall Classic Car Auction held October 19-21. Twenty-one Corvettes crossed the block and nine sold for a total of $315,761, with a 1962 convertible earning high sale honors at $111,240. View the complete results here. |
Mark Your Calendars
What: Corvette Lovers Panama Canal Cruise Where: Ft. Lauderdale, FL. When: January19-27 An eight-night cruise featuring special guests. Visit www.catchawaveproductions.com for complete details.
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The C2 Corvette is an incredibly charismatic sports car that needn't be pampered.
 Learn more about the 1963-67 Corvette in Keith Martin's Buyer's Guide. |
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What was new for the 1969 Corvette?
a. Hidden headlights became vacuum operated
b. The steering wheel diameter was reduced from 16" to 15"
c. Holley carburetors became standard
d. Big block displacement was increased to 454 ci
Click here to cast your vote.
Last month: Which year were the most fuelie Corvettes produced?
1963 (2,610 built) 49% |
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Let me stand next to your fire
This hot C5 'Vette, designed to
deceive Jack Frost and those cold morning starts, was seen at
Mid America Motorworks's Funfest in Effingham, Illinois.
Have an unusual Corvette photo? Send it to news@vettemarket.com, and if we use it for an upcoming issue, we will send you a free 2008 Pocket Price Guide.
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'Vette Videos
See the new-for-'84 Corvette in this vintage Chevrolet ad.
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