From NASCAR to NCM
Five years ago, to the day, DeDe and George Cable were at the National Corvette Museum picking up a Stingray. Now, they are back with a special friend in tow, former NASCAR driver and current racing...
View Article1979 Engineering Development Corvette Undergoing Conservation
It’s known as the Corvette that started the Bowling Green Assembly Plant. But this 1979 Corvette had a story prior to arriving in Kentucky. This 1979 Corvette has an experimental chassis that was...
View ArticleMuseum, Motorsports Park Featured on Tennessee Valley Uncharted
Tennessee Valley Uncharted, the television show, highlights unique locations, techniques and traditions across the seven state region known as the Tennessee Valley. Watch as hosts Erick Baker and...
View ArticleRare Color 1993 ZR-1 Donated
The Corvette has a long history that’s connected to the U.S. military, and the story of how this particular Corvette made it’s way to the National Corvette Museum has a military connection. For many...
View ArticleTelling the Story of Corvettes’ Early Competitor
“What’s that FORD doing in a Corvette Museum? Don Hering of Cincinnati, OH remembers the first time he saw a Thunderbird. He was 11 years old, and the 1955 model had just debuted. From then it became a...
View ArticleAll-Original 1977 Corvette Donated
Elizabeth “Libby” Smith of Garrison, KY has her uncle to thank for her love of Corvette. And her parents have Corvette to thank for keeping Libby on track! A college student at Morehead College in...
View ArticleCemented in History: 1954 ‘Entombed’ Corvette Joins Museum Collection
It was 1954 and successful business man, Richard Sampson of Brunswick, Maine had just purchased a brand-new Corvette. After driving it for four years, he wanted to park it somewhere safe. Sampson was...
View ArticleTransformer Corvettes Displayed in New Exhibit
Two pieces from the ‘silver screen’ have made their way to Bowling Green, Kentucky – joining a special display in the National Corvette Museum’s Exhibit Hall. Fans of the Transformers films will...
View Article1984 DeAtley Trans Am Corvette Racer Donated
Michael (Mike) Moss started off life as a self-proclaimed motorhead, even as young as 13 years old. When he turned 16, he had his sights set on road racing, but a minimum age of 21 pushed him towards...
View ArticleMuseum’s Experimental Mid-Engine Corvette Featured at Amelia Concours
To celebrate the arrival of the next generation Corvette, Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is hosting the ‘Silver Anniversary Amelia’s Mid-Engine Corvette’ class on March 8, 2020. Displayed as part of...
View ArticleNew NCM Board Member: Norm Rose
Norman Rose’s daily commute would put 32,000 – 35,000 miles per year on his Mazda Miata trading it for another when it hit 100,000 miles. He liked the sports car, but it was a little smaller than he...
View ArticleMuseum Delivers First R8C Optioned 2020 Corvette
On Tuesday, March 10 the National Corvette Museum celebrated the first Museum-delivered 2020 Corvette. Glenn and Andrea Johnson of Port Neches, Texas were the first customers to pick up their ‘next...
View ArticleMuseum Debuts Free Educational Video Series’
With many children and families spending time being ‘healthy at home,’ the National Corvette Museum has debuted a free video series, offering educational and fun content for all ages. Vettecademy...
View ArticleNational Corvette Museum Offers Unique Sneak Peek of New Galleries
100 Loyal Enthusiasts Will Be Granted ‘Behind the Barrier’ Access As the First to See Three New Exhibits While an official reopen date for Kentucky’s museums and other tourist attractions has yet to be...
View ArticleCouple Donate their “AC” Corvette
Kenneth Parr’s Corvette story is divided into two eras that he and wife Susan jokingly refer to as “BC” and “AC” – or “before children” and “after college.” We know many Corvette families have similar...
View ArticleA Home of Appreciation
Bowling Green Visitors Discover Museum, Donate Corvette Born and raised in Green Village, New Jersey, renowned illustrator Phillip J. (‘Phil’) Weisgerber studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts...
View Article1988 “Miss America Corvette Convertible” Donated
On Tuesday, June 30 the National Corvette Museum received a donation of a 1988 Corvette, a car the donor had owned for about ten years. But it wasn’t until he inquired about donating it to the Museum...
View ArticleChevrolet’s Response to Viper is a ZR-1 SS Prototype
Former GM Heritage Center Corvette Donated to Museum In the late 80s, Chevrolet was not-so-secretly developing what some dubbed a ‘Super Vette.’ But at the 1989 New York Auto Show, it was the debut of...
View ArticleNew NCM Board Member: Norm Rose
Norman Rose’s daily commute would put 32,000 – 35,000 miles per year on his Mazda Miata trading it for another when it hit 100,000 miles. He liked the sports car, but it was a little smaller than he...
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Museum Delivers First R8C Optioned 2020 Corvette
On Tuesday, March 10 the National Corvette Museum celebrated the first Museum-delivered 2020 Corvette. Glenn and Andrea Johnson of Port Neches, Texas were the first customers to pick up their ‘next...
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