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One would assume the National Corvette Museum solely displays information and exhibits about vehicles, more specifically about Corvettes. But, in fact, this museum regularly hosts a wide array of special exhibits for individuals of all ages.

The latest 25,000-square-foot exhibit, entitled “The World We Create” on loan from the Louisville Science Center, contains hands-on activities that show first-hand how human creativity has been used to advance our world and solve problems. Participants are carried through three themes within this exhibit, which include: Construction Zone, Transit Hub and Tech Works.

For more information, see below or visit http://www.corvettemuseum.org.

Exhibit: “THE WORLD WE CREATE”

Dates: January 9 – April 18, 2010

Location: National Corvette Museum
350 Corvette Drive
(Exit 28 off I-65)
Bowling Green, KY 42101

Hours: Daily 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission: $10 – adults
$5 – kids aged 6-16
$8 – seniors
$25 - family

Click here for a sample PDF of all the excitement!

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Plans to add a Motorsports park to Bowling Green’s National Corvette Museum are in the beginning stages. The museum has already begun purchasing surrounding land to make this park become a reality. Of the 300 acres needed, 70 acres have been purchased by the museum.

The proposed park will include a quarter-mile drag strip, 2.5-mile course, 10-acre autocross diagonal skid pad, paddock, control tower, go-cart track, as well as restroom facilities.

Wendell Storde, executive director of the museum, says this park could potentially bring 100,000+ visitors to Bowling Green annually. Many in the community are enthused about this new park and its potential to attract visitors to the area.

Fundraising and sponsorship initiatives are just beginning, though the museum did raise $177,000 from last year’s 15th anniversary celebration. The museum plans to privately raise $25 million for the park to come to fore wishing.

Museum officials hope to begin construction on the park come 2011.

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Three new members were officially inducted this year into the 2010 Corvette Hall of Fame!

With twelve years of history and over 40 inductees who, in some way, have influenced Corvette’s success, the National Corvette Museum's Hall of Fame is proud to now include:

GRADY DAVIS, former executive vice president of Gulf Oil Corp.

• "Davis was the man and the muscle behind Gulf Oil’s sponsorship of Corvette Racing through the early 60s. He showed everyone that Corvette was a world-class racecar. He established the benchmark for Corvette Racing that we continue to emulate today."

– nominator John Walko

FRED GALLASCH, retired assistant brand manager of Corvette

• "All of us have passion for our families. Many of us have passion for our employment. Most have passion for their hobbies. Fred's passion for Corvette has been his hobby and his employment, and the many friends he has made through Corvette have become family."

- nominator Karl Hannum

JAMES INGLE, retired Corvette development engineer

• "...one of the unsung heros of the Corvette. Since his first assignment in 1975 as the lead development engineer dedicated to the Corvette, Jim has demonstrated a mastery of the Corvette engineering, and a no fooling, let's get it done attitude. I believe the Corvette evolved into the best sports car on the market in part due to the efforts of Jingles."

- nominator William R. Nichols

These three men’s names and photos will soon be showcased on the walls of the museum’s famous red spire room. Congratulations gentlemen!

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The National Corvette Museum celebrated their second-annual tradition this year during the first weekend in November. Three days of festivities were planned in honor of our U.S. veterans.

Nearly 150 veterans were included in the long-weekend of events, which included drag racing, golf cart autocross, tours, scavenger hunts, poker runs, a formal banquet and more. A Bowling Green Veterans Day Parade topped the cake on Saturday.

No Corvette required upon admission, only $10.

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In these already troubling economic times, millions in federal economic stimulus money has been spent on the building and preserving of our national museums.

Within the past four years alone, $28 million has been spent on funding 55 transportation-related museums, including the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

The argument:

• Some rationalize that the stimulus money is needed MUCH more in mending our current economic problems.
   
• Others feel that our national museums enrich our communities and give our future generations an abundance of knowledge, history and culture. They also help to improve tourism, which grows local economies.

We love our Corvette Museum, don't get us wrong... but should public money be used to fund the museum?  So, we’ll leave the big question up to you… Where should our nation spend this stimulus money? Share your comments below.

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Photo contributed by Joseph Michael to the Corvette Museum's photo collection on Facebook.

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In celebration of the National Corvette Museum’s 15th anniversary, the museum is raffling off an Artic White Corvette Grand Sport… Not just an ordinary Corvette either.

The Grand Sport painted in all white with a red-stripped, black hood will showcase Corvette Racing’s mascot, Jack. In honor of this memorable raffle prize, the museum has also added the NCM official logo to the car’s B-pillar.

With a six speed manual transmission, the vehicle also comes equipped with dual mode exhaust as well as a ZR1 rear spoiler. “You can summarize the car this way,” Tadge Juechter, Chief Engineer of the Corvette said, “Zero to sixty in four seconds; 26 miles a gallon.”

Since each raffle ticket costs a pretty penny ($150 each), the NCM has decided to only offer out 2,009 raffle tickets in total, giving participants a good chance of winning. Even if you don’t take home the collector’s Corvette Grand Sport, second place winner receives $10,000 and third place will win $5,000. Not to bad if you ask me!

Tickets for the raffle are still available by simply clicking below. You only have until Sunday, September 6th at 10 a.m. before the winning tickets are picked!

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Corvette’s Bowling Green Assembly Plant recently announced a new schedule of production hours, effective July 20th. Instead of a normal 8-hour, 5 days per week, operation hours will be reduced to 10-hour days, 4 days per week.

The nearly 500 workers now employed will be expected to work Monday through Thursday from 6:12am until 4:42pm. There is no word of how long this new schedule will endure.

To further control production numbers of Corvettes, the plant is also scheduled to close August 3rd, August 10th, and August 17th.

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General Motor’s Bowling Green Assembly Plant produced its 1,500,000th Corvette on May 28, 2009. The special announcement was made at a Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association June meeting.

“The 1.5 millionth Corvette is a great example of how Chevy is America’s Brand,” says Chevrolet’s Product Marketing Director, Karen Rafferty. “For nearly 60 years we have built America’s Sports Car and this milestone is a solid proof point.”

In keeping with tradition, the historic 1,500,000th Corvette was built identical to the first, 500,000th, and 1,000,000th Corvettes ever built. Each are assembled with a black convertible top, white body, 3LT body style, and red interior.  What a neat idea and tradition!  More photos of the event after the jump!

Do you predict Chevrolet will make it to producing Corvette No. 2,000,000? We can only hope!

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The very FIRST 2009 Competition Sport Package Z06 was raffled off last week courtesy of the National Corvette Museum. The lucky ticket #54 won William Leighton of The Woodlands, Texas this beautiful Z06 prize.

This raffle was yet another event planned to continue the weeklong C5/C6 Birthday Bash celebration! Tickets for the raffle cost $450 each, though the vehicle equates out to a $77,500 purchase. Mr. Leighton, lucky enough, also has the option to receive his new prize at the museum in a celebratory delivery fashion. Not too shabby!

Funds from the raffle go toward purchasing the next museum’s raffle car. General Motors graciously gave the museum the opportunity to buy the first Z06 for the event. “We are excited to have the first VIN representing this extraordinary Corvette model to use as a fundraiser,” states NCM Executive Director, Wendell Strode. “We appreciate the allocation from our friends at GM allowing us the chance to purchase this car for use as a fundraiser, and look forward to meeting the winner when they take delivery at the Museum. We hope that by continuing to offer these raffles to benefit the Museum, we are also giving someone an opportunity to become a Corvette owner that might not have had the opportunity.”

Don’t worry if you missed out for this raffle, tickets for future museum raffles can be found by clicking here. Good luck!

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GM announed that they were planning to reduce production to align with market demand, meaning that many assembly plants will be ideled in the coming weeks so that inventory can catch up with demand.  We've just learned that the Bowling Green Assembly Plant, home to the Corvette, will be one of the most severly impacted plants that GM has.

The plant will be down 9 weeks.  The downtime weeks are as follows:  5/4, 5/11, 6/1, 6/8, 6/29, 7/6, 7/13, 8/3, 8/10.  These new operating plans have also revised the buildout and startup schedules for the 2009 and 2010 Corvettes.

The new revised buildout for the last 2009 Corvettes will be July 28th, 2009.  The new revised startup for the 2010 Corvettes will be July 29th, 2009.

Keep checking CorvetteBlog.com for any updates related to the Bowling Green Assembly Plant.

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As we promised from an earlier blog, we have updated news regarding the National Corvette Museum’s expansion inside Bowling Green, Kentucky. When we last wrote, plans for the construction of the 70+ acres outside the current museum had just been approved and funding for the large project was in its early stages. That was then.

Now, the museum has plans to add on an additional 47,000 square feet to the building’s existing floor plans. The massive expansion and enhancement to the current facilities hopes to lure in more tourists and Corvette enthusiasts. The expansion will occur within the following sections: the Library and Archives, Corvette Store, Delivery Prep offices, Admissions, Hall of Fame, Conference Center and Café, and extra amenities that will accommodate public needs, such as bathrooms and storage lockers.

Labor Day weekend is the temporary date of completion for this project, which also just so happens to be the Museum’s 15th Anniversary! What a way to celebrate!  You can also watch a video of the expansion after the jump.

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What do all these people have in common?

Jay Leno, famous car guy and host of The Tonight Show

Racing legend Mario Andretti

James Brown, host of the NFL Today Show on CBS

Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR driver

Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports

Joey Kramer, Aerosmith band member

NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon

Teri Hatcher, actress of Lois & Clark and Desperate Housewives fame

NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Ed Glazer, owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Manchester United

Todd Schnitt, radio host of the Schnitt Show in Florida

These are among the rich and famous who are lining up to buy their very own 2009 Corvette ZR1!  According to Corvette Quarterly, some have their rides already, while others are waiting.  Have you ordered yours yet?

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The National Corvette Museum (NCM) located in Bowling Green, Kentucky has recently announced their plans to begin funding for 70+ acres outside the museum. The museum already offers a wonderful opportunity to learn about the history of Corvettes. But soon, one will also be able to catch a glimpse of Corvettes being tested on a quarter-mile drag strip as well as on a mile and half road course.

In order to acquire the land, the funding project already put in place, deemed “Motorplex Park”, will require nearly $1,060,000 to finance. The land will ultimately consist of a drag strip, road course, and skid pad area for testing a vehicle’s braking systems.

NCM’s Executive Director, Wendell Strode proposes, “We are extremely excited about this opportunity which will broaden our mission and remain grateful for the continual support of the Corvette community.”

We hope to keep you updated as the project continues on.

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This CorvetteBlog is a special treat, for it is written by another of the Completely Satisfied Corvette customers to buy through our parent company, George Matick Chevrolet, and also participate in the National Corvette Museum Delivery program.

The words of Bob and Kitty Parrin of Indiana when they took delivery of their new Crystal Red Metallic 2008 Corvette Convertible in October:

Back to the future.  That pretty much describes our trip to Bowling Green for the delivery of our 2008 C6 Convertible.

Yes, it felt like the 1960’s all the way around, but in 21st century style.  Back to a time when cars were fun and exciting.  Think Mini Coopers and mid-year Corvettes.  Cars of my dreams.  Fortunately automakers have given us modern versions of these classics.

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The National Corvette Museum reminded us Friday that tours of the Bowling Green Assembly Plant will begin again on Monday, following the two weeks of the GM shut-down.

It is highly recommended that Corvette enthusiasts travelling through the Bowling Green, Kentucky area avail themselves of tours of the Museum (Monday through Saturday) and the Assembly Plant (Monday through Friday).

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Owners of Corvette Pace Cars are invited to participate in the 2007 Corvette Pace Car Reunion, September 27-29. Owners and participants will have the opportunity to meet and greet other pace car owners and share in the excitement of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as well as the Museum itself!

Participants taking part in Indianapolis area activities will be able to tour the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, including the Victory Podium and Gasoline Alley garages, and ride around the 2.5 mile oval in their tour bus. Also included is a visit to the Hall of Fame Museum. A road tour caravan to Bowling Green will lead to the rest of the Pace Car Reunion!

The third day includes guided tours of the Museum, seminars in the Chevrolet Theater, a catered boxed lunch, and a memorable evening with National Corvette Museum Hall of Fame Member and retired GM executive Jim Perkins. Dinner in the Museum's Skydome followed by an exciting auction in the Chevrolet Theater is planned for all in attendance.

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AutoBlog posted a great article on the Corvette assembly plant today.  Great pictures of the Bowling Green Assembly Plant abound.

As we had reported earlier, the plant is just across the street from the National Corvette Museum.  I spent three hours or more at the museum late winter.  Throw in the assembly plant, and you've got an exciting full day of activity!

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The 2008 Corvette will be the best performing and most technologically advanced Corvette ever!  With the most new enhancements since the birth of the C6, America's finest sports car, the Corvette, moves yet another step forward in competing with the world's finest.

At the top of the list is the new LS3 Engine, tuned to 430hp and 424lb-ft of torque in standard form, with an upgrade available to 436hp and 428lb-ft of torque with the optional dual mode exhaust system.

According the announcement out of the National Corvette Museum on Friday, other enhancements include:

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The Bowling Green (Kentucky) Assembly Plant celebrated twenty five years of building Chevrolet Corvettes on June 1, 2006.

To highlight the occasion on that day, the Bowling Green Daily News published an elaborate keepsake edition.  Read it all at the Bowling Green Daily News.

Our thanks to General Manager Mark Van Patten of the newspaper for making this resource available!

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The National Corvette Museum announced today that they are looking for a classic 1963 Corvette convertible or split-window coupe to display for nine to twelve months.

As you may know, the displays at the museum are not static.  You will see an ever-changing collection of Corvettes on subsequent visits, because only about 5% of the vehicles displayed actually belong to the museum!

Details of the arrangement can be accessed at their website.

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Corvette has been selected as the Indy 500 Pace Car a remarkable nine times.  This year's vehicle will be the fourth year in a row!  The Chevrolet brand has served a record eighteen times!  Chevrolet marketing moguls have frequently helped to immortalize this achievement by producing a limited number of replica Corvettes for the buying public to purchase and enjoy.

For example, large volume Chevy dealers currently have the opportunity of selling the 2007 Corvette Convertible Z51 Pace Car Replica in Atomic Orange.  500 units will be built.

The National Corvette Museum commemorates this achievement of Corvette by displaying a large number of these unique originals or replicas.

[ 2007 Pace Car Blog ]

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As I toured the National Corvette Museum, I discovered that Corvette has a relationship with world famous guitar manufacturers.

In a large showcase, I found both Gibson and Paul Reed Smith well represented with the presence of guitars designed to commemorate a relationship with the Chevrolet Corvette.

Not shown in the picture at the right is the new Ron Fellows Corvette Z06 Commemorative guitar from PRS, which was revealed at the Chicago Auto Show.

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Attentive visitors to the National Corvette Museum discover a direct connection from the museum to another organization entirely.  The story is simple, but often overlooked.

Many men from the National Corvette Restorers Society had possessed the dream that was fulfilled in 1994 when the museum opened.  Terry McManmom was the first to move on the dream way back in 1984.  At least four other individuals were also key in the creation of this fabulous facility: Ray Battaglini, Jon Brookmeyer, Dan Gale, and Darrel Bowlin.

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A question Corvette fans love to answer is "what is a Corvette anyway?"  Sure, some people do not know that a "corvette" was a seaworthy vessel used during World War II.

To access a full history of this class of vessel, and to begin to understand why the car would be named after an efficient vessel that was fleet of foot, visit the encyclopedia.

Another great thing about the National Corvette Museum is that they have this remarkable model of a corvette.  It's not difficult to see how it inspired the name of our favorite sports car.

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The 2007 Callaway Corvette C16 has recently been in the news, but were you aware that older Callaway eye candy is available for viewing at the National Corvette Museum?

I think my favorite on my recent visit was this fabulous purple and silver 1995 ZR-1 Callaway ZR-LM Coupe.  Deriving 502hp from the 350 cubic inch engine and showing amazingly British good looks, this car was on loan from John Christenson.

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When 150,000 Corvette enthusiasts vist the National Corvette Museum every year, one of the treats they encounter is a special display in honor of Dale Earnhardt.

At the base of the spire (or "frustrum" as it is called by some) in the SkyDome, display cases present a wide range of items either which had been owned by Dale Earnhardt, or were created to honor him. 

This collection, which primarily came from Terry Neal Thomas of Kentucky, includes cereal boxes, mugs, knives, model cars, autographs, the tragic accident newspaper headlines, photographs, and many other items.  In addition, a smaller similar selection is dedicated to Dale, Jr.

Every Earnhardt fan will want to make a trek to see this amazing collection.

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The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky has a superb choice of events for Corvette enthusiasts this coming year.  Check out any of these great activities in western Kentucky:

The C5/C6 Birthday Bash is scheduled for April 26-28.

The ZR-1/C4 Gathering follows May 3-5.

The Cruise-In sponsored by www.corvetteforum.com will be May 24-26.

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Within a period of less than two years, the original Corvette, filled with promise as it was, was underperforming on the roads of America and in salesrooms across the country.  But then came "The Turning Point."

Russian born engineer and race driver Zora Arkus-Duntov appeared on the scene.  With a background in engineering at Allard, Porsche, and Daimler-Benz, and experience in V-8 engine development, Arkus-Duntov wrote a three passage internal GM memo to Maurice Olly elaborately titled "Thoughts Pertaining to Youth, Hot Rodders, and Chevrolet."

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One of my many surprises when visiting the National Corvette Museum was the discovery of the NASA connection.  Not that there is necessarily a signed document of any kind between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Museum.

One whole display room was dedicated to photographs of astronauts who have visted the Museum, the Cape Canaveral (now: Cape Kennedy) Corvette Club, and displays of patches and memorabilia.

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Those familiar with Corvette history are well aware that there was no 1983 Corvette.  The industry standard Corvette Black Book certainly shows no entry between the 1982 and 1984 Corvettes.

Imagine my amazement this past Saturday at the National Corvette Museum standing in front of a white 1983 Corvette! This unique Corvette is shown to the right.

The sign on the exhibit explains: "The planned 1983 Corvette brought forward some of the most far reaching design changes in Corvette's history.  Many changes included high-technology that had not been proven for automobile application....Although the technology was available, it had to be developed into the manufacturing process with the quality, reliability, and durability proven before production of saleable vehicles could begin.  The initial plan called for introduction of the newly designed 1983 in October 1982.  There were 43 pre-production models built (but) a decision was made to withhold production (for sale) until January 1983 and to serialize them as 1984 models.  The Corvette was named "Car of the Year" by Motor Trend Magazine in 1984."

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Friday morning found me heading south from Detroit through Cincinnati and Louisville for my first visit to the Holy Grail of the Corvette Lovin’ World, the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

As I pulled into the lot Saturday morning for a closer look, I found the exterior unpretentious except for the eye-catching orangey-red spike poking out the roof. Could this building really hold that many secrets? Was it worth the eight hard hours of driving? Was I in for a surprise!

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"The Corvette Hall of Fame was created by the National Corvette Museum Board of Directors in 1998.  The purpose of the award is to confer the highest honor and recognition upon the most influential individuals in the history of the Corvette.  The award recognizes those people who have made significant contributions in their respective fields, each having reached the highest level of accomplishment.  Inductees must also possess the highest standards of integrity and character to positively reflect and enhance the prestige of the Corvette and the National Corvette Museum."

Thus reads the Recommendation Form for potential honorees.

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Thanks to a helpful story on the “Latest News” tab at Corvette Action Center today, it was learned that the National Corvette Museum is selling parts on eBay to raise additional funds for the operation of the Museum.

In my visit to the eBay link, it appears that the majority of the parts are for Vettes, but there are goodies for some other GM products, too. Take a look!  For example, that replacement tail light assembly for your 1970-71 Corvette may be waiting there for you!

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The National Corvette Museum has just announced the availability of an extremely limited quantity of what they're calling the Green Machine. 

Only 111 diecast 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 models in this unique edition will be made available per the Museum's recent announcement.  Get full details from the Museum.

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The National Corvette Museum has begun a new raffle fundraiser. The prize this time is a 2007 Corvette Coupe in Atomic Orange Metallic.

Only 500 tickets will be sold! The $250 ticket price will be well worth it to one winner, who will take home a gorgeous new Vette. Amenities include: the top of the line 3LT package, Cashmere Leather, polished aluminum wheels and automatic transmission.

Details can be accessed at their website: The National Corvette Museum.

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In a move sure to please customers of George Matick Chevrolet in Redford, Michigan, General Manager Molly Williams announced today that everyone buying or leasing a new or pre-owned Corvette through the dealership may request that a donation of $200 be made in their name to the National Corvette Museum.

The Museum, of course, is in the process of raising millions of dollars for a significant addition to their facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

“We want to do our part to encourage Corvette enthusiasm,” Williams remarked.  This offer will be extended through December 31, 2006.

Corvettes purchased or leased can always be delivered to out-of-state residents or picked up at the Museum itself!

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If you’ve been reading our Corvette Blog for very long, you already know that the National Corvette Museum, in south-central Kentucky’s Bowling Green, announced recently that they are fund-raising currently for a major expansion.

The likelihood of that expansion increased dramatically last week when Ivan and Mary Shrodt of Sherwood, Wisconsin, donated $1.3 million, the largest gift in the museum's history.  Mr. Shrodt is a retired research director for Kimberly Clark Corporation.

According to a news story through the Associated Press, the money will go toward the planned $14 million expansion.  Museum director Wendell Strode stated that the project is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2009.

The Shrodt’s have no children, and have stated that they gave the money to the Bowling Green museum because of their affection for Corvettes.  "We looked at what we valued and what was important to us," said Ivan Shrodt, 60.

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