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Well it's a slow Good Friday and we could all use a laugh.  We came across this episode of Judge Judy where the ownership of a Corvette is discussed and debated.  The people are so classic, their arguments are anything but.  Enjoy and Happy Easter from all of us at CorvetteBlog!

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This video of the week was a painful one to watch.  It reminds us all that when the true power of the Z06 is released in the wild... well, sometimes people get wild and out of control.  Take a peak at what happens when this Velocity Yellow Z06 hits the swamp.

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This week's Video of the Week is the sound of a stripped C6 Exhaust.  This is what a 2007 C6 sounds like with the stock mufflers and H-Pipe removed.  From the video comments we learn that the sotck exhaust manifolds were still in place.  They intended to add the NPP exhaust after this.  Still, a great raw sound worth hearing.

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Here's a short, yet fun video showing the actual reveal of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 to the public in Detroit at the NAIAS on Saturday morning.  Sure, everyone saw the week's worth of media coverage on it, but there's just something special about seeing it in person - especially seeing it revealed!  Enjoy.

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Kelly Blue Book had a great interview with Harlan Charles at the NAIAS last week.  Take a peak at Harlan's walk-around and thoughts on the 2009 Corvette ZR1.

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We loved the Barrett-Jackson auction on Saturday of the first 2009 Corvette ZR1, for $1,000,000 mind you!  Our friends at CorvetteBlogger have gone and put it on YouTube for everyone to enjoy, if you weren't lucky enough to be watching on Friday night.  Enjoy and relive this awesome moment!

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Pictures from NAIAS are one thing, but we love video too.  Lucky for all of us, Tom Wallace, the Chevrolet Corvette Vehicle Line Executive was filmed talking about his thoughts on the 2009 Corvette ZR1.  Wallace is also known as "Mr. Corvette" and for good reason.  Here he is talking about the ZR1.

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Yet another video has surfaced of the introduction of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 at the GM Style event last Saturday.  This one comes to us from SlashGear.com and is a more lengthy version than others that we have posted thus far.  It really gives you a taste as to the evening's biggest reveal and star of the night!  Check it out.

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The GM Style show was too hot not to have a few posts to get you in the swing of things.  This video comes to us from TopSpeed.com and shows the reveal of the 2009 Corvette ZR1.  GM does know how to do a reveal, at least as part of their GM Style show.  It will be interesting to see how they reveal the vehicle to the press this week outside this show as well.

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CorvetteBlog's first 2008 Video of the Week is a montage of scenes from the National Corvette Museum.  Check it out below, we really enjoyed this one!

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I love the C6, don't get me wrong, but its fun to go back and look at Corvettes of the past and this week for our CorvetteBlog Video of the Week, we head back to 1988.  This week's video features a '88 C4 Corvette with it's digital speedometer and all.  Check it out.

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This week's Video of the Week is a little unorthodox, but still interesting (at least to me).  I found this one from a user on YouTube named "drunkdriverhunters"  I sat through the almost 6 minute video to see where it was going and it turned out to be interesting. 

This guy and girl in a Corolla follow a drunk driver in a Velocity Yellow C6 Corvette from a nightclub in Petaluma, CA.  He's clearly over the limit as he almost hits 2 parked cars and swerves around the lanes multiple times.  So why are they on a mission?  Well watch until the end and find out this videographer's motivation.

Remember, when you've had too much, even if you have an awesome Corvette, call a cab.  It's that simple.

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We covered Jay Leno's E85 Corvette that debuted at SEMA in length, here and here.  What you haven't seen is the video that GM Performance Parts put together on this awesome ride.

Take a look at it here, as its our Video of the Week!

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Mike Yager recently interviewed Dave McLellan, former Corvette Chief Engineer, when Dave visited Mid America Motorworks in September.  We have given a lot of coverage to the Corvette Funfest event simply because so many great things were going on.

Interviews of significant Corvette personalities is a key part of the Corvette Funfest, and a great deal can be learned about Corvette history when the right question is posed to the right interviewee.  This YouTube posting does not disappoint.

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The Corvette racing enterprise is extensive.  While the Corvette Racing Team C6.R twins wrapped up the GT1 Manufacturer's Title this last weekend at Laguna Seca,   C5.R Corvettes continue to compete in various venues around the globe.  And, especially in Europe, GT3 competitions now include Corvettes, as well.

To celebrate it all, the Corvette Motorsport website provides a pretty wide range of information on equipment, events, and racing news.  Some interesting videos are there for your enjoyment, too.  Check it out!

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This week's Video of the Week isn't exactly a video, but it does count for our purposes.  This prank call from Dudley & Bob of Radio Station KLBJ of Austin, Texas is called "Wreck-A-Vette".  The DJ's seem to be along the lines of a Bubba the Love Sponge show from what I can tell.  I do love Bubba.  Regardless, they prank a Corvette customer in for service and boy does he have a bad experience!  Have fun listening (and watching) this clip!

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This video is a special find.  It is almost a ten minute report on the final C4 Corvette that was built at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant in 1996.  If you have a couple of minutes, watch this one all the way through.  It shows what goes in to each and every Corvette that comes out of the plant... and shows a lot about every American that works on our beloved Vette.

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This week's Video of the Week from Corvette Blog features a Corvette Stingray, probably as you've never seen one before.  This particular Stingray can do a wheely!  Yes, I didn't imagine this one, someone caught it on video.  Take a peak!

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This week's video is short, but great.  I love the white 73 Vette burnout in the neighborhood!  If you have it, why not use it right?  (Just watch out for kids!)  I must say, that car looks (and sounds) great!

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This is an absolutely ridiculous match up, but certainly worth watching.  This short video shows a C5 Corvette going up against a Honda Civic.  Humor at its best...

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I always enjoy a good commercial featuring a Corvette.  This one is no exception.  James Nesbitt stars in this British Yellow Pages Commercial.  He begins by looking for Insurance for his treasured classic Corvette... and, well, goes from there.

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I don't know about you, but if I'm channel surfing and see your typical Police Car Chase show, I'll always stop for a minute or two and watch... there's something about it.  It's even better when a Corvette is in a police car chase!  Take a look at this one at 165mph!  Of course we don't recommend doing this with your Vette, I mean watch at the outcome of this one  (windshield wipers and all)

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It's about time we got more than just a peak at the 2009 Corvette ZR1.  While there isn't too much in the way of speed (until the end), the video still offers us the best look yet at the upcoming addition to the Vette family.

650 HP is coming our way folks, and we at CorvetteBlog are ready!  We expect  the official release of the vehicle will be at the North American International Auto Show here in Detroit in January (where we will have full coverage)!

[ Fast Lane Daily ]

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This week's CorvetteBlog Video of the Week features one of my personal favorites in the racing field - Danica Patrick!  Danica is coming off her best finish ever at the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix (where CorvetteBlog was glad to be present)!  In this video she test drives a Corvette Z06; mind you it's a 2007 model, not a 2008.

She didn't have as many positive things to say about it as one might hope, but then again, to each their own.  She does make valid comparisons to the Porsche and agrees that the Corvette is the superior vehicle.  Her take is interesting if nothing else, and as always, we invite you to comment and let us know what you think of her review.

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This Week's Video of the Week from CorvetteBlog takes us back a few years to 1954 for this Corvette commercial on television.  Last week we looked at an awesome 1984 ad, so I thought let's look back 30 years before THAT even and see what the advertising angle was.  I was very thrilled.  My favorite line... "For Mr. and Mrs. America in a Carefree Mood...  Boy... What a car!"  I couldn't think of a better line.

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This week's CorvetteBlog Video of the Week is a classic!  Probably my favorite video that we've posted to date for sure.  This 1984 Chevy Corvette Commercial takes us back to the good old days when Corvette was shown off on a "Moon" set with an Astronaut driving it.  "You never felt anything like this before!"  Check it out!

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This week's CorvetteBlog Video of the Week comes to us from  Kelly at CarDataVideo.  They have a good number of clips out there comparing different vehicles, performance and fuel economy in real life situations - all videotaped. 

They took a 2007 base Corvette with the automatic transmission and show the acceleration (which is always fun to watch no matter how many times you see it) and the fuel economy via the dash computer.  Enjoy!

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When you think of a single website that brings together videos, Corvette Racing Team news, catalog information, the lyrics to Chevy Corvette inspired songs, etc., what else could it be but Corvette Blog?

Corvette Blog is happy to announce that the good folks at Chevrolet have put together a remarkable website called chevynation.com, and it's unlike any other.  Using the concept of a virtual city center with music club, stadium, garage, chop shop, and clubhouse, it's amazing what all you can see and do.

Although the site is Chevy-wide, Corvette themes are common.  You can listen to a seven minute clip of Zora Arkus-Duntov driving a 1961 Corvette fuelie, you can read a 1963 Corvette catalog, you can listen to current NASCAR-themed Chevrolet commercials, and you can do so much more!

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This week we learn about how the 24 Hours of Le Mans team came together to make the Corvette Pit Stop happen.  This video is a fun reminder of how much effort, work, and practice goes into racing the Corvette on the Le Mans series, especially the pit stops.  Take a look!

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This week's video is a short, but sweet, revving of the new 2008 Chevrolet Corvette's optional dual-mode exhaust.  The free flow RPO code is: NPP.  The exhaust gives you 6 additional horsepower and has an extremely aggressive exhaust sound, as you'll soon see.  The option is available on all Coupes and Convertibles, but is not standard.

The cost for the NPP option is:  $1,195 Retail or $991.85 at Invoice.

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This week's video installment is what looks to be either a 2006 or 2007 C6 Corvette convertible in Velocity Yellow cruising around Red Rock Canyon in Las Vegas, Nevada.  There's some great shots and music with this clip, so sit back and enjoy a trip to Vegas (without the heat) in a Corvette.

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Continuing with our video series, here's a fun one - even in the midst of summer.  Check out this video of a yellow Corvette Z06 navigating the ice (with the help of some friends).  As easy as it is to get it out of the garage, getting it in proves more of a challenge for our Canadian friends, eh?  Have we mentioned how glad we are that it's summer?

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For those of us who haven't been blessed with a Corvette trip around the loop at the 24 Heures du Mans (a.k.a. 24 Hours of Le Mans), here is hope of a safer ride for us through the miracle of the Internet.

A click to the attached link will enable you to accompany Ron Fellows driving the loop in just 5.25 minutes.  Hold on to your croissant!

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We love videos at CorvetteBlog.  If you can't own a Corvette, they are the closest thing you can get to it.  So in that spirit, we debut a new weekly post we call the  Video of the Week.

To start it all off, we've chosen a short, yet fun video of a 2006 Corvette Z06 going from 0-200 mph on the speedometer.  This is crazy!  Clearly maxing out a TrailBlazer is a LOT different from a Corvette Z06, so this is probably the closest I'm getting to doing this, although Detroit freeways would be great to try it out on!

If you have a video you like, let us know about it in the comments section and we might pick them up next week as our series "Video of the Week" continues.

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It was another case of using Stop Sticks repeatedly to make those Corvette run-flat tires fail!

VetteTube provides the footage of a Detroit newscast reporting a high speed chase leading to an arrest.  146mph in a 70mph zone is not recommended for anyone's health.

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Motor Trend currently is showing a video of Max Angelelli of Sun Trust Racing driving and commenting on Corvette Z06. 

Describing the Z06 as "a kind of monster," he says the great positive is that it has "a lot of power."  Balancing that, however, he says "you cannot use it ... all the time."

In summary: "This is a great balance between power, performance, and price; probably the best.  Z06 has probably the best value between performance and cost."

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Corvettes are often vehicle of choice for Cannonball Run type rallies across the country.  The Joy Ride Rally recently chronicled by SoCalSpeedZone included at least one heavily accessorized C5 and one C6 Z06.

Part of the beauty of the experience is the ability to have a lot of fun while helping raise significant funds for charity.  For example, $1000 of the entry fee for those driving in the Joy Ride Rally was designated for the Salvation Army's Hurricane Katrina Relief Project.  This adds up to a pretty nice sum!

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In a video entitled "Exclusive Video of the New King of the Hill," Johnny O'Connell put the then new 2006 Corvette Z06 through its paces.

Great shots taken at the Virginia International Raceway and GM's seldom seen Milford Proving Grounds show off the Z06.  Be sure to catch the burn-out at the end of the film!

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We all love the fabulous 6.0L LS2 Corvette engine and what it does for the C6.  Now we can watch one being graphically assembled over and over again on our computer desktop.

Check out this website: Small Block Engine Screensaver.

The creator of the screensaver comments: These animations were developed from the math models created by the talented designers and engineers. The three minute long animation consists of 5400 individually rendered frames. The frames were rendered at 640 x 480 resolution, and each frame took approximately three minutes to render.  Thus: a total of 270 hours or eleven days were spent.

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And in other news ... The use of shoes when driving a Corvette is being recommended by a Corvette enthusiast who accidentally rammed a convenience store when his flip-flops got caught in the accelerator pedal.

Robert Pena introduced his Corvette to the window of the C & F Food Store in Clifton, Colorado about a week ago, and was cited for a driving infraction.

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Nashville, Tennessee Police recently had difficulty apprehending a stolen red C6 Corvette because of its EMT. Extended Mobility Tires, affectionately called “run-flats,” are standard on every C6 Corvette. The Goodyear Tire website explains the technology.

Apparently the tires on the runaway Corvette were spiked three or four times to no avail. Eventually the DWI candidate rammed a Police Impala, but was still not captured without aid of a police dog.

Video available courtesy of Channel 2 and print article courtesy of Channel 5, both of Nashville.

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This "American Exotics Video Comparison Test" from Edmunds (in late 2005) is long on summary and a little short on heart pounding action (like we get from Top Gear), but it certainly presents an excellent nose to nose comparo of Corvette Z06 against the Ford GT and Dodge Viper.

Edmunds declares that the Corvette is the "easiest to drive in every day conditions," is just as fast on the racetrack, and is certainly the least expensive.  The conclusion: Z06 is best for "world class exotic car performance."  But then, as a reader of Corvette Blog, you knew that!

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"The Americans are showing us to do it!" emotes the British driver of a new Velocity Yellow Corvette Z06 as he power slides his way around a British track.

One of the best features of this video is the closeup videography of the Head Up Display, demonstrating the G forces sustained in the heat of battle.

The driver's conclusion: "The Best Value Supercar on Sale Today!"

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Corvette was featured in several short videos produced by Motor Trend MultiMedia in conjunction with this year's Chicago Auto Show.

Ron Fellows talks about his award winning Corvette C6.R racecar and his "first off the line" personal 2007 Ron Fellows Edition Corvette Z06 on camera.  He admits he doesn't use a Corvette for transporting his family, though.  Space requirements place him happily in a Cadillac Escalade.

Stand by for showroom pictures at this website when our dealership's first Ron Fellows Edition Corvette Z06 arrives!

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How would you like to spend endless hours watching video of Corvettes, Porsches, Lambos, and just about any vehicle you can come up with?

The website StumbleUpon now provides a great new feature: videos!  It's as simple as logging on, identifying your interest (CARS), and clicking the "Stumble" button.  You will then be presented with video after video of commercials, Top Gear shows, training films, promo's, and even home-made fare.  Some of this stuff is hilarious!  Oh, and Corvette lovers: there are some nice Vettes in there!

User Warning: if you are a workaholic with no time for diversion, you might want to skip this website.  (On the other hand, maybe this was made just for you!)

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Greg and Susan Wageman used to cruise down our nation’s two-lane highways, including Route 66, in his blue Corvette. Greg did the driving; Susan did the navigating.

Greg had always meant to teach his wife how to drive a stick-shift. But he didn’t get the chance as he died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism at age 48.

The first few days were a blur for Susan Wageman, 47. As weeks stretched out, she drew up a list to bring some sense of order to a life so painfully disrupted. On it: find someone to help her learn to drive a manual transmission. She wanted to keep alive some of her fondest memories of Greg, the man with whom she had fallen in love nearly thirty years earlier. Susan comments, “I know that it will be different on my own, but I don’t want to give up road trips in the Corvette.”  We wish Susan our best.

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The fourth and final installment of our OnStar Video Series is most certainly my favorite.  It's called "OnStar Command Center" and takes a look at OnStar's main center of operation in Detroit, Michigan.  Chet Huber, President of OnStar, walks us through the various aspects of the OnStar Command Center.

Staff at CorvetteBlog have gone to see the Command Center and let me be the first to tell you, this is exactly what it is like.  Very impressive and "NASA-like."  It really gave us a great appreciation for all that they are doing to monitor, assist and protect drivers.  The 911 information in the video is incredibly interesting and unique.

Remember, all Corvette owners that have OnStar as an option have their first year of OnStar service paid for complimentary.

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The third installment of our CorvetteBlog OnStar Video Series features OnStar's "Turn by Turn Navigation".  This service is great for any Corvette customer - with or without OnStar.  Just tell the Advisor where you want to go and bingo, the directions are sent straight to the vehicle.

You receive both audio and visual prompts (through the speaker system and Driver Information Center, respectively).  Remember, all Corvette owners that have OnStar as an option have their first year of OnStar service paid for complimentary.  You do get one route free, so try it out and if you want to add it to your service, it's just a few bucks more a month as part of the Directions and Connections plan. 

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Our friends at camaroZ28.com have been showing a video of a 2007 Corvette Coupe playing with a series of other 2007 Chevy SS models.

Cobalt SS Turbocharged Coupe, Cobalt SS Sedan, Malibu SS Sedan, Malibu Maxx SS, and TrailBlazer SS all do some fancy moves to impress the one most fast and fleet: the 400 hp Corvette.

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Our second installment of our OnStar Video Series features the video "A Day in the Life."  This video shows the main reporting screen for OnStar services on a typical day.  It shows the entire US and where people are using OnStar, and for what purpose. 

This video doesn't have sound, it's more of a watch the map fill up kind of piece, but still interesting to see the statistics behind OnStar and the actual areas of activity throughout the day.

Remember, the first year of service for Corvette customers equipped with OnStar is free!

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Observe this painful video of a Corvette C4 driver eluding police at 165 miles per hour until one maneuver too many!

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I've been thinking lately about how great OnStar is, and how so many recent Corvette owners have OnStar equipped vehicles.  Not everyone realizes all the components of those three buttons on your rear view mirror.  I'm not trying to sell you the service, just point out its high points that I believe Corvette owners would enjoy. 

Over the next couple of days we'll be offering videos from OnStar about select parts of their service.  While yes, it isn't COMPLETELY Corvette related, it's still a great service to consider if you're looking to buy, or if you've not thought about it before and have it in your Corvette now.  Also, your first year of service is free!

The video series was produced in 2006, so it doesn't reference 2007 models, but 2007 Corvettes enjoy all of these same benefits.

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This is for all of you who enjoyed the Chevrolet commercial on the Super Bowl entitled "Ain't we Got Love!"  We had blogged back on February 5 about the Corvettes in the video, but you wanted to know more!

The fine folks at Campbell-Ewald (producers of the commercial) have been kind enough to give Corvette Blog readers the behind the scenes look at the commercial's participants.

Understand first of all that sometimes we think we know what we're seeing but sometimes it's something else.  I really thought some of the posers were celebrities.  Regardless, the official list of participants, vehicles they are seen with, songs, authors, and lyrics are as follows:

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No doubt because of the remarkable performance capabilities of Corvette, especially coupled with the relative low cost, owners and reviewers are posting more and more video about Corvette on line.

For example, Corvette Blogger has begun a collection on YouTube for our entertainment.  Among videos currently posted there are segments from the First Gear show on Z06 and even a cutesy Chevy commercial on vehicles with 30 mpg or better, including a clip on a two door Chevy that gets only 27 mpg!  You can even subscribe to receive additional videos in the series.

If you discover other videos of interest, let us know, and we'll get the word out about them.

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In an advertisement Chevy called "Ain't We Got Love" and I would have called "We're Not the Jet Set," three Corvettes were included in a variety show of musical entertainment.

Pictured in order within a longer montage of Chevrolet vehicles were a red C2 convertible, a C6.R, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. singing in a C6 convertible.  I particularly enjoyed the closing song by Tammy Wynette and George Jones.

See the ad again at www.chevrolet.com.  Click on the picture of an HHR with the words "Big Game.  Big Ads."

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Ever find yourself drawn back to an amazing video creation?  Top Gear's superb review of the 2006 Corvette "Zed-Oh-Six" keeps coming to mind.

First , they show us the phenomenal capability of driving from "naught to 175mph" in one gear (5th)!  Then, how the Z06 out-accelerates a torched trail of petrol!

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Remember the song from the 60's?  "Fifth gear?  She's all right!"

This is unbelievable! If you haven’t caught the video yet, see it here: Fifth Gear Video.   Among other experiments, they run a Z06 from "naught to 175 mph" (0-175 mph in American English) in just one gear, fifth!

The Fifth Gear Show is blown away with the remarkable capabilities of the amazing Corvette Z06, as should we all be!

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How cool would it be to be able to make a video of yourself driving your Corvette along a beautiful, winding country highway? Or, would it not be outstanding to create moving memories of yourself driving competitively?

With the camera just to the right of your right shoulder while you drive, optimizing the view of what you enjoyed the first time, you could relive the memory time and time again with the help of your camcorder or an optional USB based digital video recorder.  Check out a typical driver's viewpoint! 

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As Corvette lovers, we all can pretty much agree speed matters. Have you ever stopped to think about speed limits?

Well, some people in Atlanta did, and boy did they make some noise... Metroblogging Atlanta has the video you have to see to believe. Imagine it on a freeway near you.

While you're there, check out to see if there's Metroblogging in your town.

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