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  National Corvette Museum - Buyers Tour
It is the desire of the Museum and the Assembly Plant that your tour experience enables you to see your new Corvette during your visit, but we cannot guarantee this as part of the program.
The National Corvette Museum and the Bowling Green Assembly Plant will not be responsible for any costs you incur for this tour whether you see your car or not.
Museum Delivery Option R8C is totally separate and ordered through your Corvette Dealer at the time the order for your new Corvette is placed.
store.corvettemuseum.com /services/buyertour.asp   (789 words)

  
  Ken Stapel's Corvette Obsession - Buyer's Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
While acknowledging the Corvette had grown obsolete, he felt its big front-mounted V-8 driving the rear wheels was still the best configuration to meet the Corvette's mission.
This was much to the dismay of Corvette enthusiasts, especially those proud owners of the Corvette's first year, 1953, who'd written Chevrolet in hopes of getting a 1983 with a corresponding serial number.
Unlike earlier Corvettes which are sold primarily between individuals and specialty dealers, used 1984-87 Corvettes are mixed in with everything else in the used-car market.7nbsp; This means that a good percentage of the selling dealers aren't any more knowledgeable about Corvettes than the scores of other models they deal with.
www.corvetteobsession.com /CorvetteObsession_BuyersGuide.html   (2250 words)

  
 Ken Stapel's Corvette Obsession - Anthology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Ford's 1955 Thunderbird, and the later Mustang (1964), were brought to market to compete with the instantaneous popularity of the Corvette.
That first year of the Corvette, a mere 300 were produced.
Corvette owners, however, realize that their choice has never sold its birthright and it has remained true to its origins as America's answer to foreign sport and touring cars.
www.corvetteobsession.com /CorvetteObsession_Anthology.html   (256 words)

  
 Corvette Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The National Corvette Museum Foundation acts as the steward for the international Corvette enthusiast, by managing, directing and operating the National Corvette museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA.
At that time, the NCM Foundation stated that the Museum belonged to all the Corvette enthusiasts and therefore it was their Museum.
The mission statement of the Museum is to preserve the legendary automobile's past, present, and future.
mysite.verizon.net /joanne.bevilacqua/id14.html   (458 words)

  
 Corvettes By Rick Daniel Home of the "Largest Corvette Dealer in 49 States"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It is the desire of the Museum and the Assembly Plant that your tour experience enables you to see your new Corvette during your visit, but we cannot guarantee this as part of the program.
The National Corvette Museum and the Bowling Green Assembly Plant will not be responsible for any costs you incur for this tour whether you see your car or not.
Museum Delivery Option R8C is totally separate and ordered through your Corvette Dealer at the time the order for your new Corvette is placed.
www.corvettesbyrickdaniel.com /museumdelivery.html   (1212 words)

  
 National Corvette Museum - Delivery
Driving it from the museum to my home in Los Angeles was such a pleasure that my wife has yet to sit in the left seat.
His long history with Corvette assembly processes provided great commentary and anecdotes throughout the day, a delightful man. He is a wonderful asset to the program; clone him if you can.
I've been fortunate enough to have been through the museum on several previous occasions, but there were quite a few new and different things in the museum vs. what I saw a few years ago which were neat.
www.iglou.com /corvette/ncm_delivery/testimonials.shtml   (2199 words)

  
 Corvette Museum Unveils 1998 Corvette Convertible
The Mission of the National Corvette Museum is the celebration of the Corvette's invention, and the preservation of the legendary automobile's past, present, and future.
The National Corvette Museum Foundation(NCMF) was established in 1988 by the National Corvette Restorers Society to plan the construction of a museum to house classic Corvettes and memorabilia associated with the Corvette.
Fronting Interstate 65, the museum setting is akin to the General Motors World of Motion Pavilion of Future World in Epcot Center at Disney World in Orlando, Florida-a design that complements the long-standing image of the Corvette as a superior sports car in a class all its own.
www.theautochannel.com /vehicles/new/corvette_98/index.html?VEHICLES   (824 words)

  
 Ken Stapel's Corvette Obsession
Woodland, CA The Hays Antique Truck Museum is a unique collection of antique trucks and an educational resource for those interested in the history of trucking.
Marion, IA The National Council of Corvette Clubs, Inc. (NCCC) was founded in the United States as an all volunteer, non-profit organization in 1959 by a small group of Corvette owners/enthusiasts!
Museums and art stores are also sources of pleasure and inspiration.
corvetteobsession.homestead.com /CorvetteObsession_04.html   (832 words)

  
 - History Of The National Corvette Museum
The land for the museum was contributed by four Bowling Green-area residents.
The National Corvette Museum is the largest and most comprehensive nonprofit museum ever dedicated to a single automobile.
Corvette people and enthusiasts from all over the country came together in Bowling Green to celebrate the opening.
www.idavette.net /HistFact/ncmhist.htm   (587 words)

  
 Case Studies - National Corvette Museum - L-Soft
The National Corvette Museum (NCM) was established as a 501(c)-3 not-for-profit foundation with a mission of celebrating the invention of the Corvette and preserving its past, present and future.
The museum wanted a group communication solution that would allow it to extend its Web presence, as well as a means to send out NCM-related news in a timely manner.
During the 2003 National Corvette Caravan (http://www.nationalcorvettecaravan.com), which celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Corvette, the museum set up mailing lists for each regional traveling caravan whose ultimate destination was the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
www.lsoft.com /customers/corvette.asp   (492 words)

  
 PRS Guitars - National Corvette Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In addition to photographs of the PRS sponsored Corvette C6R racecar, the display incorporates 3 of the new Corvette Standard 22 PRS guitars, one of which is signed by C6R driver, Ron Fellows.
We are excited to have the opportunity to work with the staff at the museum to create this commemorative display and are looking forward to future events,” states Jack Higginbotham, President of PRS Guitars.
The National Corvette Museum is adjacent to the Corvette assembly plant and attracts over 150,000 Corvette enthusiasts per year.
www.prsguitars.com /news/stories/051805_corvettemuseum.html   (121 words)

  
 Chevrolet Corvette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Older generations of the Corvette have been criticized for being crude and lacking in refinement by European sports car standards, and their on-limit handling is a divisive issue garnering both praise and reproach.
Corvette faced stiff competition from the new Prodrive Ferrari 550, which led many laps at Le Mans, but the Ferraris suffered problems late in the race, resulting in another Corvette GTS class victory.
In the summer of 2005, GM and Corvette Racing driver Jan Magnussen brought the new Z06 to the Nürburgring in Germany.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette   (6554 words)

  
 Corvettes Limited of Bowling Green, Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Corvettes Limited of Bowling Green was a place to meet new friends, learn about their new community and share their passion and pride of owning a Corvette.
Corvettes Limited of Bowling Green is about having a good time, being involved in the community, acting as ambassadors and volunteers for the National Corvette Museum and presenting the Corvette as the basis for a common interest.
Corvettes Limited of Bowling Green is the only Corvette club in the world having the distinct honor and privilege of holding its regular meetings at the National Corvette Museum.
www.corvetteslimitedofbowlinggreen.com /about.html   (1298 words)

  
 Kentucky.gov: - Corvette Museum
BOWLING GREEN, Ky -- The National Corvette Museum will offer a $1.00 special admission to all military personnel, firefighters, police officers and their immediate families for the month of November, according to museum spokesperson Bobbie Jo Lee.
New to the floor also are a Reynolds Aluminum Corvette 1972 XP-895, one of a serires of experimental Corvettes built to explore alternative engine placements and chassis layouts, and two complete XP-895 Corvettes built with a steel body and the second with an aluminum body created as a joint venture between GM and Reynolds Aluminum.
CT, the museum is located at Exit 28 on I-65 in Bowling Green.
kentucky.gov /Newsroom/travel/corvettemuseum.htm   (241 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Beloved Vette gets a face lift   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
There are Corvette clubs across the country and even a National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., where the car is built.
The new Corvette is five inches shorter and an inch narrower than the current model although Hill says interior space is about the same.
A center-mounted "egg crate" type grille is a throwback to the Corvettes from the 1950s and is necessary to accommodate the car's hybrid front and bottom air intake system.
www.usatoday.com /money/autos/2004-01-02-corvette-reveal_x.htm   (1057 words)

  
 Corvette Action Center National 3rd Annual CruiseFest 2006
Once again, Bowling Green, Kentucky and the National Corvette Museum have been selected as the location for our third annual National CruiseFest to be held on June 1, 2 and 3, 2006.
Bowling Green, Kentucky is home of the Corvette and features the National Corvette Museum, GM Assembly Corvette Plant, and Beechbend Raceway.
Due to popular demand, we have chosen the National Corvette Museum to be the hub of Cruisefest 2006.
www.corvetteactioncenter.com /events/cruisefest06   (1184 words)

  
 Corvette C6.R Race Car Launches for 2005 - Corvette Racing
The brand-new Corvette C6.R race car will debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring in March 2005 after a full year of rigorous testing and development.
The new race car is the most technically advanced sports car ever developed by General Motors, culling years of experience from the dominant Corvette C5-R as well as the advancements brought forth from the next-generation Corvette C6 and Z06 production models.
Like the C5-R before it, the Corvette C6.R starts from production roots: the same hydroformed frame rails that roll down the assembly line at the Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky are sourced for the structure of the race car.
www.corvetteracing.com /cars/c6r/c6r.shtml   (558 words)

  
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Among the scenes are lifelike figures of Corvette designers Jerry Palmer and John Cafaro sketching a new Vette, clay modeling in the Corvette studio and a cutaway chassis.
Finally, the figure is dressed to match the museum scene in which he or she appears.
Among the Corvette persmalties she has sculpted for the museum are designers Jerry Palmer, John Cafaro and Larry Shinoda, engineers Zora Arkus-Duntov and Dave McLellan and racing personality Tommy Morrison.
bg.ky.net /Corvette/seeing.htm   (1278 words)

  
 National Corvette Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Corvette Museum is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, off Interstate 65's Exit 28.
The museum is located only a quarter mile from the Bowling Green Assembly Plant, where Corvettes have been made since 1981.
The museum is open year-round, except on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and December 24-25, from 8 a.m.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Corvette_Museum   (145 words)

  
 The National Corvette Museum- Corvette Fever
He says, "There were times when they didn't talk, but those two wings of the Corvette religion were able to come together for the sake of the museum." He speaks of "the genius of Dan Gale" in building the annex to bring a sense of the concrete to the dream.
A critical factor in the decision to hold the convention at the museum was space enough to accommodate the event.
Things at the museum are coming together nicely under the tutelage of the dedicated people who have taken up the torch passed to them by those earlier zealots.
www.corvettefever.com /thehistoryof/national_corvette_museum   (2235 words)

  
 Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle: Video: Corvette Museum Details Expansion Plans
The National Corvette Museum unveiled their 50,000 square foot expansion plans at the annual membership meeting over Labor Day Weekend.
I will be contacting the museum to discuss our building fund contribution and I urge all Corvette supporters to do the same.
Here is the link if you are interested in helping the National Corvette Museum with a tax deductible gift to the building fund.
www.corvetteblogger.com /index.cfm/2006/10/12/Video-Corvette-Museum-Details-Expansion-Plans   (256 words)

  
 National Corvette Museum Press Release
The NCM Delivery Program is a unique service provided by Chevrolet and the National Corvette Museum that allows customers the opportunity to pick up their new Corvette at the Museum.
The special event is commemorated with the presentation of a laser engraved plague and a personal, VIP-guided tour where program participants see their Corvette on display in the Museum.
The National Corvette Museum is a nonprofit organization located on I-65, Exit 28.
www.corvettecenter.com /museumhonor.htm   (220 words)

  
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By no means a large show in terms of numbers of cars and people, this year’s Millennium Celebration was special because it included seminars, autocrossing, drag racing, Corvette Assembly Plant tours, the induction of three new members into the Corvette Hall of Fame, the introduction of the 2001 Corvette, a car show, and much more.
These cars are not part of the museum, which is indoors in the main building.
Displayed outdoors under tents, the grand idea was to bring together the cars and their drivers with the current owners.
www.corvettemagazine.com /2000/september/museumbash/museumpg1.asp   (129 words)

  
 Rochester Corvette Club | News from the National Corvette Museum
Everyone is encouraged to attend an event at the Museum in 2006.
The next chance to win is coming up on January 31, 2006 when there will be a drawing for another new Corvette.
Anyone who is interested in joining the museum, please contact Dave Wright.
www.rochestercorvetteclub.org /museum_news.htm   (131 words)

  
 FYI Blog: The National Corvette Museum and Option R8C
Your car is then installed in the Corvette Nursery at the museum, where both you and the public can see it in all its glory.
Besides lots and lots of historical and newer-model Corvettes, the museum exhibits what might be the strangest and most intriguing bit of Corvette lore — the ashes of Zora Arkus-Duntov, sometimes often called the “Father of the Corvette.” He chose to stay among his beloved cars.
I visited the Corvette Museum and the assembly plant a few weeks ago while in Kentucky.
fyi.gmblogs.com /2006/06/the_national_corvette_museum_a.html   (772 words)

  
 Corvette Museum Delivery
The customer arrives at the Museum to a sign welcoming their visit and to view their Corvette on display among some of the most famous vehicles ever built.
The customer is given a VIP tour of the Museum, and usually visits the Assembly Plant for a regularly scheduled tour, as well.
The C5 is the Goldman's 8th Corvette; their other assortment includes a '62, '64, '73,'77, '78, '79 and a '89 model.
www.c5registry.com /Members/NCM_A/mdp.htm   (485 words)

  
 corvetteneon.com :: Information
The first colorful ‘Red Chevrolet Blue Bowtie’ and ‘Red Corvette Blue Bowtie’ neon signs were shown at Bloomington Gold and the response was so exciting it lit up the entrepreneurial venture.
The Johnstons enjoyed Corvette ownership; yet, this was to be an even greater opportunity of participation in the American automotive hobby with genuine “Made in the USA” products.
In 2004, GM licensed Auto Etc Neon to produce C6 Corvette Trademark products starting with the new generation C6 Emblem in a choice of two colorful neon signs, the C6TN and C6AL, for home, office, garage or showroom decor.
www.corvetteneon.com /info.html   (327 words)

  
 National Corvette Museum - Donations
The expansion includes a library and archives, permanent Corvette Hall of Fame, a 75-seat Corvette Café, 400-seat Conference Center that can be divided into four classrooms, an expanded Corvette Store, additional space for the delivery cars to be prepped, additional storage and additional space for exhibits and displays.
The needed expansion offers the ability to create educational exhibits and presentations, and enables the Museum to move forward toward the realization of the vision agreed on when the Museum was first established, enhancing the Museum as the gateway for all resources to the Corvette community.
The Museum kicked off the initial building campaign to help fund the proposed expansion at the 50th Anniversary Celebration in June of 2003.
store.corvettemuseum.com /services/building.asp   (292 words)

  
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