CORVETTE TODAY

CORVETTE TODAY #271 - Corvette News & Headlines,  Late June 2025   With the announcement of the C8 Corvette ZR1 X, Corvette officially entered the hypercar category! Keith Cornett from CorvetteBlogger was there to witness the reveal. He returns to the CORVETTE TODAY studio with your host, Steve Garrett to talk all about it!   Along with the ZR1 X, Steve and Keith also discuss these topics and more...

If you're looking for a Corvette road trip this summer, don't miss the 54th Annual Black Hills Corvette Classic in South Dakota. Your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, brings in Barry Konken (one of the organizers) to fully outline this show. For years, this show was known as the longest Corvette caravan!  You also see some great sites like Mount Rushmore.  Take guided and non-guided tours and f...

CORVETTE TODAY #269 - Corvette News & Headlines, Early June 2025   It's the un-official start of summer (summer actually starts on June 20th), and CORVETTE TODAY heats things up with out News & Headlines show! Keith Cornett from CorvetteBlogger is back with your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, to bring you the latest in the world of America's Sports Car. Steve and Keith cover these stories and...

One of my "Bucket List" items as a car enthusiast is going to the Woodward Dream Cruise.  As a Corvette enthusiast, I'm even more interested in Corvettes On Woodward that goes on during the Woodward Dream Cruise. Larry Courtney, the organizer of Corvettes on Woodward, joins your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, to give you the full picture of Corvettes on Woodward as well as the Woodward Dream...

CORVETTE TODAY #267 - Corvette News & Headlines, Late May 2025 ​ It's the week of Memorial Day and it's time, once again, for our Corvette News & Headlines show! Keith Cornett from Corvette Blogger is back with your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, to cover these headlines and more! ​ The EPA officially rates the C8 ZR1 for fuel economy The National Corvette Museum offers free admission for vet...

Bloomington Gold is over 50 years old and is one of the premier Corvette events every year. Guy Larson, the owner of Bloomington Gold, comes back to CORVETTE TODAY to preview this year's show and tell you about their new venue this year near St. Louis!  This year's event will be held June 5th-7th at the Wold Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois. Steve and Guy give you dates and times of th...

CORVETTE TODAY #265 - Corvette News & Headlines, Mid May 2025   Your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett is back from the NCM Michelin Bash.  And Corvette news is pouring in...it's like drinking water from a fire hose! Keith Cornett from CorvetteBlogger is also back from the Bash. He joins Steve every other week to deliver to you all the latest Corvette news in our community. Here are a few of the...

In this episode of CORVETTE TODAY, we preview the HUGE 38th Annual Dan Mecum Spring Classic in Indianapolis, Indiana. Your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, is join by none other than Mecum TV host, Scott Hoke.  Scott has been the long-time TV host of all the Mecum Auctions (along side John Kraman). Steve and Scott talk about many of the Corvettes that will be crossing the auction block as well...

This is our 3rd annual chat with the Corvette Team as they answer listener and viewer questions from MidEngineCorvetteForum.com and CorvetteForum.com!   Your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, sits down with Executive Chief Engineer, Tony Roma along with the Director of Marketing for Chevrolet, Amy Masica. So yes, the Corvette team looks a little different from past years.   This CORVETTE TODAY E...

CORVETTE TODAY #263 - Corvette News & Headlines, Late April 2025   We are attending the NCM Michelin Bash at the National Corvette Museum this week. Your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, is attending the show. So is Steve's co-host for our News & Headlines shows, Keith Cornett from CorvetteBlogger. Steve and Keith will do this upcoming News & Headlines show together, in person, for the very fir...

Watkins Glen is the birthplace of American Road Racing.  But did you know that they also have an event specifically for Corvette? Corvette Thunder At The Glen is an annual event that draws a huge Corvette following.  Your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, is joined by Kip Zeiter, the Visitor Services Coordinator at the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen, New York. Kip giv...

CORVETTE TODAY #261 - We Begin Year #6   of CORVETTE TODAY with Corvette News & Headlines, Mid April 2025 This CORVETTE TODAY show marks the beginning of year #6 for the show! Your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett and Keith Cornett from CorvetteBlogger bring you the latest Corvette news & headlines from the past two weeks! Here are some of the topics that Steve and Keith cover...   1.    ZR1 ord...

In this special episode of CORVETTE TODAY, we celebrate the career of Corvette's Exterior Design Mnager, Kirk Bennion. Kirk spent 41 years at General Motors and 37 year with Corvette.  Your CORVETTE TODAY host Steve Garrett, reminisces with Kirk about his career, how he got his job at General Motors, how he started working on Corvette and the development of the C5, C6, C7 and C8 Corvettes! Kirk sh...

CORVETTE TODAY #259 - Corvette News & Headlines, Early April 2025   Thank goodness winter is in our rear view mirror! And our first big event of the season, the National Corvette Museum's Michelin Bash, takes place during the last week of April. Your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett brings back Keith Cornett from CorvetteBlogger to go over the latest Corvette news & headlines from the past two w...

The 1963 Split Window Corvette was the car that first introduced me to the Corvette as a young man.   The man who sketched the C2 Corvette, Peter Brock, is a living legend in the Corvette community.  Recently, Peter introduced at SEMA 2024 a reimagined '63 Split Window Corvette!  Peter comes back to CORVETTE TODAY to give us all the details about his "new" '63 Split Window Corvette (he was origina...

CORVETTE TODAY #257 - Corvette News & Headlines, Mid-March 2025     Well, Springtime is finally starting to show its face, Corvettes are coming out of hibernation and CORVETTE TODAY is ready for you with the latest news in the world of Corvette!   Your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, welcomes Keith Cornett from CorvetteBlogger back to the show.  Steve and Keith cover these stories and more!  ...

There's a lot of Corvettes I'd like to own.  But finding them and buying them right is a completely different story. On this episode of CORVETTE TODAY, your host, Steve Garrett, introduces you to Joey Benjamini, the CEO of Collectible Classics.  Joey talks about the best Corvettes to buy, which ones are hot right now and his take on auto auctions and online auctions. Joey is the biggest volume sel...

CORVETTE TODAY #255 - Corvette News & Headlines, Early March 2025     With the ending of February and the beginning of March, hope springs eternal for Springtime!   And, as we start looking towards the beginning of car show season, we have important Corvette new for you with this show.   Keith Cornett from CorvetteBlogger joins your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, to cover these stories and mo...

Harlan Charles has been the spokesperson and face of Corvette for over 2 decades.  He worked for General Motors for over 3 decades! On this episode of CORVETTE TODAY, Harlan sits down with your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, and reminisces about his time with Corvette and GM. Harlan talks about how he got his job with GM, how he got the idea for the Performance Data Recorder and some of the m...

CORVETTE TODAY #253 - CORVETTE NEWS & HEADLINES, MID FEBRUARY 2025     Wow, you would think that because it's the middle of winter that Corvette news would be relegated to a small trickle.   Nope...we have a full show of news and headlines for you next week! Keith Cornett from CorvetteBlogger is back with your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, to bring you these Corvette headlines and more….    ...

CORVETTE TODAY #252 - A COMPLETE RUNDOWN OF YOUR C8 ZR1 OPTIONS! ​ Excitement about the C8 ZR1 is at a fever pitch. Here to talk about all of your ZR1 options and packages is Corvette Senior Manager of Car Performance and Motorsports Communications, Trevor Thompkins. ​ Trevor joins your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, to go over all the options, color choices and different variants available o...

CORVETTE TODAY #251 - Corvette News & Headlines,  Early February 2025       As we make our way through winter, Corvette news has not slowed down.   Your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, is joined by Keith Cornett from CorvetteBlogger once again to bring you stories like these and many more. GM announces four new appearance packages for 2025 C8 ZR1 pre-orders started January 23rd Corvette Racing...

Many people do not know the story of the Corvette SS and maybe have never heard of it.  It was the first purpose-built GM racecar and personal project of Zora Arkus Duntov's. It was raced in 1957 at the 12 Hours of Sebring by John Fitch.  A number of technological features were first tested on this car, including fuel injection.  This car will be sold at auction at Sotheby's in Miami in February 2...

CORVETTE TODAY #249 - Corvette News & Headlines, Mid January 2025 Happy 2025!!! Our first News & Headlines show of the new year features your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett and Keith Cornett from CorvetteBlogger.com .   We have Corvette Racing new for you, we have C8 ZR1 news for you. Here's a few of the other things that Steve and Keith will cover: GM delivers over 7,600 Corvette in Q4 of 202...

I don't know about you, but there are multiple Corvettes I'd love to own.  Honestly, I'd love to have one of every generation! But for me, there is not enough money to go around to purchase a Corvette from every generation.  That's where Woodside Credit comes in. Qasim Shirazi, the Midwest District Sales Manager joins your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, to explain what's hot in Corvette purch...