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Follow on Google News | Amazing Displays, Guests and More at Corvettes at Carlisle2013 Event Weekend Highlights the Best of 1963 Plus Corvettes of All Eras
By: Carlisle Events With a three-day event that’s so popular it historically hosts four days of action, Corvettes at Carlisle is putting a heavy emphasis on the 50th anniversary of the 1963 production line of cars. As was the case ten years ago when, as part of his final Corvettes at Carlisle, Chip Miller showcased 53 1953 Corvettes, his son and event manager Lance Miller will do him ten better this year with a 63 ‘63s display. Along with this particular ’63 display, the 2013 Chip’s Choice display will also feature some of the best 1963 Corvettes. One particular car that is coming to Chip’s Choice is very special as it’s a one-of-a-kind Corvette. This car, a Corvette Rodine concept, was built for the Paris Auto Show and since its birth until at least 2008, was on display at the Pininfarina Museum in Italy. At that point, the car was sold at the famed Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale (Arizona) auto auction. What really makes this car special is that it is the ONLY steel-bodied Corvette ever created. In addition, the car is based on the '63 Corvette chassis and has a 327cid/360-hp V8 under the hood. Joining this car at Carlisle will be the Asteroid Corvette. This '63 was delivered straight to the King of Custom cars George Barris of Barris Kustoms. The new C2 Corvette was already a fresh redesign from Chevrolet and Barris made a radical transformation and redesigned the car with an extended nose cone that had headlights positioned behind the bladed grille and custom headers exiting behind the front wheels. He also removed the split window, filled in the rear tail panel and opened up the rear wheel wells to accommodate big wheels. The paint job was out of this world and was painted in a heavy metallic copper finish that would blind you in the sunlight. New to the event this year will be a showcase of the brand new 2014 Corvette Stingray. With Corvette Engineers onsite, enthusiasts will be able to get their first up-close look at the car, plus talk directly with the designers of this machine. There will also be walk around sessions focused specifically on the C7 and it will be one of the pack leading cars as part of the always-popular Downtown Carlisle Corvette Parade and Street Party. “Corvettes at Carlisle is always action packed year in and year out and this year will be no different,” said event manger Lance Miller. “This year we have some amazing cars for our attendees to enjoy. The all-new Corvette Stingray is really going to blow people away, then taking a step back about 50 years we’ll have some of the absolute best ‘63s on display that will make for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The weekend is so much more than just the aforementioned cars and downtown parade. There are seminars, demo rides, a burnout competition, onsite dyno machine, beauty contest and onsite installations of aftermarket Corvette accessories. End
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