• The Corvette at 60
• A Tribute to Shark Week
• Win VIN 2 60th Anniversary Grand Sport
• Autobahn, IL HPDE Registration Open
• Corvette Store Featured Item
• One Acre Club Spotlight
• 2014 Caravan Bricks

This spring, Sentimental Productions visited the Museum to film a segment spotlighting the 60th Anniversary of the iconic Corvette. The company produces DVDs entitled Sentimental Reflections, which feature America's heritage in story, scenery and song. You can check out our segment on the most recent edition of the video magazine on our You Tube channel online here.

While the Discovery Channel celebrates Shark Week, we share a 'shark tale' with you.

According to the late Corvette designer Larry Shinoda, GM Design Chief Bill Mitchell had an actual mako shark mounted on the wall in his office - one he had caught on a fishing trip. When the concept car was being developed, he ordered the team to paint the car to match the actual fish. Unfortunately, the team, despite their best efforts, failed after numerous attempts to create a match. Story has it that instead of matching the car to the fish - the team decided to kidnap Mitchell's mako one night, painting it to match the car, and then returned it to his office wall before he realized it was gone. It's said that Mitchell never realized the difference and praised the team for their duplication of the actual shark!

Registration is now open for the joint NCM / Hooked on Driving High Performance Driving event, set for Monday, October 7. This is your chance to run the full course at a premier country club track facility with three student groups, plus an instructor group. There are also chances to ride with V.I.P. drivers including former Corvette Chief Engineer Tom Wallace and GM engineer and noted race car driver John Heinricy. Others include GM engineer Art Spong, and Corvette Exterior Designer Kirk Bennion - who will have the new 2014 Stingray available for your viewing pleasure.

Student fee is $325 and includes lunch. To register. click here.

2014 Corvette Stingray Coupe Diecast.
1:24 scale diecast metal model of the 2014 Corvette Stingray coupe. Opening parts. $14.95

Johnny and Edie Downs got involved with Corvettes in the 90’s and joined the Museum in 1996. Not only have they been heavily involved with the Museum and Lone Star Corvette Club, but they are also the club’s ambassadors to the NCM. They have been top supporters of the Museum for many years and Johnny is also on the Museum Board of Directors. Together they have seven Vettes, including a 1967 black 427 convertible (Johnny’s favorite), and a 1995 convertible (Edie’s favorite). They consider their Corvettes daily drivers and love being part of the Corvette community.

“We were on the front row of this Motorsports thing, but what did it for us was a speech by Doug Fehan.   He said how the Motorsports Park could be a huge help in ensuring the long-term future of the Museum which really hit home for us. We want to continue to support the Museum however possible,” says Johnny. He says a second reason they wanted to get involved was that the NCM was almost out of acres and he didn’t want to get left behind!

Now available are Caravan 2014 small bricks!  Mark your visit commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the National Corvette Museum.  Bricks will be placed with a large brick sharing event date and details.  Order now to secure your location! Brick purchases are a non-refundable donation of $150.00. Learn more and order online here.