to close out the Saturday festivities at
the fairground. While those events take
center stage in the middle of the fair-
grounds, at the back of the property is
the autocross track. This year the stakes
were raised for those who wanted to
track their Corvettes in a competitive
setting with a cash payout of $1,000 for
the winner. Sponsored by Lingenfelter
Performance, the competition was
fierce, leading into the bracket style
shootout on Saturday afternoon.
For 2019, you can bet that some of
the annual displays will again return. A
salute to the 1969 model year is also a
guarantee. GM will again have a strong
presence, and if the rumors of a mid-
engine C8 Corvette announcement at
the beginning of the year prove to be
correct, 2019 will likely see attendance
numbers that rival the benchmark set
in 2013 when the C7 was introduced. If
you’re planning on attending the event,
pencil in August 22–25, 2019, on your
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CORVETTES AT CARLISLE
There is no end to what can be found
during the show. This C3 and its owner
have been regular attendees at the show
over the years. While some may ques-
tion all the use of 24K gold, make no mis-
take, that big-block is every bit as serious
as it looks.This ’80’s flavored 1964 is another exam-
ple of what you will find during the
weekend at Carlisle mixing it up with
other generations of Corvettes.This 1960 Corvette proves that they’re
still out there waiting to be rescued. We
found this one in the swap meet area
with an optimistic price tag of $25 grand,
and a claim that it had all its parts. The
question this one made us ponder is if it’s
cheaper to buy something already done.
Unlike traditional car shows, Carlisle
allows vendors like Al Knoch to set up
and do full interior installations. When
we popped in to check things out, they
were in the middle of doing a full installa-
tion on this ’61 Corvette.Not every project car we encountered
was an early Corvette. This 2016 C7 had a
price tag of $9,500 or best offer. We can’t
see anyone putting one of these back
together. However, if you have a shop
this is a viable alternative to help repair a
newer Corvette.With a price tag of $8,500, this 1957 had
our attention from 20 feet away. It wasn’t
until we were next to it that we noticed
it had no engine, rear or steering. It was
a one-piece body with some question-
able trim.
It’s not just about car parts in the show
field. For $295, you could walk away with
your very own Rat Fink statue made
from recycled aluminum cans.The Corvette is a truly American icon,
and in recognition of that reality, every
year the event organizers put together a
red, white and blue tribute to honor that
fact. This is always set up on the hill and
can be best viewed from the air.If you’re the gambling type and wanted
to try your luck, this 2019 C7 was up for
raffle. Tickets were $100 each and there
were only 1,000 available. Proceeds
for this raffle benefitted the Chip Miller
Amyloidosis Foundation. This one sold
out quickly.