Monday, March 18, 2024

Corvette C8

And with the eighth generation of the Corvette, we've arrived at the final generation (for now, that is). This most recent Stingray has been produced from 2019 onwards.


Fair number of 1:24 models of a C8 Corvette on eBay, so I could pick and choose the colour I wanted. Went for a bright blue one, as I don't yet have a bright blue model in the line-up.









So that means that with C1, C2, C3, C4C5, C6, C7, and now of course C8, I've got a 1:24 model of every Corvette generation in the collection. 

Now I would be deluding myself if I thought the collection wouldn't be expanded beyond these eight ... 







Thursday, March 14, 2024

Corvette C7

Seventh generation Corvettes were produced from 2014 to 2019, and brought back the Stingray name!


There aren't that many 1:24 models of a C7 'Vette onj the market, but it didn't take that long to get my hands on one.



One more to go and I'll have a 1:24 model of every Corvette generation ... watch this space!



Monday, March 4, 2024

Corvette C6

Sixth generation 'Vettes were produced from 2005 to 2013.


For some reason, there were very few C6 Corvette models available on eBay; I finally found this one in Italy ... 

Corvette design has now moved away from the hidden headlights of generations 2 to 5.




Collection is nicely building up, generations 7 and 8 to go!




1953, birth of the Corvette

My  original plan  for the Corvette collection was to have one model per generation, but the very first Corvette is special, so I decided to...