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Now comes word that the Corvette collected was recently moved. Pictures from twitter user show the
Corvettes lined on the street as they were loaded on car haulers and taken to a new, unnamed location. Is
Peter Max getting ready to fulfill his dream of repainting the
Corvettes and then displaying them at Giants or Yankees Stadium?
Peter Max has signaled that he is ready to start moving forward on
the project, although he now says the paining of the Corvettes will be
more subtle than originally planned. I’m going to paint them so it’s
respectful,” he said in the New York Times article. In addition to the
36 Corvettes already in the collection, Max's vision calls for
purchasing an additional 14 Corvettes so that there is one from every
year through 2003 - 50 Corvettes in all. After painting the Corvettes,
the cars would go on an exhibition tour before being auctioned as a set.
David Borroughs of Bloomington Gold was asked by the NY Times about the value of the collection.
With photos and information provided by Patrick Gramm, and without an on-site inspection, he
suggested that the 36 car collection had an estimated value of $843,000 with the 10 oldest Corvettes alone
accounting for $445,000.
Only time will tell whether these Corvettes will finally get the proper care and respect due. And that goes
for Peter Max's claim that he be "respectful" when repainting 36 examples of America's sports cars.
Senator Reynolds files bill naming the Corvette as the official state sports car
State Senator Mike Reynolds, D-Bowling Green, has filed legislation (Senate Bill 111) designating the Corvette as the
official state sports car of Kentucky.
The Corvette’s role in Kentucky’s manufacturing and tourism industries make it a natural choice for “official sports car
of Kentucky.” Warren County is the home of the General Motors Bowling Green Assembly Plant and the National
Corvette Museum.
“Bowling Green is becoming more of a tourist destination. The National Corvette Museum is a major part of that and is
a definite drawing card for the traveling public. Drawing attention to our community and the Corvette’s unique role in
our American heritage can only boost economic development for our area,” Senator Reynolds said.
The first 300 Corvettes were built by hand in 1953 in Flint, Michigan, just after General Motors unveiled the Corvette as
a “dream car” in the Motorama show in New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The next year, the production was moved to
St. Louis and in June of 1981, the Corvette production was transferred to Bowling Green. Today, the Bowling Green
plant employs more than 500 Kentuckians and is known throughout the world for its famous high-quality product.
On July 2, 1992, the one millionth Corvette was manufactured. The 50th anniversary was marked in June of 2003 with
a special 50th anniversary Corvette package. The Corvette plant received a number of awards in 2009 including the J.D.
Power’s Top GM Model, Best in Segment and the Bronze Plant Award.
Each year, approximately 50,000 tourists from around the world visit the Corvette plant to watch the manufacturing
process. The plant has partnered with the National Corvette Museum to enable Corvette enthusiasts the opportunity to
watch their own dream car being built and to take a personalized tour of the facility. The museum has around 150,000
visitors a year.
Senate Bill 111 has been referred to the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor. “The
Corvette has become a tangible symbol of our Commonwealth, and I’m excited to make that symbolism official,”
Senator Reynolds said.Senator Reynolds represents the 32nd district, which includes Butler and Warren counties.