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The process of removing the eight Corvettes which were swallowed up by a sinkhole that opened up in the National Corvette Museum in February has been neither easy nor short. The construction crews working on the sinkhole managed to rescue five of the eight Corvettes from the earth’s 30-foot deep embrace before they had to put a temporary halt on the effort in order to stabilize the hole. Today, the rescue attempts started back up with the one-off 1991 Corvette ZR-1 Spyder being hoisted out of the pit and back to safety.

A 1956 Chevy 210 Post was on display at the Cobo Center in Detroit on Friday morning. Owner Dan Duffy of Marietta, Georgia was attending to last minute detailing but was ready to talk with anyone who stopped by to comment on his car. He explained that he has built this car to drive. So it is no show queen.  Yet it would be hard to find a flaw in the car. It is just that nice. Ted Thomas of T&T Customs in Canton, Georgia was with Dan. Ted has been in the Great 8 seven times and the car he built won the Ridler Award in 2010, a 1933 Ford Phaeton called the Gold Digger. He said his job is to keep Dan calm. He said the pressure on these builders who are competing to get into the Great 8 is intense.

The 2014 Camaro Z/28 is a lot more than a big engine in a Camaro—it’s a repurposed performance machine with numerous tweaks to call its own. This “Camaro Z06″ (if you will) has a number of aerodynamic mods that help make the it such a stellar vehicle on the track, so Car and Driver interviewed Program Engineering Manager Mark Stielow to discuss how the Z/28′s aerodynamics improve the breed and how it compares with another Camaro with track aspirations, the 1LE.

When installing a new water pump, or after flushing out your system, never reuse old coolant. Over time it can chemically break down and actually harm and attack the internals of your cooling system.

Also: Old gasket removal is highly critical to obtaining a good, leak-free seal. Using a putty knife, lightly scrape the water pump mounting surface until the bare metal of the block is clean.

Chevrolet engineers rocketed the performance of the Zeta-based fifth-generation Camaro to new heights with the hard-core 2014 Camaro Z/28. They bench-marked the car against top tier supercars which cost thousands of dollars more, like the Nissan GT-R and Porsche 911. So far, the Z/28 has proved to be more than a worthy competitor on the racetrack, posting an extremely fast time on Germany’s infamous Nurburgring, but how does it work as a road car and is it faster around Barber Motorsports Park than a GT-R? We find out on this week’s episode of Motor Trend’s Head 2 Head.

The all-new Corvette arrives for 1984! After a “missing” ’83 model year (Chevrolet was simply not ready in time for full scale production in 1983. Technical advances in this new gen Corvette were vast and Chevy needed the extra time for testing, etc. More stringent California emissions standards were introduced then as well, adding further challenges), the 1994 model was a welcome change. This ad showed the world it was well worth waiting for!

Corvette lovers looking to drop $1.7 million on a powerboat can rejoice!  The 2012 MTI ZR48 is exactly what you’re looking for.  Based in Tennessee, powerboat manufacture, Pier 57, recently created this Corvette inspired 2,700 HP beast that will have you cruising across the water at 180 mph while sitting comfortably in a Corvette cockpit.  The MTI ZR48 features a pair of 1,350-horsepower turbocharged Mercury Marine V8 engines strapped into a carbon fiber hull. As impressive as all that is, what really sets this craft apart from others is its complete Chevrolet Corvette inspired hull and interior.

Watch a pair of 2014 Z/28 Camaros run around Barber Motorsports Park (Video)

Ever wonder what it would be like to be given free reign to race a 500+ hp, tire-shredding, asphalt-devouring all-American muscle car around a professional racing circuit? Well, our friends from Car and Driver sure know how, and are allowing the rest of the world to partake in the breathtaking thrill-ride of a 2014 Camaro Z/28.

While the second-oldest Ford GT40 will dominate the interest of car fans around April's classic car auctions, a pair of Chevy Corvettes offer an interesting story of their own — including one so pampered it's never seen a passenger.

The first at Mecum Auctions is the Bernie Knudsen Corvette, a one-off 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Styling Car that was built for General Motors Chevrolet Division General Manager Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen.

Engine removal: If you’re renting an engine hoist, remember you’ll also need a heavy-duty chain and/or lifting plate.

If you pull the motor and transmission out together as one unit, invest in a transmission tail plug to avoid trans fluid from pouring out the rear of the case during removal.