2014 Bloomington Gold Corvette Show
Spectator's Parking at Bloomington Gold Corvette Show
Thousands of Corvette owners gathered on this slightly overcast day in Champaign, IL to celebrate their hobby. This event is so much more than a car show -- it is a reunion of family and friends, who meet every year to share their love for this iconic Chevrolet.
Several 2015 Corvettes were on display – a Z06 Convertible; a Corvette, with the Atlantic Design Package, and one with the Pacific Design Package. There were also several historically significant cars in attendance, including a 1978 Indy 500 Pace Car and a 2011 Brickyard 400 Pace Car. But, perhaps the biggest star of the show was the L88 Rebel Corvette that sold at the 2014 Barrett-Jackson, Scottsdale auction for $2,600,000.
Starting in 1973, this car show has the distinction of being the oldest continuous running Corvette show in the country. Judging for this event is not car against car, but is based on the car’s authenticity. The Corvette can be Gold Certified if it is judged to be preserved or restored to at least 95% of the way it left the factory. “The goal is to attain historic perfection, not cosmetic perfection.”
Here are just a few of the Corvettes. Photos provided by Al McKim, C5 Convertible owner.
The Early Years
1955 Corvette (only 1 of 15 originally painted in Copper color)
1957 Corvette Fuelie
1959 Corvette Fuelie
1963 Grand Sport Recreation Corvette
Star Vettes
1978 Indy Pace Car
1996 Grand Sport Corvette
2011 Brickyard 400 Corvette Pace Car
Custom C5 Corvette with Flames & Scissor Doors
2013 Callaway SC606 Corvette
2014 Ligenfelter Corvette
2014 Callaway Convertible
1969 Rebel L88 Corvette
Next Year's Corvette Models
2015 Z06 Corvette Convertible
2015 Corvette Z06 Coupe
2015 Atlantic Package Corvette
2015 Pacific Package Corvette
