National Corvette Museum
michelin Bash
April 27-29, 2023
Day 2
A walk through the Museum at the National Corvette Museum
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dave Smits
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dave Smits
Picture courtesy of Dave Smits
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dave Smits
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dave Smits
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dave Smits
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dave Smits
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dave Smits
Picture courtesy of Dave Smits
Outside the National Corvette Museum
Photo courtesy of Dennis Cape - Parking reserved for Corvettes at the National Corvette Museum
Photo courtesy of Mary Smits - United We Stand Sculpture
Photo courtesy of Dave Smits - The Michelin Man Compressed Air Station
Photo courtesy of Dave Smits - Corvette Museum Delivery Photo Mural
Photo courtesy of Dave Smits - No trip to the museum is complete without saying "Hi" to Phil Waddell - Section W7
Photo courtesy of Dave Smits - No trip to the museum is complete without saying "Hi" to Phil Waddell - Section W7
vanity license plates
Introducing the Corvette e-ray
160HP Electric Motor driving the front wheels
490 HP 6.2 L V8 driving the rear wheels
New colors for the 2024 model year (all Corvettes, not just the E-Ray):
Riptide Blue Metallic
Sea Wolf Gray Tri-Coat
Cacti
Colors being discontinued for the 2024 model year:
Elkhart Lake Blue Metallic
Ceramic Matrix Gray
Caffeine Metallic
White Pearl Tri-Coat (one of the 70th Anniversary colors)
Carbon Flash Black Metallic (the other 70th Anniversary color) will stay
Picture courtesy of Dave Smits - Riptide Blue Metallic - Perhaps the next car for Lee Bates & Bonnie Taylor?
Picture courtesy of Dave Smits - Riptide Blue Metallic
Picture Courtesy of Lee Bates - Riptide Blue Metallic
Picture Courtesy of Lee Bates - Riptide Blue Metallic
Picture Courtesy of Lee Bates - Riptide Blue Metallic
Picture courtesy of Dave Smits - Cacti
Picture Courtesy of Lee Bates - Tunnel houses the electric motor battery
Picture Courtesy of Lee Bates - 1 of many cooling radiators
Picture Courtesy of Lee Bates - Transmission behind gasoline engine
Picture Courtesy of Lee Bates - Transmission behind gasoline engine
Picture Courtesy of Lee Bates - Fender shows the new Sea Wolf Gray Tri-Coat color
Picture Courtesy of Lee Bates - 160 HP electric motor is nestled behind the Frunk
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape - 160 HP electric motor is nestled behind the Frunk
Picture Courtesy of Lee Bates - the radiator even has a ding in it
Picture Courtesy of Lee Bates - Tunnel houses the electric motor battery
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Mary Smits
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Picture courtesy of Dennis Cape
Andrew Jackson Hermitage tour
Corvette assembly plant tour
Pictures are not allowed on the tour, so we settled for an after tour picture
Lee Bates, Bonnie Taylor, Mike Rich, Diana Adams, Randy Cusick, Dave Smits, Wendy Cusick, Mary Smits
Absent from the photo: Dennis Cape, Eileen Cape, Bill Bowman, Dylan Potter
The day ended sharing food, Drink & Conversation at smokey bones
Dave Smits (Partially in picture), Dennis Cape, Eileen Cape, Diana Adams, Mike Rich, Lee Bates, Bonnie Taylor, Randy Cusick, Wendy Cusick, Bill Bowman. Missing: Mary Smits, Daylan Potter