Corvette 50th Anniv. Celebration to Make History

FOR RELEASE: June 17, 2003

Corvette 50th Anniversary Celebration to Make History
Two-Day Party to Celebrate America's Performance Icon

NASHVILLE - The celebration of the century gets underway June 27-28 in Nashville to commemorate Chevrolet Corvette's 50th Anniversary.

Thousands of Corvette owners and enthusiasts will gather in and around Nashville to participate in the weekend's planned events.

"Corvette will take over the Nashville landscape. We've got a truly impressive number of activities planned in order to celebrate this landmark anniversary," said Rick Baldick, Corvette marketing director.

ZZ TOP to perform

Activities over the weekend include: vintage car displays, parades, technical seminars, restoration clinics, heritage displays, racing exhibits, historic memorabilia, elements from the Chevy Rock & Roll Tour and to top off the weekend, the legendary rock band ZZ TOP will perform on Saturday night.

"The performance by ZZ TOP completes our already exciting list of activities and entertainment," said Baldick. "We can't think of a better way to celebrate 50 years of Corvette being an American automotive icon than by having an American rock icon such as ZZ TOP be our closing act."

Admission to the ZZ TOP concert is included in the purchase of a ticket for the June 27-28 Corvette Celebration at The Coliseum.

National Corvette Caravan

In addition, the National Corvette Museum is organizing a caravan of approximately 5,000 Corvettes dating back to 1953 and coming from all corners of the U.S. to congregate in Bowling Green prior to the events in Nashville. The procession continues on into Nashville in the Nashville Cruize Caravan. The National Corvette Museum and the Corvette manufacturing facility are in Bowling Green, Ky. - about 60 miles from Nashville.

Friday, June 27

The weekend's festivities kick-off when the first group of Nashville Cruize participants arrive at The Coliseum around 9 a.m. Event hours for ticket holders are 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Ticket holders will enjoy various activities including:

Corvette Heritage Tour
Corvette Pin Trading Village
Chevrolet current and future product display
Chevrolet Powertrain and Engineering Experience
Chevrolet SS Vehicle Showcase
Chevrolet Rock and Roll Tour
Chevrolet Racing Tour
Chevrolet Truck Towing Tour
Chevrolet Soccer Festival exhibit
Chevy R.O.C.K. display
GM Performance Parts Tour
GM Accessories Tour
National Council of Corvette Clubs displays
National Corvette Restorers Society restoration clinics
National Corvette Museum tent
Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving
Justin Bell GT Racing School
XM Radio Tour
OnStar demonstrations
Bose Theater display
Mobil 1 exhibit
Goodyear tire display
QUADRASTEER by Delphi Driving Experience
Collins & Aikman exhibit
Activities sponsored by magazine partners Corvette Quarterly, Car and Driver, Road & Track, Cigar Aficionado, SKI Magazine, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Corvette Enthusiast Magazine, Southern Living and Golf Magazine
The general public can enjoy the Corvette Parade starting from The Coliseum grounds and heading to downtown Nashville beginning at 6 p.m. The parade will feature one Corvette from every model year with the fabulous '50s Corvettes leading the way. In addition to this long line of Corvette lineage, the parade will feature the Tennessee Army Color Guard, 100th Army Marching Band, Lehigh Drum and Bugle Corps, Dixieland Marching Band, Scottish pipe band, jugglers, street performers, and much more.

The public can also enjoy the Chevy Rockin' on the Riverfront Concert in downtown Nashville from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. A host of local Nashville talent and musicians will perform on the famous floating stage located at Riverfront Park on the corner of 1st and Broadway.