Corvette Forum is an
auto enthusiast website for owners and fans of the
Chevrolet Corvette sports car. The site is widely considered the largest Corvette enthusiasts' club – online or offline – in the world.
History
Corvette Forum was launched in 1999 by Troy Roberts and Ryan Adams, two Corvette enthusiasts; the site is not directly affiliated with
General Motors
The General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest automaker in the United States and ...
.
The site grew to 110,000 registered members by 2006. In July 2009, memberships numbered 220,000 and the site's discussion forum contained more than 30 million posts, according to the site's
discussion forum home page.
CorvetteForum was acquired by
Internet Brands in 2007.
Site Usage
Topics include restoration tips, service and repair advice, aftermarket product discussions, and Corvette news.
Discussions cover Corvettes of every year and model, ranging from the first Corvettes produced in 1953 to current models and speculation about future models. Corvette discussion is very restricted as per their guidelines “linking to other Corvette sites is not permitted. Neither is linking to non-supporting vendors or other commercial sites”.
The site also includes a small online marketplace.
The group used to hold a "Cruise In" at the
National Corvette Museum
The National Corvette Museum showcases the Chevrolet Corvette, an American sports car that has been in production since 1953. It is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, off Interstate 65's Exit 28. It was constructed in 1994, and opened to the pu ...
in
Bowling Green, Kentucky, for an annual meet-up event that raised money for the museum. That was cancelled after the last cruise was held in 2010 when the forum administrator chose St. Jude's over the National Corvette Museum as its charity of choice.
Charitable Causes
CorvetteForum has held an annual fund raiser to support
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research facility located in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1962, it is a 501(c)(3) designated nonprofit medical corporation which focuses on children's catastrophic diseases, pa ...
since 2003. The community has raised a total of $854,601 as of 2015.
References
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Automotive websites
Chevrolet Corvette