Cody U. 
The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky has brought a new “Corvette Powered” exhibit to its collection. The Exhibit will remain present until April of 2022 and showcases non-General Motors/non-Corvette vehicles that adopted and used Chevrolet Small Block V8-powered drivelines and engines.
The “Corvette Powered” NCM exhibit will shine light on the fact that the Chevrolet Small Block V8 was irreplaceably versatile and powerful. In doing so, this humble engine was sought after by everybody, from boat makers, to boutique automakers, to race teams. A trend that continues to this day.
“Corvette Powered” Display At The NCM: Details
Some of the highlights from the exhibit include everything from a Mosler MT900, a Malibu boat, an Iso Lele, a 1958 Scarab race car, 1966 Excalibur, 1965 Bizzarrini Strada Monoposto Prototipi race car, 1965 Impala built by Chip Foose. All of these of course feature a Corvette engine at the very least. Again, as a testament to the versatility of the Chevy Small Block. There’s even a DeTomaso Mangusta on display – which as some of you may recognize was normally Ford powered. This special supercar was made specifically for legendary GM executive Bill Mitchell.
The exhibit will run through the end of April, at the end of the annual NCM Bash.
The National Corvette Museum, founded in 1994, is located less than five-minutes from the GM Bowling Green Assembly plant, the home of making America’s Sports Car since 1981. Together, both facilities represent a special destination for Corvette owners and enthusiasts alike.
The plant is also the home of producing the highly anticipated 2023 C8 Corvette Z06 which features a record-setting engine, the flat-plane crank DOHC 5.5L LT6 V8 monster that pushes out 670 horsepower. That’s enough to earn credit as the most powerful naturally aspirated V8 engine to be placed in a production car, ever. Production of the 2023 C8 Corvette Z06 is set for May of this year. Until then, the visualizer is live and you can relive the reveal, here.
