Back in August, we covered the first-known Chevrolet Corvette C8 crash on public roads. The car in question was a pre-production model that was involved in an accident with a Ford Ranger near Yosemite, California. Both vehicles appeared to have damage to their front ends after an apparent collision on a tight, twisting two-lane. That Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray in question was covered in blue paint.
That last bit of info may seem inconsequential, at least at first. However, this isn’t the first time a blue Corvette has had an infamous, highly publicized collision at the hands of The General.
Crashed 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 pace car – in blue
For example, back in 2018 at the Belle Isle Grand Prix in Detroit, General Motors President Mark Reuss was behind the wheel of the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 pace car when the car ran into the wall. The car apparently hit a bump on the track, sending it pirouetting into the barrier and completely mangling the front end. Luckily, no one was hurt… but the car in question was also blue.
Crashed Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C7 prototype – also in blue
And going all the way back to 2013, a Chevrolet Corvette C7 Stingray prototype had an unfortunate mishap in Arizona. A statement from GM read as follows:
“We can confirm that during routine testing, a Stingray was involved in a one-car accident. During evaluation, due to driver error the inside tire caught the edge of the pavement during a tight corner, leading to the accident.”
Luckily, no one was hurt and no citations were issued. But the color of that C7 prototype? That’s right: blue.
If we were the superstitious types, we may say that blue Vettes had some kind of curse. Luckily, we’re not, so we’ll chalk it up to circumstance and coincidence. Still, this is quite a lot of circumstances, and if nothing else makes for some interesting cocktail facts.
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Comments
I don’t care if it’s cursed or not. Elkhart Lake blue is perfection.
I think the problem is the cowboy hat that corvette drivers usually wear. It blocks the visibility.
So your Stetson your mom bought you got in the way David?
LMAO, cherrypicking the cars that crashed which just happen to be blue in color. What’s the next headline, “Red Corvettes are cursed to get Speeding tickets”. Lol.
Sounds like a pro-to-type error.
Oh my God you have document three blue Corvettes crashing in six years. Have you forward this information to the national highway safety administration?
If the Democrats hear about this they may want to take your blue cars away.
the c7 is still one great looking vehicle. i have to do a double-tack every time i see one on the road.
i wish gm had kept the it alongside the c8 but with an updated interior similar to the c8’s.
Chevrolet Corvette models with blue paint may be cursed is an interesting theory.. but one would need access to the DMV records of all Corvettes to know with any certainty that this is fact or just something to write about.
No matter what color Corvette I crashed, I would be BLUE!
Corvettes come in Blue?
I thought Red was the only color! 🙂