An organization called Corvette Heroes will gift six veterans or military family members with Corvettes from the collection of artist Peter Max at this week’s Chicago Auto Show.
Corvette Heroes are a group of entrepreneurs who are currently working to restore 36 Vettes, which they refer to as The Lost Corvettes. These vehicles, which represent one Corvette from each production model year between 1953 and 1989, were originally purchased by Max for an art project in which they’d be used as blank canvases for pop art pieces. Max never got around to starting the project, however, and the Corvettes were left to languish in parking garages situated around Manhattan. The Corvette Heroes, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, purchased the Peter Max Corvettes after they were discovered and are now giving them away to deserving veterans and military families through a national sweepstakes campaign.
Corvette Heroes has brought six of The Lost Corvettes to this week’s Chicago Auto Show, where it will hand over the keys to six military veterans or military family members. In addition, the organization will present a charity called Stand For The Troops with a $250,000 check to further its efforts to help U.S. military veterans. Stand For The Troops provides veterans with treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury and other “invisible wounds of war.”
A handing over ceremony will be held today at The Chicago Auto Show, where the veterans and military family members will receive the keys to their new Corvettes. Corvette Heroes are also hosting a national sweepstakes to give away some of the remaining Peter Max Corvettes, which is open to the public. For more information on the sweepstakes campaign, visit The Lost Corvettes website at this link.
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Please tell people on this site more about Peter Max corvettes and the crazy story how they were a prize for a VH1 contest.
Kudos and accolades to the Corvette Heros organization for doing this.
I have to praise the Corvette Heroes, but is giving an old corvette to a veteran ‘deserving military’ family really practical?? Again, it’s a nice gesture, BUT really, these cars are going to be VERY expensive to drive and maintain for the average person or family! I suspect some will soon be on the market….
Obviously Cyndy you’ve never owned a Corvette before. I’m a USAF Veteran and have had several over the past several years and they’re no more “expensive” to own than a regular car. My 29 year old USAF Veteran Daughter has owned her ‘Vette since she was 23. So, unless you’ve owned one I wouldn’t make such a blanket statement!
Whenever I see photos of neglected/abandoned vehicles the windows have invariably been left open to fill the interior up with dust, dirt and rodents.
Nothing against veterans, but I bought tickets for the giveaway when it first started. The original understanding was that all of these cars would be given away to ticket buyers. Also, they have taken much longer to complete the giveaway; all the while selling more tickets. Scam.
Hi Chuck, as I read this article I thought the same thing, but when I researched it, these 6 winners from this round of drawings, just happened to vets. The Sweepstakes is open to everyone, it only came to light after they were contacted that their numbers were pulled that these six were veterans. I can see how this article is written, it could be confusing.
Sam might not even know the VH1 part of this story. That was a long time ago…and I’m still bitter 😆
Sam might not even know the VH1 part of this story. That was a longtime ago…and I’m still bitter 😆
I had a whole Peter Max, The Beatles Yellow Submarine Sheets, Pillow Shams and comforter bed set, in the 60’s. Love all of his work! How awesome this Corvette Story is! I think that I dreuled on myself looking at the pictures of all of them! Awesome!!!
she was looking for kudos rather than profit”
kudos to everyone who put the event together” the event was stingray red and corvette files in the truth and a reconciliation between what they attempted to hide but was found the windows left open and rodents inside was not in the car it was in the archives!
Toot toot
she was looking for kudos rather than profit”
kudos to everyone who put the event together” the event was stingray red and corvette files in the truth and a reconciliation between what they attempted to hide but was found the windows left open and rodents inside was not in the car it was in the archives!
Toot toot