Lingenfelter Open House ·May 06, 2025

Lingenfelter Collection Open House

We're so thankful for the amazing turn out this past Saturday raising funds for the American Cancer Society. It's a beautiful thing when the community comes together to support Cancer Research. Over the years this event has raised over $400,000.00 which is pretty amazing. Thank you everyone!!

Photo Credit: Our good friend Milton L. Scales

The event typically runs from 10am -5pm. We take any donation amount at the front door and guests can browse the car collection, three rooms of cars. The center room is dedicated to Corvettes and features the legendary Duntov Mule Car—a prototype that has been showcased in numerous automotive magazines. During the Corvette Museum's 70th Anniversary celebration, this historic vehicle was on special loan to the museum for an entire year.

About Zora Arkus-Duntov – The Godfather of the Corvette

Zora Arkus-Duntov, often hailed as the "Father of the Corvette," was a visionary engineer who transformed Chevrolet’s Corvette from a stylish roadster into a world-class performance sports car. Born in 1909, Duntov’s passion for speed and innovation led him to play a pivotal role in shaping the Corvette's identity, starting with his involvement at General Motors in the 1950s. His relentless pursuit of performance gave birth to legendary advancements like the Corvette Z06, fuel injection technology, and mid-engine prototypes that inspired generations of Corvette design.

With his racing expertise and engineering brilliance, Zora Duntov pushed the boundaries of American automotive performance, ensuring the Corvette could compete with European sports cars. His legacy lives on in every high-performance Corvette, from the Stingray to the modern-day C8. If you're a Corvette enthusiast or a classic car collector, Zora Duntov is a name that defines innovation, horsepower, and American muscle car history.

Ken signed posters almost the entire day, talking to the guests, sharing stories and catching up with friends and making new ones. Over the years we've watched many young car enthusiasts grow up, go to college and come back and visit and tell us some of their fond memories of the collection and how it shaped them into car enthusiasts.

The Competition Corvette Club of Michigan also hosted their Spring Cruise that left Matick Chevrolet at 10am and ended at the Collection around noon. It's always fun seeing hundreds of Corvettes making their way down Lochlin Drive.

The amount of Community Service the Competition Club does is amazing.

In addition, our Lingenfelter Corvette Store was open, offering plenty of opportunities to shop the latest and best in Corvette apparel, gear, and accessories.

From our 100+ different Corvette hats we offer, the latest Corvette polo shirts to exclusive Corvette-branded accessories, we were thrilled to see many fans picking up their favorite items and representing in style. We take pride researching the best apparel out there to bring to you offering top-quality Corvette merchandise for every generation of fans. As I've said before, we not only sell Corvette Apparel, but wear it almost everyday.

This year was fun to add a bigger youth section, adding the Pink Diecast Corvette Cars to the Store was a big hit. Women in motorsports these past few years has been emerging and we love supporting this initiative. People always say start them young and it was fun to see the younger girls taking an interest in the diecast cars of all colors, not just pink.

As Always, we’re proud to be your trusted destination for all things Corvette—whether you're looking for Corvette t-shirts, jackets, hats, or lifestyle accessories, we’ve got something for every enthusiast. Be sure to check back often for new arrivals, limited-edition drops, and updates on upcoming events.

We just placed a very big restock order. Appreciate your patience while we restock after this past Saturday.

Newly released is this C8 Corvette Puzzle, should have at our location in about a week.