April 20, 2000
Constantin Film releases the film Erkan and Stefan to theaters in Germany. Included is a character credited as "Corvette Branko". |
June 8, 2000
Buena Vista International releases the film Gone in Sixty Seconds to theaters in New Zealand. - A person mentions that Bill Bixby drove a Corvette in The Magician.
- A 1967 Corvette appears briefly.
| (Copyright 2000 Buena Vista Pictures) |
2000
Eighty-one 1984 and newer red, white, black, and silver Corvettes form a guitar shape on a parking lot, part of The Walt Disney Company's celebration of the first year of the Rock 'N' Roll Roller Coaster at the Disney-MGM Studios in Florida. |
March 30, 2001
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. A sports car resembles the styling of 1963-67 and 1968-82 Corvettes. | (Copyright 2001 Nickelodeon) |
April 6, 2001
New Line Cinema releases the film Blow to theaters in the USA. An Onyx Black/silver Corvette appears. | (Copyright 2001 New Line Cinema) |
October 14, 2001
The film How to Make a Monster is aired on TV in the USA. A white 1963-67 Corvette convertible appears in a parking lot. | (Copyright 2001 Creature Features Productions) |
April 9, 2002
The Fox Network airs the TV show That '70s Show in the USA. A Silver Blue 1958 Corvette is the subject of the main storyline. | (Copyright 2002 Fox Network) |
May 26, 2002
The Indianapolis 500 race is held. A 50th Anniversary Corvette is the official pace car, driven by Jim Caviezel. |
June 29, 2002
Paramount Pictures releases the film Pootie Tang to theaters in the USA. The main character drives a light blue 1969 convertible Corvette. | (Copyright 2001 Paramount Pictures) |
August 9, 2002
Columbia Pictures releases the xXx film in the USA and Canada. A current model Corvette is driven off a bridge, a 730-foot drop. | (Copyright 2002 Columbia Pictures Corporation) |
February 16, 2003
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A new model red Corvette convertible appears. | (Copyright 2003 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
June 5, 2003
Universal Pictures releases the film 2 Fast 2 Furious in the USA and Australia. A current model Corvette convertible hits wreckage of a Saleen Mustang and rolls over. |
June 27, 2003
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the USA. In a scene in 1972, a car looking very much like a 1968-69 Corvette appears. | (Copyright 2003 Nickelodeon) |
September 12, 2003
The film Trivia for Crosst is shown at the Great Lakes Film Festival in the USA. A Corvette is used in the film. |
September 2003
TDK Mediactive releases the Corvette video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA. Players can drive eight Corvette models from 1953 to 1997. |
January 5, 2004
Global Star releases the Corvette video game for the PlayStation 2 video game system in the USA. |
February 2004
At the Daytona 500 race, a Corvette is the official pace car. |
June 29, 2004
ChristianCinema.com releases the film Six: The Mark Unleashed on videocassette in the USA. A character says "I was part of the team that designed the engine for the last Corvette ever manufactured.". |
October 8, 2004
Universal Pictures releases the film Friday Night Lights to theaters in the USA. A 1988 Corvette coupe appears briefly. | (Copyright 2004 Universal Pictures) |
March 30, 2005
TFM Distribution releases the film Brice de Nice to theaters in Belgium. A yellow 1973-77 Corvette appears briefly. | (Copyright 2005 TFM Distribution) |
June 22, 2005
Buena Vista Pictures releases the film Herbie Fully Loaded to theaters in the USA. - A silver C5 Corvette appears.
- A black C6 Corvette races neck-and-neck against Herbie, a 1963 Volkswagen, barely beating it.
| (Copyright 2005 Buena Vista Pictures) |
2005
The television show Fox and Friends features a 2005 Corvette. |
August 20, 2005
A 1953 model Corvette is made honorary mail-delivery vehicle in Detroit, Michigan, to publicize the next day's USPS release of a postage stamp depicting a Corvette. |
November 22, 2005
Microsoft releases the Project Gotham Racing 3 video game for the Xbox 360 video game system in the USA. Included are C5 and C6 Corvettes. |
April 10, 2006
CBS Television airs the CSI: Miami TV show in the USA. A current-model red convertible Corvette appears. |
June 8, 2006
Walt Disney Pictures releases the film Cars to theaters in Australia. One car asks another car if it was a Corvette that she fell in love with. |
June 22, 2006
Columbia Pictures releases the film Click to theaters in Australia and Puerto Rico. A red 2005 Corvette Convertible appears briefly. | (Copyright 2006 Columbia Pictures) |
May 23, 2010
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A 1967 red Corvette coupe appears at a car show. | (Copyright 2010 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
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Other web pages of interest:
Chronology of Chevrolet Corvettes
Corvette Racing Successes
Corvettes on Postage Stamps
Personal Computer References in Pop Culture
Video Game References in Pop Culture
Disney References in Pop Culture
This Day in History
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