Criswell Chevrolet’s Mike Furman delivers new Corvettes to his customers who come from all across the country to work with the nation’s top individual Corvette seller.
This week Mike submitted his final orders for the 2025 model year while also fulfilling a few Corvette Dreams to new customers eager to pick up their new rides! Mike’s collection of throwback and vintage photos is really good this week, so make sure you check them out below. My favorite photo is the owner and his midyear in the middle of a field. Not sure why he’s in the middle of the field but my former FFA teacher would call it an “outstanding” photo, as in “he’s out standing in his field!”
You can see all of Mike’s posts and pictures through the week on his CorvetteFurman Facebook Page.
~ Two full truckloads of new 2025 Corvettes have arrived this morning. Many of my sold order customers just had their weekend plans change, for a good reason.
~Lamborghini vs Ferrari vs C8 ZR1!
~Re Posting one of my favorite delivery stories of all time!
“Back in the Winter of 2002/2003 a 50 ish yr old woman walked in to the Chevrolet dealership I was running and she had a request with a story/twist. Her 30th wedding anniversary was coming up and her husband was turning 50…For the last 25 years they had been eating Saturday night dinner at the same restaurant and served by the same waitress. Every single Saturday night after dinner the waitress would ask him if he needed anything else before handing him the check…and her husband always had the same response..”yea, keys to a brand new Corvette please! ” So the wife knew the 50th Anniversary Corvette Convt was incredibly difficult to get but she had heard I was pretty good with acquiring/ selling Corvettes, neither of them had ever owned a Corvette. So the deal was made and I had to buy/ dealer exchange one from a Chevrolet dealer in South Dakota! She made the purchase and at the end of the day on a Saturday she parked it behind their favorite local restaurant. Like clockwork the waitress comes over at the end of the evening and he asks for the ”bill and keys to his brand new Corvette!” So the waitress hands him the Corvette keys and the wife said” Happy Anniversary and Birthday!” I really wish I had been there to witness the husbands jaw hit the proverbial ground!
Truly one of my all time favorite delivery experiences!!”
Back in time! “THIS YOUNG FELLOW is thinking of trading in his stroller for something with a little more power – – and he knows how to pick his car salesmen.
He dropped in at the General Motors MOTORAMA of 1955 in San Fransisco`s Civic Auditorium and he got Claire Fitzpatrick, one of the models in the spectacular show, to point out the features of the latest Chevrolets. The admission-free Motorama, featuring «dreamcars», stage entertainment and other attractions will be open through next Sunday April 3.”
~Ruth Glennie, the woman behind the “Fancy Free” 1958 Corvette.
~”20 years ago…Back in time”, Summer of 2005~ GM had asked me to fly out to Bob Bondurant Racetrack in Phoenix, Arizona to test the new 2006 Z06 coming out that Fall 2005. The Summer (2004) before I had done the same thing at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, VA with the all new 2005 Corvette. This would be different and I would get to see the Z06 in real life which hopefully would assist me in landing on my color choice for my own order. Little did I know that when I arrived at the AZ racetrack that August 2005 morning that A) it would get to 115 degrees that day and b) all the colors of the Z06 would be on hand that day as well as the all new 2006 Trailblazer SS, which had yet to be released (but only lasted 2006-2009). It was fun packed driving everything for a few days even in that heat. Then, a few weeks later I would meet up in Carlisle, PA with David Hill, the Chief Engineer for the Corvette. Mission accomplished, I ordered Lemans Blue for my own 2006 Z06. I also included those delivery pics and when it arrived with the odometer reading 1 mile.
~C8 Deliveries and more this week!
~Nick R. of Fort Worth, Texas factory ordered his brand new Black 2025 Z06 Convertible from me and yesterday the Museum staff rolled out the Red Carpet. The Museum delivery on the Corvette Blvd in Bowling Green was a blast per Nick. Equipment: 3LZ, stealth interior trim, Natural/Black two tone, CF visible ground effects pkg, CF w/Red accent full length dual racing stripes, front lift, Level 2 CF interior trim, Carbon ceramic brakes, edge red calipers, black exhaust tips, black forged wheels, tan seat belts, visible CF mirror caps, and much more.
The photos are now supplied to me by Fotofx, a company that has been working within the Museum for the past 10+ years and now they have pkgs available for a truly special experience to be captured digitally.
~Saul F. of Andrews, Texas factory ordered from me his new Sebring Orange 2025 Corvette Z06/Z07 Convertible. We finished the paperwork via Fed Ex and yesterday it was loaded up for the enclosed trailer trip to his Texas home. Equipment: 3LZ, Stealth interior trim, front lift, level 2 CF trim, Orange calipers, black exhaust tips, Jake C8R graphics, visible carbon fiber door intake trim, edge red Z06 badge, black spider wheels, visible CF Aero, carbon fiber sill plates, Z07 ultimate performance pkg, orange seat belts, carbon fiber mirror caps and much more.
~Charlie P. of Gaithersburg, MD owns a local company and since 2002 he has bought 70+ Company trucks from me and 20+ family vehicles. Not bad in 23 years! Today he purchased a 2025 Silverado 1500 Crew cab for his job foreman. Charlie was in and out in 10 minutes. He “once “strayed and bought a Ford and that process took 5 hours!
~ This week I reached far back in my 69,000+ pictures that I haven’t fully shared yet for my Top 100 Corvette Barn finds and throwback pictures from around the globe! Enjoy them to the fullest as I do.
Drive safely and enjoy the week.
Mike Furman
Criswell Chevrolet
Gaithersburg, MD
301-212-4420 desk direct (not a text line)
Off Fridays and Sundays
“I sell and ship Nationwide and have done so for 47+ years!
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CorvetteFurman.com
Click on the link below for Cigar Aficionado magazine article that just came out:
Cigar Aficionado: The Legend of Mr. Corvette
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Mike can deliver new Corvettes at Criswell Chevrolet in Gaithersburg, MD or through the National Corvette Museum’s R8C delivery program. He can also deliver new Corvettes via covered transport direct to your door or a courtesy delivery to the Chevrolet dealer near you.
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