Lincoln College of Technology enlisted the help of Mid America Motorworks and PERFORMANCE CHOICE to completely restore a C4 Corvette as their 2012 class project. Senior Regional Director of High School Admissions Bill Zimmerman’s class bought the burgundy C4 in January of 2012, with plans to restore it. Zimmerman wanted his students to learn a variety of processes and techniquest for restoring and refinishing cars.

Students at Lincoln College completely disassembled the C4 Corvette and sanded it down. They then painted the C4 a yellow pearl finish, and added new seats, among other interior parts, all from Mid America Motorworks. The interior came from PERFORMANCE CHOICE and each student worked on the Corvette, all signing the inside of the hood.

According to Zimmerman, some of the finest automotive technicians are produced at Lincoln College. They are highly sought after in the automotive industry.  “Passing on the passion of the automotive industry to youth,” says Zimmerman, “is very important.” The C4 Corvette has visited several high school vocational programs to share the value of the automotive indsutry with young students.

Zimmerman and his class will bring the C4 Corvette to the Corvette Funfest in 2013 in Effingham, IL, on September 19-22. The students will share their story and the contributions they made on the project.

Celebrating its 50th year in Indianapolis this year, Lincoln College of Technology offers both diploma and associate degree programs in automotive, diesel, collision repair and refinishing and electrical systems technology. (Reported by Susan Frissell)