Posts Tagged ‘blue paint’
New England is Volvo Country. It's also home territory for the loved and loathed Red Sox. There's plenty of cars plastered with "B" stickers, license plates and trinkum. Long a sponsor of Red Sox baseball, Volvo's rolled out a special edition of its stubby C30. The Kammback hatch comes with a factor......
Dodge Challenger #43 brings $228K at auction
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click image to enlargeThe first Challenger fetched $400,000 at Barrett-Jackson, and now #43 has managed to sell on eBay for a whopping $228,143.43. Of course #43 is no run-of-the-mill Challenger, as it's the only one (or, the only '08 model, at least) finished in B5 Blue paint, in a nod to "The King......
43rd 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 to be painted “Petty blue” and auctioned
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Click image to enlargeWhile the rights to the first 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 brought $400K at Barrett-Jackson last weekend, we'd rather have the 43rd car built, which will go up on eBay's virtual auction block from February 12 to February 22. Chrysler is working the numerology angle, linking the 4......
Opel delivers sportiness in the Vivaro VPC
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Click image for high-res galleryIn Europe, no niche remains unaddressed, it seems. Business owners looking for a hottish-looking ride in their delivery vehicles were offered the Transit SportVan earlier this year by Ford. It combined the utility of the Transit with the optics of a Focus ST, what wit......
Rendered Speculation: Subaru Impreza WRX STI
Friday, April 6th, 2007
Car Magazine has some interesting info on the upcoming high-performance STi version of the Subaru Impreza that it believes will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany this September. For one, the Impreza will only be offered as a five-door hatchback in Europe, unlike in the States where we'll ......
eBay Find of the Day: Miata-based BMW Z9
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
Click the image above if you really want to see more.It's obvious that someone was champing at the bit to get a 1-series convertible before it makes its way to the U.S. This Miata-based BMW rip- off might not be a finished replica of the Z9 concept from a few years back, but the progress, is, ummm.......
UK: Mazda MX-5 achieves Icon status
Sunday, April 1st, 2007
Click image for photo galleryTo celebrate the fact that the Mazda MX-5 accounts for a quarter of all new sports car purchases in the United Kingdom, the automaker has unveiled a new special edition paint and trim package dubbed "Icon." The Icon can be had with either the 1.8L engine mated to a 5-sp......
Delivery trucks are cool: Ford Transit SportVan
Sunday, March 4th, 2007
Click image for photo galleryThe annual Commercial Vehicle Show in Blighty is one of our favorite things, specifically because our inner children never stopped liking big trucks , and the manufacturers actually unveil cool stuff at the show. Exhibit A comes from Ford, which pulled the wraps off the......
All I want for Christmas is Sheed’s Maybach
Friday, October 27th, 2006
I only lived in Detroit for two years while working for another auto media outlet, but believe it or not I fell in love with the city (as any proper car fan should). The last year I could call Detroit home was 2003, which was special for Detroit because the Pistons embarassed the LA Lakers in the NB......
Chevy shows Prisma Y Concept at San Paulo show
Monday, September 4th, 2006
The Sao Paulo auto show in Brazil continues to kick out some interesting concepts below 0° lattitude. Following the Fiat FCC Adventure Concept we showed you prior, Chevy unveiled the Prisma Y Concept yesterday. The vehicle looks decidedly more production ready than the Fiat, and a little bit like a......