Posts Tagged ‘recent art’
While the world watches in awe as the Corvette ZR1 wretches the performance crown from its competitors, some people are already concerning themselves with its successor. How could GM possibly improve on its best 'Vette yet? Popular Mechanics speculated on what the 2012 Corvette could have in store, ......
SEMA Preview: Rossi 66 melds Corvette C2 looks with C6 hardware
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Click on the image to enlarge and view another angle of the Rossi 66There is a trend in the works that takes a modern Corvette chassis, jettisons the stock fiberglass bodywork and adds a new shell that mimics the look of an older, classic 'Vette. We have seen Classic Reflection Coachworks' take on t......
VIDEO: First Corvette ZR1 delivered to proud papa
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Corvette ZR1 at Barrett-JacksonThe very first Corvette ZR1 has rolled off the assembly line at General Motors' assembly plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and the proud owner of the 638-horsepower hellraiser was there in person to claim his prize. Chevy dealer ......
VIDEO: Web Rides TV pits the Audi R8 against the LS3 Corvette
Monday, July 14th, 2008
The LS3 Corvette and the Audi R8 are have a similar purpose, but go about their jobs in completely different ways. The 'Vette is all about a big engine, with big power and pushing the rear wheels. The R8 utilizes a high-revving 4.2L V8 and AWD to keep the rubber firmly planted on the pavement. Both ......
Chevy limiting ZR1 sales to select dealerships
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Corvette ZR1
If you were planning on heading down to your local Chevy dealership and placing an order for a new Corvette ZR1, think again. The new super-Vette is the fastest ever made, yet despite its $105k price tag, there'll be a lot of eager customers linin......
Pics Aplenty: 2009 Cadillac XLR and XLR-V
Monday, June 9th, 2008
click above for more high-res images of the 2009 Cadillac XLR and XLR-VWhile Cadillac released information on the freshened XLR roadster last week, all we had to look at was a single photo. Well, now we can see the rest of it. XLR.net has gotten hold of several more shots of the halo Caddy in both t......
Corvette ZR1 engineer says GT-R won’t be King of the ‘Ring for long
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
The Nissan GT-R's 7:29 lap record won't stand for long if Chevrolet has anything to say about it. Speaking with InsideLine, Corvette Chief Engineer, Tadge Jeuchter, says that the ZR1, "will be able to take the production-car track record at any racetrack," and that although Chevy doesn't have a prod......
Want to win a $100,000 Speed Racer Mach 5 Corvette?
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Click above for more Speed Racer Corvette picsThe upcoming Speed Racer movie just got a whole lot more interesting to us since learning about this sweepstakes that's being held in conjunction with the premier on May 9th. The prize is a Speed Racer-inspired Mach 5 Corvette, but it not just any 'Vette......
eBay find of the day: 1964 Pontiac Banshee Prototype XP-833 Coupe, again
Friday, March 28th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 1964 Pontiac BansheeThe very cool 1964 Pontiac Banshee prototype is being auctioned off, again. Back in November of last year, the super-cool and svelte vehicle was put up on eBay with a Buy-It-Now price of $1.3 million. It didn't sell, so it's back up... wi......
Does anyone remember CARtoons?
Monday, March 7th, 2005
I spent so much of my young life reading through the pages of CARtoons; the adventures of Krass and Bernie, Kit Colson, Cora Vette and those great "How to Draw" pages by the immortal George Trosley. I think these books, along with my dad's help, got me interested in not only American muscle cars, bu......