It would be impossible to count the number of automotive makes and models that have come and gone since the car was first invented — or the number of books that have been written about them. The inescapable ubiquity of the automobile has made them, for better or worse, a…
Hot Wheels Classics: Chevrolet Corvette – 1981-2011
May 14, 2012, 6:00 a.m. EDT A Truly Hot Car – More Than One in 10 Stolen Over Past 30 Years DES PLAINES, Ill., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Although racing purists might recognize the Stutz Bearcat or the Mercer Raceabout as America’s first sports cars, there…
Corvette and Home consumed by fire – CLAVERACK, NY
By Bob Gardinier Monday, May 14, 2012 CLAVERACK – A fire that quickly turned into an inferno Monday caused extensive damage to a Brookbound Lane home. Five fire companies from Claverack, Churchtown, Greenport, Mellenville and West Ghent all responded to the fast-moving fire at 52 Brookbound Lane which officials said may…
Corvette Promotes Its Fasters Convertible Ever, the 427 [Video]
As the summer convertible sales season gets closer, Chevrolet has decided to promote the all-new Corvette 427 Convertible, their fastest and most potent convertible car ever. This is one of the last editions of the current generation model, and besides the LS7 engine, it comes packed with goodies for the…
$100,000 electric car blamed for starting house fire
? $100,000 electric car blamed for starting house fire – Classic Car Collector NewsSkip to content A $100,000 Fisker Karma electric car (also driven by this big-name pop star) is being blamed for igniting a fire that burned through its owner’s garage and nearly his entire home (what part of…
Corvette show raises $2,400 for Pottsboro, Texas Kids Club
POTTSBORO — A total of $2,400 was raised for the nonprofit Pottsboro Kids Club during the 10th annual Texoma Area Corvette Show. The day-long event was held May 5 in front of the Kids Club in downtown Pottsboro. Sixty-three entries made up the show, with contestants coming from throughout north…
2012 Le Mans: Front Row Start For Gavin’s Corvette At Laguna Seca
The GT class in the American Le Mans Series has produced a good deal of excitement and close racing over the last couple of seasons, and today’s qualifying at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca didn’t disappoint. After heading two of the three practice sessions leading into today’s 15-minute window during which…
GRAND-AM: Barbosa Quickest Again In New Jersey
Times were somewhat slower in Friday’s second Rolex Series practice session at New Jersey Motorsports Park, but Joao Barbosa remained atop the time charts… Times were somewhat slower in Friday’s second Rolex Series practice session at New Jersey Motorsports Park, but Joao Barbosa remained atop the time charts thanks to…
Auto legend Carroll Shelby, father of Cobra, dies
Carroll Hall Shelby, the Texan who created the famous Shelby Cobra and uncounted other high-performance machines that turned the auto world on its ear, and made it a whole lot more fun for 50 years, died in Dallas Thursday night at age 89. He had been hospitalized for pneumonia. VIDEO:…
American Le Mans Series, Thursday testing for the American Le Mans Monterey.
Posted 5/11/12 Corvette Racing picked up where it left off at Long Beach with a 1-2 finish in GT on Thursday. Oliver Gavin set the quickest time at 1:23.894 (96.035 mph) in the Corvette C6.R he drives with Tommy Milner. The pairing won last time out in Long Beach, and…