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Seal Skin “Premium” Covers
A car cover is essential if you want to protect your car’s value and keep it looking new. There are several types of car coverings, and car owners choose one depending on a variety of considerations, the most popular being ‘budget’. Using a car cover is one of the nicest things you can…
Read MoreA Look at Car Security Systems
It wasn’t uncommon to hear the “chirp chirp” of someone arming their aftermarket alarm system in the 1980s and 1990s. And it was even more prevalent here the irritating sonata of sounds produced by an aftermarket car alarm to the dismay of everyone within a square of the car. However, do those obnoxious noises and…
Read MoreWhat are the Best Intake Manifolds
Vic Edelbrock’s 1938 purchase of a 1932 Ford Roadster marked a turning point in his small company’s history. By designing and manufacturing the first Edelbrock intake manifold, Vic Sr. started the hotrod era. Edelbrock Sr. knew that a strong top-end design might liberate horsepower. He designed the first 180-degree dual-plane performance intake for Flathead V8s. Choosing the correct…
Read MoreThe “AMX” was AMC’s Rocket
American Motors hired Dick Teague as associate director of design in 1959, and the AMX was born. Three years later, he became AMC‘s Vice President of Automotive Styling. Teague’s task was to make American Motors a more competitive firm with the Big Three. Many historians argue that American Motors should have focused on small and…
Read MoreA Look at Custom Woody Wagons
Wooden station wagons, once workhorses. Many created in small numbers because they were ugly. After a half-century of manufacturing, they were halted due to their difficulty in manufacturing and maintenance. Now they are classic beauty, worth more than a home. The first horseless wagon was created by a forgotten craftsman in the late 19th century.…
Read MoreHow the Traditional “Rat Rods” Began
Originally a response to the 1950s “Hot Rod,” the term was later given to undriven cars and extremely expensive “customs” or “trailer queens.” The traditional “Rat Rod” began as a homage to the early days of Hot Rodding, when cars were built to the best of the owner’s abilities and intended to be driven. Rat…
Read MoreCORVETTE “Just Gettin Started”
It wasn’t until 1927 when General Motors hired designer Harley Earl, that automotive aesthetics and design became essential to American automobile makers. Harley Earl did for automotive design what Henry Ford did for manufacturing principles. Earl designed most of GM’s flashy 1950s “dream cars,” which one journalist called “the American mentality made tangible.” Harley Earl…
Read MoreCORVETTE Second and Third Gens
The second generation, or mid-year, was created by Larry Shinoda, based on an unproduced design by Peter Brock and Chuck Pohlmann named the “Q Corvette,” and styled by Bill Mitchell from 1963 to 1967. The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray was the debut year for a Coupé, with its characteristic split back window, non-functioning Hood vents,…
Read MoreCORVETTE The Fourth Generation
The fourth-generation Corvette was introduced in March 1983. Due to production issues, the 1983 model year was skipped, but 44 prototypes were built. Except for the 23rd prototype, which is on exhibit at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, all 44 1983 prototypes were crushed. The C4 manufacturing ran from 1984 until 1996. …
Read More“CORVETTE” the Fifth Generation
The C5 Corvette was produced from 1997 to 2004. The C5 replaced the long-running C4. The transmission was moved to the back of the automobile and connected to the engine via a driveshaft. That squeak-and-rattle C4 was gone. The auto press thought the new C5 was a vast improvement over the previous Corvette design. The…
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