Posts Tagged ‘Corvette’
How Much Does a Restoration Cost
Costs associated with restoring a classic car will be far higher than those associated with upgrading and repainting a modern vehicle. Costs of Purchasing a Vehicle for Restoration Purchase of a vehicle might be as low as $0 or as high as $20,000 or more, depending on the vehicle’s condition. The expense of restoring classic…
Read MoreCurrent Muscle Car Price Trends
The market for muscle cars has fluctuated for decades. They reached their first peak in 1970 when virtually every American manufacturer from AMC to Oldsmobile offered a V-8-powered coupe. Several years later, during the gas shortage, they could no longer be given away. In the 1990s and 2000s, collectors sparked buying frenzy that ultimately led…
Read MoreHow to Buy and Sell Cars
How to Buy and Sell a Car Suggestions Having the right photos of your muscle car for sale will help you sell it more effectively, and they are just as important as the details you provide. Here are the eight most important photos to include in every classified ad listing if you want it to…
Read MoreHow to Buy a Muscle Car
How to Buy a Muscle Car is a question often asked Everyone is aware that muscle cars often have larger engines than your mother’s minivan. Depending on the exhaust configuration, larger engines may have a louder exhaust. While a loud exhaust can be enjoyable when traveling on country roads, if you live in a quiet…
Read MoreSaving a Corvette for a Veteran
Regardless of your political beliefs, it is difficult to criticize the sacrifices made by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines for their country. Millions of Americans serve in the all-volunteer force for up to a year or more at a time, frequently putting themselves in danger in hostile foreign places. It is a difficult job,…
Read MorePowerful Modern Muscle
Since Léon Le Vavasseur built the Antoinette in 1904, the V8 engine has been around. Many automakers experimented with engine configurations, but the 1910 De Dion-Bouton was the first V8-engined car to be mass-produced. Cadillac was the first to mass-produce the V8 engine in its Type-51 L-Head configuration. The V8 engine has been used in…
Read MorePOTUS Private Rides
[wpadcenter_ad id=3527 align=’none’] So, what does it mean if the president enjoys driving? Cars can be divisive, but they can also unite us. Interested in a nonpartisan look at some of the presidents who have been car guys? We’ll begin with President Joe Biden and work our way backward. Joe Biden’s Corvette Joe Biden, as…
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. …
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