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Hennessey Performance Engineering has been posting videos of its 2016 performance vehicles undergoing acceleration tests and dyno tests, and the latest HPE to hit the dyno is the Chevrolet C7 Corvette Z06 with the HPE850 package. Fitted with the 8-speed automatic 8L90 transmission and running on Shell V-Power Nitro+ 93, the 2016 Corvette and its tuned 6.2L supercharged LT4 V8 hits the dyno making 712 rear-wheel horsepower. HPE says that this is approximately 850 horses at the flywheel, which translates to a 20 percent parasitic powertrain loss. For the sake of comparison, the C7...
Remember our report last month that Leake Auction Co. had secured the Tom Falbo Collection of more than 100 cars that it would offer at no reserve at its sale February 20 in Oklahoma City, and that Leake had hired Roy Sinor to examine the 40 classic Corvettes included in the collection? Well, Sinor has been at work and Leake announced Wednesday that the recently retired national judging chairman of the NCRS (the National Corvette Restorers...
January 15, 2016 For years, Corvettes at Carlisle has hosted a display known as Chip’s Choice. The display was originally implemented by Carlisle Events co-founder Chip Miller as a way to showcase the best of the best of a certain theme at Corvettes at Carlisle. The unique showcase has evolved to not only continue spotlighting cars fitting a certain theme, but also is in place now as a tribute to Miller, who passed away...
The Hagerty Market Rating uses a weighted algorithm to calculate the strength of the North American collector car market. How it’s calculated. Values -50%Values -25%Flat MarketExpanding MarketSuperheated70.63As of January 2016, down from 71.00 in December 2015 Drivers of this month’s decrease* The Hagerty Market Rating is down for the second month in a row, and has been down for seven of the last eight months. The 0.37 drop from December is the second largest month over month drop in the last year....
During the late 1950s and 1960s, carloads of young people would “cruise” in their...
1954 Corvette dream cars – Corvette Corvair fastback, Corvette Nomad wagon and Corvette convertible coupe For the 1954 Motorama shows, General Motors Styling Section created not one but three distinct Corvette dream cars: the Corvair fastback coupe, the Nomad station wagon, and the convertible coupe. All three shared some recognizable Corvette features, such as the front grille and fascia treatment, but were given certain unique styling elements in order to set them apart. The...
B arry’s T ire T ech This is a series of articles on the technical aspects of tires, their care and usage.My primary purpose in these articles is to help people understand tires and thereby reduce the risks we all face every day. ……….and since tires is just about the only thing I know about………. Please drop me a note if you have a topic you want to see:Barry@BarrysTireTech.com Vibration – Balance, Runout, and...
The serenity of a quiet little town is upended when a quirky guy drives a noisy classic Corvette through a residential neighborhood. Corvette collector & video producer Michael Brown has written & directed a humorous television commercial showing what the Corvette and a Doritos’ crunch have in common.
Not many of us will ever have the chance to see a super-rare L88 Corvette in person. But thanks to “Muscle Car Video of the Week #117,” you can get the next best thing. Click on the link, and on your computer screen will pop up a 1968 Corvette with the legendary L88 427 engine. This one resides in the Brothers Collection now, but it was originally purchased by George Montgomery to be used...
The second generation (C2) Corvette, which introduced Sting Ray to the model, continued with fiberglass body panels, and overall, was smaller than the first generation. The C2 was later referred to as mid-years.[19] The car was designed by Larry Shinoda with major inspiration from a previous concept design called the “Q Corvette,” which was created by Peter Brock and Chuck Pohlmann under the styling direction of Bill Mitchell.[20] Earlier, Mitchell had sponsored a car...
Lenny Shiller is a lifelong Brooklyn resident and classic car collector. He has amassed a staggering 58 rare classic cars, while he also owns hundreds of vintage bikes, motorcycles, and memorabilia. Lenny spends his time restoring and maintaining his collection, with the intention one day to pass them on to the next generation. The walls of his 12,000 sq ft garage in Gowanus are stacked with car parts he has collected over the years,...
In this NCRS seminar on April 29, 2012; a MI Chapter NCRS member, Jeff Salz, discusses a comparison of original Corvette rear springs with aftermarket replacements.
General Motors Corvette Promotional Video – 1969 Corvette 1969 Chevrolet Full Line Original Color Commercial Corvette, Longhorn Pickup, Camaro Hugger, Sport van, Suburban Carryall, Walk-In Wagon and Impala – new for 1969. Biography of a Sports Car – 1963 Corvette
Here we are replacing the heater core on our 1974 Corvette. This is a non AC version. Everyone told me that you can only replace the heater core from inside the car and the Dash and other parts must come out causing this to be a 6-8 hour or more job. This is typical with most cars as it is true, the Dash must come out along with many other parts making it not...
