Month: January 2011

The highly-anticipated 2011 Camaro Convertible is being showcased at the first international edition of the Qatar Motor Show, which began yesterday.

AUTOS: GM\’s Volt announcement Dec. 2 Detroit Free Press 2, General Motors will announce the initial retail markets where the electric-drive Chevrolet Volt will be sold, the company said Tuesday.

Apparently I was the envy of my co-workers and my husband on Wednesday because I was able to go to the Houston Auto Show this morning.

The driver of this C4 Corvette took a cold winter’s dip in a backyard pool after spinning out on a patch of ice. The accident occured in the Chicago suburb of Woodridge. Luckily the Corvette’s driver is okay but his car had to be pulled out of the pool by heavy machinery. […]

Barrett-Jackson sold a total of 1,245 cars at no reserve at its Scottsdale show this year, for a final tally of $68 million.

Article Contributed by Steve Burns

Yesterday we began our preview of Mecum’s Kissimmee sale with Lot # W207, a very unique 1991 coupe. Today we continue with our Thursday featured Corvette, Lot # T218: a stunning, low mile 1956 Roadster. Beginning Wednesday, January 26th and ending on the 30th over 150 Corvettes will cross the […]

In our opinion, there are two kinds of drivers: practical vs. investor. The practical drivers look to a car as just a means of transportation. The investor, however, sees a vehicle as a means to making money long-term with their prized-possession.

Well, Hagerty Insurance’s CEO, McKeel Hagerty, was recently asked which vehicles he would rank as the future’s most collectible. His list includes:

1. Dodge Viper
2. Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
3. Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
4. Ford GT
5. Porsche Carrera GT

When asked why he ranked the ZR1, Hagerty responded, “this is the Corvette that elevated the model into a new class of world class sports cars. Nowhere has this news been more prominently displayed than on the recent ZR1, the most powerful Corvette to date. And unlike the big block screamers of the 1960s, like the L88, the ZR1 is totally trackable and downright docile.”

Would you classify the ZR1 as an all-time collectible? Tell us your prize list.

[ Yahoo Autos ]

The Vantage S uses Aston Martin’s familiar 4.7L V8, but power has increased from the Vantage V8’s 420 horsepower to 430 horsepower.

Photo Credit: Vette Magazine

The first American guru of fitness Jack LaLanne passed away over the weekend. He was 96 years old. No doubt that clean living and lots of exercise will go along way, but there was more to Jack than fitness. LaLanne was a lifelong Corvette owner and they were the […]

They are still calculating final results and handing out keys, but the collector-car auctions on Monday reported more than $157 million in sales over the past week, a healthy increase over last year.