Month: September 2015

It is not known when a lowly 1968 Corvette coupe was pulled off the St. Louis assembly line and given a most unusual life. Corvettes are built to be driven and enjoyed by customers; however, this Cinderella Corvette was destined to be a beauty queen in a gilded cage.

It is not known when a lowly 1968 Corvette coupe was pulled off the St. Louis assembly line and given a most unusual life. Corvettes are built to be driven and enjoyed by customers; however, this Cinderella Corvette was destined to be a beauty queen in a gilded cage.

Mecum Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction company, returns to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas Sept. 16-19 with more than 1,000 American muscle cars, classics, Corvettes, hot rods, Resto Mods and more set to cross the auction block.

Mecum Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction company, returns to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas Sept. 16-19 with more than 1,000 American muscle cars, classics, Corvettes, hot rods, Resto Mods and more set to cross the auction block.

Nestled midway between Chicago and Detroit, in a tiny census-designated place called Hickory Corners, MI, a 90-acre parcel of verdant farmland has been turned into one of the best automotive museums in the northern U.S. While the Gilmore Car Museum does have its own personal collection, the Gilmore serves as sort of a “campus” for other automotive museums. The museum displays over 350 antique and significant cars on its grounds, so picking just ten important cars is no easy feat.

Nestled midway between Chicago and Detroit, in a tiny census-designated place called Hickory Corners, MI, a 90-acre parcel of verdant farmland has been turned into one of the best automotive museums in the northern U.S. While the Gilmore Car Museum does have its own personal collection, the Gilmore serves as sort of a “campus” for other automotive museums. The museum displays over 350 antique and significant cars on its grounds, so picking just ten important cars is no easy feat.

With a lap time of 2:05.991, Dutch driver Renger van der Zande placed the #5 Car Collection Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG onto the pole position for the 24H BARCELONA TROFEU FERMI VELEZ. Second on the grid, 0.118 seconds behind the pole car, went to another Dutch driver in a Mercedes, Christiaan Frankenhout in the #10 Hofor Racing entry.

With a lap time of 2:05.991, Dutch driver Renger van der Zande placed the #5 Car Collection Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG onto the pole position for the 24H BARCELONA TROFEU FERMI VELEZ. Second on the grid, 0.118 seconds behind the pole car, went to another Dutch driver in a Mercedes, Christiaan Frankenhout in the #10 Hofor Racing entry.