Month: January 2010

The month has historically been a slow time to buy, coming off the heels of the high spending holiday season.

When General Motors first announced the Pontiac G8 ST at the 2007 New York Auto Show, most of the automotive world was left scratching its head and wondering why.

Looking for an easy way to protect your car? Instead of resorting to the annoying car covers, you may want to look into Mike’s garage.

Mike invented a car cover that automatically drops onto his car with the click of his garage door button. So, while the garage door is lowering, so will his vehicle’s cover. Nifty, huh?

The best part: This car cover system of his relies completely on the pulley and counter weights used to make his garage door open and close. No additional expensive parts or systems were needed.

So, for only $65 invested in pulleys, rope, bed sheets and other miscellaneous pieces, Mike now never has to struggle with protecting his Corvette prize possession.

This product’s creativity and innovation screams, “Why didn’t I think of this?”

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It was fifty-seven years ago today that thousands of Americans gathered at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City to catch a glimpse of Chevrolet’s new two-seater sports car. The EX-122 concept was such an instant hit with the public that GM rushed into production the revolutionary fiberglass-bodied car. Six months later, the first Corvette was completed at a makeshift assembly plant in Flint, Michigan. Just 300 Corvettes were produced in 1953 with a sticker price of about $3,500. [More]

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The Bondurant School of High Performance Driving has been an advertiser on this blog for well over a year now and I say with conviction that there’s not a better group of people to work with. Bob and his team have made many many contributions to the Corvette community. So when we heard through the grapevine last night that one of their employees was hospitalized on Christmas Eve with severe medical problems, we wanted to spread the word. If you can spare any kind of assistance then read on. [More]

That’s where Lingenfelter Performance Engineering of Decatur, Indiana comes in. Seeking your questions Your Chevrolet Dealer in Western Washington 35700 Enchanted Parkway South, Federal Way specials delivered to your email.

I like a good contest as much as anyone so check out this awesome give-away from the guys over at the SmokinVette.com Corvette forum. They have hooked up with Vossen Wheels to offer three sets of wheels to the smokinvette members that post photos of their cars and tells the best stories on why their Corvette could use some wheel pimpin. Details of the contest are after the jump. [More]

Just this past August, we told you about the C6.R Corvette debuting for the first time ever in the new GT2 race class. That was then.

Now… we’re here to here to tell you about the new racing ‘Vette!

Doug Fehan, Corvette Racing program manager, recently unveiled the all-new 2010 C6.R V8 5.5-liter Corvette.

Yes, the vehicle already debuted, but NOT with the powerful engine she has in tow now. The new engine actually has been in the making since the vehicle’s initial debut. The production of the engine will continue to be built alongside ZR1 and Z06 V8s in GM’s Performance Build Center.

The C6.R, new engine and all, will officially hit the tracks for the first time at this year’s 12 Hours of Sebring in March. Stay tuned to follow closely on how well she performs!

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A GM official told Jalopnik that they were considering letting Corvette ZR1 buyers build their own LS9 638 horsepower engine that would then be installed in their very car. This was confirmed by Tom Read from GM’s Advanced Powertrain Technology Communications who said “We are considering the program”. [More]