Month: December 2010

Despite the robust talk about November car and truck sales, Chevrolet Corvette sales continue slide downward.

Here’s musician/actor Rick Springfield running errands around Malibu in what looks to be a modified 1965 Corvette. That wide stance and thick rubber on the rear makes me think resto-mod. The passenger side mirror add-on is a nice touch too. Hmmm, Jessie’s girl or a ‘65 Sting Ray?

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The euphoria is over for General Motors, Chevrolet and the new Volt electric vehicle – now comes the hard part, proving that the genius displayed in GM’s engineering and design centers is what the American public really wants and is willing to buy.

New Corvette Sales took a major step backwards according to the November 2010 Sales Report issued by General Motors. A total of 836 Corvettes were sold during the month of November, ending the streak of seven consecutive months of sales over 1,000 units. It’s the second worst month for sales in 2010 behind […]

Enough said!

 

As the C7 Corvette project moves along, gird your loins for many of these prognostications about the status of the new car, including new features and options that are being considered. Today’s rumor about the next generation Corvette is a two-fer from the MT Confidential column on page 17 of Motor Trend’s December […]

Prices of vintage American muscle cars peaked, along with real estate values, in early 2008 or late 2007 – the year when a 1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda convertible sold for an astounding $2.4 million at auction.

NASCAR’s Jimmie Johnson, NFL star running back DeAngelo Williams and Corvette Racing’s Johnny O’Connell will get behind the wheel of various Corvette models for the premiere of SPEED’s original series Test Drive. Hosted by Tommy Kendall, the Corvette test drives will take place on the streets surrounding Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, […]

General Motors Corp. reported Wednesday that sales totaled 168,704 in November, a 21 percent increase from a year ago for the automakera s four brands.

Need we say more? Okay, maybe just a little. It has an ebony leather interior, 6.2 liter 430 horsepower V8 engine, Paddle Shift Transmission, Magnetic Selective Ride Suspension and Touch-Screen Navigation.