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[VIDEO] Car Wash Owner Chases Cop Shooter in a C5 Corvette

[VIDEO] Car Wash Owner Pursuits Cop Shooter in a C5 Corvette

Some folks might have left the police work to the professionals.

But not the owner of an Albuquerque car wash, who risked life and limb in his souped-up 2003 Corvette last Saturday to chase a bad guy who had shot police officer Matthew Hannum in the leg and then stole his cop car with the emergency lights flashing.

Understandably, the chaser prefers to remain anonymous after his daring feat but he did talk to a reporter about his decision to chase the suspect, appropriately named Christopher Chase.

“I mean poor guy got shot and he was hurt. I wanted to do all I can to go there and help him,” the Good Samaritan said of officer Hannum.

“When (the suspect) got in the police unit and took off I wasn’t going to let the individual get away especially when no one else was around,” he said.

Interestingly, during the chase, the man used his cellphone to call 911 and was told to back off.

“(The 911 operator) kept on telling me to pull over and stop and this and that. That I’m breaking the law,” he said.

But our hero said he has family and friends in the Albuquerque Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office, “so I’m not going to allow an individual like that to get away and have those individuals suffer for the rest of their lives,” he said.

That means he didn’t take the suggestions of the 911 operator when the chase suddenly turned from low-speed (40 mph or below) into high-speed mode of more than 100 mph, especially not after Chase allegedly stopped in the middle of an intersection to fire more shots at a police cruiser and then got back in the stolen cop car.

The Chase chaser just kept on going to keep a close eye on the suspect until Albuquerque Police were able to catch up with him.

Source:
KOB Channel 4 via The Truth About Cars

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[VIDEO] Watch the Chevrolet Vehicle Reveals Live from the 2013 SEMA Show

[VIDEO] Watch the Chevrolet Vehicle Reveals Live from the 2013 SEMA Show

Chevrolet is bringing this year’s SEMA show to YOU!

Beginning tonight at 7:25 pm PT (10:35 pm ET), Chevrolet will be showing off its concept vehicles, celebrity builds and performance parts reveals live from their exclusive pre-SEMA media event. Then on Tuesday morning at 11:30 am PT (2:30 pm ET), you can watch Chevrolet’s press conference live from the SEMA show floor!

Chevrolet’s Jim Campbell and Chris Perry will be showing off the unique offerings from SEMA and we expect to see members of the Corvette Team as they introduce the new 2014 Corvette Stingray to the annual trade show in Las Vegas.

Here are each of the events and their live streams. Once the program has ended, you’ll be able to watch the video replay.

November 4 at 7:25pm PT – Monday Night Media Event:

November 5 at 11:30am PT – Tuesday Morning Press Conference

CorvetteBlogger.com will be at both events so stay tuned for exclusive videos and pictures as we bring you the most comprehensive coverage of the 2014 Corvette Stingray from SEMA. Also make sure you’re following us on Twitter and Facebook as we’ll be posting photos from SEMA throughout the week.

Source:
The Block

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Corvettes on Craiglist: This Viper Was Built on a C4 Corvette

Corvettes on Craiglist: This Viper Was Built on a C4 Corvette

If you can’t make up your mind whether to buy a Corvette or a Viper, then this might be the perfect car for you.

The owner of this C4 Corvette has done major body work and changed it into a 1996-2002 Viper lookalike. The owner doesn’t say which year Corvette it is, but based on the dash, it looks like a 1985-89 before the interior changed in 1990.

If you don’t mind having a car who apparently doesn’t know who his daddy is, you can snap up this beauty finished with a black exterior and silver racing stripes for just $10,999 in a Craigslist offering from Miami.

Apparently, the owner may have realized the hybrid Corviper was a mistake, since he admits it needs a tune-up after sitting for nearly a year. Who wouldn’t drive a real Viper for a whole year, after all?

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The Corviper has a Chevy Tuned Port injection engine, which replaced the Cross-Fire engine that was offered in the debut 1984 models, so that leads us to believe that you’re more than likely buying a 1985-89 Corvette.

The owner says some original parts were used, including emblems, lights, mirrors, and wheels, and notes that the interior features racing seats, power windows, door poppers, and an Alpine detachable CD player, Kicker Woofers, and a Memphis Belle M Amp.

Since some folks are currently criticizing the C7 Corvette for looking like a Camaro, we’ll just say that this hybrid Corviper looks like a 1990s Firebird and leave it at that.

Source:
Craigslist via WorldCarFans.com

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Brian Hobaugh and his 1965 Corvette to Compete in the 2013 OPTIMA Batteries Ultimate Street Car Invitational

Brian Hobaugh and his 1965 Corvette to Compete in the 2013 OPTIMA Batteries Ultimate Street Car Invitational

We told you a few weeks ago about a one-of-a-kind 1965 Corvette Sting Ray that has been on the track since it was born – and in the same family for more than 30 years.
Brian Hobaugh will again be aiming for the top prize with his family’s Corvette in the OPTIMA Batteries Ultimate Street Car Invitational 2013 on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (PST) in Pahrump, Nev.

It would just be another in a long line of victories for this Sting Ray. In 2013, Brian won six trophies at the American Street Car Series Run to the Coast event, including autocross, speed/stop, and road course. He also became the first qualifier for the Goodguys Shootout after winning several Goodguys autocross events.

Even before Brian’s dad bought the car in the early 1980s, it had been run in autocrosses by previous owners, dating all the way back to the time it left the showroom floor.

An original fuelie, the car now has a 364 engine with Brodix heads and TPiS fuel injection and Accel DFI Gen 7 engine management, among other power enhancements that have upped the horsepower to 525 and 500 lb.-ft. of torque.

It wouldn’t surprise anyone if Hobaugh’s Corvette wins the USCI next month, especially since he finished second last year and third the year before that.

He’s hoping a new paint job from his shop, Car West Elite, and the hand-laid fender flares, along with the matte black bumper wrap, might be enough to push him over to a victory in the Lingenfelter Performance Design Challenge.

Not that Brian doesn’t already have plenty of memories in his ’65 since, after all, it was the car he drove with a learner’s license at age 15 and the car he autocrossed four days after he turned 16.

That kind of history could be just one reason why Brian has been told for years that his Sting Ray is their favorite autocross of all time.

Source:
Optima Batteries

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