In 1970 GM’s General Manager per-incarcertion John DeLorean directed his engineering staff the develop a high performance cylinder head for the Vega 4-banger engine. Within a few years a combination of GM’s alloy block and a Cosworth Engineering designed head was mounted into a Chevy Vega that cost nearly as much as new Corvette. In […]
The Count of Monte Cristo is an epic novel by Alexandre Dumas that chronicles the life of Edmond Dantès, a young man wrongly imprisoned, who disguises himself as the title character and enacts a stunningly complex revenge on those who had him locked up. It is long and complicated novel that requires complex flowcharts to understand […]
Even Stevie Wonder will agree that the Chevrolet C2 generation Corvette is one of the better looking convertibles ever made. Prices of the C2 have been high for years, but you can still pick up a 327 or 350 powered 4-speed as a mid-life crisis or retirement present without digging too deep into your 401k, […]
Some of the DT staffers are absolutely nuts about Corvairs because they provide a great platform for modification. You know that old adage, “give an engineer a beer and a pencil and you can pretty much get whatever you want!” Thus there are Corvair V8 Swaps which vary from mid-engined Crown conversions running high revving […]
The 3rd generation Chevrolet Camaro is an oddly satisfying car to drive; it is one part old school muscle car and one part modern V8 coupe. Even with the slushbox auto transmission it seems to shout “hey imports, get outta my way!” and then proceeds to lose just about any drag race with a nitrous […]
When introduced in 2001, the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 was the fastest production car for less than $100k. Today, a used Z06 is the fastest stock car for less than $25k in just about any competition environment (drag, track, autox, etc). In 2004 Chevrolet introduced a special edition to the special edition to commemorate the 1-2 […]
In 1985 Chevrolet introduced a sport option to its Z28 option called the IROC, and while pronounced “I-Rock” it has nothing to do with Whitesnake and is an acronym for the International Race of Champions. The International Race of Champions was a North American race that pitted a group of invited drivers against each other […]
In 1993 Dale Earnhardt achieved his sixth Winston Cup championship driving a custom built tube frame race car with some Chevy stickers on the side. Of course GM wanted to capitalize on Dale’s win, so they released a Dale Earnhardt Signature Edition Chevrolet Lumina that consisted of a smattering of stickers and embroidered Dale signatures […]
The C4 Corvette was first introduced in 1984 as the future of Corvette styling. It eschewed the traditional Vette curves for a sleek and aerodynamic look. The inside introduced a digital LCD dash display that was going to be the future of motoring. Ironic that the next generation Corvette, the C5, brought back curvy hips […]
Car shows and drag events across the country almost always feature some sort of Police car covered in “DARE to keep kids off drugs” stickers. We’ve never seen one for sale before but this one is currently bidding at a very fair price. Find this 1968 Chevy Camaro DARE drag car for sale in Spotsylvania, […]