The Chevrolet Corvette's Complete History, From C1 to C8 See how America's sports car went from a country-club cruiser to a performance icon. By Greg S. FinkUpdated: Apr 25, 2023 Save Article Car and Driver Chevrolet was in a sales slump in the early 1950s, and like many within the...
Here is the history of what happened to the Corvette on the assembly line, the story of every Corvette that was produced from 1963 through 1967, including information on the engine, chassis and body, from Powerglide to Positraction to Power Team Combinations. The Complete Corvette Restoration &...
The Complete Book of Corvette: Every Model Since 1953 Chevrolet's Corvette is the most iconic, and some would say only, sports car built in America. This lavishly illustrated work conducts readers through the Corvette's fifty-plus years of continuous production, a rich and varied history un.....
To your great-great-grand-children, one of these watches will be more than a link with history—almost the hero of the family legend, "the famous Jubilee watch" —the watch of perfect precision." I say this is profound as Rolex is setting an interesting stage when they predict that in ...
Malks and Pease together not only owned many examples of Cords, but Malks also spent years spelunking in the archives of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, researching the brief but pyrotechnical history of his beloved automaker. His initial work on the subject, Cord 810/812: The ...
The “Chevrolet Astrovette” is a nickname for a series of specially modified Chevrolet Corvettes driven by NASA astronauts during the Apollo program in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These cars hold a unique place in automotive and space history, symbolizing the intersection of America’s fa...
The SC 430 was featured in the top car DVD, as The Worst Car in the History of the World, in which Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May both agreed that the Lexus SC 430 was indeed the 'worst car in the history of the world'. The car is considered to be half as ...
Throughout history, you will also find a collection of some pretty hilarious badly done cars and a “who’s who” of incredibly bad design ideas, that today, are nothing but shameful history stories behind some of the most famous car companies in existence. Sit back, put on your seatbelt,...
Vessel Type Definition and History Argosy These ships were large trading vessels commonly built in the Ragusea regions of Dalmatia and Venice during the late 17th century. The actual word "Argosy" is derived from a corruption of the word "Ragusea", likely originated from foreign sailors mispro...
“Little Red Corvette” – Prince When it comes to songs inspired by classic cars, “Little Red Corvette” by Prince is an absolute gem. Released in 1982, this iconic track showcases Prince’s distinctive falsetto vocals and catchy guitar riffs that perfectly capture the spirit of cruising down...