Car of the Day 8/20/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’63 Volkswagen Beetle that was used in the Herbie movies, and I saw it at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The original Volkswagen Beetle was made between 1933 and 2003. The engine of this one is a 1.2 liter flat-4 that produces 40 horsepower. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This Beetle was auctioned off for $128,700.

Car of the Day 8/18/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’69 Pontiac GTO Judge Ram Air IV that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the second generation, which was made between 1968 and 1973. The engine is a 6.5 liter V8 that produces 370 horsepower and 445 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 6.2 seconds and has a top speed of 124 mph. This GTO was auctioned off for $178,200.

Car of the Day 7/21/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’66 Chevy Corvair Monza that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Chevy Corvair is a compact car that was made between 1959 and 1969 (model years between 1960 and 1969). This is a second generation model, which was made between 1964 and 1969 (model years between 1965 and 1969). The engine of this one is a 2.7 liter straight-6 that produces 95 horsepower and 154 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 17.9 seconds and has a top speed of 89 mph. This Corvair was auctioned off for $11,000.

Car of the Day 7/19/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’64 Thunderbird that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the fourth generation, which was made between 1964 and 1966. The engine of this one is a 6.4 liter FE V8 that produces 300 horsepower and 427 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 9.5 seconds and has a top speed of 126 mph. This Thunderbird was auctioned off for $24,200.

Car of the Day 7/11/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’62 Corvette that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the C1 generation, which was made between 1953 and 1962. The engine of this one is a 5.4 liter Small Block V8 that produces 250 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 7.3 seconds and has a top speed of 114 mph. This Corvette was auctioned off for $75,900.

Car of the Day 7/6/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’69 Corvette Stingray that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the C3 generation, which was made between 1968 and 1982. The engine of this one is a 7 liter V8 that produces 390 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 6.2 seconds and has a top speed of 145 mph. This Corvette was auctioned off for $71,500.

Car of the Day 7/3/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’68 Plymouth Roadrunner that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Plymouth Roadrunner is a muscle car that was made between 1968 and 1980. This is from the first generation, which was made between 1968 and 1970. The engine of this one is a 6.3 liter V8 that produces 335 horsepower and 425 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This Roadrunner was auctioned off for $39,400.

Car of the Day 7/1/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’65 Mustang that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the first phase of the first generation, which was made between March of 1964 and July of 1966. The engine of this one is a 4.7 liter Windsor HiPo V8 that produces 271 horsepower and 312 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This Mustang was auctioned off for $55,000.

Car of the Day 6/26/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’69 Oldsmobile 442 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the second generation, which was made between 1968 and 1972. The engine of this one is a 6.6 liter V8 that produces 360 horsepower and 440 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This Oldsmobile was auctioned off for $46,200.

Car of the Day 6/19/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’69 Chevy Camaro Z/28 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the first generation, which was made between 1966 and 1969 (model years between 1967 and 1969). The engine is a 5 liter V8 that produces 290 horsepower and 290 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 7.1 seconds and has a top speed of 132 mph. This Camaro was auctioned off for $71,500.