Car of the Day 11/5/18

Today’s car of the day is this Dodge Challenger SRT8 that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. This is from the third generation, which has been in production since 2008. The engine is a 6.1 liter Hemi V8 that produces 425 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 6-speed manual.

Car of the Day 11/4/18

Today’s car of the day is this ‘49 Chevy Styleline that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Chevy Deluxe is a line of luxury cars that was made between 1941 and 1952. This is from the second generation, which was made between 1949 and 1952. The engine of this one is a 3.5 liter straight-6 that produces 90 horsepower and 174 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 21.3 seconds and has a top speed of 73 mph.

Car of the Day 11/3/18

Today’s car of the day is this Mustang II Ghia that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Mustang II is the second generation of the Mustang, which was made between 1973 and 1978 (model years between 1974 and 1978). The engine of this one is a 2.8 liter Cologne V6 that produces 105 horsepower and 140 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed Cruise-O-Matic automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 12.9 seconds and has a top speed of 99 mph. The reason why the Mustang II wasn’t as powerful as its predecessor is because of the oil crisis of 1973, which caused automakers to build smaller and fuel efficient vehicles. The Mustang was one of many vehicles affected by this. The Mustang II also shares the same platform as the Ford Pinto.

Car of the Day 11/2/18

Today’s car of the day is this ‘67 Lincoln Continental that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. This is from the fourth generation, which was made between 1961 and 1969. The engine of this one is a 7.6 liter MEL V8 that produces 340 horsepower and 485 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 8.7 seconds and has a top speed of 126 mph.

Car of the Day 11/1/18

Today’s car of the day is this ‘74 Dodge Charger SE that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. This is from the third generation of B-body Chargers, which were made between 1971 and 1974. The engine of this one is a 5.2 liter V8 that produces 150 horsepower and 255 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 11.1 seconds and has a top speed of 112 mph.

Car of the Day 10/29/18

This is a ‘57 Rambler Custom Cross Country that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Rambler Six and V8 were made between 1956 and 1960. The engine is a 3.2 liter straight-6 that produces 135 horsepower and 180 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 14.6 seconds and has a top speed of 94 mph.

Car of the Day 10/27/18

Today’s car of the day is this ‘62 Ford Galaxie 500 Sunliner that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Ford Galaxie is a luxury car that was made between 1958 and 1974. This is from the second generation, which was made between 1959 and 1964 (model years between 1960 and 1964). The engine is a 4.8 liter Y-block V8 that produces 170 horsepower and 279 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 11.9 seconds and has a top speed of 102 mph.

Car of the Day 10/26/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’84 Mustang Anniversary Edition GT350 that I saw in town yesterday. This is from the third generation of the Mustang, which was made between 1978 and 1993 (model years between 1979 and 1993). This version of the GT350 was only made for 1984 to commemorate the Mustang’s 20th anniversary, and a total of 5,260 were built. The engine of this one is a 2.3 liter turbocharged straight-4 that produces 145 horsepower and 180 pound-feet of torque, and 350 ’84 GT350s had this engine. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 8.6 seconds and has a top speed of 121 mph.

Car of the Day 10/24/18

Today’s car of the day is this this ‘58 Corvette that was in town yesterday. This is from the C1 generation, which was made between 1953 and 1962. The engine of this one is a 4.6 liter Small-block V8 that produces 230 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 7.5 seconds and has a top speed of 113 mph.

Car of the Day 10/23/18

Today’s car of the day is this ‘65 Mustang that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. This is 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 3.3 liter Thriftpower straight-6 that produces 120 horsepower and 190 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 11.2 seconds and has a top speed of 102 mph.