Car of the Day 9/14/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’98 Corvette Indy Pace Car Edition that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the C5 generation, which was made between 1996 and 2004 (model years between 1997 and 2004). A total of 1,163 of the Indy 500 Pace Car Edition were made, and this is one of the 547 with a 6-speed manual transmission. The engine is a 5.7 liter LS1 V8 that produces 345 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque. This car does 0-60 mph in 4.7 seconds and has a top speed of 172 mph. This Corvette was auctioned off for $20,900.

Car of the Day 9/13/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’69 Dodge Charger R/T that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the second generation of the B-Body Charger, which was made between 1968 and 1970. The engine of this one is a 7.2 liter V8 that produces 375 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed Torqueflite automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 6.2 seconds and has a top speed of 136 mph. This Charger was auctioned off for $82,500.

Car of the Day 9/12/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’63 Corvette Stingray that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the C2 generation, which was made between 1962 and 1967 (model years between 1963 and 1967). The engine of this one is a 5.4 liter L75 Small Block V8 that produces 360 horsepower and 352 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.7 seconds and has a top speed of 142 mph. This Corvette was auctioned off for $165,000.

Car of the Day 9/11/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2001 Mustang Cobra that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the second phase of the first generation, which was made between 1999 and 2004. The engine is a 4.6 liter Modular V8 that produces 320 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.4 seconds and has a top speed of 150 mph. This Mustang was auctioned off for $16,500.

Car of the Day 9/10/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2005 Pontiac GTO that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the fourth generation of the GTO, which was made between 2004 and 2006. The engine is the LS2, which is a 6 liter V8 that produces 400 horsepower and 403 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 6-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 5 seconds and has a top speed of 162 mph. This GTO was auctioned off for $26,400.

Car of the Day 9/7/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’80 Pontiac Trans Am Turbo Indy 500 Pace Car that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the second generation, which was made between 1970 and 1981. A total of 5,700 of the Pace Car Edition were made. This one in particular was owned by Burt Reynolds, and he was riding in it when I took this picture. The engine of this one is a 4.9 liter turbocharged V8 that produces 210 horsepower and 345 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This Trans Am was auctioned off for $110,000, and the Smokey and the Bandit theme song was played after the car was auctioned off.

Car of the Day 9/6/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2009 Roush Mustang P-51B that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s based on the first phase of the fifth generation, which was made between September of 2004 and December of 2008 (model years between 2005 and 2009). Only 51 of the Roush P-51B were made. The engine is a 4.6 liter supercharged Modular V8 that produces 510 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This Mustang was auctioned off for $47,300.

Car of the Day 9/5/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’85 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the first generation, which was made between 1985 and 1992. The engine of this one is a 4.1 liter V8 that produces 135 horsepower and 200 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 13.1 seconds and has a top speed of 104 mph. This Cadillac was auctioned off for $9,570.

Car of the Day 9/3/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’66 Chevy Bel Air Restomod that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the sixth generation, which was made between 1964 and 1970 (model years between 1965 and 1970). This one was modified to have a 9.4 liter Chevy Crate V8 that produces 745 horsepower. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed automatic. This Bel Air was auctioned off for $37,950.

Car of the Day 8/31/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’85 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Edition that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Cadillac Eldorado is a luxury car that was made between 1952 and 2002 (model years between 1953 and 2002). This is from the eight generation, which was made between 1979 and 1985. The engine is a 5.7 liter diesel V8 that produces 105 horsepower and 200 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 17.7 seconds and has a top speed of 96 mph. This Cadillac sold for $7,150.