Car of the Day 6/29/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’70 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the third generation, which was made between 1968 and 1972. The engine is a 7.5 liter V8 that produces 365 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This Cutlass was auctioned off for $143,000.

Car of the Day 6/28/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’80 Toyota FJ40 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Toyota Land Cruiser 40 Series was made between 1960 and 1984. The engine of this one is a 4.2 liter straight-6 that produces 135 horsepower and 210 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This Toyota sold for $66,000.

Car of the Day 6/27/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2013 Chevy Camaro ZL1 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the fifth generation, which was made between March of 2009 and November of 2015 (model years between 2010 and 2015). The ZL1 was unveiled at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show and was made between 2012 and 2015. The engine is the LSA, which is a 6.2 liter supercharged V8 that produces 580 horsepower and 556 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 6-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 4 seconds and has a top speed of 185 mph. This Camaro was auctioned off for $44,000.

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 6/25/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2005 Rolls-Royce Phantom that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the seventh generation, which was made between 2003 and 2017. The Phantom was unveiled at the 2003 North American International Auto Show. The engine is a 6.75 liter V12 that produces 453 horsepower and 531 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed automatic. This car weighs 5,479 pounds since the body is aluminum and the chassis is an aluminum spaceframe. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.7 seconds and has a top speed of 149 mph. This Phantom was auctioned off for $104,500.

Car of the Day 6/24/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’82 Porsche 911 SC Slant Nose that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s a variant of the Porsche 930, which was made between 1975 and 1989. The Slant Nose was made between 1981 and 1989, and 948 were built. The engine is a 3.3 liter turbocharged flat-6 that produces 330 horsepower and 347 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.1 seconds and has a top speed of 168 mph. This Porsche was auctioned off for $121,000.

Car of the Day 6/23/18

Today’s car of the day is the ’67 Volkswagen Samba Bus that was on That 70s Show, and I saw it at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the first generation, which was made between 1950 and 1967. The engine of this one is a 1.5 liter flat-4 that produces 53 horsepower and 78 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This Volkswagen was auctioned off for $121,000.

Car of the Day 6/22/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2000 Mustang SVT Cobra R that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the second phase of the fourth generation, which was made between 1999 and 2004. The Cobra R was made in 2000, and this is number 22 of the 300 built. The engine is a 5.4 Modular V8 that produces 385 horsepower and 385 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds and has a top speed of 175 mph. This Mustang was auctioned off for $53,900.

Car of the Day 6/21/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’57 Corvette that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the C1 generation, which was made between 1953 and 1961. The engine of this one is a 4.6 liter V8 that produces 220 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque. This one was modded to have a 4-speed manual transmission. This car does 0-60 mph in 8 seconds and has a top speed of 112 mph. This Corvette was auctioned off for $75,900.

Car of the Day 6/20/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’71 Buick Skylark GS 455 Stage 1 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the second generation of the Skylark, which was made between 1968 and 1972. The engine is a 7.5 liter V8 that produces 350 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed automatic. This Buick was auctioned off for $77,000.