Car of the Day 12/14/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’57 Chevy Bel Air that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Chevy Bel Air is a full size luxury car that was made between 1949 and 1980 (model years between 1950 and 1981). This is from the second generation, which was made between 1954 and 1957 (model years between 1955 and 1957). The engine of this one is a 4.3 liter Small Block V8 that produces 162 horsepower and 257 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 10.8 seconds and has a top speed of 101 mph.

Car of the Day 12/11/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’69 Chevy Camaro SS that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. This is from the first generation, which was made between 1966 and 1969 (model years between 1967 and 1969). The engine is a 6.5 liter V8 that produces 325 horsepower and 410 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 7.2 seconds and has a top speed of 126 mph.

Car of the Day 12/8/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’57 Chevy Nomad that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. This is from the first generation, which was made between 1955 and 1957. The engine of this one is a 4.3 liter V8 that produces 162 horsepower and 257 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 11.3 seconds and has a top speed of 99 mph.

Car of the Day 12/7/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’70 Chevelle that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Chevy Chevelle is a mid-size car that was made between 1963 and 1977 (model years 1964 and 1977). This is from the second generation, which was made between 1967 and 1972 (model years between 1968 and 1972). The engine of this one is the LS6, which is a 7.4 liter V8 that puts out 450 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual.

Car of the Day 12/4/18

Today’s car of the day is this ‘49 Chevy Styleline that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. 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 11/27/18

Today’s car of the day is Jan Thompson’s ’63 Corvette Stingray, and I saw it at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. This is from the C2 generation, which was made between 1962 and 1967 (model years between 1963 and 1967). This Corvette in particular is a dragster. I’m not sure what the engine is, how powerful it is, or what the transmission is. This Corvette can do the quarter mile in 7.16 seconds at 157.43 mph.

Car of the Day 11/25/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’59 Chevy Impala that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. It’s from the second generation, which was made between 1958 and 1960 (model years between 1959 and 1960). The engine is a 5.7 liter V8 that produces 320 horsepower. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. It was driven by Junior Johnson, and it won the 1960 Daytona 500.

Car of the Day 11/22/18

Today’s car of the day is this Chevy Camaro SS that was modified to look like a Pontiac Trans Am, and I saw it at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. This is from the fifth generation, which was made between March of 2009 and November of 2015 (model years between 2010 and 2015). The engine is the LS3, which is a 6.2 liter V8 that produces 400 horsepower and 410 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 6-speed automatic.

Car of the Day 11/13/18

Today’s car of the day is this Corvette Z06 that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. It’s from the C6 series, which was made between June of 2004 and February of 2013. The Z06 was made between 2005 and 2013 (model years between 2006 and 2013), and was unveiled at the 2005 North American International Auto Show. The engine is the LS7, which is a 7 liter V8 that produces 505 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds and has a top speed of 197 mph. This car weighs 3,130 pounds since the chassis is made of aluminum, and the body panels are carbon fiber and composite.

Car of the Day 11/8/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’98 Corvette Indy Pace Car Edition that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. 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.