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 7/18/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’55 Thunderbird that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the first generation, which was made between 1955 and 1957. The engine of this one is a 4.8 liter Y-Block V8 that produces 198 horsepower and 285 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed Ford-O-Matic automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 10.1 seconds and has a top speed of 107 mph. This Thunderbird sold for $51,700.

Chevy Monte Carlo Spotted in Oldsmar

I saw this Chevy Monte Carlo SS in Oldsmar earlier. This is from the fourth generation, which was made between 1980 and 1987 (model years between 1981 and 1987). The SS model is a high performance version, which was made between 1983 and 1987. The engine is a 5 liter Small Block V8 that produces 180 horsepower and 235 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 8.5 seconds and has a top speed of 117 mph.

Car of the Day 7/14/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’55 Packard Caribbean that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Packard Caribbean is a luxury car that was made between 1953 and 1956. This is number 244 of the 500 that came in the tri-color of rose quartz, gray pearl poly, and jade white. The engine is a 5.8 liter V8 that produces 275 horsepower and 355 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 2-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 10.9 seconds and has a top speed of 109 mph. This Packard sold for $56,100.

Car of the Day 7/12/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’70 Chevelle that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the second generation, which were built 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 3-speed automatic. This Chevelle was auctioned off for $40,700.

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 7/8/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’53 Buick Skylark that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the first generation, which was made between 1953 and 1954. The engine is a 5.3 liter Nailhead V8 that produces 200 horsepower and 309 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 2-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 12.3 seconds and has a top speed of 104 mph. This Buick was auctioned off for $100,000.

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 7/5/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’61 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Mercedes-Benz 190 SL was made between 1955 and 1963 in Stuttgart, Germany. The engine is a 1.9 liter straight-4 that produces 120 horsepower and 114 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 11.9 seconds and has a top speed of 112 mph. This 190 SL was auctioned off for $88,000.