Car of the Day 6/9/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’62 Rambler American that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Rambler American is a compact car that was made by AMC between 1958 and 1969. This is from the second generation, which was made between 1961 and 1963. The engine is a 3.2 liter straight-6 that produces 90 horsepower and 160 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This Rambler sold for $7,920.

Car of the Day 6/8/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’28 Chevy AB National Sedan that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Chevy Series AB National was made in 1928 as a replacement for the ’27 Series AA Capitol. The engine is a 2.8 liter straight-4 that produces 35 horsepower. The transmission is a 3-speed manual. This Chevy sold for $12,870.

Car of the Day 6/6/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’68 AMC AMX that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The AMC AMX is a muscle car that was made between 1968 and 1970. The engine of this one is a 6.4 liter V8 that produces 315 horsepower and 425 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This AMX was auctioned off for $27,500.

Car of the Day 6/4/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’78 Corvette Limited Edition Indy 500 Pace Car that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. Only 6,503 of this variant were made. This is from the C3 generation of the Corvette, which was made between 1968 and 1982. The engine of this one is a 5.7 liter V8 that produces 220 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 8.2 seconds and has a top speed of 121 mph. This Corvette was auctioned off for $28,500.

Car of the Day 6/3/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’60 Fiat 600 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Fiat 600 is a subcompact that was made between 1955 and 1969. The engine is a 0.8 liter straight-4 that produces 32 horsepower and 40 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 34.2 seconds and has a top speed of 68 mph. This Fiat was auctioned off for $11,000.

Car of the Day 6/2/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’43 Fiat 500 Topolino that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Fiat Topolino is a subcompact that was made between 1936 and 1955, and 520,000 were built. The engine is a 0.57 liter straight-4 that produces 13 horsepower and 20 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. The top speed of this car is 53 mph. This Fiat was auctioned off for $40,700.

Car of the Day 5/30/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’81 DeLorean DMC-12 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The DeLorean DMC-12 is a sports car that was made between 1981 and 1982 (model years between 1981 and 1983). The engine is a 2.8 liter Peugeot Renault Volvo V6 that produces 156 horsepower and 173 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 5-speed manual, but it can also come with a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 8.8 seconds and has a top speed of 120 mph. This DeLorean was auctioned off for $49,500.

Car of the Day 5/28/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’72 AMC Javelin SST that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The AMC Javelin is a muscle car that was made between 1967 and 1974. This is from the second generation, which was made between 1970 and 1974 (model years between 1971 and 1974). The engine of this one is a 5 liter 2 barrel V8 that produces 150 horsepower and 245 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 10 seconds and has a top speed of 113 mph.

Car of the Day 5/24/18

Today’s car of the day is this Shelby Cobra 427 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is Mark III, which was made between 1965 and 1967. The engine of this one is a 7 liter V8 that produces 410 horsepower and 462 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 3.8 seconds and has a top speed of 140 mph. This car weighs 2,359 pounds since the body is made of aluminum.

Car of the Day 4/28/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’67 Pontiac GTO that I saw at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the first generation, which was made between 1964 and 1967. The engine of this one is a 6.6 liter V8 that produces 360 horsepower and 438 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual.