Car of the Day 7/16/18

Today’s car of the day is the very first 2006 Corvette, and I saw it at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the C6 generation of the Corvette, which was made between June of 2004 and February of 2013 (model years between 2005 and 2013). The C6 Corvette was unveiled at the 2004 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The C6 Corvette coupes and convertibles built between 2005 and 2007 were powered by the LS2, which is a 6 liter V8 that produces 400 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 6-speed automatic, but it can also come with a 6-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds and has a top speed of 180 mph. This car weighs 3,241 pounds since the body panels are composite. The chassis is a hydroformed steel frame with aluminum and magnesium. This Corvette has quarter mile time of 12.6 seconds at 114 mph. This Corvette was auctioned off for $46,200.

Car of the Day 7/15/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2000 Corvette GTR that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the C5 generation, which was made between 1996 and 2004 (model years between 1997 and 2004). Only 25 of the Corvette GTR were made in 2000. The engine is a 6.3 liter LS1 V8 that produces 424 horsepower and 405 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds and has a top speed of 172 mph. This Corvette was auctioned off for $38,500.

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 7/6/18

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 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 6/17/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’58 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 4.6 liter V8 that produces 230 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 7.8 seconds and has a top speed of 112 mph. This Corvette was auctioned off for $129,800.

Car of the Day 6/11/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’63 Corvette Stingray that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the C2 series, which was made between 1962 and 1967 (model years between 1963 and 1967). This one was modded to have an LS3 under the hood, which is a 6.2 liter V8 that produces 430 horsepower and 424 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 5-speed manual. This Corvette was auctioned off for $110,000.

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 5/1/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2018 Corvette ZR1 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the C7 series, which has been in production since 2013 (the first model year was 2014). The ZR1 was unveiled at the 2017 Dubai Motor Show, and the convertible version was unveiled at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show. The engine is the LT5, which is a 6.2 liter supercharged V8 that produces 755 horsepower and 715 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 7-speed manual. This car weighs 3,583 pounds since the chassis is an aluminum spaceframe. The front splitter and rear spoiler are carbon fiber. This car does 0-60 mph in 2.8 seconds and has a top speed of 211 mph. The starting price of the ZR1 is $120,000.

Car of the Day 4/26/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’96 Corvette Grand Sport that I saw at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the C4 generation, which was made between 1983 and 1996 (model years between 1984 and 1996). The Grand Sport was only made in 1996. The engine the LT4, which is a 5.7 liter V8 that produces 330 horsepower and 240 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.1 seconds and has a top speed of 178 mph. Only 1,000 Grand Sports were made in 1996: 810 coupes and 190 convertibles.