The 2020 Corvette will, I predict, hand Ferrari it’s head. by Wallace Wyss - It is apparent now that the 2020 Corvette, to be announced in mid-July, will be mid-engine. That is significant on several accounts but the principle reason it … [Read more...]
A Mid-Engine Corvette: Arguments Pro and Con
October 22, 2017 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Collectively, we have all been waiting for a mid engined Corvette. I even drove one prototype, the Two Rotor, though it’s arguable that it was a Corvette because (as was accidentally revealed much later by Zora … [Read more...]
Hot Rod Engines
October 18, 2017 By 6 Comments
by Mike - The engine is a very important element of the hot rod and there are almost as many different hot rod engines as their are hot rod designs. With all of the engine choices it is common for the engines to be mixed up with the car … [Read more...]
The Corvette From Wisconsin (Via Italy)
March 31, 2017 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Maybe one of the worst things you can do when you are a designer, working in harness for a famous designer, is to develop your own design and premiere it. It’s like saying “I’m better than my boss.” And yet I remember … [Read more...]
From the White House to Soccer Practice: A History of the Suburban
March 25, 2017 By 3 Comments
by Jerry Langton - It seems like the Chevy Suburban has been around forever. In automotive terms, it has. The Chevy Suburban has, in one form or another, been around since 1934, and is the longest-running automotive nameplate in history. It’s … [Read more...]
The Cheetah Racecar Should Have Been A Big Success – So What Happened?
December 26, 2015 By 30 Comments
by Mike - Bill Thomas created the Cheetah to compete with the Shelby Cobra in 1963 and produced 16 or 17 examples between 1963 and 1965. Thomas had help from Chevrolet in the beginning because they wanted to beat the Ford powered Shelby Cobras at … [Read more...]
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