Month: February 2010

The rough-and-ready GMC Sierra 6.2-liter crew cab has been advertised on TV so much you half expect to hear the ShamWow guy: “This is Vince for GMC.

GM Introduces B20 Biofuel Capability In New Line-up – Automotive Business Review The new Duramax will power the redesigned 2011 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups, as well as the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans.

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Goodyear’s latest Eagle F1 Supercar G:2 tires will be factory fitted on the 2011 Corvette Z06. The new Ultra-High Performance (UHP) tire is described as “Street-refined, but track-capable”. The tire has been tested on road courses throughout North America and will be available this summer. [More]

I kind of feel bad for the guy. He just wanted to go fast. Did you hear those tires when he stomped on it?

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Lingenfelter Performance Engineering is set to show off its forced-induction 2010 Camaro SS and Corvette GTR at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show .

Corvette Racing has announced the signing of Frenchman Emmanuel Collard to its stable of drivers. The veteran GT/Prototype driver will join Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the #4 Corvette C6.R ZR1 for the endurance races at Sebring, Le Mans and Petit Le Mans. Collard will be replacing Marcel Fassler who was hired by Audi to co-drive one of its R15 TDIs this year at Le Mans. [More]

Mecum’s Collector Car Auction made its annual pilgrimage to Central Florida’s Kissimmee auction last weekend. Florida’s temperate January weather makes this auction a favorite and by most accounts, the auction was a huge success. Record attendance was on-hand to watch 147 Corvettes cross the auction block over four days and everyone must have been buying as Mecum achieved a sales success rate of 81% to total $6.7 million in Corvette sales. [More]

Jalopy Joe’s will be a holding a Car Show on the third Sunday of each month from noon to 3 p.m. at its Ventura location, 1225 E. Main St.

I just got my April 2010 issue of Corvette Magazine and oh, snap! Guess what I saw? Gracing the cover is a 2009 GT1 Championship Edition Convertible. A car so rare, we’ll be talking about the record prices these special editions are sure to get at auctions sooner rather than later. Only 7 Black GT1 Convertibles were made and we are pretty sure that only one has been tuned by Callaway. [More]