As a European, apart from eating double bacon cheeseburgers and drinking more coffee than ever before in your life, the best way to get the feel of the United States in to drive iconic American cars.
What Driving A 2014 Corvette Taught Me About Freedom
As a European, apart from eating double bacon cheeseburgers and drinking more coffee than ever before in your life, the best way to get the feel of the United States in to drive iconic American cars.
Corvette Stingray Premiere Edition that Crashed Through Dealers Window Offered at a Discount
Some dealers are offering $2,000 discounts on non-Z51 Stingrays.
But we haven’t heard of any discounts on Z51s – until now.
Of course, as usual, there is a catch.
You may have seen the 2014 Stingray Premiere Edition Coupe that was recently driven through the window of a dealer’s showroom.
Well, here’s your chance to own it at a significantly reduced price, if a pending deal hasn’t already been consummated.
74 Auto in Cape Girardeau, Missouri – which bills itself as “one of the largest repairable vehicle dealers in the United States” – is offering the fully loaded Stingray for just $67,900 – down some $8,100 from the MSRP of $76,000.
But you will have to pay to have the Stingray’s damaged front end and windshield repaired. You would think that wouldn’t cost $8,100, though.
So if you don’t mind having a Stingray that’s already been partially repainted, this might be the car for you – especially since it has just 167 miles clicked on the odometer.
One Internet site we saw predicted that the Premiere Edition could possibly turn into a highly collectible car in the future, so this could be a way to increase your potential payoff in years to come.
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Only 500 of the Laguna Blue Premiere Editions are being built. ll will feature the Z51 Performance Package and Magnetic Selective Ride Control, the variable tuned Performance Exhaust system and the visibile carbon fiber roof. Other accessories include the Black “Stinger” hood graphic, 19/20″ Chrome Wheels, Stingray interior sill plates and wheel caps and of course the five-piece custom Corvette-branded luggage.
Source:
CarBuzz.com
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Veteran St. Vital city councillor was passionate ‘car guy’
Joyce Ducharme, Albert’s wife of 26 years and a former city clerk, said he took his job on council seriously and was proud of what he’d done.
Veteran St. Vital city councillor was passionate ‘car guy’
Joyce Ducharme, Albert’s wife of 26 years and a former city clerk, said he took his job on council seriously and was proud of what he’d done.
Another C6 Corvette Driver Shot and Killed by Police
Photo Credit: Tony Giberson/pnj.com
For the second time this month, a Corvette driver has been shot and killed by law enforcement officers after leading them on a high-speed chase.
On Dec. 13, 51-year-old Brian Newt Beaird of Oceanside, Calif., died after being shot after leading Los Angeles Police on a wild hour-long chase into the city and trying to flee after T-boning another car with his C6 Corvette while speeding through an intersection.
This time, it was a 17-year-old Gulf Breeze, Fla., teenager already facing vehicular homicide charges who was killed.
William Goodman was behind the wheel of a 2009 Corvette about 5:30 a.m. on Christmas Eve when officers spotted him driving recklessly in the city at speeds close to 100 mph.
Goodman tried to flee from police, who had to back off twice because of the high speed involved, but they finally managed to block his car at an intersection. He wouldn’t give up, though, and rammed police cars in an attempt to flee, even running over the leg of Sgt. Steve Bauer at one point. That prompted Officer Chad Willhite to fire into the Corvette, striking Goodman, who died later at the hospital.
Goodman was scheduled to go to court next month on vehicular homicide charges after he struck and killed a 66-year-old man and injured the man’s daughter on March 30 in Santa Rosa County. In that incident, Goodman, then 16, was speeding in a no-pass zone when he tried to pass a vehicle and struck a pedestrian with the front of his Mitsubishi. The mirror of his car also clipped the man’s daughter, but she survived.
After the latest incident, police said they found a handwritten note from Goodman to his parents at their home but gave no details about its content.
Officer Willhite, meanwhile, is on paid administrative leave while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigates the incident.
Source:
Pensacola News Journal
Photo Credit: Tony Giberson/pnj.com
Related:
[VIDEO] C6 Corvette Driver Shot and Killed after Leading LA Police in Hour Long Chase
[VIDEO] Car Wash Owner Chases Cop Shooter in a C5 Corvette
[VIDEO] Driver Flees After Crashing a C5 Corvette into an Apartment Building
Staff Picks: The Most Memorable of 2013
As 2013 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the past year. Over the last 12 months, we’ve gone everywhere from Iceland to Africa, and driven everything from the Pagani Huayra to old World War II-era tanks.
Staff Picks: The Most Memorable of 2013
As 2013 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the past year. Over the last 12 months, we’ve gone everywhere from Iceland to Africa, and driven everything from the Pagani Huayra to old World War II-era tanks.
Chevrolet puts some sting in Corvette convertible
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Chevrolet puts some sting in Corvette convertible
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