While it’s hard to discount the Chrysler K-cars’ historical significance (they did, more or less, save the company under Lee Iacocca’s leadership), most owners viewed them as disposable transportation, to be driven to the point of failure and then discarded. Recently, however, survivor K-cars have been turning up at auctions with surprising selling prices, such as the 1983 Chrysler Town & Country Mark Cross convertible that drew a winning bid of $13,750 (including the 10 percent buyer’s premium) at last weekend’s Auctions America sale in Auburn, Indiana.
Collectible K-Cars? Of course!!!! But did the K-Car really save Chrysler?
No Chrysler K Car Convertible (even if it was owned by Jon Voight)? Seriously, you’re going to include aftermarket jobs that nobody has ever heard of and not the infamous K Car? 6/08/12 11:49am. NovaloadUZundfolge. 1. L.
And what a car Neil had prepared for us- a 1970’s Chrysler K car convertible. Apparently, the parade assembly folks had spotted this classic in front of the Handy Bros. Garage earlier that morning and asked Neil if the thing still …
New details are starting to emerge about the next-generation Z06. According to Car & Driver, the the Z06 replacement will be called the Z07 to reflect that it is based on the seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette.
The magazine also believes the car will use a turbocharged or twin-turbocharged V8 engine which could develop 600 hp from significantly less than 6.2-liter of displacement. Regardless of the engine’s output, it will be mated exclusively to a Tremec TR-6070 seven-speed manual transmission.
To take advantage of the added impetus, the Z07 will be equipped with Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes, lighter wheels and larger Michelin tires.
The Corvette Z07 is expected to be introduced in early 2015 as a 2016 model. While the outgoing Z06 costs around $76,000, the Z07 will have a starting price of $100,000.
General Motor Co.’s (NYSE:GM) 2016 Chevrolet Corvette may not have the most creative name, but the U.S. automaker is confident that what it lacks in name creativity, it makes up for under the hood. Autoblog reported Monday on the new C7 Corvette, …
The magazine also believes the car will use a turbocharged or twin-turbocharged V8 engine which could develop 600 hp from significantly less than 6.2-liter of displacement. Regardless of the engine’s output, it will be mated exclusively to a Tremec TR-6070 seven-speed manual transmission.
To take advantage of the added impetus, the Z07 will be equipped with Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes, lighter wheels and larger Michelin tires.
The Corvette Z07 is expected to be introduced in early 2015 as a 2016 model. While the outgoing Z06 costs around $76,000, the Z07 will have a starting price of $100,000.
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Every now and then it’s not about cars, racing or banging on car fenders. But it’s always about Words.
Although this is a bit about cars, because this popped into my head when I was reading the book “A Most Unique Machine” by George S. May. Any excellent read if you like the history part of this passion of ours – cars.
In the book they grab excerpts of real period accounts and news articles about the dawn of the auto industry in the United States – which was mid morning to the rest of the world – as we were behind many European countries.
These excerpts came from a time when words stood lone. Words like ‘marvelous’, ‘wonderful’ and ‘unique’. The use of these words meant some thing back then. They were reserved words, used to emphasize important events or objects. The word ‘unique’ really meant something special. Here’s an example from the Detroit Journal: ‘when in motion, the connecting rods fly like lightning, and the machine is capable of running seven or eight miles an hours…a most unique machine.’
This excerpts is a description of Charles King’s evening joy ride in his gas powered horseless carriage in March of 1896. Of his version of the car he said…”I am convinced they (horseless carriages) will in time supersede the horse.”
Back then words such as ‘fly like lightning’ or even words like ‘capable’ and ‘unique’ were as good as it got. If someone called you ‘capable’ that was high praise as was ‘unique’ and if you supersede someone or something it meant you were the best. In today “drama – filled, I need attention writing these are lame words.
Can you image describing the winning top-fueled drag car – fast as lightning? Certainly not (hell no) it would be friggin’ fast.
Words meaning have been muted by adjectives and adverbs.
Ok on to my next audacious, awesome filled, friggin’ outstanding article.
Here we have Ruff Bolt and the King’s Horseless Carriage. Ruff Bolt is a funny automatic controlled plane which can fly 10,000 km per second! The Kings Horseless Carriage is small, cozy, and pretty fast. Both Ruff Bolt and …
King’s “horseless carriage” moved down Woodward Avenue to the surprise of pedestrians. The next day a local newspaper called it “a most unique machine.” King became the first Detroiter—and possibly the first …
I use to work at a Montgomery Ward back in the mid-70s in the automotive section. I hawked batteries, mufflers, shocks and stick-on compasses.
So is it Montgomery Ward or Montgomery Wards? That little quirk of midwestern English gets so many English fundamentalists worked up, but as we can see from this photo of the parking lot of the newly opened Montgomery Ward(s) in Gary, Indiana, sometime in 1958, as found on Pleasant Family Shopping‘s excellent post on the mid-century history of the chain store, even the company seemed a little schizophrenic about its naming convention. What do you see here?
Worked there many years ago for a little extra money. If you look closely at this one you will notice the passenger side is a little off color wise, good ol DDM headlights. In front of a closed down Montgomery Ward Automotive.
Montgomery Ward automotive shop would be perfect for maintenance on county vehicles and the cafeteria would be perfect for the jail kitchen. Parking would never be a problem and it is centrally located in Richmond county.
Whether you like chopped, dropped or lowered car or not (they really aren’t my thing) you have to marvel at the workmanship that goes into one. This Lincoln is unbelievable.
When it comes to popular customs and lead sleds, one car stands above the rest as far as the most iconic in the industry, at least for most. After all, the 1949 Merc is no stranger to the hobby and finds itself accompanied by many of its same kind at virtually any show you attend. But just because the late 40s Mercury is one of the more notable lead sled designs amped up by today’s popularity doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have some stiff competition out there for the most gorgeous low-slung design.
ARLINGTON — Hundreds of auto enthusiasts turned out again to generate thousands of dollars for the Arlington Boys & Girls Club at the annual Sittin Pretti Summer Slam car show at the Arlington Airport on Saturday, Aug. 17. “It’s been a pleasure to …
Any one out there remember Drive-Ins? I sure do. We went to more drive-in movies when I was a kid than we did theater movies. I remember the back of our Chevy wagon and one of my favorite sounds was the sound of cars driving slowly over gravel. It was great to stretch out in back with the seats folded down and watch the movie. (I can even remember the list of the movies I saw back then.)
But as we all know – Drive-Ins are fading into the past, sadly. However, there is an effort to save them. I read the magazine AutoWeek ….I love this publication, and they had a piece that mentioned Project Drive-Ins. Apparently, Honda is working on funding to replace the old film projectors with digital projection.
It’s a fun fact that might be hard to believe, but our region has the highest concentration of drive-in theaters of anywhere else in the country. Pennsylvania has the most theaters, followed closely by Ohio and New York. “Around here the drive-in was a …
“I think it would be sad for our community because there is not a lot around in this small town,” said Jodi Tilo, Wants drive-ins open. “It would be very sad because I think it’s a great experience to come and watch movies. It brings back a lot of …
Curb Weight is frequent blathering of car stuff – current and maybe some old stuff. I hope you enjoy it.
If you are a car show buff and painful attention of fender/door gaps is what you are into then you’ll be glad to hear that a Packard 1106 Twelve won the Pebble Beach Concours car show.
The 1934 Packard started life as a Taxi in Puerto Rico. That is a long road to winning a Concours event.
The winner.
Other winners were:
1934 Hispano-Suiza J12 Vanvooren – what?
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Best in Show
1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Va den Plas
Great looking car. Huge headlights
Last but not least a 1932 Lincoln KB
These are beautiful cars. This isn’t the car that won, just an example
Thanks for reading.
Tim
Ruxton has been announced as a Featured Marque for the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Stay tuned for more info!
I love hood ornaments. The big heavy chrome or chrome on pot-metal ones, that let you know that the car behind it was something special.
Now days if your car is lucky to have one, your hood ornament will be a cheap chrome coated plastic with a flexible base. But I’m betting, if you walk around to the front of your car and look at it straight on, you will fine a 2D plastic logo belonging fixed as part of your grille.
But the older ones helped identify the car and gave you an indication of what the engineers had as an inspiration for the building rest of the car.
I have a few. Started as a photo project my son started. Check them out, I have them for no other reason than I liked them.
Check them out.
I don’t have a favorite, well maybe the Chevy ornaments.
Got a couple laying around on or off a car? Drop me a note.
Addictions – The Classic Hood Ornament. March 8, 2013. I will admit to having many many addictions. Sadly, for most of them, there are absolutely no cures for my sort of addictions. Take toilets, for example. It’s a passion of mine to find the …
