Just as well. You can’t keep any car charged long enough to sit through a governor sanctioned traffic Jam!!!
But the reality is that these states, AZ (my state – come on really!?!?!?!), Texas and NJ object to Tesla not having a dealership in those states and doing direct sales. It is not like residents of these states are banned from the driving of the electric car. So buy it in another state that doesn’t hate unrestricted free trade and thinks they must have a piece of the pie for the big business that is car dealerships.
The Oldsmobile Motor Works is destroyed by fire 3/9/1901. Started by a careless work, all but one of the curved dash prototypes were lost.
Fire started by a worker.
One day later and 26 years (1927) Sir Henry Seagrave sets a speed record over 200 mile per hour.
Built by the Sunbeam car company of Wolverhampton that was powered by two aircraft engines.
March 12th has a lot of birthdays:
– Johnny Rutherford in Coffeyville, Kansas – 1938
One of nine drivers to win the prestigious Indianapolis 500 mile race at least three times
– Giovanni Agnelli – 1921
Not to be confused with his namesake grandfather the founder of Fiat. But Giovanni the grandson was responsible for massive expanding Fiat to Russia and South American.
Giovanni Agnelli
– Clement Studebaker – 1831
A wagon and carriage manufacturer. With his brother Henry, he co-founded the H & C Studebaker Company, precursor of the Studebaker Corporation, which built Pennsylvania-German Conestoga wagons[1] and carriages during his lifetime, and automobiles after his death.
Clement Studebaker
On March 13 in 1948 Honda Motors was formed.
March 13, 1974 the Arab oil embargo ended.
March 15, 1960 Mercury debts the Comet.
Dubbed as Fords first compact car, it came in 2 or 4 door configuration as well as station wagon.
The first BMW art car — a 1975 3.0 CSL wearing a paint job designed by Alexander Calder — headlined a class of significant cars from the German automaker at the 2014 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. It was joined by a BMW M-powered McLaren F1 …
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If, however, you guessed the 2015 Corvette Z06, you are also correct. If you guessed anything else, you’re reading the wrong magazine. Because of the upcoming Z06’s striking similarities to the ZR1, we’ve taken to thinking of the new car as the “ZR06.”.
National Corvette Museum’s effort to remove the eight cars swallowed by a sinkhole last month got off to a triumphant start: The 2009 Corvette ZR1 “Blue Devil” pulled from the hole earlier this week drove away from the scene of the disaster under its …
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“Sad” is the only way to describe this once beautiful machine. I’ve seen this beauties many times during my visits to the museum (except the Blue Devil) that were or are in the sinkhole.
PPG Pace Car
This was a very unique vehicle. As you can see it was crushed with a slap of concrete. I think I read where one of the workers said it was “karate chopped”.
PPG Pace Car
Of all the damaged Vettes this one might just be the most impressive if they can restore it!!!!
“Initially there was no intention to bring the Millionth out, but as we got in there and saw more this morning we did feel like this might be our best chance,” said Danny Daniel, President of Scott, Murphy and Daniel Construction.
Danny indicated that they pulled the car by one wheel from where it was lodged and it swung free into the cavern. They were then able to lift the car and place it to rest, upside down on the bottom of the sinkhole. Finally, the Corvette was hooked up by its two tires for final lifting out of the sinkhole, much like the process to retrieve the 1993 40th Anniversary.
“Went like a champ, we were tickled to death,” added Daniel.
“The Millionth Corvette has been through a lot, but the damage at first glance seems to be less extensive than what it could have been, especially given the precarious spot the car landed,” said Bob Hellmann, Facilities and Displays Manager at the Museum. “The undercarriage and frame look to be in good condition and everything is repairable.”
The Millionth Corvette was built at 2:00pm on July 2, 1992 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Just like the first 1953 Corvettes, it bears a white exterior, red interior and is a convertible. The car was donated to the Corvette Museum by General Motors. In a press release from 1991, Jim Perkins, General Manager for Chevrolet at the time, said “We’ve been looking for a way to support the goals of the museum, which are to enshrine a great car and the great people who made it an American institution.” This donation came two years before the museum that exists today had opened its doors.
She looks a little rough to me.
I have to take a minute to give job well done to the crew working the rescue. Lots of people appreciate their efforts. I having pulled a RV from a 100 ravine with a tow truck, it’s nerve racking job….these guys are pros.
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