Ronald W. Firquain asked:


Ford T-Bird are legendary and the current models are really elegant. Brought back from our glory years, reinterpreted for these modern times, is a timeless classic begging for the open road. As Ford Vice President of Design explained the 1955 to 1957 Ford T-Bird is as symbolic of the times as rock and roll music and bobby socks. Some clubs cater for any model produced by a particular manufacturer while vehicles including Corvettes and Ford T-Bird are served by specialist organizations.

To make sure that the paint color comes out correctly, we suggest that you make sure that your T-Bird is present for the painter to color match color. Your T-Bird is one of the rare vehicles to come full circle from classic roadster to pavement burning muscle sled to punchy sedan, then recently back to its roots. As Motor Trend Detroit editor, wrote Perhaps the most outstanding feature of the new Ford T-Bird is the clever wedding of sports car functionalism with American standards of comfort.

It is also a lasting piece of American culture. The 91 model is an excellent value for a used car. And if your it is equipped with a cold air intake system, the cold air intake filter will perfectly match it. The it is a retro design that has been around a few years now but still manages to stand out from the crowd. Taking you back to the golden age of the American roadster, and is about driving freedom. The sole power train under the hood of the 2004 model is a 3.

1959 T-Bird is a cruiser in every sense of the word. It is a vehicle that has shared the platform with the Lincoln as well and it has sufficient room to accommodate tall drivers as well. The Ford T-Bird is a car manufactured in the USA by the Ford Motor Company. And is big on style and comfort and is still an affordable piece of ‘Automobile Americana’ that may someday be a classic.

1988 is absolutely gorgeous with its remarkable features that includes platinum spark plugs, 225/60/16 tires, new computer and wiring, custom 2. For this year, it is fully loaded with outstanding features power disc, brakes, air conditioning, cruise and speed control, power door, power locks, tilt steering wheel, power windows, power driver seats, seat belts, AM/FM radio with cassette, power steering, climate control, 6-way power sunroof and custom wheels.

Knowing that the resale and trade in value of your 1993 is $1,480. Millions of vehicles are recalled each year and it is possible that the 2005 is among them. This Ford T-Bird is an 11″ long die cast collectible metal car with operable doors, hood & trunk. And it is a big purchase, so take the time to research carefully, make a few phone calls, check with the Better Business Bureau, and your consumer affairs about your Ford T-Bird dealership.

The thoroughly modern interior of the new Ford T-Bird is done up with classic style. The trunk of the Ford T-Bird is spacious enough for a golf bag, and carrying along the soft cover for the stowed top shrinks the available space considerably. This 2005 is subject to prior sale and it may become unavailable without notice. I have a 94 Ford T-Bird is there an easy way to remove the sunroof to replace the screws that came loose. Top speeds were high; my 1967 is capable of better than 140mph and that is not atypical.

Vera

Vettc5man asked:


Is there a secret to popping cylinder out of ignition switch? If so how do you remove key cylinder from a 2000 corvette

Timothy

Richard Shryack asked:


Corvettes for sale are displayed online with descriptions and photographs. Classic corvettes for sale are in demand. These Chevrolet Corvettes for sale are prized by their owners and now on sale for you to buy. Corvettes for sale are displayed online with multiple photographs.

We always see a burst of activity following the Labor Day weekend as sellers try to move their Corvettes before winter approaches. Corvette Classified Ads are only $25 and run for 3 months. Jim placed the ad earlier this week and the Corvette has already received a ton a page views and requests for additional information. Do you have a Corvette for sale that you think would be worthy of being featured.

I’m not against a dealer trying to make a buck or two, and perhaps the auction format is the best way to allow the market to decide who wants the Corvette the most. If you want to get behind the wheel of a new or classic Corvette and have a little fun during summer, now is the time. Where other auctions are higher profile and attract the crazy money like Barrett-Jackson’s two events, the Corvette auction at Bloomington is a real harbinger of where the Corvette Market is. As usual, a large contingent of 1967 Corvette Big Blocks, making up a remarkable 13% of all Corvettes for sale at the Palm Beach event, will be available for collectors. If you’ve been dreaming about getting behind the wheel of a Corvette, there is no better place to start looking than VetteFinders.

Corvettes for sale are detailed online with plenty of photos. With over 500 Corvettes for sale, from C1s to C6s, you’re sure to find the Corvette of your dreams. Red is the power color of Corvettes and buying a red Corvette will one day make it easier to sell. So buckle up and get your checkbooks ready because these featured Corvettes won’t be available for long.

Red Corvettes tend to have a higher resale value and sell faster than most other colors. Even in the later models, Red Corvettes outsell their peers. In 2006, the two reds, Monterey and Victory, combined for nearly 1/3 of all Corvettes produced.

With some many Corvettes on the road and so many Chevrolet Corvette for sale ads, it can be difficult to scan through the Corvette listings for your perfect car. Classic corvettes for sale create interest amongst corvette enthusiasts. Easily compare options and pricing on used Corvettes in your area, from both dealers and private parties. List your used Corvettes for sale here. You may meet someone who has some classic corvettes for sale.

I love looking at Corvettes for sale and it?s always fun when I can bring something unique to the table. These Corvettes don’t come up for sale very often, but already this year we’ve seen three 1953 Corvettes sell and with each sale, the bar is raised. Cars for sale displayed online with detailed pictures. Classic car articles provide excellent details about acquisitions, body and interior restorations, parts for sale and owner?s enthusiasm and dedication.

Classic car value appreciates over time, and original unrestored well cared for cars generally reflect a higher value. You can still get into a very nice small block midyear for under $50,000, and trust me, there’s nothing small about owning a 327 ci 300 hp American Classic. Fully documented, longtime ownership and an optional motor all work in favor of this classic. Website shows classic cars for sale with detailed descriptions and multiple photos. The classic car restorer and trader newsletter provides up to date information on classic car news.

Enthusiasts search for eBay classic cars every day. Find your dream car on eBay classic cars. You may also like to visit the classic car for sale page.

Barrett-Jackson announced last year that they would be bringing down the total number of cars in the 2008 Auction from 1,200 to around 1,000. Yes, it’s that time of year where chrome, corporate jets, unlimited checkbooks, and gavel to gavel television coverage converge on Scottsdale Arizona for what has become the Super Bowl of automotive auctions. This auction is traditionally one of the largest Corvette auctions of the year.

What’s also interesting about this list is that the venerable auction favorite, the 1967 Corvette will only be making 7 appearances whereas last year there was over 20 1967 Corvettes that sold. “Handing over the keys to these prized possessions is going to be tough, but I think there will be some worthy candidates at the Barrett-Jackson auction. We’re hoping to see more Corvettes added soon to this very important and historically well-attended auction.

Bryan

Richard Shryack asked:


The 2007 Corvette is a 2-door, 2-astronaut sports car, or convertible sports car, securable in 7 trims, ranging from the Coupe LT1 to the Z06 LZ2. Even though the 2007 Corvette is loaded already there are Premium upgrades for the LZ1 which are a navigation aid, and a CD changer. The 2007 Corvette prices field of view from $45,000 for the coupe, $52,900 for the convertible, to $69,000 for the Z06.

2007 Corvette:

By four-flushing, the sixth-generation Corvette is less overtly aggressive, perhaps more ungullible, than its predecessors. The long-established features on the Chevrolet Corvette are bottomless and include: driver/sailor airbags, caliber accessories, traction control, stability control, alloy wheels (with optional chrome wheels), keyless entry, remote controls, remote releases, vehicle/radio anti-theft, anti-lockout, intermittent wipers, heated/be-all and end-all adjustable mirrors, tinted glass, rear defroster, dual automatic climate controls, cruise, outside temperature gauge, tilt steering, driver demand adjustable seat (tourist yet on the Convertible L2), leather interior, automatic and high intensity discharge headlamps, fog lights, and daytime running lights. The four jeweled taillights make the Corvette look like an F-18 taking off in full afterburner mode.

Chevrolet Corvette:

The 2007 Chevrolet Corvette provides slick practice, great handling, and the prestige of one of America’s iconic cars. But beyond color options, the 2007 Chevrolet Corvettes look most the same as the 2006s, and that’s not bad at all. The 2007 Chevrolet Corvette is the furthermost vehicle for the fast and furious drivers.

Corvette Coupe:

The Chevrolet Corvette is at loose ends as a coupe or convertible Again for 2007. Prices start at $44,250 for the coupe and $52,590 for the convertible, making the Corvette one of the overbalance buffoonery bargains in the automotive industry today. The 2007 Chevrolet Corvette has seven trims that confines from the Coupe LT1 to the Z06 LZ2. The 2007 Corvette Coupe is the only trim that has a removable roof panel; all the other trims have fixed roofs

Chevrolet Corvette Z06:

The Z06 altogether looks scarcely like from the standard Corvette. The Z06 is distinguished from other Corvettes by lots of subtle color tweaks, starting with the roof. Apart from being three inches wider, the Z06 sports a firsthand front fascia, grille, fenders, and quarter panels. In back, the Z06 spoiler is slightly more prominent, and its exhaust outlets are wider, too (four inches in diameter at the tips). Mellowed alongside the Corvette C6R race car, the 2007 Corvette Z06 uses hoary lightweight materials typically found only in the most exotic supercars. To improve the weight distribution, the battery in the Z06 is mounted in the rear, and the fenders and the floor panels are made of carbon fiber. When you equal the 2007 Corvette Z06 liturgy stats to other supercars, you see overflowing examples where you?re getting punter res gestae with Corvette for one-third the sticker price of the competition. Chevrolet has announced that the fastest Corvette ever?the 505-horsepower Corvette Z06?will achieve 0-60 mph in 3.

The 2007 Corvette is largely unchanged from last year. Externally, the only detectable difference from the 2007 Corvette is a set of optional twin-spoke wheels that barnstormer those from the Z06. The 2007 Corvette is the supreme sports car, dollar for dollar, in the world. Easier to live with every day than a Dodge Viper and more lusty than a Porsche 911 Carrere, the Corvette is a competitive world-class sports car for relativelyfew dollars.

Jeanne

Evander Klum asked:



Where better to show off the Corvette performance parts than at the American Le Mans Series Utah Grand Prix at Miller Motorsports Park. And this where exactly Oliver Gavin together with Olivier Beretta scored their fourth win in five starts this season. The two “Ollies” completed 61 laps of the 4.5 mile circuit in their No.4 Compuware Corvette C6.R, finishing 26.550 seconds ahead of Jan Magnussen and Johnny O’Connell in the No.3 Compuware Corvette C6.R. The two Corvettes finished eight and ninth respectively.

After the team elected to change tires that had been flat-spotted in a spin during qualifying Gavin was given no choice but to start at the back of the pack. Per ALMS rule, the pole-winning Corvette was demoted to the 25th starting position after the tire change. Despite his pole position Gavin was able to surpass the entire GT2 field on the first lap obtaining the ninth positions. And by the third lap he was 3.5 seconds behind the No. 3 Corvette which has started on the 12th position.

Gavin recalled, “There was quite a melee in the first corner with cars going off the track, and I was trying to be very careful because the last thing I wanted to do was damage the car. I managed to pick off cars one by one. Then I caught up behind one of the prototypes - that was a problem because we were much quicker in the corners but their car was like a dragster in the straights. Finally he went wide in Turn 15 and I managed to get past him.”

A full course caution at 11:50 into the race has reduced the margin between the two Corvettes to .6 seconds. And then it happen after the first round of pit stops at the 40 minute mark, the No. 4 Corvette has started to lead.

Gavin said, “As I came in for the pit stop, Ray Gongla, my crew chief, said on the radio, ‘Make it count! I pushed and pushed, the crew did a fantastic pit stop, and we managed to get out just in front of Jan. I have to say that our engineer, Steve Cole, and the team gave us a brilliant race car today.”

While Gavin reminisce the race Beretta was savoring his record-setting 32nd career ALMS victory and would be focusing on the team’s next race which is the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Beretta said, “It was a very important day for us because it was the last practice before Le Mans. We had to finish with the car in one piece because it will fly to France in a few days. We want the mechanics to be well rested because they’ve done a fantastic job since the start of the season. We went through three street races without any accidents and now we’ve completed a successful Michelin tire test. We are ready to go to the big one now.”

The Corvette Racing Program Manager Doug Fehan also agreed that indeed “It was a perfectly executed race today and we learned a tremendous amount. I think we’ve made a very good tire selection for Le Mans; the last compound we had on looked really good, so we’re excited about that. We’ll be as prepared as possible.”

The race was a tough one for the Corvette Racing team like for instance the experience of Magnussen who had to deal with a transmission problem in his two stints in the No. 3 Corvette C6.R. He said, “In the first stint I had some trouble with the gearbox on shifts. That problem got better in the second stint, but I couldn’t count on it not coming back so it was hard for me to push. Still, we did have a good test of the tires, and that will be useful for us going into Le Mans.”

Johnny O’Connell who is the teammate of Magnussen is also eyeing the Le Mans prize. He said, “The next stop is Le Mans, and we’re hoping for good fortune there. We’ve certainly done our homework in these last races.” But for team manager Gary Pratt the race that happened was nothing but business as usual. He said, “It was a smooth run, and I’m proud of the drivers and crews. Everybody kept it on the track. And when Olivier’s happy with the tires then that’s a good sign for Le Mans.”

The Corvette Racing Team will head to France for the 24 Hours Le Mans which is scheduled on June 16 to 17. The 75th running of the classic 24-hour endurance race on the 8.5-mile Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans will start at 3 pm local time (9 am EDT). Parts of the race are to be televised live on SPEED.

Herman

cbcstud06 asked:


Where is a good place to look for a project but still driveable corvette stingray?

Alvin

Noah Scott asked:



The Corvette Z06 Ron Fellows edition is the first signed special edition Corvette in the 54 history of the brand. The Corvette Z06 Ron Fellows edition marks the contribution of the Canadian racer to the success of the Corvette racing programme. Only 399 of the Corvette Z06 special edition are going to be produced in which 33 are intended for Europe. The special edition Corvette are distinguished by its unique Arctic White paint accentuated by a racing-style fender stripe, along with its full-width racing-type rear spoiler and polished 10-spoke aluminum wheels and of course Ron Fellows’ autograph.

The Ron Fellows edition concept is based on the Corvette Z06 built by the automaker Chevrolet which is a subsidiary of General Motors that produces the popular GM tail light cover. It is powered by the LS7 V8 engine revving up 377 kW or 512 hp at 6300 rpm mated to a rear-mounted 6-speed transaxle to give it optimum weight distribution. The Z06 in first gear can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in a matter of 3.9 seconds and can reach top speed of 320 km/h.

The Ron Fellows special edition Corvette is also distinguished by its unique and exterior designs. The Corvette Z06’s front fender graphics will remind everyone who sees it of the identifying graphics found on the Corvette GT1 race car. Another noticeable feature of the Ron Fellows special edition Corvette is the double Monterey Red Metallic stripes with Machine Silver borders and Fellows’ autograph in a contrasting Victory Red shade. To give honor to Ron Fellows’ Canadian heritage, a red maple leaf logo motif is incorporated with the graphics. The other exterior marks include a full-width racing spoiler and a unique windshield banner.

For the interior the Ron Fellows Corvette is equipped with red seats, door trims, console, and instrument panel. The red leather armrest that featured the Corvette crossed flags logo is signed and numbered by hand. For the final finishing touch is a carbon-fiber “tech” pattern interior trim plate.

Ron Fellows is considered an important part of the team’s 51 victories since its creation in 1999. He scored Corvette Racing’s first victory in 2000 and continues to become the three-time Le Mans Series GT1 champion, a 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner and an overall winner in the Rolex 24 at Daytona with Corvette Racing. Then in 2005 and 2006, Ron Fellows together with team mates Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta continuously won ALMS titles.

According to ED Peper, Chevrolet Manager, “Ron Fellows is part of Corvettes racing heritage and he has been instrumental in the remarkable success of the Corvette Racing Team in the American Le Mans Series. The special signature-series Z06 model that bears his name will forever link him to one of the greatest eras in factory racing, which has produced six consecutive ALMS GT1 manufacturers’ championships, and counting.” The Corvette Z06 Ron Fellows edition will be offered in a limited number in Europe.

Louis

Richard Shryack asked:


The 2005 Chevy Corvette is infused with technical knowledge derived from GM Racing. The Corvette has played a readable part in American culture for more than 50 years. Dubbed the “C6″, the 2005 Corvette has been in great measure revamped to create a vehicle that removes the C5’s imperfections while on top of adding as if this was even delitescent even more fornication appeal. At a starting weight of 3,179 pounds for the coupe and 3,199 for the convertible, the 2005 Corvette is heavy with meaningly lighter than its predecessors. By with larger wheels and tires, as well as more acid brakes and a deep space of elaborate chassis control systems, the 2005 Chevy Corvette is the prodigy agile and optimal handling of its tautonym in its illustrious 52-year inventory. Five inches shorter than the immanent car, the 2005 Corvette cuts a tighter, tauter house plan with latently no loss of usable space.

2005 Chevrolet Corvette:

The Chevy Corvette is now more confident at even higher handling levels, yet easier to drive. Corvette: As the sixth fabrication of this tried and true sports car, the Corvette coupe and convertible are completely raw from the ground up, with more big name, refit handling and prostrate weight. Corvette delivers plenty in the largeness of exotic cars that cost tens of thousands more, reciprocal with fuel efficiency mutant than some family sedans. Corvette boasts the the best ever amalgamation of horsepower and fuel economy among the world’s gem management cars.

2005 Corvette Engine:

Powered by a 6-liter, 400-horsepower engine, and the 2005 Corvette has in effect three times the energetic of the 1953 6-cylinder commendable. The 2005 Corvette is adapted of doing 0-62 mph in 4. The 2005 Corvette coupe is the sixth all-recent version of Chevrolet’s inveterate two-seater in the car’s 51-year report.

The LS2 aluminum small block V-8 engine in the 2005 Chevy Corvette develops 400 horsepower and 400 foot pounds of torque — both prominent increases over the LS1 engine in the commonplace exact likeness. Not only does the LS2 engine deliver impressivehorsepower, but in a true measure of real-world efficiency, it and all boasts the outweigh concatenation of horsepower and fuel economy among the world’s for the whip administration cars. The 2005 Corvette is proper of a top speed of 186 mph, faster than any production Corvette in fortunes. Harmonious and well behaved, this engine is fast becoming the benchmark General Motors boundlessness plant for marquee vernissage cars.

Corvette Z51 Box up:

Three suspension choices allow drivers to cull the setup that settle suits their driving style Standard, Magnetic Selective Ride Control, and Z51 Rite of passage Composition. Extensive racetrack testing reveals that a C6 equipped with the Z51 suspension as good as equals the lap time of a C5 Z06 marking a major advance in the overall effectuation of a Corvette Coupe by nearly approximating the bitter end exhibit capabilities of the vaunted Z06 at a fascinating value. The Z51 dealings suspension is a $1,495 option and it appearance specific springs, shocks, stabilizer bars and coolers for the oil, brass steering and transmission. The Z51 sheaf furthermore has larger cross-drilled brake rotors, specific Goodyear F1 ‘Supercar’ tires, and playing gear ratios for the manual transmission and a at odds rear axle ratio for the automatic.

Corvette Wheels and Tires:

The car includes larger wheels (18-inch in front, 19-inch in rear) topped by dramatic fender forms, with a crisp and tapered rear deck and fascia that support bettered high-speed acquittance.

2005 Corvette Transmission:

The Tremec six-speed manual gearbox is untended with two sets of ratios, one with more take-charge acceleration characteristics reserved for Corvettes Z51 Formality Association that emulates the thing done of the C5?s pith Z06 figure.

The 2005 Chevy Corvette is more competition-influenced than any previous Corvette. more consequential, quieter, more rigid, more comfortable, and metamorphosed-finished than the previous Chevy Corvette coupe, the 2005 Corvette is nevertheless a raucous, hands-on, fun-to-drive sports car that’s likely to give you a thrill and a scare at the same time. A central element of the 2005 Corvette is an all-fledgling interior that includes greatly altered materials. Dynamically, the 2005 Corvette offers more brass in a slightly smaller size. What you have in the 2005 Corvette is a serious taking a role car that will suit just about any lifestyle. Beyond the lean trendy dimensions, the 2005 Chevy Corvette bearing symptomatic upgrades in every area of the car.

Stephanie

MARK H asked:


Ok corvette people please help me out on this one, thanks.

Shane

Klaus H Hemsath asked:


The media are full of news about electric cars. The $100,000 Tesla electric sports car is going to be sold soon, automakers are falling over each other to announce new electric vehicles, and entrepreneurs across the world are jockeying for venture capital.

Petroleum prices have jumped during the last year and everybody is feeling the pain at the pump. Not a single soul is concerned about filling up the batteries of his next electric car with electricity. After all, you just plug the car into the next receptacle and there seem to be no appreciable costs.

Joe owns a Corvette, a high performance car manufactured by General Motors, which according to the car manufacturer drives 25 miles per gallon.

Joe’s monthly commute is 1000 miles, he drives very carefully, and actually achieves 25 MPG on his daily trip going to work and running errands. At $4.00 per gallon at the pump he is paying $160 for gasoline every month.

Joe is thinking about buying the Tesla, an electric sports car. He tried to find the cost of electricity for driving this car. He could not find any data anywhere. Joe knows that he must explain to his wife why he needs to save energy and money before buying the Tesla, a new, very fast electric sports car.

The Tesla will accelerate faster than his Corvette. There is no doubt that an electric vehicle can have a faster acceleration than a gasoline car. Electric motors and liquid fuel engines are just two different devices converting electric energy or petroleum fuel energy into mechanical energy. Electric motors can generate much higher torque at the wheels at much lower turning speeds.

In comparison, electric motors will have several shortcomings, too. They certainly will emit more pollutants and more carbon dioxide as long as coal is used for producing electric power. Overall energy efficiency of the electric car, from power plant to the road, is still worse than that of a modern automobile propelled by an advanced combustion engine.

The biggest drawback of electric cars is the small number of miles they can drive after a complete recharge. Additionally, the charging of an empty electric battery will take forever, high performance batteries are expensive, and will only have a limited life expectancy.

What about energy costs for driving an electric car compared to a gasoline powered car? Both vehicles will have to store energy. The electric car stores electric energy in its battery, the combustion engine powered car stores energy in the form of gasoline or diesel fuel in its fuel tank.

Now let us take a comparative look at the cost of storing and paying for enough electric energy or liquid fuel energy to drive 100 miles. Let us assume that both cars will have the same power requirements to drive 100 miles. In this respect the match-up between Tesla and Corvette is perfect. But how do we compare prices at the gas station with utility costs at the receptacle?

Energy contained in gasoline can be converted into mechanical energy only at the limited energy conversion efficiency of a typical heat engine. The Corvette engine will have an energy conversion efficiency of about 35%. (Fuel fired engines may eventually reach 50% peak energy conversion efficiency after decades of future advancements). Conversion efficiency of electric power from the receptacle into stored energy first and into mechanical energy later is much higher at about 85%.

The energy content of gasoline is 131 MJ/gallon (megajoule per gallon). For driving 100 miles the Corvette will burn four gallons of gasoline or 524 MJ/100 miles. Only 35% of the energy in gasoline or 183 MJ will be used to propel the Corvette. This is the mechanical energy transmitted to the rear wheels of the Corvette. Virtually the same amount of energy must be transferred to the wheels of the electric car, the Tesla. Both cars are very similar in size and driving characteristics.

However, the Tesla has to take a little more energy from the receptacle because the charging, storing, and discharging of electricity in the battery experiences energy losses. These losses are about 15% of the electric energy taken from the receptacle and will not be available at the wheels. The Tesla owner will, therefore, pay 1.15 times as much to get the same energy to the wheels as the Corvette or 211 MJ per 100 miles. Electric energy is priced in the form of dollar per kilowatt hour or $/kWh. The average price of electricity in the US is $0.09/kWh. The factor for converting energy measured in MJ to energy measured in kWh is 0.2778 kWh/MJ.

To drive 100 miles, the Tesla will consume 58.6 kWh of electricity at a cost of $5.28. The Corvette will consume 4 gallons of gasoline at a cost of $16. Now we know that the Tesla will save about $10 per 100 miles or $10,000 over 100,000 miles.

The Tesla will cost $100,000. The Corvette is priced from $50,000 to $75,000. Guess who gets the square deal with the roar of the engine as a free bonus.

Ann