1963 CHEVROLET CORVAIR CONVERTIBLE here is a youtube link to the car: http://youtu.be/8aIx36JtphY HELLO. UP FOR SALE IS A 1963 CHEVY CORVAIR. IT IS 50 YRS OLD THIS YEAR. I'VE OWNED IT FOR 7YRS. I LOVE THIS CAR AND ALL THE ATTENTION I GET IN IT. YOU DONT SEE TOO MANY ANY MORE. I'VE UPGRADED SOME THINGS AND HAD A LOT OF REPAIRS DONE. ALL REPAIRS ARE BY CALIFORNIA CORVAIRS IN CHINO,CA. I WILL INCLUDE ALL RECIEPTS FOR SERVICES. ALSO INCLUDED ARE ALL BOOKS, SPARE TIRE, A VERY NICE FITTING CAR COVER AND SPARE BELT, PLUS WHATEVER ELSE GOODIES ARE IN THE TRUNK. THERE ARE CHIPS IN PAINT AND HAS A PRIMER SPOT ON PAX SIDE DOOR. ALL HUBCAPS ARE MATCHING (DENTED) AND TIRES ARE ALMOST NEW. I DRIVE THIS CAR ON AND OFF TO WORK IN LOS ANGELES AND IT IS ALSO FOR SALE ON THE STREET. I'M ONLY ASKING WHATS FAIR. I'VE SPENT WELL OVER $5000 IN REPAIRS BUT IT STILL NEEDS SOME ENGINE WORK, AND COSMETIC WORK. THIS CAR IS A LOOKER THOUGH. EVEN WITH ITS CHIPS AND DINGS. EVERYONE WANTS TO STOP AND TALK ABOUT IT, GIVE YOU THE THUMBS UP ON THE FREEWAY. IT HAS A NEW VINYL TOP, A KENWOOD STEREO, NEW VENT PANELS, BRAND NEW DASH, TOP IS ELECTRIC AND WORKS, ALTERNATOR, NEWER BELT, NEW ELECTRICAL HARNESS. DASH LIGHTS ALL WORKING. HEAT BLOWS ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE A FAIR PRICE SET. THIS CAR TURNS ON EVERY TIME, IF YOU RUN HER HARD, SHE NEEDS A BREAK. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ON HERE FOR QUESTIONS. NO WARRANTY/ NO RETURNS $500.00 NON REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT if you don't pay, you LOSE your deposit. I take payment through paypal, or money order/cashiers check. I DO NOT arrange for shipping. You arrange shipping pickup on SAT/SUN only (I AM AVAILABLE WKNDS) THIS CAR POLISHES UP VERY NICELY AND SHINES. LOOK AT ALL PHOTOS PLEASE. THANKS FOR LOOKING! |
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Chevy Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo concept blends the past and the future
Wed, 19 Nov 2014The Chevrolet Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo is the rare concept car that salutes a seminal moment in history, yet also borders on science fiction.
Revealed Wednesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the concept uses the name of one of Chevy's historic racing partnerships, with Chaparral Racing, which dates to the 1960s. Chaparrals raced successfully at a range of levels, including IndyCar, Trans-Am and SCCA competition.
But the history ends there, as the concept's main purpose is as a racecar in a downloadable update for the PlayStation 3 game Gran Turismo 6.
Junkyard Gem: 1985 Chevrolet Sprint
Thu, May 21 2020For in the 1985 model year, General Motors began selling Chevrolet-badged Suzuki Cultus hatchbacks in California. Sales of the cheap three-cylinder econobox in the rest of North America followed soon after (with the Canadian version known as the Pontiac Firefly), and did pretty well considering the crash in gasoline prices during the middle 1980s. Starting in 1988, the facelifted Sprint became the Geo (and, later on, Chevrolet) Metro. Here's one of the very first Cultuses sold on our shores, found in a San Francisco Bay Area car graveyard. Amazingly, the primitive rear-wheel-drive Chevrolet Chevette remained available all the way through 1987, competing with the thriftier front-wheel-drive Sprint in the same showrooms. For 1988, Pontiac started selling a rebadged Daewoo LeMans, so the Sprint/Metro never lacked for intra-corporate competition. Inside, you'll find the same stuff most mid-1980s Japanese econoboxes got: tough cloth upholstery and long-wearing hard plastics. Suzuki quality in 1985 wasn't quite up to Honda or Toyota levels, but you weren't paying Honda or Toyota prices for the Sprint. MSRP on this car started at $4,949, or about $12,000 in 2020 dollars. The cheapest possible 1985 Chevette cost $5,340, while a new no-frills Ford Escort would set you back $5,620. Subaru, however, could have put you in a punitively unappointed base-model Leone hatchback for just 40 bucks more than the Sprint that year. I think I'd have sprung the extra for a $5,348 Toyota Tercel, a $5,195 Mazda GLC, or— best cheap-commuter deal of all that year— the $5,399 Honda Civic 1300 hatchback. I was 19 years old and driving a Competition Orange 1968 Mercury Cyclone that year, and I recall feeling pity for Chevy Sprint drivers, new-car smell or not. Still, these weren't bad cars for the price, though a Sprint with an automatic transmission was a real character-builder. Got three cylinders and uses 'em all! 48 horsepower from this hemi-headed SOHC 1-liter. The Turbo Sprint — yes, such a car existed — had a howling 70 horsepower. The hood-latch release is a rectangular button that resembles a badge. 1985 Chevy Sprint Commercial The highest-mileage, lowest-priced car you can buy. 1985 holden barina commercial The Australian-market version was the Holden Barina, and the TV ads featured the Road Runner. 1983 SUZUKI CULTUS Ad In its homeland, this car got screaming guitars and a drive through New York City for its TV commercials.
Weekly Recap: GM plans massive new paint shop at Chevy Corvette factory
Sat, May 23 2015General Motors is laying out some serious green to maintain the Chevy Corvette's expansive color palette. The automaker is breaking ground on a new paint shop this summer that's part of a $439-million investment to upgrade the 34-year-old Bowling Green, KY, factory that builds the Stingray. The massive new structure will total 450,000 square feet, nearly half the size of the current 1-million square-foot facility. Construction is expected to take two years and won't impact Corvette production. The upgrades include new robots that save paint and create a better finish, longer, more efficient ovens to bake in the finish, and LED lighting. There's also a dry scrubbing booth technology with a limestone handling system that eliminates waste. GM has invested $135 million in the factory in last four years for the changeover to build the C7 and to relocate its Performance Build Center to Bowling Green. The improvements continue to modernize the Kentucky factory, which has become a tourist attraction in its own right, as more than 56,000 enthusiasts visited it last year. The upgrades are part of a $5.4-billion investment GM confirmed in April that will remake its US footprint in the next three years. The Bowling Green expansion underscores GM's continued commitment to the Corvette, which sold nearly 38,000 copies around the world last year, an eight-year high. "With this major technology investment, we can continue to exceed the expectations of sports car buyers for years to come," North American manufacturing manager Arvin Jones said in a statement. OTHER NEWS & NOTES Takata recall hits 34 million vehicles The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration expanded the Takata airbag recall to an almost unthinkable 34 million vehicles on Tuesday. The recall is part of an agreement reached by the two sides where Takata admitted some of its airbag inflators have a defect, and the deal compels the company to comply with all future regulatory actions and investigations. Takata's airbag inflators were produced with "a propellant that can degrade over time" and lead to ruptures, NHTSA said. Six deaths have been attributed to the flaw worldwide. Investigations conducted by Takata, automakers, and others have not determined the exact cause of the inflator problem, but NHTSA said moisture appears to alter the propellant's chemical structure. It then ignites too rapidly, creates too much pressure that ruptures the inflator, and blasts shards of metal at passengers.