Monthly Archives: April 2014

The National Corvette Museum Gets a New 40th Anniversary Model

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The National Corvette Museum and Lynda Patterson have both suffered losses. Patterson’s is much more significant, though. While a sinkhole took eight of the facility’s exhibit models in February, the resident of Louisville, Kentucky lost her husband Mike to a brain tumor in 2012. She no longer has her 40th Anniversary Corvette, either. It’s now [...]

Corvette Rated as “Most American-Made” Vehicle

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When it comes to carrying that coveted "Made in America" tag important to a lot of U.S. car buyers, the new Corvette Stingray tops the list ... well, along with the Ford F-Series, which I think still puts the C7 in pretty good company as far as respected American nameplates. Both vehicles tied at first place for “Most American-Made” vehicle based on a study by the Kogod School of Business at American University that evaluates the domestic content of vehicles sold in the United States.

Donuts (and a Track Lap) in a Countach

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Exotic automobiles, such as the Lamborghini Countach, used to have a bad reputation as temperamental, problem-ridden machines. I think the person hooning in a 25th-Anniversary edition of the car in the video at the bottom of this post seems to be out to change that way of thinking. The driver cooks up some Italian donuts [...]