Most of us have never been to the SEMA show in Vegas, as it is only open to industry insiders. For those that cruise the halls, they get to see the future of the auto industry and a lot of custom cars and parts.
The 2017 SEMA show starts this coming Monday and takes up the entire Las Vegas Convention Center.
One of the many concept and custom cars presented, will be an offering from Heartland Customs; their take on the 1963 C2 Corvette Grand Sport. This is not a continuation or tribute car, but a modern twist on the classic design, which the company previewed in the sketch above.
Jeff Page told Super Chevy, their design goal “was to keep the look of the 1963 Grand Sport, but clean it up and add features and elements to bring it up to 2017 performance car level.”
No word on availability, engine option(s), trans, other
All of us at some point in our collective lives have uttered the expression “The future is now.” Well, the future is now. While there will be plenty of “futures” to come, the one that I am speaking about is here, at least, for those of us who live in the world of the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine, more specifically the world of the high-performance V-8. Both Chevrolet (and that includes Corvette) and Ford (yes, I just typed the “F” word!) as recently as the day I am writing this editorial have published plans to reallocate corporate funds to go deeper and faster into electric car research.
In the interim, as far back as December 2015, General Motors filed for trademarks on the use of the wording “Corvette E-Ray” and “E-Ray.” We have come a long way from Sting Ray and Stingray, to E-Ray. Does this mean that there absolutely will be an E-Ray? No.
Gooding & Company Achieves More Than $155 Million in Sales From Its 2017 Collector Car Auctions, Sells Most Valuable Porsche in World Auction History
New world-record prices established for Ferrari, Porsche, Maserati and Bugatti at auction; company also brokers significant private sales internationally
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (October 23, 2017) – Gooding & Company, the auction house acclaimed for selling the world’s most significant and valuable collector cars, achieved more than $155 million for 285 lots sold in 2017 and posted a strong 82% sale rate from the auction house’s three esteemed venues. Collectors responded to the quality and unique offerings as 40 cars sold above the $1 million mark and 42 new world auction records were established. Throughout 2017, Gooding & Company continued its tradition as the Porsche market leader, with over $42 million in sales and an average price of $682,298 for cars of this celebrated marque. Gooding & Company also set a new
The Ford Museum; it’s a living tribute to Henry Ford’s incredible vision to preserve the Industrial Revolution as it unfolded for future generations to see and appreciate.
And interestingly relations between Ford and Chevrolet haven’t been as adversarial through the years as one might think. In late 1954 GM donated a brand new 1955 Chevy Bel Air [...]
Making a C3 Corvette go fast isn’t a tough thing to do.
Making a C3 Corvette run the quarter-mile in 7.5 seconds with a trap speed over 170 mph, on the other hand, takes quite a bit of skill. That’s what Polish company VTG undoubtedly has because its third-generation Corvette is making prodigious power and lightning fast passes down the strip.
All of that power, and there’s reportedly 1,628 horsepower currently being used, comes courtesy of a 6.2-liter [...]
