Ed Welburn, General Motors’ head of global design, is retiring effective July 1. He will be succeeded by Australian Michael Simcoe, vice president of design at GM’s International Operations, who will begin taking over for Welburn on May 1.
GM’s Ed Welburn on Designing the 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray 1Working for GM is the only career that Welburn, who turned 65 in December, ever pursued. As an 11-year old boy growing up in Philadelphia, he wrote to GM seeking advice on how he could become a car designer. The letter was answered, and Welburn — just the sixth man to ever steer GM design — was on his way. He graduated from Howard University’s College of Fine Arts and started at GM in 1972 as an associate designer, becoming the company’s first African-American designer. Welburn’s GM career spanned 44 years.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Team Big Red Camaro the team that supports The Original Outlaw Racer® announced today that they will auction their 2015 “Big Red Edition Z/28” Camaro this April 16th, 2016 at Mecum Auctions in Houston, TX (Lot #S84) to benefit the Ride 2 Recovery veteran’s charity.
Over the last nine months, Team Big Red Camaro has committed to building a modern Camaro to emulate the speed and badassery of The Original Outlaw Racer®, Big Red. The original Big Red Camaro is an iconic 1969 Camaro Z/28, known to many for fathering what is now called, “Pro-Touring.” Most recently the ’69 Camaro set a high water mark for any and all first Generation Camaros with an official recorded top speed of 251.8 MPH at the Mojave 1.5 Mile Runway Challenge. Since 1988 when Hot Rod Magazine [...]
Yahoo — You might want to think twice before opening up that email from your local police department.
A new scam posing as a speeding ticket has hit at least three residents in Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia. The ticket arrives via email and contains a link that loads malicious code onto the user’s computer.
The scam prompted the local police department to issue an alert last week.
The Simi Valley Police Department in California issued a warning about a similar type of scam on Monday.
What makes the scam particularly alarming is that the emails contain accurate traffic data, including street names, speed limits and actual driving speeds. The people who received the emails were actually speeding at the time and location noted in the scam emails.
Since the emails contain legitimate information, people are tricked into thinking they’re genuine [...]
If you were going to build your perfect “Z” back in the day, this one might be it! From its LeMans Blue paint w/White stripes to its Black interior highlighted with Rally gauges and N34 Rosewood steering wheel, this rotisserie restored example is the embodiment of what a high performance Camaro shout be! But this best and most sought-after option this Z/28 has is the rare Rally Sport package. It completes and complements the car perfectly. The car is also nicely documented with the original P-o-P and restoration receipts.
More details – Stock #5825 – Price: $69,900
By 1968, the horsepower wars were at a fever pitch! High performance muscle and sports cars were on offer from the Big Three in just about every configuration and [...]
Say “No” to EPA’s Threat to Motorsports : SEMA Opposes Regulation Prohibiting Conversion of Vehicles into Race cars
Please sign the White House Petition asking the EPA to withdraw its proposal. We need 100,000 signatures in 30 days, so don’t delay! Add your voice now and forward to your friends. Stop the EPA from making race cars illegal!SEMA has issued a press release informing the public that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is aiming to make it illegal to convert automobiles originally designed for on-road use into race cars, even though such conversions have been done for decades. Under the EPA’s proposed rule, it would also be illegal to sell any performance-related products for those cars. The EPA’s proposal would have a devastating impact on motorsports since many types of racing rely on production vehicles that have been modified for use strictly at the track.
SEMA is working [...]
