I have to admit that at first I believed this to be a 1996 Corvette Grand Sport with a Lotus-designed 32-valve LT5 swapped in place of the (comparably) timid LT4. Looking back over the pictures, it’s obvious that this is a ZR-1 painted to look like a Grand Sport.
If you haven’t read Trevor’s article entitled, “10 Things I Loved About Barrett-Jackson 2013” then you should check it out. It gives great perspective of the event seen from the eyes of a journalist. I figured that because of it, I’d like to cover the things I disliked about Barrett-Jackson 2013. Considering that nothing about the event itself was particularly unique from any other large event in it’s faults – and that we’re an automotive media website – I’d talk about the worst cars I saw there. They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I’m pretty sure these cars would only appeal to the aesthetic mindset of a pre-teen.
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A few weeks back I took a trip to California, naturally I was on the lookout for anything interesting or uncommon. At some point I ended up walking through a small field of grass that had within it a little square area surrounded by a fence. Inside was what appeared to be a very sad looking GT40 type mid engined kit car.
From what I have gathered this is either a Fiberfab Avenger GT or Valkyrie. Unless there are subtle differences that I haven’t found a mention of the only real difference is towards the rear of the car where it is either a bit longer or shorter depending on the engine/donor setup. The Avenger was the shorter of the two, designed for a Corvair or VW setup. The longer Valkyrie model was setup for a larger V8 engine. Continue reading
A life long dream realized, chopping the roof off of a cheapo ($300) daily driver. Unfortunately these old Volkwagens are kind of collectible and have a cult like following.. you can go ahead and skip this video if you are that type..
I spotted this car a few weeks ago during a trip to San Francisco. I didn’t think much of it, just another old Ford wagon from the 80’s. I completely forgot that I had taken the picture until recently when I was sorting through them all. After spending a bit more time researching than I expected I finally figured out what I was looking at.
This is the 1982 Ford Granada wagon and, as I have learned, there are a handful of interesting things to note about this car. For one, it was only made for a single year. It’s part of the second generation of the Ford Granada, which only saw two production years before being tweaked with a new front end and sold as the LTD. The first year had only coupe or sedan options, the wagon came about for the final year. Continue reading
