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“Detroit is without a doubt one of the most passionate automotive communities in the world, so returning to the Motor City for the 2022 Tour was an easy decision,” said Ted Wu, Vice President, Global Head of Design for Vehicles, Mattel. “The judges for this stop are sure to have their hands full as they decide which of the incredible fan builds will take the next step toward being immortalized in 1:64-scale as the next official Hot Wheels die-cast vehicle.” The competition for… Source link

The Chevrolet Corvette, popularly heralded as America’s first sports car, hasn’t always had the brawn to back up the beauty. In fact, for its first two years of production, the sleek ‘Vette was powered by a “Blue Flame” 3.9-liter inline-six that didn’t create enough power to match the bold styling. That would change for 1955 when a V8 became available, but the first Corvette to sport such an engine was actually built the previous year. Maintained by the Lingenfelter Collection,… Source link

“This car was stripped, and I mean it was stripped in the 1950s,” Billy Jay Espich said. How does anybody do that to a real Corvette prototype? Stamped “S.O. 2151,” on a plate under the hood, this was the “Proposal Car” for the 1955 Corvette. S.O. stands for “Shop Order,” and in early 1954, Harley Earl’s famous “Art & Colour Section” saw the pale yellow body of Motorama show car EX-129 mounted to a 1954 chassis with engine and running gear. See all 38 photos EX-129 was one of the one-piece,… Source link

A styling prototype of the original Chevrolet Corvette is seeing the light of day for the first time since disappearing in the 1950s. In a YouTube video, Jerry Heasley takes us through the history and restoration of S.O. 2151, a prototype C1 Corvette that was used to present different design features to executives at GM. The prototype is actually two cars, and started life as EX-129, a yellow car that traveled the Motorama tour with other Corvette prototypes such as the Nomad… Source link

When comparing the starting MSRP of the 2021 Chevy Corvette Mid-Engine C8, a buyer can go economical with the 1LT Coupe at $60,995 or Convertible at $68,495 to high-end with the 3LT Coupe at $72,945 or Convertible for $79,945. Granted, these are starting points. Bells and whistles that include state-of-the-art tech to custom paint colors, as well as the now-common “dealer markup” for COVID-time supply chain breakdowns, can boost the price; however, it is easy to see that a price tag in… Source link