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Catching Some Z's.
February 16th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Have you wondered why Chevrolet is so enamored with the letter Z? Z06. ZR1. Z28. The list goes on, on and on! The answer is simpler than you may think. We have one man to thank for that. That man is Zora Arkus Duntov, the Belgium-born American engineer, whose three-page letter, "Thoughts Pertaining to Youth, Hot Rodders and Chevrolet," addressed to his superior, Maurice Olley, Chevrolet Motor Divi...
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World's Craziest Bandit Tributes - Audi R8
February 12th, 2021 Chris Phillip
What do you get when you take one part Cannonball Run timed rally race and one part Smokey and the Bandit southern hospitality? The answer is this attention-getting Audi R8, done up in the Bandit's signature black-and-gold colors and trim. Back in 2012, this R8 needed to stand out from the pack on the Goldrush Rally and what better way than for its two drivers to pay homage to Sheriff Buford T. Ju...
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Top 10 Mustangs - 1969 Boss 302
February 11th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Car & Driver described it as “the best handling Ford to ever come out of Dearborn.” Lofty words, indeed, but Ford’s new Boss 302 Mustang was much more than a corner-carver as it vaulted Mustang performance to the next level with an unmatched combination of nifty handling, high-revving acceleration, and race-car looks. The Boss 302 was Ford’s answer to Chevrolet’s Camaro Z/28, not only for street c...
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Sting Ray's Original Designer is Back with a 1,200 Horsepower All-Electric C2
February 10th, 2021 Chris Phillip
If the name Peter Brock sounds familiar to you, here's why. He was the designer of the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray, now considered one of the best looking sports cars ever produced. Now Peter, 63 years after his design changed the course of Corvette history, is back, and this time, he's vowed to do the midyear Corvette right! Partnering with Irish company AVA, Brock is offering a 1,200 horsepower all-...
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Top 10 Corvettes - 1963 Stingray Coupe
February 8th, 2021 Chris Phillip
The 1960’s saw the design extremes including tail fins of cars from the previous decade smoothed out into leaner shapes. Sports cars followed suit, with the debut of the 1961 Jaguar XKE leading the way. Corvette responded with the Sting Ray that was launched in October 1962 to critical acclaim and commercial success. The Jaguar XKE design was interpreted from its Le Mans winning D type race car –...
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Crate Balls of Fire
February 5th, 2021 Chris Phillip
HotRod.com and GM announced that Lingenfelter Performance Engineering, one of Dream Giveaway's longest-running partners, has been specially chosen to convert a 1974 Chevy El Camino to Chevy's new Electric Connect and Cruise package. The 60-kWh Electric Connect and Cruise package, expected to be available in the second half of 2021, includes: •60-kWh battery pack • 200-horsepower electric motor • D...
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Taking Cars and Coffee Literally
February 4th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Our friends at Motorized Coffee Company have some great stuff brewing for those who enjoy cars and coffee, literally. "It's all about living. Full throttle." The company's founder Alberto says, "We believe that cars and coffee go hand in hand. As car lovers and coffee aficionados ourselves, we want to ignite taste buds with the same flame that stokes the car community's passion for cars. We believ...
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Top 10 Mustangs - 1967 Shelby G.T. 500
February 3rd, 2021 Chris Phillip
For 1967, Carroll Shelby took his monster Mustang to the next level with significant styling changes in addition to the drivetrain and suspension modifications that had made the Mustang Shelby G.T. 350 so successful. Ford designer Chuck McHose conjured up an aggressive front and rear treatment, complete with functional aerodynamics to keep the powerhouse pony planted at speed while cooling the bra...
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Every Trip Starts with Odyssey Battery!
February 2nd, 2021 Chris Phillip
Every day should get off to a great start, right? That’s why RYNO and Dream Giveaway trust Odyssey Batteries for our grand-prize vehicles. When you take home a grand-prize car or truck, you’ll have a great start, too, thanks to the day-in and day-out reliability of an Odyssey battery. If you don’t yet have an Odyssey battery in your personal vehicles, now is a great time to make the changeover. No...
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Top Corvettes of All Time - 1962 Corvette
February 1st, 2021 Chris Phillip
Very rarely do automakers lavish much attention on an outgoing model, with most aesthetic changes being limited to trim and perhaps grille patterns. While that may have been the case for the final first generation Corvette (C1), 1962 marked a significant improvement in performance over previous models when Zora Arkus-Duntov and company punched the small-block out to 327 storied cubes, boosted comp...
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