We just got some awesome news. To celebrate Corvette’s 60th birthday, the C7 prototype is being shipped to Los Angeles’ Petersen Automotive Museum for its official West Coast debut. As you’d expect, there are going to be some amazing historic machines—the oldest Vette, Zora’s personal ’63 Grand Sport, ’59 Corvette Italia by Scaglietti—and some big […] More »
By: John Coyle | February 19, 2013
Recently, you might have seen some ads for Pep Boys running on the site. I don’t have anything to do with our advertising department—but I do have a soft spot for Manny, Moe and Jack. There aren’t too many Pep Boys in Los Angeles, but I grew up outside of Philadelphia, and in the early […] More »
By: John Coyle | February 15, 2013
The LS7 valve guide issue has been talked about to death, and yesterday, the General issued a bulletin about handling customer concerns. Now, I’ve heard the horror stories, and listened to those who say there’s absolutely nothing to worry about. And like with most things, I think the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. But my […] More »
By: John Coyle | January 16, 2013
For Christmas, I fly to Florida to hang out with my family. And while getting ready to leave for a week can be kind of stressful, I do get to spend a fair amount of time flopped in front of the tube, eating my mom’s cooking and drinking beer with my dad. So it’s always […] More »
By: John Coyle | December 17, 2012
A drunk driver who crossed the center line is to blame for this brutal collision, but fortunately the driver of the C5 walked away with relatively minor injuries. According to the post on Corvette Forum, he scraped his head on the roof upon impact, his lower leg and calf got ripped open by the clutch pedal, and […] More »
By: John Coyle | December 13, 2012
Cadillac used to mean luxury above all else. But today the marque makes brutally fast sedans, and this CTS-V looks as luxurious as a Glock 19. This baby is wearing a different livery—reminds me of a Mondrian painting—than the car Johnny O’Connell and Andy Pilgrim campaigned in the SCCA World Challenge GT series, and the […] More »
By: John Coyle | November 28, 2012
I was at the Los Angeles Auto Show during 2010, when it was the year of the Camaro, and some of the displays—like the one above—were awesome. This year won’t be as Camaro or LS heavy, unfortunately. The General isn’t going to take the drapes off the C7 until January, and since this is a […] More »
By: John Coyle | November 28, 2012
