“Flash Back” 1997 Eagle Talon
November 7th, 2006
A lot of the enjoyment we get from a sporty-looking car is that people look at us driving it. It’s as American as apple pie to like to be seen tooling around in a cool new ride. We won’t speculate on why that’s so, but it explains a great deal about the appeal of the 1997 Eagle Talon line-up, as well as its tribe of identical cousins from Mitsubishi, surname Eclipse. People on the sidewalk pick this smart-looking coupe out of traffic as it flies past and since it’s an Eagle-brand car from Chrysler, flying is, naturally, what it likes to do best.
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2001 Corvette Z06
October 31st, 2006
The Corvette Z06 is said to be an exciting vehicle to drive. The power that the LS6 engine develops is ferocious. Floor the accelerator and it will feel like an elephant just sat on your chest, while the suspension keeps you planted on the road seemingly disobeying the laws of physics. Stomp on the brakes from any speed and it will feel like that same elephant just grabbed your rear bumper as you went by and didn’t let go.
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1969 Corvette L88
October 30th, 2006
In its day in age, the L88 was top secret. GM’s brass had banned Chevrolet from racing, so it was private individuals rather than factory-backed teams who ran the risks. When these top-secret Vettes were built, they had no carpets, they came with magnesium wheels, and they were all hardtop convertibles hardly comfortable by today’s standards, but this was a strictly-for-racing, hush-hush Corvette.
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