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The Battle of Atlantic was the longest and largest sea battle during World War II . World War II began on September 3rd 1939, two days after German forces stormed into Poland. The Battle of the Atlantic began shortly after the declaration of War, but there is no official date of commencement. The Battle did not end until the defeat of Germany in May of 1945. The Battle was between the Allied powers, Great Britain, Canada and the United States, and the Axis powers, Germany and Italy. Both forces…

The 1960’s were an era of big power, big cars, and low 0-60 times. Yes, the jet-set era gave rise to international stardom and some of the most gorgeous cars ever sculpted. Race cars became more closely intertwined with their road-going counterparts and everyone benefitted. This was also a time when homologations (requirements of racing cars sold to the public) actually became enforced, letting real race cars and engines be sold to citizens. More importantly, it gave us the muscle car wars. Big…

known for being the first individual to install hydraulic pumps on a car in 1959. The purpose of this was to raise and lower the ride height at the driver’s convenience. The first vehicle to receive this customization was Aguirre’s 1956 Chevrolet Corvette, which he called the ‘X-Sonic’. Aguirre’s innovation was, and still is, a predominate feature associated with Mexican culture. Another feature of Mexican culture is lowrider cars, which are specifically designed to cruise as low and slow as…

Over the last 100 years, Chevrolet has been successful in developing a broad portfolio of products due mostly in part to the company’s strong brand equity (Ferrell and Hartline, 2014, p. 406). Chevrolet’s brand has proven to be an evident strength in the company’s product mix (p. 406). A vehicle’s brand provides many intangible attributes related to quality, design, utility, and self-image for buyers which lead to significant brand loyalty (p. 406). Chevrolet’s brand loyalty has been a great…

To most people a garage may be a boring place that holds no memories, but to me it's where a recollection of experiences with my father began. In my father's garage are two classic cars, surrounded by a vast collection of vintage automobile and petroliana. Porcelain advertising signs from the 1930s through the 1950s decor the tall gray walls, and a big red Kendall Motor Oil clock hangs in the middle of the garage. Many years ago my father and I started walking flea markets and swap meets to…

Health insurance pays for medical and surgical expenses for the people that are insured. Millions of Americans participate in the game of insurance. By investing money in insurance, they hope to stay in the game of life a little longer. Although, nothing catastrophic may happen to you, most people pay the money to feel secure and for “just in case” circumstances. Health insurance is mostly for the dying. The dying constantly need money and care to hold on to their ticket of life just awhile…

mixture of my father’s first name, Clifton, and my mother’s childhood nickname, Vette. Having such a unique name growing up, led me to endure many mispronunciation of my name. A lot of people would associate my name with the car Corvette and automatically think I admire Corvettes. My middle name also consists of a mixture, containing my father’s middle name George. Georgina actually originated as an English feminine variation of George, meaning “farmer”. Middle names don’t often trace back…

Indicator and it was used till today. Ultimate Antisubmarine weapons were used by Royal Canadian Navy such as squid – a three barreled mortar that replaced another mortar called the Hedgehog. Canadian corvettes were also significant as they were small, cheap and could be quickly built, and the corvettes got a chance to improve between the years 1942 - 1943 and had better equipment. In addition, a data shown that the allied merchant ships sunk by submarines in the year 1942 were 1200 and 1943…

Do you ever wonder why different cars cost you different amounts for auto insurance premiums? Why is it that a new Corvette may cost you $1,600 dollars a month in auto insurance and an older Buick Regal may only cost you $90 per month? The new car insurance cost versus the old car insurance cost is a subject that you must review before you buy any car. Review insurance costs before you buy and you will not get caught in a financial trap. New cars cost more to insure than old cars for three…

The speed is what brings people in. These beasts of cars are what drive people in communities like ours to go out and spend money on events. According to caranddriver.com, Cars such as the 1965 corvette stingray, one of the fastest cars of its day was pushing a 6.2 zero to 60 time. Now today the Z06 corvette with 650 hp can push 3 seconds. Cars are constantly changing to become faster than…