Corvette

Sodapop. Ponyboy’s parents have been killed in a car accident eight months before. In this story there are two different types of Gangs the Socs and the greasers. The Socs live on the West side of the town. The Socs are: rich kids, wear madras, drive corvettes, and get everything they want. Cherry (Sherri), Bob, Marcia and Randy are all Socs. The greasers live on the East side of the town. The greasers are: poorer than the Socs, nice, kind and caring people, and love to hangout in gangs ( groups…

Don’t Second Guess Yourself “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant” by W.D Wetherell gives you an insight into the decision the narrator has to make. He has to make a difficult decision between the bass or a girl he likes named Sheila Mant. The narrator, a boy who loves to fish has to hide the fact that there is a bass on the line because the girl he likes, Sheila Mant thinks fishing is dumb. The story resounding theme is do whatever you think is the right thing to do. Don’t second guess…

Really, it’s a win-win-win situation to have a modified engine. Gas is expensive, we all know that. But what most people do not realize is that even the v6 out of your 2006 Toyota corolla consumes more gas per 10 km/h highway than a v10 twin turbo corvette stingray. Even small modifications like a high performance muffler or a air cooling system will help save you money on gas.…

Not only is Sheila selfish but she is also rude because after the concert was over she went home with someone else. “All I really remember is her coming over to me once the music was done to explain that she would be going home in Eric Caswell’s Corvette”(Wetherell 5) It is tremendously rude to ride with somebody to the concert and ditch them right after it is over for a guy with a cool car. She would complain and whine about how her legs were sore from riding in the canoe. Sheila complained…

Being a stay at home mom just wouldn't be complete without my white picket fence around my two story 5000 square foot house on a cul de sac and my classic 67' Corvette for my trips to the grocery store and my supped-up Chevy Tahoe to drive the children to soccer practice. I also can't miss out on my summer home in the Hamptons where serious connections are made. I mean, this is the 1920's, right? And I just couldn’t…

The World’s fair of 1964 in Flushing Meadows, New York, the Ford Mustang debuted and had the attention of buyers across America. On its first year alone Ford reportedly sold over 400,000 Mustang’s. This car was clearly a success, it exceeded the expectation of sales from the car. The Mustang got nicknames like the “pony car” and the Ford called it “working man’s Thunderbird”. It was one of the best selling cars during the time…

Babcock and Honest Air Conditioning & Heating purchased a new 2001 Chevrolet Corvette in September 2001 from Cox Chevrolet in Sarasota, Florida. The retail installment sales contract (RISC) stated that there were required monthly payments to be made until the balance of $52,516.20 was paid in full. There were other conditions imposed by RISC on the buyers and seller with respect to the payment for and handling of the Corvette. Cox then assigned the RISC to General Motors Acceptance Corp (GMAC)…

Going to the Labor Day Race has become a tradition for My Papa to take us Grand boys to for the past 3 years, we have went to the race but it was in Atlanta this would be our first time at Darlington. When you walk into the gate you are filled with so much history. This track is an older track it has been around since 1950, that is when the first Labor Day race was scheduled at the raceway. Darlington Raceway’s historical importance, as the original paved superspeedway in NASCAR, is…

supercharged V8 gives it plenty of power to take on the BMW's M5, Mercedes' E63 AMG, and Audi's RS6 Avant. The CTS-V capable of 0-60 mph runs of 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 200 mph. This is the same powerful LT4 small-block V8 that's set to power Chevy's Corvette Z06. Although the CTS-V has a loud beefy sounding exhaust, a cylinder deactivation system shuts down half of the v8’s cylinders when cruising and helps ease some of the CTS-V’s power and sound.…

Hence, Chevrolet brought back its iconic Camaro, making corvette its luxury performance. Chevrolet also offered the cobalt as the small daily car leaving Tahoe, suburban, and blazer as the SUVs. General Motors also began shrinking many models for Buick and Cadillac to fully focus each vehicle for a certain audience…