Lots of people consider the 1967 Corvette one of the best automobiles that was ever manufactured. The 1967 design ended up being the very last year of the C2 generation. This Corvette is simply one the better looking Corvette's of its era and is highly coveted in the car collecting world.

Most of the modifications that occurred from 1966 to the 1967 model year were fairly modest things like flat finish rockers sans ribbing, factory 6 inch rally wheels with very small chromed out beauty hubcaps, a brand new single backup light positioned above the license plate, and the handbrake was also moved from underneath the dashboard to between the seats. The powertrain actually changed hardly any from a year before.

Its front suspension had independent upper or lower A arms, anti-roll bar, tubular hydraulic shock absorbers, and cool springs. The rear suspension featured fixed differential, radius rods, tubular hydraulic shock absorbers, lateral struts, in an extra antiroll bar came with 1967s that had a big block engine.

Some of the options included things such as leather seats, power windows, head rests, soft Ray tinted glass, auxiliary hardtop, shoulder belts, air conditioning (amazingly only 3788 people added this option), vinyl covering, positraction rear axle, special front and rear end suspension, air injection reactor, transistor ignition system, heavy-duty brakes, the 390, 400, 435, 350, and 430 hp engines, aluminum cylinder heads on the L71, four speed manual transmission (close ratio or heavy-duty), powerglide tranny, 36 gallon fuel tank on the coupe, off-road exhaust system, side mount exhaust system, telescopic steering column, power steering, cast aluminum bolt on wheels, redline tires, speed warning indicator, AM/FM radio.

The rear engine of the 67 Corvette was really the L88. Many people considered this car as close to a racing motor for a production automobile that has ever been publicly released by Chevrolet. It can flat-out run like a scalded dog. It had 12:5:1 compression and a huge Holly 4 barrel carburetor. This nice motor could generate 560 hp at 6400 RPM but it had to be used with 103 octane racing fuel. Most people could not achieve the speed with the gasoline from their local gas station, but it undoubtedly showed a great deal of power anyway.

The year of 1967 was the year in which Corvette's sales drop by 5000 units, due to a new redesign that was coming out. However, the 67 Corvette is considered one of the quintessential collector cars of all time. Its impact on the car collecting world has been tremendous.

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Unless you are thinking about keeping your old vehicle and passing it on to someone else, you will eventually need to sell it. There's many ways to sell your car, but first let's consider the preparation of your vehicle prior to advertising or trading.

Presentation is the key factor

The first thing one should consider when selling an old vehicle is how you can sell it for more money. The technique, which most people seem to overlook, is to simply make it look absolutely fantastic!

This does not mean just washing and vacuuming it, although that's a excellent start. It is the overall preparation and detailing that counts. This is a well-known secret of most used motor dealers.

You would be surprised to see the condition of some of the vehicles they buy, but after a few hours in the detailing shop you wouldn't think it was the same car! The best advice to anyone selling his or her car, is to have a professional car detail carried out. This will cost you around the $200 mark and it will be money well invested.

It will, in effect, save you hours of hard work trying to do it yourself with nowhere near the same result. This alone will add hundreds of dollars to your vehicle, particularly when selling online.

I know of people who have had their vehicle detailed and fallen back in love with their vehicle deciding not to go ahead with the sale.

Once the detailing has been carried out you should make sure any minor flaws are repaired. It is also important that you have the service logs and any relative mechanical history at the ready, as this is now becoming a critical factor when buying or selling a used vehicle. If a service is due or near due, make sure you have it done prior to selling. This will give a prospective customer a good idea of how well you have kept your vehicle.

What is your car going to sell for?

Before you start selling your vehicle, either privately or to a dealer, you must know its market value. There is nothing worse than advertising your vehicle with a highly inflated price tag.

One way to find out the approximate value of your vehicle is by studying the used car section of your local newspapers, which will give you a reasonable guide. Another way is to look in dealership yards to see what price similar vehicles are being sold for, but you must remember these vehicles have profit margins built into them to cover the dealership's operating costs and over-stock.

Alternatively, the internet can provide a wealth of information on vehicle valuations. This is only web-based information and is generalised, so it does not give you accurate pricing on your own vehicle because of the specific condition and accessories fitted.

Sites where you can gather this type of information are the individual dealership web sites and vehicle pricing-guide sites such as www.redbook.com.au and www.glassguide.com.au

This information is only to assist you in making a qualified and rational decision when buying or selling your vehicle. Remember, these sites are to be used only as a guideline, they are not entirely accurate as they do not take into consideration the individual buying or selling parameters within the different states.

There are always opinions to the rules about pricing, so you should follow your intuition when setting a price and be sure to leave room for negotiating in your asking price. Your starting price should be higher than the price for which you really want to sell your vehicle.

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Automobile history is rich with legends such as Karl Benz who is credited with being the father of modern automobiles. He is also the creator of what later became the famous Mercedes Benz, a vehicle that is synonymous with elegance and class the world over.

Other innovators from countries such as the United States, Japan and Germany are also instrumental in the concept and design of automotive. Since cars first hit the scene in the late 1800s, technological advancements have played a significant role in transforming the way cars work. That is why there are fundamental differences in cars today and the way they used to be in the 1900s. By definition, a country cars, also known as a vintage car or an antique car, is a car that is 25 years old or more.

Although car models are being released each year and with each model more technology is being pumped into them, country cars are still in popular because they are still attractive, sleek and hand-made. But how do country cars fare when pitted against their newer contemporaries?

Looks There have been very few "new" motor vehicle manufacturing companies in the last half a century. Cars are predominantly made by the same major car manufacturers of yesteryears namely FORD, Chrystler, General Motors and others such as Toyota, Nissan, Fiat, Honda and Rover. While the outward appearance has radically morphed, country cars are still very sleek and attractive and continue to draw droves o loyal . Take the Beetle made by Volkswagen for instance; it has weathered the storms of time and continued to be one of the best-selling cars in history despite the fact that is had maintained its "bug-like" appearance since its inception.

Safety concerns We cannot discuss the difference between vintage cars and modern cars without addressing the issue of safety. How a vehicle fare during a crash-test has been the topic of many government-sponsored research for the last 30 years or more. It is now mandatory that extensive crash tests be conducted before a model is released into the market.

For instance, modern cars now spot on-board computers that monitor engine functions and vehicle stability. These were features that are absent in vintage cars whose engines are purely analog. Then modern cars come standard with anti-lock brakes. This is also a feature that was not there before. Anti-lock brakes are very crucial especially if a car has to apply emergency brakes. Without them, the car would get into a spin, because the tires usually turn in the process. Lack of anti-lock brakes has been attributed to many fatalities on the road.

Engine performance There are cars that have traditionally been made with very versatile engines. Cars such as Mercedes Benz, BMW, Dodge, Hondas etc country cars continue to outperform their peers in key and since they were made by hand, they are still very durable. But modern cars continue to perform better because of computer chips embedded in the engine configuration and which monitor such aspects of performance as fuel/oxygen mix, traction, torque, water pumps, air supply and the like thereby releasing more power precisely when the car needs it.

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