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0Official: GM auctioning off Military Tribute Camaro to benefit wounded veterans [w/video] 1323468900
General Motors is set to auction off a special Chevrolet Camaro airbrushed by Mickey Harris as a tribute to the nation's armed forces. The design pays homage to all five branches of the country's military with a unique mural, and the vehicle is headed to the Barrett-Jackson classic car auction in ...
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U.S. military considers replacing Humvee with diesel hybrid L-ATV 1316606400
The battle-tested AM General Hummer is on its way out and it's time to bid farewell to the aging military vet. In the Humvee's place could step the L-ATV. The Wisconsin-built Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle is built by Oshkosh Defense. Powered by a diesel-electric hybrid powertrain, ...
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Report: Army wins fight to keep spending money on NASCAR sponsorship [w/poll] 1298075040
Minnesota Congresswoman Betty McCollum is a Democrat looking at areas where the budget can be cut. Her current target is military spending. More specifically, she is focused on banning the military from spending money advertising in NASCAR. She introduced a measure to this effect, and it was shot ...
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2010 Dana Point Concours: Don "The Snake" Prudhomme tribute 1277763540
Don Prudhomme's 1974 Army sponsored Chevrolet Vega funny car – Click above for high-res image galleryThe 28th Annual Dana Point Concours d'Elegance took place this past Sunday and once again found the Monarch Beach Golf Links at the St. Regis Resort to be a perfect venue. As beautiful as ... -
Custom Chevrolet Camaro is ultimate tribute to fallen servicemen 1272472140
Tribute 2010 Chevrolet Camaro – Click above for high-res image galleryOn Christmas day, 2007, Constandina Tutten was informed that her husband, Army Sergeant Joseph Tutten had been killed in the line of duty in Iraq. Sgt. Tutten was a squad leader with the 82nd Airborne, and had fallen to ... -
Humvee orders about to end, have you met the MRAP? 1269466020
United States Army HMMWV (Humvee) – Click above for high-res image galleryWe never really thought of the HMMWV (aka the Humvee) as a military vehicle with a "flat bottom, low weight, low ground clearance and aluminum body," but to American soldiers using the heavily-armored machines as ... -
U.S. Army to give long-serving Humvee honorable discharge? 1266085860
United States Army HMMWV (Humvee) - Click above for high-res image galleryThe military-spec High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV, or Humvee) has had a long and honorable lifespan, for sure. But there's no arguing that American troops in Iraq, Afghanistan or anywhere else the U.S. ... -
VIDEO: Archival footage reveals Preston Tucker's novel military Combat Car 1245282900
Tucker Combat Car - Click above to watch video after the jumpPreston Tucker was nothing if not an innovator. While best known for the failed automaker that bore his name and the 51 iconoclastic Tucker Torpedo sedans his venture managed to push out before shutting its doors for good in 1948, that ... -
U.S. Army declares Arizona car dealer a no-go zone 1218479340
If you believe the Johnston family, owners of Wildcat Mitsubishi in Tucson and Ideal Automotive in Sierra Vista, Arizona, they have a little communication and paperwork problem. If you believe the soldiers at the Army base in Fort Huachuca, the Better Business Bureau, the Arizona Department of ...
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Military makes stronger Humvee from balsa wood and foam 1190223060
TPI Composites has built a Hummer for the Army that is made of composite materials. The Hummer loses 900 pounds of metal body panels and parts, which are then replaced with parts fabricated of fiberglass, balsa wood, foam, and carbon, with resin as a bonding agent. That 900 pounds is then put ...

