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PSA: Canadian chicks dig Chevrolet's new Camaro

Years and years and years ago (like back in the Eighties), we read a study that broke down car ownership by gender. The car most purchased by men? The Porsche 928, with a score of 97% male. Most by women? 69% of the time the ladies bought Nissan Pulsars – you know, those oddball notchback/shooting brake/targa-top modular things that usually came in pink. We mention this because traditionally, muscle cars have aimed at and appreciated by men. In fact, the gender breakdown for the 4th-generation Camaro is 80 female. Not anymore. ... Read more →

Autoblog at the 7th Annual Wings, Wheels and Rotors show Frank Filipponio

This past Sunday was the 7th Annual Wings, Wheels and Rotors Expo at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California, and after our experience there last year, we just had to go back ...

Yenko brand still kicking 45 years later, new vehicles coming? Jonny Lieberman

This post represents something of a dilemma for us. On the one hand, we could tell you about General Marketing Capital Incorporated (GMCI) owner Jeff Leonard and how he's just taken control of the ...

Ford launches 2010 Mustang customizer complete with varying burnout sizes Drew Phillips

Ford has just launched an online customizer for the 2010 Mustang, and it's darn fun to play with. You can choose from a variety of hoods, louvers, scoops, spoilers, grilles, wheels, stripes, and ...

BREAKING: Early Camaro SS manual transmission failures reported, factory hold issued Sam Abuelsamid

Sporadic reports have begun popping up in the Camaro5 forums about issues with V8-powered SS models equipped with the manual transmission. It seems that doing a hard launch or using the launch ...

Exclusive: Hurst announces Competition/Plus Dodge Challenger 4 months ago on Autoblog

When we last visited the Hurst facility in Irvine, CA, we noticed something unusual. While nearly all of the Challengers were painted in either white or black, a lone Challenger painted in B5 Blue sat tucked away in a corner. When we inquired about the car, we were told that we would find out ...

Wink, Wink: GM officials reportedly coyly confirms Camaro Z28... but it isn't coming soon 4 months ago on Autoblog

According to the well-connected boys over at Camaro5, General Motors will indeed produce a Chevrolet Camaro Z28 after all... and they've even scored some details on the hi-po offering. According to Camaro5 user Hiney1 who attended a special question and answer session at the Carlisle Nationals ...

Autoblog spends a day at the 22nd Annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show 7 months ago on Autoblog

We love spring for a multitude of reasons, but mainly for the car shows that start popping up around the country. The sun comes out and so do the classic cars, hot rods and muscle cars. This weekend we stopped by the 22nd Annual Classic Car Show in Seal Beach, California along with about 25,000 ...

eBay Find of the Day: Crazy Horse - 1967 Ford Mustang with butterfly doors and folding hardtop 7 months ago on Autoblog

According to this eBay seller, this is the only 1967 Ford Mustang ever fitted with a retractable hardtop. As we've never seen one before (or one wearing butterfly doors, for that matter), we'll give the auctioneer the benefit of the doubt. In any case, this restomod 'Stang has been ...

Happy Birthday! Ford celebrates 45 years of the Mustang 7 months ago on Autoblog

While some might be celebrating in their own way (Ford to Hyundai: Let us know when you sell nine million Genesis Coupes), the Blue Oval is putting on a huge birthday bash for the Mustang's 45th anniversary. Over 2,500 Mustang enthusiasts, many of whom are driving cross country with their pony ...

One Night Stand: Taking home the 2010 Chevy Camaro SS 7 months ago on Autoblog

You know you're off to a good evening when it starts with the delivery of a Victory Red pre-production 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS. I hadn't even pulled away from the parking garage where it was waiting for me, and it was already causing a ruckus. A young boy, waiting with his extended family for ...

New York: Steve Saleen's SMS 570X ups the ante with 700 supercharged horses 7 months ago on Autoblog

Under the bright sunlight of the Javits Center's Crystal Palace atrium, Steve Saleen took the covers off of his latest creation, the SMS 570X. The Dodge Challenger-based muscle car registers a few rungs above the 570 that we first viewed at its Orange County unveiling in January. Where that car ...

VIDEO: Sultan of Michigan's car collection is one of nicest we've ever seen 8 months ago on Autoblog

We've been through a lot of great car collections and museums over the years, but even we have to admit that we've never seen a private collection like this. Assembled by a shadowy figure known only as "The Sultan of Michigan," this cache has something for car enthusiasts of most every stripe, ...

REPORT: Chevrolet's Camaro convertible delayed, Z28 facing cancellation 8 months ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/20/report-chevrolets-camaro-convertible-delayed-z28-facing-cance/'; The crew at the freshly-minted Detroit Bureau is reporting that while the Chevrolet Camaro has started rolling off off production lines, there are some serious hitches with ...

Chicago 2009: Mr. Norm's Super Challenger 9 months ago on Autoblog

Along with Barack Obama, the Cubs, Al Capone and the Sears Tower, Chicago is home to the world's most famous Mopar dealer, Mr. Norm's legendary Grand Spaulding Dodge. While Mr. Norm sold the dealership in the late 1970's, the Mopar Hall of Famer has recently made a resurgence, officially ...

GM reports 10,000 Camaro pre-orders 10 months ago on Autoblog

Back in October, General Motors reported that it had already received some 6,000 advance orders for its new fifth-gen Camaro. Despite the fact that the first car has yet to be delivered to a paying customer (that's scheduled to take place in February, with the first one selling at the upcoming ...

GM Performance Parts to offer new Camaro body in white 11 months ago on Autoblog

Since automotive sales are in the toilet and the sour taste of high gas prices still lingers, the unfortunate timing of General Motors' long-awaited Chevy Camaro has the armchair quarterbacks fervently debating its long-term viability. This, despite the fact that upon its release the Camaro will ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 11 months ago on Autoblog

Back in September we reviewed the V6-powered Dodge Challenger SE, and our conclusion was that an uninspiring engine and benign handling was trumped by terrific curb appeal and an affordable price tag. The R/T model we reviewed yesterday fared even better, with a near perfect combination of ...

Dodge Challenger Concept designer leaves Chrysler 1 year ago on Autoblog

Big name designers often skip from one job to another in the automotive world. Chrysler seems to be losing more than its fair share of artistic types, as the Auburn Hills-based automaker has lost two top designers in recent weeks. First, long time design chief Trevor Creed retired. Now Dodge ...

Woodward 2008: Flexing the American muscle 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more high-res images of muscle cars on Woodward It's with fond memories that we look back on the age of the muscle car, their big-inch V8 engines belching power and burning tires long before it was politically incorrect to do so. Starting with humble mid-size coupe origins, the ...

2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 en route to dealers 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more pics of the Challenger SRT8 If you're one of the lucky 6,400 customers to lay claim to the 425 hp Dodge Challenger SRT8, we have good news. The first 1,000 special edition Challengers have already been built, and they're en-route to a dealer near you. For those of you ...

Mark LaNeve: Camaro won't be positioned as a muscle car 1 year ago on Autoblog

The hits just keep on coming for fans of the Chevy Camaro. Just yesterday, we quoted Bob Lutz as suggesting that the Camaro could get a four-cylinder engine option. Now we hear that Mark LaNeve, VP of sales and marketing for GM North America, says that, "We won't position it as a muscle car," ...

Spy Shots: Chevy Camaro SS spotted 1 year ago on Autoblog

Dodge is launching the SRT-8 model of the Challenger first. There's a head-spinning amount of variations on the Mustang GT theme. GM's not going to be left in the dust by the real-life rehashing of the late 1960s. An eagle-eyed member of the Camaro5 forums spotted an unusually dressed Zeta Camaro ...

Dodge Challenger #43 brings $228K at auction 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image to enlarge The first Challenger fetched $400,000 at Barrett-Jackson, and now #43 has managed to sell on eBay for a whopping $228,143.43. Of course #43 is no run-of-the-mill Challenger, as it's the only one (or, the only '08 model, at least) finished in B5 Blue paint, in a nod to "The ...

The end of the muscle car, yet again? 1 year ago on Autoblog

We've heard this tune before. Automakers have pushed vehicles to the zenith of attainable on-road performance, with even family vehicles being outfitted with fire-breathing engines. Anything you buy today will run rings around the performance cars of yore. Boomers may get misty-eyed about how great ...

Spy Shots: 2009 Dodge Challenger test mule spied again 2 years ago on Autoblog

A two-tone 2009 Dodge Challenger was spotted in Detroit earlier this month, but it was all the way back in August when we brought you shots of this all-black Challenger. That car hasn't been spotted cruising around the streets of Detroit in a while, the reason being is that it's no longer in the ...

First three production Dodge Challengers to be auctioned off 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for more high-res pics of the Dodge Challenger The production Dodge Challenger won't arrive until next year, but Dodge is already planning on how it's going to get the most out of those first three examples, which are all scheduled to be top of the line SRT-8 models with HEMI ...

Muscle cars that byte for the combo car-nut/geek in your life 2 years ago on Autoblog

They're no remote-controlled VW, but these muscle car USB drives are pretty slick. Not as sleek or fast as the Ducatti/Sandisk drives we showed you a couple of weeks ago, but these definitely will appeal to a certain portion of our audience. Made by dummberry and available at the Etsy online store, ...

Spy Shots: Production Dodge Challenger caught in public again 2 years ago on Autoblog

While these new spy shots of the production Dodge Challenger show neither more nor less of the car than similar shots taken last week, we still find ourselves interested. This time we see the new Challenger sitting at a stoplight, which afford a view of the big 5-spoke wheels that slightly obscure ...

EC vs WC: 2007 Los Angeles Concours d'Elegance 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above for a HUGE gallery of concours entrants For the second year in a row, the Assistance League of Southern California (ALSC) presented a pretty exceptional Concours d'Elegance for the greater Los Angeles area right in the shadow of the historic Rose Bowl. While Greenwich needed two days to ...

Barrett-Jackson rumblings: Trouble in Westworld? 2 years ago on Autoblog

It seems like the recent rumblings out of Westworld are failing to die down. A high profile ejection of a respected collector car expert, rumors of shill bidding on company-owned muscle cars, and cars not getting their fair amount of stage time have all generated headlines from this year's biggest ...

Gravity Racers going on the block at Barrett-Jackson 3 years ago on Autoblog

Mention Barrett-Jackson auctions to most enthusiasts and the first thing that will pop into their heads will probably be muscle cars. American iron from the '60s and '70s dominates the typical catalog. Chevelles, 'Cudas, Vettes, and Mustangs that are so rare and in such good condition that the ...

In the Autoblog Garage: ROUSH 427R 3 years ago on Autoblog

Needless to say, ROUSH Performance Products didn't need to ask twice when it offered to put its recently-introduced 427R in the Autoblog Garage for a week. We immediately caught the next ride to Livonia, MI to grab the keys, and did our best impression of respectable journalists. The facade of ...

Challenger and Camaro start their showdown a bit early 3 years ago on Autoblog

Chrysler picked a pleasant midsummer afternoon on Tuesday to show off its upcoming Challenger pony car to the media, but the party was briefly interrupted by the appearance of its soon-to-be showroom rival. The boys from Chevrolet picked this moment to roll through with a car transporter carrying ...

CNN reports Top 10 Muscle Car Stars 3 years ago on Autoblog

CNN Money has published a list of the "Top 10 Muscle Car Stars" as compiled by Kelley Blue Book. Some of the picks are obvious, such as the Hemi 'Cuda convertible, GTO Judge convertible, and the venerable Plymouth Superbird. More of a surprise is the presence of the Ford Torino Talladega, which is ...

Dodge insists Challenger does not yet have green light 3 years ago on Autoblog

In a questionable PR move, Chrysler's VP of Communications Jason Vines told Inside Line that despite internet reports of a supplier already working on components for the production version of the Dodge Challenger Concept the company has not yet given the pony project a green light. Vines, who is on ...

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