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Chevy Silverado Car Chase Ends On Airstrip

Dan — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:08:23 +0000

A man takes police on a high speed pursuit in his Chevrolet Silverado Pickup, ending it on an open airport runway!

Papa Johns, Bad Pizza and a 1971 Camaro

Dan — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:50:07 +0000

In 1971, “Papa” John Schnatter acquired a gorgeous bumblebee-striped 1971 & 1/2 Chevrolet Camaro – only to sell it off for the sake of his pizza tavern in 1983. Imagine that decision – bad pizza (come on folks, it’s barely edible!) or a Chevy Camaro – a man will go to unthinkable lengths to save a dream. Last week, auto news blog Jalopnik helped reunite Papa with his original Camaro:

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According to the site: “With the $2,800 he received for the Camaro he was able to save the family business and launch Papa John’s, a business that now numbers at more than 3,000 pizzerias in 26 countries with a market value of three-quarters of a billion dollars. He had a lot, but Papa John still missed that Camaro. So Schnatter started looking for it.” Papa first offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the return of his Camaro, assuming it was still in one piece – he then upped it to $250,000. Rumors of similar Camaro’s crossed state lines, as did the original ride.

Eventually the car was tracked down in Kentucky, converted into a drag strip racer. Decades later, Papa is now together with his beloved Chevy again – and a limited franchise offer allows fellow Camaro drivers one free pizza…I think I’ll take a free Camaro instead.

Chevrolet Volt’s Plug

Dan — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:10:59 +0000

We snagged a photo from our favorite automotive blog Jalopnik – check out this spy photo from the 2008 Paris Motor Show of the Nintendo Wii-looking charger plug for the Chevy’s 2011 Volt Electric Hybrid. It appears that the Volt name plate slide over to expose the vehicle’s outlet. Very impressive!

The Chevy Volt that Won’t Recharge Itself

Dan — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:14:36 +0000

Since the first hints of Chevrolet’s Volt electric concept over two years ago it was widely believed that the vehicle would be one that recharges itself as it drives. In fact, according to a 2007 Chevy press release: “When the battery is depleted, a 1-liter, three-cylinder turbocharged engine spins at a constant speed…to create electricity and replenish the battery.” It looks like GM dropped that idea all together, but didn’t bother to tell anyone until last week.

After you switch from electric to gasoline or “flex fuel” motor, the engine maintains what is left of your charge. Once you’ve passed the 40 mile range of the ion battery your regular engine completely takes over. According to Chevrolet, this is done so that you get the most out of each battery – drain it almost completely, and recharge it back to full at your home or a power grid (aka, fuel stations of THE FUTURE!) – It’s kind of like draining your cell phone battery when you get a new mobile device, then charging it full and draining it again – it gives the user’s battery a longer lasting life span. Great…cars that charge like cell phones. Does this mean that after a year your Chevy Volt won’t hold a charge anymore?