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November 17, 2010

Driving Into The History Books

Filed under: Auto — Tags: , , , — Eric James @ 8:01 am

Visualise a flashy car, the kind you may see the good guy in a movie speed through twisty French mountain tracks in, with a giggling long-haired red-head in the passenger seat. Imagine a pop star car, with a grey-hatted chauffeur driving his sunglass-wearing charge past a horde of shouting paparazzi. Most likely neither of the automobiles which you have conjured in your head are the Mitsubishi Colt Cleartec, but now think about this – are you an international spy of intrigue? Are you the lead guitarist of a hard rocking heavy metal band? Or do you require a car which can get you around your neighbourhood, still look stylish and not stop working on you midway to the Pyrenees?

You might not have noticed it, but the Mitsubishi Colt has become a classic car. Take the opportunity to contemplate this – there was clearly a day when the Rolls Royce Phantom III was merely the latest car out there, when the Jaguar E-type had just come straight off the line. But that day has gone and these cars have been entered into the ledgers of history as classics. Similarly, whilst we were all occupied getting older the Colt has been there alongside us, created with care and quality since 1962.

Take a look at the latest Colt brochure and you’ll see the principles that make a great car have been stuck to vehemently for nearly fifty years. Efficient, economic, affordable and elegant, this car is the transport of preference for hundreds of thousands, while other supposedly ‘glamorous’ vehicles have come and gone, remaining the preserve of the obscenely wealthy and foolish.

Just what exactly needs to happen to raise the Colt to the status of cult? Possibly it is already there and we simply don’t realise, just like a companion who you never realized you relied on so heavily until you needed someone and they were right there.

If this is the situation then it can not be long before the Colt will become an object of desire which we can all possess. So why not feel like a superstar, a movie hero and a shrewd driver all in one and book your Colt test drive today?

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July 2, 2010

1967 Corvette Story

Filed under: Auto — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , — Les Peters @ 7:05 am

The 1967 Corvette is regarded by many to be the finest Corvette in its history. The second-generation Corvette was between the years of 1963 and its final year of 1967. Many enthusiasts consider this Corvette probably the greatest Corvettes of its era.

Some of the changes that happened from 1966 to the 1967 model year were rather small things like flat finish rockers sans ribbing, factory 6 inch rally wheels with very small chromed out beauty hubcaps, a new single backup light located over the license plate, and the handbrake was also relocated from below the dashboard to in between the seats. The small block V8 returned along with the 390 big block that jutted out the hood scoop.

The 1967 Corvette sported 11 inch disc brakes on the front and back. It included a standard 3 speed manual tranny, however you could choose a four speed manual or a 2 speed powerglide.

Some of the options included things like leather-based 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 L88 had several options that were mandatory by Chevrolet include transistorized ignition, positrain, power brakes, and a heavy-duty suspension system. You will possibly not believe this, but only 20 of these cars were sold new in 1967. You have to consider that those people were the ones that love power. Heck, they were only $1500 over the base price, however they are outrageously expensive and hard to find cars on today’s market.

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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October 25, 2009

Pakistan’s Best Selling Automobiles

Filed under: Auto — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , — Christopher Byrd @ 7:16 am

Quite a few years ago come across a broad spectrum of vehicles in Pakistan was not thinkable, with Toyota as the most important automotive maker. However, the last many years has been witness to a enormous upsurge in the range of makes for prospective customers to choose from. Partly because of home factories being set up and an swell in reconditioned imports, a more distinct collection of vehicles can be seen on city streets.

Toyota is still the major automotive maker in Pakistan with widely known brands like the Corolla outselling all other makes. Toyota has gained a status of surety all through the numerous decades of its market presence here and as a consequence, enables individuals to acquire good resale rate in the second hand automotive sector. Though not prized for its style Corolla has lost significant market share to sportier, finer looking models like the Honda Civic.

The Honda Civic is a close contestant for the top place but in spite of many years in Pakistan, it still ranks second. Sought after for its appearance and high living, the Civic has become somewhat of a status icon for the Pakistani elite. It has introduced various brands in Pakistan with each one being more lucrative than the prior one. Honda vehicles also acquire significant resale price in the reconditioned automotive business and are frequently acquirable in publications and online classifieds.

Suzuki has a couple of substantially important designs in the hatchback and coupe kind by the name of Khyber and Mehran, respectively. These vehicles are very inexpensive and satisfy middle-income consumers with tight budgets. They are also very economical to get and run, with brand new and second hand spare parts easily purchasable in the market. Despite the fact that they do not give the same brilliant quality offered by Toyota and Honda, these vehicles are dependable and are superb cash savers.

Many other automobiles that have also become reasonably widely known include a expansive line of Toyota models as well as different makes like Nissan. Even though offered in a more limited range and imported from other regions, these makes have become a lot more established in the last few years.

It is obvious that Pakistans automotive sector is controlled by Asian automotive companies and despite the fact that limited number of European, American and Korean makes have been there for some years, there is a massive lag between them and the primary vehicles made by companies like Honda and Toyota. Despite the fact that Honda quickly secured market share a not many decades ago, the conditions were completely different then and for American automotive companies to take a profitable portion of the business will be a substantially more difficult mission.

Asian cars are extremely popular with consumers in Pakistan in spite of a wider choice due to the introduction of new cars by many Western countries.

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