Chevrolet Jolt Website update: Someone created a convincing, yet fake website for a fake car: The Chevrolet Jolt EV.
With the Chevrolet Bolt on the horizon, it’s hard to believe the American automaker already has another electric vehicle up its sleeves. Well, it doesn’t and the Chevrolet Jolt EV is a creation by Matt Teske, who went above and beyond to not only register a domain name, but create a website that resembles something Chevrolet would have for its products.
And actually, the vehicle is one of Chevrolet’s products, if only a concept. It’s the Chevy Tru140S shown in 2012 and called by its maker “an affordable exotic,” though it has not been put in production.
On the Jolt EV site, Teske imagines what would seem to be the ideal electric sports car with an electric range of over 230 miles. Even more enticing is that it would be priced as low as $30,000 after federal tax credits.
Oh wait, that would be the Tesla Model 3 for some people – except Tesla’s entry-level offering is a sedan and it would be hard to mistake it for a sports car.
But still, it’s rather impressive the time and effort spent in creating the website along with numerous social media profiles on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter that helps make it appear legitimate. Alas, we can’t imagine it will stay live for very long as we’re confident Chevrolet and GM are preparing cease-and-desist letters to Teske, considering the Chevrolet logo is used throughout the website.
Chevrolet Jolt Website is fake. But…
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1969 Corvette Coupe: It’s always interesting to learn how car guys found their way into this hobby, and it’s even more interesting when you narrow it down to certain makes, like our beloved Corvette. Sometimes, being a “Corvette guy” isn’t in the blood, and it takes a small slice of divine intervention to bring a man and a Corvette together. Such is the case with Bill Adams, a man who bought a brand-new 1969 Corvette when he really wanted a Chevelle. It must’ve been a good decision because he kept the Corvette for many years, and handed it down to his son Brian, who recently restored it to the “better than new” condition you see here.
So how exactly does a fellow who wants a Chevelle end up with a Corvette? You may think it was just a good salesman at the dealership, but the story goes a little deeper. Bill’s uncle worked at a local Chevrolet dealership in the ’60s, so he had high hopes of buying a new 1970 Chevelle with the famed LS6 big-block. He went back and forth with the dealership to nail down a very distinct option list, topped off with a 450-horsepower big-block. The dealership couldn’t get it worked out with the Central Office, and meanwhile the heater core went out on Bill’s daily driver: a 1965 Caprice. Bill’s uncle told him to come by the lot and pick out a new car to get him out of a jam. As Bill drove onto the lot, a LeMans Blue 1969 Corvette sat there waiting for him. His uncle had already worked out a deal on the car—it was an L46 small-block car (350ci, 350-horse), backed by an M20 Muncie four-speed manual transmission and a 4.11:1 gearset.
It was not love at first sight, as Bill’s first impression of the car wasn’t living up to the expectation of the big-block Chevelle he was dreaming about. He took the Corvette home over the weekend and brought it back to the dealership before anyone arrived on Monday morning. He parked it directly in front of the door, threw the keys in it and locked the doors. It took the dealership most of the day to break into the car and get it moved out of the way, so they could open the showroom doors. Bill eventually bought the car.
Despite Bill’s initial disapproval, he warmed up to the car and gave it some personality with a set of 15×8 and 15×10 Ansen slotted mag wheels and super-wide Goodyear Polyglas tires. It never had fender flares, so intense driving situations caused the tires to rub on the wheel openings. And let’s just say there were plenty of intense driving situations with Bill behind the wheel.
Perhaps the most significant moment in the car’s history was a high-speed police chase through a small town in Ohio. He pulled out from a local cruising spot, and in an apparently routine move, he zinged the small-block and dumped the clutch. He claimed he never knew anyone was chasing him, but he didn’t slow down until a line of police cruisers brought his high-speed run to an end. Bill had quite a stack of charges, and would have his driver’s license suspended because of the incident. When he got his license back, he decided to give the car a custom patriotic paintjob to hide from the local police department—because a red, white and blue Corvette would blend in nicely.
Although Brian was around to see this car’s complete timeline, the last time he can remember his dad driving it was July 4, 1976. After that the car was parked, and Brian’s lasting memories include the car serving as a storage shelf. It sat for more than 30 years, and it took an unfortunate circumstance for the car to get the attention it deserved. Brian lost his dad to cancer a few years ago and while restoring this car seemed like a fine idea it took a while to get the nerve to start on it.
1969 Corvette Coupe
Brian Adams restores the 1969 Corvette coupe that his father bought new, making it better than original with a few modern updates.
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It’s the darkest of colors, a lumen-soaking sponge, absorbing all light directed upon it. History tells us it’s the color of mourning and since the beginning of time has been associated with all things malicious and evil. Darth Vader wore black for that reason, as do all the bad guys in every Western ever made. It signifies the end, death, and represents the great unknown that lies ahead.
It also was one of the first colors used in artistic expression. Royalty wore black in many civilizations. Dignitaries, businessmen, and statesmen adopted the color for their outerwear. No one can deny the impact that the hue has on one’s senses. Black can leave you amazed in both its pure serenity or conversely in its power to radiate an aggressive attitude and a malevolent nature.
When done right, it can be one the most striking shades you can skin a car in. Any ride can go from polite grocery getter to high-powered troublemaker with just a color shift to the dark side.
This threesome of ebony 1969 Chevrolet Camaros is the cream of the crop, rare performance models blessed with the best option codes the Bow Tie has to offer.
Z/28 RS
Steve Shauger purchased his first black Camaro in 1999. He was searching for his original Hugger Orange Camaro Z/28 RS—a search that was going on its 13th year—when he came across this stunning ride. He finally did locate his original car, but the owner did not want to sell it. So he bought this car as a project. It needed a paint job and a reworking of several key ingredients that were not done to concours standards. He decided that a frame-off restoration was in order.
Steve stripped the car down to the sheetmetal and disassembled all the components. He then built another subframe to put under the body, and shipped the carcass to Jim Kosel in Churchville, New York, a body guy who had a great reputation, and who had done several paint jobs previously on award-winning Camaros. There he knew the car was in good hands.
Back home, Steve got started on the drivetrain, suspension, and other pertinent parts. He acquired N.O.S. and OE pieces where needed, and restored the assemblies back to concours-level originality. This included the rearend, wiring, interior pieces, transmission, subframe, and the all-important powerplant as well. The project was supposed to take only six months but actually spanned 2 1/2 years. That gave Steve more time to search out N.O.S. parts, while Jim worked on getting the body into its original Tuxedo Black.
When Steve and his son went to pick up the Camaro, they were blown away with the quality of work that Jim had performed on the car. Once back in Long Island, he reconstructed the car with the newly refurbished parts. What really makes this car kick is the contrast between the black body and the original white houndstooth interior. Since the seats had been covered in clear protective plastic since new, they were in amazing shape. Just the carpet had to be replaced, and the door panels dyed back to color.
Its first outing was at the GM Nationals in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. There it achieved Gold Status, exactly five years to the day after Steve purchased the car.
Android auto update: Building on its leadership in providing in-vehicle connectivity, Chevrolet will offer a software update to provide AndroidAuto™† compatibility. This offer is directed at consumers in the U.S. who buy select 2016 model year vehicles equipped with the available 8-inch diagonal Chevrolet MyLink† display. Earlier this year, Chevrolet announced it will offer AndroidAuto† compatibility in more 2016 models than any automotive brand. The 14 Chevrolet models include vehicles ranging from the brand’s most affordable car, the all-new 2016 Spark, to its highest performance model, the Corvette Z06. The update will be available starting in March 2016 and will be performed exclusively by Chevrolet dealers.
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Android Auto† offers a simpler, smarter way to use your Android smartphone in the vehicle using the available ChevroletMyLink† display. Access your favorite songs and playlists with Google Play Music™, hands-free calling and texting, and even navigation through Google Maps™ — all using the built-in touch-screen in your vehicle.
Key features of Android Auto include the following:
Home Screen: Android Auto† automatically brings you useful information, and organizes it into simple cards that appear just when they’re needed.
Maps: Let Google Maps lead the way. It’s easy to get where you’re going with free voice-guided navigation, live traffic information, lane guidance, and more.
Voice: Just say the word — speech technology makes controlling everything with your voice fast and easy. Send, read, and reply to your text messages; make calls, return missed calls, and listen to voicemail — Talk To Google™ can help you do all these things, and more.
Music: Your favorite tunes — to go! Access and stream over 30 million songs, custom playlists and more with Google Play Music.
Third-party Apps: Android Auto† will also support additional apps that you’ve downloaded to your Android phone for enjoying podcasts, music, radio, messaging and more.
Android Auto† will be available, at launch, on the Chevrolet MyLink† system with 7-inch diagonal display and available through an exclusive Chevrolet Dealership software update on the Chevrolet MyLink† system with 8-inch diagonal display.
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CHARLES MALLON OWNS 2,014 CORVETTES, AND ONLY ONE IS IN HIS GARAGE.
Corvette Collector: Of the hundreds of thousands of automotive enthusiasts around the world who worship at the altar of the sports car, very few can claim ownership of 2,014 Chevrolet Corvettes.
That’s 2,013 in Charles Mallon’s basement—contained in a display case and dozens of tote bags—and one in his garage: a 2005 LeMans blue C6.
One real Corvette is just enough for Charles Mallon.
Turning a hobby into a quest for a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records isn’t something one plans overnight. Indeed, Mallon has accomplished just that. In June, he was certified by the Guinness folks for having the “Largest Collection of Chevrolet Memorabilia.”
He can trace back his affection for the marque to the age of 2, when, his mother tells him, he “could pick out a Corvette in a crowd, and run right over to it.”
Mallon’s Corvette-mania extends beyond just the miniature car models: He’s been assembling all bits of Chevy memorabilia since he was 14, from signs and books and posters to soda cans and Chevy belts. But his heart lies with the car.
“I started serious collection when I was 14,” he says. “I would bring home three models, then five models, and you get carried away. I’m into cars of all shapes and sizes, but growing up it was probably the look and the sound of the Corvette. It’s America’s sports car.”
Now 54 and a consultant working with auto dealerships on facility improvements, Mallon—who’s lived in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, all his life—still enlists friends to seek out Corvette miniatures on their visits to toy stores and flea markets. About 600, ranging in size from a few centimeters to more than a foot, reside in that display case in Mallon’s basement, and the rest are packed away in tote bags, “rotated on display periodically,” he says. Mallon’s wife, Gina, is particularly good-natured about the whole thing. “That’s his man-cave downstairs,” she says. “It’s not as bad as it sounds.”
Mallon formerly belonged to a Corvette owners’ club and is just now getting back in. “I traveled a lot and my kids were quite young so I didn’t keep up with too many events,” he says, but he’s planning to attend a meeting later this summer. He’s also planning to become more involved in the Corvette social media scene a community that embraces nearly 1 million fans.
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One Corvette experience he’s highly anticipating is checking out the Corvette 427 Collector Edition with available 60th Anniversary Design Package for 2013. “Should be a blast to drive… all that power in a convertible. I can’t wait to collect all the miniatures produced for that special car.”
Earlier this year Mallon assembled his entire collection on the floor of a high school gym near his home, part of the process of establishing a benchmark for a new Guinness category. He submitted a formal application—“to validate my insanity”—and was awarded the certificate in June.
Mallon says he’s interacted with collectors who own many more miniatures than he does, but no one with as many Corvettes: “I catalog all of them on an Excel spread sheet; break ’em down by exterior color, interior color, wheel color.”
Isolating a favorite for Mallon is part science, part impulse. He enjoys a couple of high-priced Franklin Mint Corvettes given to him as gifts, as well as a collection of cars with National Football League logos (“Every team but the Detroit Lions…they’re owned by Ford”).
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Stephen Williams has written about cars and the automobile industry for The New York Times and Automotive News, and is a former staff writer and columnist for Newsday. He’s never owned a Corvette, but that goal remains high on his Bucket List.
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