About American Cars

It’s black. It’s old. It’s vintage at its best.

The 1932 Rolls Royce is just an ancient beauty that can truly justify the wealth that could be given up for its purchase.

Adding up to it’s mystic is the fact that it was originally owned by the Prince of Nepal and had been built by Figoni et Falaschi himself.

It went through a complete restoration in 1986 and with the very fine work that was done on it, it garnered the Lucius Beebe trophy at Pebble Beach in 1992.

This is just the vinatage car of my dream. If it ever be up for sale one day, I am sure every rich man worth his while would want this black gold tucked in one of his garage.

To be seen in it is like being a royal from an ancient kingdom. And any guy who would have his hands on its driving wheel would surely look it.

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Corvette Z06 has actually been a closet fuel miser, but few people have known the reality. The Z06 is the current king of the hill ‘Vette, with a tire-shredding 500 horsepower on tap, and managed an impressive trip average of 23.4 mpg…a fast car is not automatically a gas hog.

Why is a Z06 a good buy when it comes to gas?

It’s science at work here. Weight and aerodynamic drag are two primary enemies of fuel efficiency, which explains why heavy, blunt-faced, traditional sport utility vehicles and minivans generally suck down fuel and the sleek, relatively light-weight Z06 burns conservatively.

So if you are the 40 something or 50 something baby boomer accused of buying a Corvette because of a mid-life crisis, you can retort by pointing out your Corvette gets more miles-to-the-gallon than your buddy’s Land Rover or minivan.