Rumor: Cadillac's replacement for the Seville will offer both rear- and all-wheel drive when it appears during 2005. Adjust your purchasing plans accordingly.
Fact: The kids who were born the last year Jeff Smith was editor of Car Craft now have their driver's licenses.
Rumor: The '04 400hp Cadillac CTS-V is powered by the same LS6 5.7L V-8 used in the Corvette ZO6. But the '06 CTS-V may get a larger-displacement version-possibly 6.0 liters-knocking out over 500 hp. And if it's in the CTS-V, it's likely also in the ZO6.
Department Of CorrectionsBack in the July '03 issue of Car Craft, we regretfully misidentified AFCO shock absorbers as AVCOs in the "Dick Miller Shock Controller" article. These fine adjustable units as well as a host of other suspension products can be purchased directly from AFCO Racing by visiting www.afcoracing.com or by calling 800/417-7441.-Marko Radielovic
This Tape RocksIf you've never had the thrilling opportunity to check out an NMCA/NSCA Super Series event in person, or if you just want to enjoy the exciting world of street-legal heads-up action in the comfort of your own home, then get acquainted with True Colors Motorsports.
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Taste O' Trivia* Ralph Nader will celebrate his 70th birthday this coming February 27th. Celebrate accordingly.
* Chevrolet developed both four-door and convertible versions of the '70 Monte Carlo, but decided against putting them into production. Too bad, a drop-top Monte would have been cool.
* The very first Chrysler Hemi production V-8 was in 1951.
* DeSoto set a first-year sales record for a new nameplate of 81,065 cars when it was introduced in 1928 as a 1929 model line. The record would go unbroken for almost 30 years.
* Chevrolet won its first NASCAR Grand National (now Winston Cup and next year to be the Nextel Cup) race on March 26, 1955. Fonty Flock drove Frank Christian's '55 Chevy to victory in a 200-lap race on the half-mile dirt track at Columbia, South Carolina.
In And Out ListIn: Getting a letter from Australia praising an articleOut: Getting a letter from Australia telling you that you suck
In: Classic car-chase movies like Bullitt and Vanishing PointOut: How lousy the computer generated car chases in movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious and Bad Boys II look
In: Movie car chasesOut: Movies that absolutely suck except for the car chases
In: Meeting a girl who knows how to powershift-and does it wellOut: She drives an Integra
In: Watching reruns of '60s private-eye shows where the actors all drive musclecarsOut: Reruns of The Golden Girls
In: Looking at new Mustangs while at the Ford dealerOut: That you're there to buy your wife a new minivan
In: Bench seats covered in the original woven plasticOut: Bench seats covered in tweed
In: Finding a solid Muncie M22 close-ratio four-speed transmission in the boneyard really cheapOut: Spending the next six years looking for the appropriate car to abuse it
In: Coming back from fighting in Iraq to find that your brother has built a new, stronger engine for the Chevelle you shareOut: Coming back from fighting in Iraq and finding that your brother has sold the Chevelle out from under you
In: Taking the summer to drive around the countryOut: Facing the fact that it's the fall and you've got to get back to work to pay off all the credit card debt you accumulated during the summer