Following the passing of actor Burt Reynolds on Sept.6, Barrett-Jackson will auction off the final three cars that remained in the late actor’s personal collection. Of course, two of them are 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Ams. Barrett-Jackson’s Las Vegas auction will start the bidding for the two Trans Ams and a 1987 Chevrolet R30 pickup …
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Chevrolet’s worst-kept secret is the C8-generation mid-engine Corvette. We’ve heard a lot of rumors about the upcoming sports car with its engine mounted in the middle, but one has persisted: there won’t be a manual transmission. That could change with a new patent General Motors has filed. The patent was published on Sept. 6 with …
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Driving a real Formula 1 racer on the road isn’t possible. That makes Zac Mihajlovic’s homemade, road-legal F1 replica really something. Mihajlovic has documented the build process on Instagram, which reveals the car features an actual Ferrari V-12 engine. Specifically, the engine comes from an F12 Berlinetta, which makes 769 horsepower and 520…
