Precision Machining on Deck for the ZL1

We learned something interesting about Chevrolet’s 2010 Camaro ZL1 recently that might surprise you. Each of the LSA engine blocks used in these cars will be deck-plate honed before final assembly — a relatively meticulous process that you might not expect from the company that once sold less-than-meticulously built cars like the Chevrolet Celebrity. Deck […]

Former Autocar facility sits gutted in Philadelphia

You’ll hear about fires damaging old, abandoned auto factories from time to time, ravaging a piece of our heritage, usually in deeply troubled parts of Midwest cities that have been forgotten by the rest of America. It’s not exclusively a heartland heartache. The photo you see above was snapped last week in Philadelphia. This gutted […]