Wisconsin Man Puts 1 Million Miles On His ‘91 Chevy Silverado, We Are Pretty Damn Impressed

In Catawba, Wisconsin, 58-year-old Frank Oresnik’s 1991 Chevy Silverado 1500 recently clocked 1 million miles on the odometer. According to Oresnik, the ‘91 Silverado has been through four radiators, three gas tanks, and five transmissions - but the engine is still an original. On Thursday night, he began a tearful send-off when he placed the faithful truck up for bid on eBay with a starting price of $30,000.

We have a tremendous amount of respect for Frank for being so faithful to his ride, and we issue him a sincere tip of the hat for such an amazing feat [especially considering it's a Chevrolet]. So it is in a purely humorous vein when we mention that unimpressed Volvo owners would like to point out that Volvo’s have been reaching the 1 million mile mark - sans multiple major repairs - before Chevy was even knee-high to a grasshopper. We support this assertion with the Swedish Speed Demon currently parked in one of our staff member’s driveway, which has never required much more than meticulous routine maintenance, and is rapidly approaching the 500,000 mile-marker.

[Contributing Source: Canoe News]

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The 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid: Score 1 For Team America

The 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid

Although we’re having a difficult time picturing a sawdust-covered, 250lb construction worker nodding fondly towards his truck and saying something like, “Yep Bob, she clocks about 30 mph in Mode 1 and is as quiet as a newborn kitten’s paws on plush carpet,” we’d still like to give Chevy a tip of the hat for engineering the first hybrid heavy-duty pick-up truck.

A 2-Mode Hybrid, the new Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid boasts almost 50% better fuel efficiency over previous model years while maintain 100% of the muscle. Among one of its most impressive features; engaged in Mode 1, the Silverado Hybrid’s electric propulsion is capable of independently powering the vehicle at low speeds, even while towing at maximum capacity [6,100 lbs]. An Electronically Variable Transmission [EVT] is jointly powered by both a 6.0L V8 gasoline engine and 300-volt NiMH battery, boosting the Silverado Hybrid’s overall output to 332-hp. A 2-Mode vehicle-standard regenerative braking system provides a constant source of electric energy that helps the Silverado Hybrid’s 26-gallon fuel tank average a cruising range of over 500 miles. Expected to come with $30k sticker price [or somewhere thereabouts], Chevrolet earns another point for innovation by offering eco-friendly brawn on a budget.

[As a side note, we’d like credit for resisting the temptation to incorporate some cheesy revision of Chevrolet’s “An American Revolution” slogan in our post…]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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