Joe Biden, the new elected president of the United States, is a completely different man from his predecessor also from the point of view of his relationship with cars and engines. An example of this is his sincere passion for engines: son of Joseph, used sales manager in a large Chevrolet dealership in Wilmington, Delaware, is now the proud owner of a 1967 Corvette Stingray that with his entry into the White House he will no longer be able to drive. but which will continue to testify to its proximity to the world of four wheels.
Young Biden Jr began smuggling cars in the late 1950s during his time at the local university. The campus rules did not allow students to own cars at the time but Joe overcame the problem by using cars (almost always convertibles) that were rented from the company where his father worked and also flooding the business to his companions. .
Growing up in an environment where four wheels were not only a daily topic in the home, but also the source of an income that fortunately grew bringing serenity back to the family, the young Biden was able to afford, probably second-hand, a Pontiac Tempest. Some time later, exactly in 1967 on the occasion of his wedding – as Biden told in an interview with Jay Leno – it was his father Joseph who gave him the wonderful Chevrolet Corvette Stingray that still makes a fine show of itself in the private garage of the new President. USA. An official video of the election campaign shows him driving this 350 hp jewel with emotion.
A car paid for as much as $ 5,600 in 1967 and which has always been in the name of Joe Biden. And that has been maintained with the love and attention that are typical of a true car enthusiast, an attitude that has nothing to do with the exhibitionism of his predecessor in the White House, a lover of very expensive and very expensive cars. impressive ‘, probably just to emphasize wealth and social status. Of Biden, among other things, there are images circulating where in Bermuda shorts and shirtless, the new President (then probably Obama’s deputy) washes his car with a bucket and sponge. With a clever photomontage, some media ‘glued’ this Biden-do-it-yourself image in front of a latest generation Corvette, a car that had been presented to them by GM CEO Mary Barra on an official visit to Detroit.
Joe Biden, at that time, had joined Obama in the demanding job of relaunching the North American automotive industry, as evidenced by an image of a meeting in FCA with Sergio Marchionne and the shot that immortalized the moment in which Biden signs a piece of the bodywork of the new Wrangler, a strategic element in Chrysler’s rebirth under FCA management. The automotive world has welcomed Biden’s victory with favor, indeed with enthusiasm. Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess recalled in this regard that “the democratic program is more in line with our global strategy to combat climate change through electrification”.
In proposing to US voters, Joe Biden has in fact promised important support for the renewal of the fleet with half a million charging points by 2030, the full return of the $ 7,500 tax credit (abolished under Trump) for electric cars and ‘application of stricter rules to protect the environment and encourage the market for electric models.
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