If you were an American automobile executive in 1984, you were getting pretty used to competing against automakers from the Land of the Rising Sun. The Japanese were taking more and more market share every year, due in no… more»
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Christmas-N-Paradise Part Two: Car Show and Vintage Drag Racing
As promised, here is the second installment covering the Christmas-N-Paradise festivities at the Paradise Dragstrip in currently snow covered Calhoun, Georgia. This post is just a glimpse of the car show and the vintage drag races that made up… more»
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Old School Kicks At Christmas-N-Paradise Holiday Toy Drive
This past weekend, the Paradise Dragstrip, located just north of Calhoun, Georgia sponsored an event that I thought our readers might like a report on. The plan was for a swap meet first, then a patriotic opening ceremony, and,… more»
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Mogul Mover: 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood Limousine
While the proliferation of ridiculous limousines with hot tubs and triple rear axles stank up the reputation of such vehicles in the eighties and nineties, they once were the stately transportation of the upper crust of society. Limousines often… more»
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Gothenburg Drift: 1989 Volvo 780 Bertone Drift Car
In the movie Crazy People, Dudley Moore is an angry ad executive who, in the middle of a career and personal crisis, ends up in an insane asylum. While there, his fellow inmates help him come up with insanely… more»
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Learning To Fly: 2001 Pontiac Trans Am WS6
The band Pink Floyd may be an acquired taste for some, and for me it was played incessantly by a college roommate until I acquired that taste, but the lyrics on many of their songs have a way of… more»
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A Squirrelly Situation: 1967 Pontiac Firebird
It is said that a rat is just a bushy tail away from being hand fed in the park by little old ladies, but in the auto restorer’s unending battle against the forces of destruction there is little differentiation… more»
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Everybody Wants Some Square Body: 1986 Chevrolet Pickup
Many people are unaware that David Lee Roth wrote nearly all of the lyrics to the early Van Halen songs that weren’t modern versions of old classics. One of his most popular songs was “Everybody Wants Some,” which… more»
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Having It Your Way: 1967 Ford Mustang Coupe
By 1967, the Mustang was a little larger, and a bit more refined. Like a Whopper at Burger King, you could have it your way, with options that could make your car a sedate economy car or a tire… more»
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Like A CD At The Bank: 1986 Camaro IROC-Z
My travels took me by the bank today for a withdrawal, as it always seems to be, and I noticed that they were offering around 2% interest on long term certificates of deposit. Of course, this advertisement was not… more»
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Original Henry Steel: 1932 Ford Model B
Henry Ford had a knack for knowing what customers wanted long before even they did. Take for example the three most famous prewar Ford products. Nearly all cars manufactured at the time that the first Model T rolled off… more»
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Stepside Seafoam Stunner: 1969 Chevrolet C/10
For whatever reason, Chevrolet has always managed to produce cars and trucks that just plain look good. A lot of that had to do with GM’s styling department, and some of it was just plain luck. It is hard… more»
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Potential Heart Transplant: 1979 Chevrolet Corvette
Like many of you, I have been astounded at the huge amounts of horsepower people have been getting from Chevrolet LS series V-8 engines. While independent shops and many of the hot rod type magazines have built engines surpassing… more»
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Standing Still On Thunder Road: 1939 Ford Coupe
While American history is filled with amazing stories, perhaps one of the most complex and interesting is that of untaxed alcohol. Many immigrants to America from the 1600s on brought with them the talent, desire, and what they felt… more»
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Big Kids Bring Toys For Tots In Tennessee
For the third year in a row, Coker Tire, a vintage tire company headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has sponsored a smaller version of their annual cruise in to benefit the United States Marine Corps Toys For Tots program. While… more»
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Low Cost High Performance: 1989 Camaro IROC-Z
Sometimes it is hard to see the dream cars of your youth roll past the 25 year marker that signifies that they are an “antique.” Yet, there are now a number third generation Camaros running around with antique or… more»
