Don’t you get mad when a car manufacturer names a new vehicle some inexplicable combination of numbers and/or letters? What do all those letters and numbers mean, and do they mean anything to the purchaser? Cars should have names. … more»
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Almost There: 1984 Dodge Shelby Charger
Carrol Shelby was a legend in the automotive world. Formerly a very good sports car racer, Shelby gave up racing for health reasons and found himself modifying automobiles. Starting with the legendary Shelby Cobras, he branched out into modifying… more»
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Danger Lurks Underneath: 1969 Chevrolet Corvette
From December 1958 through his retirement in July of 1977, Bill Mitchell was the vice president in charge of the styling section of General Motors. While he did not personally design each car to come out of the styling… more»
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Spreading Its Wings: 1985 Ford Thunderbird
At the dawn of the 1980s, design trends dictated that styling on most cars was boxy and linear. While many cars looked good with this type of design, they weren’t very aerodynamic. As the eighties progressed, and Corporate Average… more»
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Half Of What You Need: 1973 Opel GT
The ways of the great General Motors are often mysterious and hard to understand. For example, why did GM decide to sell their European built Opel division products in America before there was even a gas crunch? Then, after… more»
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Still A Good Idea: 1957 Ford Ranchero
Many of our younger readers have probably never driven or ridden in a car based pickup truck. The idea was that if you really don’t need a pickup for heavy hauling and just use one for the occasional convenience… more»
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Whole Lotta Love Needed: 1962 Cadillac Series 62
For decades, Cadillac could legitimately use the slogan “Standard of the World.” General Motors took pride in their top tier division, and the whole company was set up to provide vehicles for customers from cradle to grave. Your first… more»
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One Piece At A Time: 1948 Ford Coupe
One of Johnny Cash’s best songs was “One Piece At A Time.” It told about a lowly worker on an automobile assembly line that snuck parts out one piece at a time, in order to build his own new… more»
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I’m On Fire (Again): 1956 Ford Thunderbird
In a previous story, I wrote about a former teacher who owned a 1955 Thunderbird. A ride in her yellow Thunderbird is probably the root cause for my desire to own one of these two seat beauties, and, thanks… more»
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Your High School Sweetheart: 1986 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
As we get older, it is natural to reflect on missed opportunities and wonder about the direction our lives might have taken if we took a different fork in the road. For automobile enthusiasts, most of us are drawn… more»
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Clear Coat Bandit Strikes Again: 1949 Chevrolet Pickup
Try as I might, I just cannot understand the clear coating phenomenon. While I am of the opinion that saving any collectible car or truck and getting it back on the road is a noble and worthwhile undertaking, there… more»
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Black Battle Wagon: 1962 Chrysler New Yorker Wagon
Way back in the sixties, station wagons became popular with domesticated Americans. As Americans, we feel the need to have a vehicle capable of hauling a platoon of children, tons of groceries, and a few sheets of plywood all… more»
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Unlikely Hero: 1968 Volkswagen Beetle
If there were ever an unlikely best selling car, the Volkswagen Beetle was it. Born in Nazi Germany, the Volkswagen Beetle was one of the first signs that Germany was getting back on its feet after having its industrial… more»
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Eating Two Elephants: A Pair Of 1918 Buick Tourings
How do you eat an elephant? How do you eat two elephants? The answer is simple: one bite at a time. In restorations, things aren’t quite this simple, but a lot of cars end up completed if the owner… more»
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Cheap E-Ticket: 1997 Pontiac Trans Am
All of us are on a budget of some sort. If yours budget is like mine, buying Hot Wheels at Wal-Mart is about the only way I am going to add another set of wheels to my collection. However,… more»
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Moses Hightower Returns: 1977 Honda Civic
Nobody in the history of Hollywood abused a Honda more than Bubba Smith in the movie Police Academy. Smith, playing a former florist turned police cadet, finds himself in a predicament where he has to pass his driving test… more»
