Year: 2010
- Asking You
Powerwheels Gone Wild!
This is one of those videos any car guy is going to like. Anyone else built one of these and…
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Ford’s Better Idea; Stop-Start Technology?
It is rumored that in 2112 Ford will equip many of its U.S. cars and SUVs with stop-start technology. What…
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David Pearson and Bobby Allison NASCAR Diecast
I have a very limited supply of a very rare duo. If you like vintage NASCAR these have to be…
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1954 Oldsmobile F88 GM Motorama Concept Car
Before there was a Corvette in 1953 there was the GM Motorama show that toured the Country. It was full…
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1969 Ford Talladega Prototype; Banjo Matthews Update
For sometime I have been telling you about the great work Jason Thompson and his father Clarence are doing with…
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1969 Mustang Mach 1 Custom by Larry Payne
Very seldom do I walk into a car show and instantly fall in love with a car. Of course there…
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Reproduction Exhaust Tips; Ford and Mercury
Press Release December 2 2010 Marty Burke Motorsports in Leonard Tx has been given permission by Ford Motor Company Restoration…
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Old School Customs
If you like the old school rides including Rat Rods you aren’t alone. However, if you weren’t there when these…
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1968 Mercury Cyclone GT 500 or not?
You can see our complete, uptodate coverage of the search for infomation on the 1968 Mercury Cyclone GT 500 at…
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Ford 378 cu in Nascar Cleveland Engine
We don’t usually get real technical on this site. We are more about the entire car and having fun with…
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1964 Ford Galaxie Lightweight; Larry Davis
We have shown you a lot of cars we saw at the 2010 Forge Muscle Car Show but we have…
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Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II go to Muscle Car Museum
With a great deal of excitement and regret we delivered our 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II to the Floyd Garrett…
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Holman & Moody; Burnouts and Moonshine
Most of us will take in a major car show or two a year. This usually means driving a distance…
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1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Drag Car
It is so much fun when you hear about some wild car out there in the hinter lands that sounds…
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Barn Find Project AMX Varible Flow Mufflers and Sound
Our Barn Find Project AMX continues to progress and we are thrilled with how this little beast performs and handles.…
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1969 Camaro RS/Z28 Barn Find
When was the last time you saw a 1969 Camaro RS/Z28 in this shape? How about in a Major Car…
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Corvette in the Barn; a Book Review
I have driven Corvettes since I was 22 and have always had a “burning” for one of these bad ass…
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1968 Mercury Cyclone GT 500
We have spent a lot of time researching and reporting on the 1969 Ford Talladega and Mercury Spoilers but there…
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Louisville Concours d’Elegance at Churchill Downs
At the same time the Forge Muscle Car Show was going on the Louisville Kentucky Concours d’Elegance at Churchill Downs…
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Project Drag Pack goes to a show
The show season is beginning to wind down for the year but we recently attended an October Fest and car…
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Billy Chandler’s 1955 Chevy by Detroit Speed
We spotted this remarkable 1955 Chevy at the Forge Show and fell instantly in love. Going to a car show…
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Ford Talladega and Mercury Spoiler Details
When you get 25 rare cars together in one location you can’t help but take a look to see how…
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Bobby Allison 1969 Dodge Daytona Race Car
There are few race car drivers that I respect more than Bobby Allison and few race cars that make the…
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Ford Talladega Banjo Matthews Prototype
Without question this was the standout car at the First Annual Ford Talladega Family Reunion held in conjunction with the…
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First Annual 1969 Ford Talladega Family Reunion Participants
The car in front is the Banjo Matthews Prototype, the white car is the very First Production Talladega, the maroon…
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2010 Forge Muscle Car Show Video
If you were one of those unfortunate car guys that missed the 2010 Forge Muscle Car Show we have a…
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Talladega Family Reunion Show Report
By: Richard Fleener From left to right: Last Talladega, First Production Talladega, Banjo Prototype Talladega Katrina and I just returned…
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National Parts Depot (NPD) Car Collection
I recently had the opportunity and honor to view the fabulous car collection of National Parts Depot (NPD). We all…
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Ford Talladega Family Reunion
Just one week from now the first ever Ford Talladega Family Reunion will be getting underway. It is being held…
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Help us Build a Rat Rod! (not a barn find; it came out of a pasture)
Could this become a Rat Rod? If you are a regular visitor to our site you have probably guessed that…
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1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler; Overview
If you have been following along for any time at all you know that the Forge Muscle Car Show in…
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1969 Ford Talladega; Overview
If you are going to the Forge Muscle Car Show on Oct. 1 and 2 in Kingsport, TN then you…
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1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Overview
As you know, the Ford Talladega Family Reunion being held in conjunction with the Forge Muscle Car show in Kingsport…
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Forge Muscle Car Show and Ford Talladega Family Reunion
We are now down to less than 30 days until the doors open on the 2010 Forge Muscle Car Show…
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Race a Mustang; Go To Jail?
By: Richard Fleener Recently Katrina and I were traveling through Indianapolis and had the shock of our life. There was…
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Orange County Speedway Hillsborough, NC Celebration of the Automobile 2010
Every once in awhile I come across something that I think needs to be shared with the rest of you.…
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Growing Up NASCAR, Humpy Wheeler
You don’t have to be a NASCAR fan to enjoy this book but it will sure help. This $25 suggested…
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David Pearson Street Legal NASCAR
Harlow and his Purolator #21. We love these street legal race cars! Some are real race cars converted over to…
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Transporting a Prized Muscle Car
As you most likely have guessed from the looks of this site, I am a car collector. I recently purchased…
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Banjo Mathews Talladega Prototype
The Talladega Family Reunion is going full blast and the cars are getting ready. You will remember the prior article…
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Another Rare Barn Find becomes a Project Car-Part 2
Part 2-continued from 8-12-2010 It seems even though the ad had run out and he got some tire kickers, no…
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Another Rare Barn Find becomes a Project Car-Part 1
Part 1 We recently received an email from a friend in Southern California. He knew Katrina and I had been…
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Barn Find and Project Car Update
Many of you have been asking what is up with the Project Cars and any new Barn Finds? It has…
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Ford Talladega Art Work-SOLD OUT
It is with great pride and enthusiasm that Legendary Collector Cars announces the first of our very limited edition 1969…
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Smart String
My Sting is smarter than your String! Sounds like a challenge doesn’t it. Well, you better send your string to…
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Hurst Olds, one of one 1980 Style
You know that the names Hurst and Oldsmobile go together like bacon and eggs. Hurst built cars for other manufactures…
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1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler History
This is a continuation of our history of the Ford Talladega, Mercury Spoiler/Spoiler II 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler Cale Yarborough…
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1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler and Spoiler II History
When Ford began running its Special Order of 1969 Torino Talladegas the Product Development Group over at Mercury wanted its…
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Marti Report, Ford Documentation and more; Talladega Prototype
Continued from: Building the Ford Talladega Prototypes by Rick Ochs We have been talking a lot lately about the two…
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Building the Ford Talladega Prototypes, by Rick Ochs
The following article was provided by Rick Ochs; a fellow who loves the Ford Talladega. Unlike many of us who…
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White Banjo Matthews Prototype Ford Talladega
This is another rare Ford Talladega Prototype once owned by Banjo Matthews and headed to the Forge Muscle Car Show…
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Smokey Yunick Hot Vapor Engine in Hot Rod Magazine
If you have been with us since the beginning you know that one of the first Feature Cars we introduced…
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Two Ford Talladega Prototypes for Banjo Matthews; an Update
We have been keeping you posted on the very special and very rare Ford Talladegas that will be appearing at…
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New Zealand love American Muscle Cars
Recently we featured an Australian race shop and museum but today we wanted you to see what is happening in…
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Build Your Own ZO6 or ZR1 Corvette Engine!
Chevrolet has changed the rules! Order a new Corvette and now you can build your own ZO6 or ZR1 engine;…
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Austrailan Race Shop and Car Museum
We are all sitting in lawn chairs at car show here in the US during the top of summer heat…
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69 Ford Talladega Family Reunion: Benny Parsons ARCA Car
We are only three months away from the first ever 1969 Ford Talladega Family Reunion. It will be held in…
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Contest: Idiotic Car Story about “Scooping the Loop”
This is another example of an Idiotic Car Story. Send us your “Idiotic Car Story and you might win one…
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Corvette 1968-1982 Collector’s Originality Guide
I have went out in search of many old cars and not just a few of them were Corvettes. I…
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Idiotic Car Story involving a Thunderbolt
Our Idiotic Car Story Contest continues with another story from a friend that involves a Comet Thunderbolt! Send us your…
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1955 Ghia Giloa Coupe Concept Car
This Ghia Giloa Coupe was designed for the 1955 Turin Motor Show in Italy. It is a striking design and…
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Muscle Cars by Mike Mueller and Motorbooks
Motorbooks knows what us gear heads like and they have struck again. This new Muscle Car book is a smaller…
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Project Barn Find AMX
If you are a regular reader at this site you already know about our Barn Find AMX turned Project Car.…
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1964 Pontiac Banshee
Pontiac was known as a performance car back in the day of Muscle Cars. In fact it seemed Pontiac was…
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Wellborn Muscle Car Museum in Alexander City Alabama
Since Muscle Car TV did the feature on the Tim and Pam Wellborn Muscle Car Museum in Alexander City Alabama…
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Hot Rods a Book Review
Motorbooks is always coming up with a new book that is a must have for the book shelf or the…
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Corvette C7 Prototype
There was the Stingray Corvettes, then there were the Sting Ray Corvettes but will the C7 Corvette be the STINGRAY…
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New Zealand American Car Show
We recently received another link to a New Zealand car show that featured American cars from one of our friends,…
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Don Garlits Antique Car Museum
Don long ago we brought you photos from the Don Garlits Drag Racing Museum, today we are adding the Don…
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Muscle Car TV goes to Wellborn Museum
By: Richard Fleener Mark your Calenders! Muscle Car TV will be broadcasting their visit to the Wellborn Muscle Car Museum…
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Betty Boop gets a Cougar
By: Richard Fleener Going to a car cruise can be a lot of fun. Owning a collector car is definitely…
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1948 Norman Timbs Special
By: Richard Fleener When you think of mid-engined cars you usually are thinking Lamborghini, Ferrari or some other exotic sports…
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250 MPH Street Machine
You may have seen this car on our site before or on the pages of HOT ROD magazine but you…
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Cobra in the Barn
Obviously, the title is to catch your eye. That must have been just what author Tom Cotter was thinking when…
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Last Production Talladega at Forge Muscle Car Show
The Ford Talladega “Family Reunion” will be held in conjunction with the Forge Muscle Car show on October 1 and…
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1935 Offy Print by Herb Dixon
We are beginning to ramp up our new web site Online Store and are very proud to announce our first…
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Beach Hop Whangamata New Zealand
By: Richard Fleener I love my cars and all we get to do with them but it is really about…
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GM Pontiac Firebird II Concept Car
In the 1950s it seems everyone was fascinated with Space Ships. They were on TV, movies, cartoons, comic book and…
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Richard Petty NASCAR King
When you talk of the King around race folks most will know you mean Richard “The King” Petty. He won…
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Data Plates and Vins, Part 4 It’s Mine Officer
Part 4: It’s Mine Officer, Honestly! This is part four and the final part of an article written by guest…
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Data Plates and Vins; Part 3 What Does it Say?
Part 3: What Does it Say? This is part three of a four part series written by guest author Bill…
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Data Plates and VINs; Part 2 Altered Plates
Part 2: Altered Plates This is the Second Part in a four part series contributed by guest author Bill Culp.…
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Data Plates and VINs
We are continuing with our new feature on the site with today’s Post. We are welcoming guest Articles from writers with interesting…
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Top Ten Car Crazy Symptoms
If you’re a fan of Car Crazy you know Barry Meguiar is always talking about being Car Crazy. Now Meguiar’s…
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Bobby Darin Di Dia 150
Back in the 50s and 60s there were a couple of young Hollywood entertainers that were the stars of young…
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1967 Mustang Project Car Update
It has been sometime since we have given you an update on our 1967 Mustang Fastback Project Car. You might…
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GM LaSabre Concept Car of 1951
Concept Cars from the Detroit Automakers have always been my biggest car related weakness. When I was a kid I…
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Smokey Yunick
There are a number of pages on our site devoted to the Legend of Smokey Yunick. We will continue to…
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Cars of Amelia Island Concours De’Elegance
Seeing the cars on the show field of Amelia Island Concours De’Elegance will take your breath away. Seeing these beautiful…
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1969 Ford Talladega and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Page
There are a lot of articles on this site about the 1969 Ford Talladega and Mercury Spoiler/Spoiler II. We love…
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Ford Talladega and Spoiler II Family Reunion at Forge Muscle Car Show
If you are a regular reader of Legendary Collector Cars you already know that there is going to be one…
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Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing; Ocala Florida
We recently visited the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing and its sister Antique Car Museum located on the same…
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Product Review: In-Car Video Camera
Are you as intrigued by the video cameras mounted inside race cars as I am. They can show the driver…
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Working With Smokey Yunick, Part 3
Some of the most visited pages on our site are those relating to Smokey Yunick. It seems everyone is interested…
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Working With Smokey Yunick, Part 2
Some of the most visited pages on our site are those relating to Smokey Yunick. It seems everyone is interested…
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Working With Smokey Yunick
Some of the most visited pages on our site are those relating to Smokey Yunick. It seems everyone is interested…
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Project Car Barn Find AMX Update
We have been working hard on the Barn Find AMX but still have a long way to go. This week…
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Cars and Music
If you haven’t been paying attention we have been adding new stuff to the web site on a regular basis.…
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Exotic Cars at Amelia Island
When you think of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance you think of older perfectly restored exotic legendary collector cars. That…
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Update on Project AMX
Some of you have been asking about the 1969 Project AMX in our garage. The work has been going on…
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Amelia Island Sporting Group Photos
We have just put up another batch of photos from Amelia Island. This is still just a small portion of…
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Front Page Videos
Another new addition to our new web site is the car videos. We have previously explained the great new music…
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Collector Car Scams
Over the years we have purchased a lot of different cars for our own personal use. Some have been brand…
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Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance; More Photos
We have posted some general photos from the Concours d’Elegance at Amelia Island. We will be posting hundreds of photos…
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Amelia Island Concours
We have just left the Amelia Island Concours and will be bringing you all the beautiful cars and warm weather…
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So You want to Buy a Collector Car! Part 5
We have begun another new feature on Legendary Collector Cars. We invite guest authors to submit their articles for publication…
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So You want to Buy a Collector Car! Part 4
We have begun another new feature on Legendary Collector Cars. We invite guest authors to submit their articles for publication…
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So You want to Buy a Collector Car! Part 3
We have begun another new feature on Legendary Collector Cars. We invite guest authors to submit their articles for publication…
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So You want to Buy a Collector Car! Part 2
We have begun another new feature on Legendary Collector Cars. We invite guest authors to submit their articles for publication…
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So You want to Buy a Collector Car!
We have begun another new feature on Legendary Collector Cars. We invite guest authors to submit their articles for publication…
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Data Plates and VINs; Part 2 Altered Plates
Part 2: Altered Plates This is the Second Part in a four part series contributed by guest author Bill Culp.…
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Muscle Car TV visits the Wellborn Muscle Car Museum
My friends over on Muscle Car TV tell me they just completed filming a great feature on the Wellborn Muscle…
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In Car Video Camera
I, like most guys, am a sucker for new toys! I just received a new in-car on-car camera system from…
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Barn Find AMX restoration is on schedule!
If you have been following the progress on our Barn Find AMX you know we haven’t told you much lately.…
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Trans Am Racing Series History on DVD
When you think of watching a DVD you usually don’t think of history or cars. However, I have a DVD…
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New Barn Finds
We were out this past weekend enjoying a brief taste of spring and came across some more “Barn Finds”. Unfortunately,…
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1967 Mustang Fastback Restoration Update
The day we have been waiting for has finally arrived. We have actually started doing improvements to our 1967 Mustang…
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Banjo Matthews Prototype Ford Talladega to appear at Forge Muscle Car Show
The “Banjo Mathews Prototype Ford Talladega” will be at the Talladega Reunion in the Forge Muscle Car Show this coming…
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1967 Mustang Fastback Restoration
This is our 1967 Mustang Fastback that appeared in the Gloriana Music Video before my children all left their driver’s…
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Lowering your car the hard way!
In 1969 Ford wanted to lower its Talladega and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II race cars so they would corner better…
Read More » Another GT 500?
Over the last year or so we came across the 1968 Mercury Cyclone GT 500. Not a GT; a GT…
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Detailing the Past
When I was a youngster there were no video games or computers. When school let out it was either a…
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Another Great Private Car Collection
There has been an email going to car buffs for sometime now about a private collection of Chevrolet Convertibles in…
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Pertronix Ignitor III Distributor
If you have been following our 1969 AMX Barn Find Project Car you will be interested to know that the…
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Show Car for Go! The Ultimate Street Car!
There is always the debate to show or go. Well, here are some guys who show but really put the…
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Ford Talladega Family Reunion at the Forge Muscle Car Show
Once in a lifetime opportunity if you love Fords or just enjoy rare cars! Several of us are working with…
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The Easy Off Challenge: How to Clean the Underside of Your Car!
Project AMX Barn Find got its bottom scrubbed! We are trying to get the AMX Barn Find ready for its…
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Corvette Damage at Russo Steele in Phoenix
Here is one example of the “minor” damage at Russo Steele Auction. Look closely at photo.
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Russo and Steele Tent Collapse
This is what our friends in the Collector Car Hobby were dealing with at Russo and Steele in Phoenix on…
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Russo-Steele Disastor in Phoenix!
This is a terrible situation, my thoughts and prayers go out to all who had cars at the auction and…
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Larry Shinoda
Brand Loyalty or Bigotry? In our last post we raised the question is Brand Loyalty Bigotry. There are lots of…
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Brand Loyalty or Bigotry?
Is Brand Loyalty Important? Are you a die hard Chevrolet person? Are you one of those people who bleed blue…
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The Aero Cars arrive at Daytona; 1969
If you are too young to have seen the 1969 Ford Talladega, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II or Dodge Charger 500…
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1969 Trans Am Racing
I found this video and it brought make some great memories. It depicts the 1969 Trans Am racing series. Better…
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Top 10 Collector Cars for 2010-2020
Do you remember all the squawk over the New Millennium back in 1999? It seemed no one believed the World…
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