All Entries Tagged With: "1969"
1969 Daytona 500
Previously we brought you a video of the 1968 Daytona 500. By February 1969 the Daytona 500 was shapping up to be battle of all the aero cars. Ford drivers showed up with the Talladega. Even the Mercury drivers were in Talladegas since the Mercury Spoiler II was not even in production yet and therefore did not qualify for homologation. Unfortunately, [...]
Ford Talladeg 1969 News Article
Talladega guru, Rich Ochs sent me an interesting article from back in the day on the “New Model T Ford”. It is about the Talladega! The article is dated April of 1969 and the cars were only weeks old at that point. It even contains a photo of one of the prototype cars. As with [...]
1969 Ford Talladega Update
Since we purchased this Talladega, the first one off the assembly line, we have been driving and showing it in its slightly modified state. We like what the previous owner did to the car during its seven year restoration but it does not provide the true picture of what a new Talladega should look like. We [...]
1969 427 ZL1 COPO Camaro Video
Here is one of those cars you just love to hear run but never ever get to. Now you can anytime you want to, just come back here and listen. What is it? This is a 1969 427 ZL-1 COPO Camaro from the Ciff Ernst Collection. You can see the complete collection on our Museum [...]
Barn Find and Car For Sale Ad
We just posted a new Barn Find on our Cars For Sale page. It is a very rare Mercury Cyclone Spoiler Dan Gurney Special. Check it out and we will try to follow the restoration of this car. If you have any interesting Barn Finds email us some pictures and a little info. We would [...]
AMX Photo Archive; Book Review
Since we are doing an AMX Project Car I thought it would be good to take a look back at the historical beginning of the AMX. One of the most famous cars was this pink 1968 AMX given to Playboy Playmate Angela Dorian. Every AMX has a dash plaque with the cars number on it. [...]
Muscle Car Book Review: Camaro Restoration Guide
Trust me, when you purchase a restoration guide do not sit down in front of fire in the fireplace on a cold winter evening. It works faster than a speeding sleeping pill. This guide is one of the better ones I have read. It still isn’t something you pick up to escape from reality but [...]
