Car Stories
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1970 Ford King Cobra
The following is a brief history of the cars; portions of this article were originally published on the Lowe’s Motor Speedway web…
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1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler and Spoiler II; What are they?
In 1969 the Aero Wars were all-out fierce competitions between the Ford camp and the MOPAR group. Believe it or…
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Mercury Cyclone Tops Buick Riviera
Have you ever noticed how some cars have very beautiful parts but the entire car just doesn’t look that great?…
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Building a Detailed Model Car
When I was a kid the AMT model kits were just hitting the market. The first one I owned was…
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1969 Ford Talladega Details Described on Uncle Tony’s Garage
If you are unfamiliar with the 1969 Ford Talladega or Uncle Tony’s Garage YouTube Channel you are in for a…
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Indy 500 Museum, 100th Anniversary Winning Cars
This week in 2020 the Indy 500 is happening but it is not Memorial Day! The COVID-19 has turned our…
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Interview with Ralph Moody
The following interview was conducted back in 2011. Although the Prototype is still not finished, to the best of our…
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Fred Lorenzen Part 2
This is the second part of the comic book story of Fred Lorenzen. Don’t you wish history was this much…
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Fred Lorenzen goes Racing
Do you remember the vintage NASCAR Comics? We have shown you some of these in the past. Old #28 Fred…
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Motion Performance Mustang!
Most of us have heard of the successful drag racing Motion Performance cars and Baldwin Chevrolet. Joel Rosen has long…
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Car with three lives!
As the Timbs Streamliner looked at the end of its first life. It seems ridiculous to think of a car…
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Richard Petty Special Torino
1969 Ford Petty Torino Richard Petty only raced a Ford one year, 1969. This exceptionally restored Torino is one of…
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AMC AMX/3 Prototype
1969 AMC AMX If you are a die-hard Ford Chevy or MOPAR fan you may not give much attention to…
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Chevy Muscle Car Love
This is an article we ran for the first time many years ago. I just found it and thought it…
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Ford vs Ferrari & Carroll Shelby Story
Editor’s Note: Like most of us, I have seen the Ford vs Ferrari movie and walked out very impressed but…
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1966 Ford Fairlane GT-X
Whatever year you attend the Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals (MCACN) in Chicago each year you will likely see a…
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Alan Mann Ford GT40
The 2019 MCACN show in Chicago had some of the best muscle cars and Corvettes in the World on display…
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200 mph $200,000 Park Bench?
We have attended a lot of car shows and seen some pretty wild cars and other sites. When we attended…
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New C8 Corvette! Remember the fuss when the C5? Part 4
This is the fourth installment of my C-5 Corvette story. The upgrade. The new C8 Corvette has been well covered…
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New C8 Corvette! Remember the fuss when the C5 Corvette was new? Part 3
Katrina and I with my new C5 1997 Corvette at the factory! The C8.R has already been released and…
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New C8 Corvette! Remember the fuss when the C5 Corvette was new? Part 2
Today, we continue with Part 2 of the C-5 Corvette story. As we recap the experience of ordering a C5…
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New C8 Corvette! Remember the fuss when the C5 Corvette was new?
The C8 Mid Engine Corvette is hot news and you can’t pick up a magazine or view the internet without…
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“The Great White” 1976 Bill Mitchell Corvette
The Great White 1976 Corvette concept car. 1976 may have been America’s Centennial with a lot of pride and red…
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Lee Roy Yarborough Tribute Race Car
In New Zealand For those of you who have not had the pleasure of meeting any Kiwi car guys from…
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Richard Petty Comic; Part 2
Last time we brought you Part 1 of the “King” Richard Petty NASCAR story in comic book form. This is…
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2021 Ford Mustang Talladega?
THE FORD TALLADEGA RETURNS! This is a very big announcement. We have the scoop no one else has. Because of…
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Aero Cars Return to Talladega Speedway
One of the reasons we started this site nearly ten years ago was to find ways to have more fun…
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Legendary Collector Cars
According to the Webster Dictionary A legend is a “non-historical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times…
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Write a Muscle Car Blog Post
50th Anniversary Celebration 2019 is the 50th birthday of the cars born in 1969! Many believe that the 1969-1970 muscle…
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Being Stupid In a Car
Youth = Stupid When I was in high school and hand just turned 15 I bought my first car for…
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Buying a Car Online; Ups and Downs
Purchasing a car online whether if be from an individual, auction site or a reputable dealer can be a stressful…
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Road Rage or Car Addiction?
I have been in love with cars since I was old enough to have memories. It started with toy cars…
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Street Rodder Tour
LONG BEACH, Calif. – United Pacific Industries will be the Title Sponsor of the 2018 United Pacific Street Rodder Road…
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Car Art, Part Three
This is our third part of our Three Part series of car art done by artist Robert Luczun. To see…
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Car Art, Part Two
This is our second part in the fabulous art work done on cars and car related items by Robert Luczun .…
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Car Art, Part One
In our last post we brought you some details of an artist who uses cars as his canvas. Robert Luczun…
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American History on Wheels
There are times when a car or truck comes along that just blows my mind. There are car builders that…
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Collector Car Friends and Activities
Over the past few years I have noticed a trend, at least locally. It seems more and more car enthusiasts…
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Street Racing in 1964
Street racing is for punks. Today, I have nothing but the highest disdain for the idiots that do it. Today…
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The Great Race; Murfreesboro, TN
On Tuesday June 26, 2019 the Great Race stopped in Murfreesboro TN for lunch. All the local AACA Clubs and…
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Barn Find to Show Car!
The story is one that is touching to the heart. Back in the early 70s a very young seven year…
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1955 Dodge Project Car Update
Peggy Sue, our 1955 Dodge Royal Project Car is making some progress over the winter months in hopes of a…
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Motion Performance
Back in the late 1960s and early 1970s the words Motion Performance were in or on most car magazine. Hi-Performance…
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2016 Keeneland Concours d’Elegance; Part 2
Without fanfare, here are some of our favorite cars from the 2016 Keeneland Concours d’Elegance in Lexington KY. We brought…
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Road Rage 1960s Style
I grew up in Oskaloosa a small rural Iowa town. It was a good place to grow up but a…
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Man Cave
As much as we all love our cars it is impossible to drive, race or show them all the time…
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Husband’s Love of Wife and Car
I recently received the following story from one of our readers. It is the true story of one man’s love…
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Fixer Upper: 1966 Olds Toronado Part 2
First Inspection Our Project 1966 Oldsmobile Torodado Fixer Upper arrived recently but it would not start. It had to be pushed…
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Fixer Upper
We are going to start a new series of posts here on www.LegendaryCollectorCars.com called Fixer Upper. Although I love the…
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Christmas Parade: Leipersfork, TN
When I was a kid growing up in Iowa I had never heard of a Christmas Parade. I could not…
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Original 1966 Mustang Fastback
We always appreciate receiving information and photos on special cars. We can’t use them all but we do try to…
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2015 Wilson County Fair Car Show
Although we really enjoy the quality and rarity of cars found at the large regional and national car…
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Ragtop Picture Cars
Today we did some of our favorite things; get in an old car, drive, eat a great meal in an…
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Ford Build Sheets; Save your money!
When we first heard the news that Ford was going to provide owners with a “Build Sheet” documenting their cars…
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Ford Returns to Le Mans; Will 1966 Win Repeat?
Anybody up for a trip to Le Mans in 2016? Ford is taking it new and absolutely killer beautiful Ford…
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Who Went 200 MPH First?
Part 1 The record books say that Buddy Baker in a 1969 Dodge Daytona race car at the Talladega…
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Visit to a Private Car Collection
One of our favorite activities is to jump in one of the old cars and take a Saturday cruise to…
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What do you like to do with your car?
It is still February and it is likely very cold in most parts of the US right now but here…
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Second Round of Aero Cars Going Up for Auction at Mecum
CORRECTION: The Blue Talladega was mistakenly previously listed as the $110,000 from last year but it was not. The early photos…
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Prototype Trans Am Cars
The 2014 Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals had two of the Trans Am pony car Prototypes on display. These are…
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The Very First Camaro
If you received a phone call or an email asking if you wanted to buy the very first Camaro what…
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Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals
We just returned from the 2014 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in Chicago. It was unbelievable. The quality and quantity of…
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MicroFinish Paint Repairs; Part 2
Previously we told you about MicroFinish and our efforts to repair some minor paint damage to our 2001 Corvette ZO6. Next time…
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Chrysler Power Magazine
We recently did an article for Chrysler Power magazine. Check out the article below or better yet, pick up the…
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We have an Answer to: What is this?
Last week we got several replies to our “Can you help?” article. Although we can not be certain about the…
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Visiting the Wood Brothers Museum
Wood Brothers Racing Wood Brothers Racing was formed in 1950 in Stuart, Va., by Hall of Famer Glen Wood. Wood…
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Corvette Museum Sink Hole
I have been into Corvettes since I was very little. I remember my favorite toy as a child was a…
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1947 Norman Timbs Special
This is one of those cars you just can’t stop looking at because it is just so darn strange, unusual…
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A Fourth of July to Remember
The Fourth of July, to me, usually means some find of car activity and watching what will always be the…
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Cruising the Back Roads in Your Classic Car
In the past we have talked a lot about trips to races, car museum and car shows around the Country.…
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The Disappearing Shelby
Was it destroyed long ago? This is a guest Post by one of our regulars Wallace Wyss. There are…
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Saint Louis Museum of Transportaion
We have had a number of people tell us the Saint Louis Museum of Transportation is not to be missed and…
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A Vintage Race Special
The 1969 Boss 302 Factory Race Car That Wasn’t Factory (But Hey, it was still a genuine Boss….) A guest…
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Helping You Purchase Your Collector Car
There is one thing that prevents many of us from purchasing that Legendary Collector Car of our dreams…MONEY. Until recently…
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Tracking down a 1969 Ford Talladega Drag Car Part-3
When we left off last time we told you the history as we have it regarding the Skip Mac Farland…
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Tracking down a 1969 Talladega drag car Part-2
In Part-1 we gave you a quick education on what a 1969 Ford Talladega is and why the cars are…
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Tracking down a lost 1969 Ford Talladega-Part 1
Because we have so many pages of information devoted to the Talladega and Spoiler II cars we have developed an…
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Cadillac Ranch
In my last Post I told you about my trip out west to pick up a new Project Car which…
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Take a Cruise on Route 66…the easy way.
I recently had to make a fast trip to California. It was 2,000 miles one way and I did the…
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Fall Tour
The show season is winding down in all but a few locations of the country right now. Most of you…
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Update on Petty Torino
I received an update on last week’s article on the Petty Torino. Joshua Kupka was the previous owner of the…
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Monza Road Kill
If you want to have some fun get a leaf blower; better yet get five of them. What? Oh, and…
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Change at Floyd Garrett Muscle Car Museum
Our Dan Gurney Spoiler II has spent the last 3 years on display at the Floyd Garrett Muscle Car…
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Kids Don’t Try this at Home.
Road Kill by Motor Trend is like drinking fine wine out of a oil can. Motor Trend is one of…
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Hot Wheels Match Race Haulers
Back in the early 1970s Drag Racing was really catching on and star Match Races were a big draw. Every…
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1939 Delahay Type 365 Cabriolet
There is a point when a car is so wonderful it is no longer just a car. Its beauty may…
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The So-Cal Special
So-Cal Speed Shop is an Icon for the hot rod world and arguably one of its best known creations is the…
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Not a Barn Find…It’s a Lake Find!
Today, it seems everyone wants to discover a Barn Find. The desire to find that rare hidden away vehicle that…
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Buyer Beware!
On our sister site www.TalladegaSpoilerRegistry.com we constantly track the sale of for sale status of the 1969 Ford Talladega and…
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What are you working on? John Craft
John Craft, Texas, has a couple of very interesting projects going on in his garage. The first is a real…
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So Cal Speed Shop
We recently paid a return visit to arguably the best known speed shop in the Country, So Cal Speed Shop.…
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2013 Detroit Autorama Ridler Award
The Ridler Award given out each year at the Detroit Autorama for the past 50 years is arguably the most…
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Mullin Automotive Museum
Southern California has no shortage of great car places. Hot rod shops, cruise-in places, historic custom car builders, collectors and…
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Hot Rod Magazine 65 Year Cover Car Show
Last weekend Katrina and I attended the Hot Rod Magazine 65 Year Cover Car Show. If you haven’t heard about…
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1200 Horse Power, Australia and lots of Smoke!
Here is another Road Kill from the folks at Motor Trend. It is 27 minutes but it will blow your…
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Building a VW in a “glass house”
This is a Collector Car site and we mostly focus on Muscle Cars. To some, even a VW is a…
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Body Art
This is a very interesting story I found on the Internet about Body Art and cars. A wrecked car is…
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Jeff Gordon “Test Drives” a Camaro
In the past I have not been a big fan of NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon. He always seemed a bit, how…
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Motor Trend Road Kill
I have subscribed to Motor Trend Magazine for decades off and on. I have always considered it a good…
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What are you working on?
We like to hear from each of you on what your current projects are. One of our friends from down…
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Rat Rod Rumble 2012
We have a lot of viewers who absolutely love Rat Rods and we have really not given them much to…
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2014 Corvette Hits the Road
So you have the best job in the World, you test drive new Corvettes 6 months before the first one…
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Prototype Mustang
The following photos and article came to us from the folks at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. We have been…
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Compare Mustang Shelby GT 500 and Camaro ZL1
Our friends at Motor Trend have more fun than anyone deserves at work and get paid for it. However, I am…
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1973 Ford Torino-Speedway Newsletter
Since we are about to enter the 2013 Daytona Speedweeks which kick off the new race season I thought it…
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2014 Corvette
I have owned Corvettes, old and new since I was 21 years old. That amounts two approximately two dozen different…
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Getting Respect
I have found that most people, car folks or not, respect other peoples property. However, there is a certain portion…
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Linda Vaughn Miss Hurst Shifter and 69 Hurst Olds
One of the true highlights of the 2012 Corvette Muscle Car Nationals was meeting Linda and seeing this iconic muscle…
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Order Tickets for the Daytona 500, 1970 Race!
If you are all fired up to attend the opening NASCAR race at Daytona this year I can’t help you!…
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Kris Kringle Car Show
When the weather is warm and the sky is clear it is time to drive and cruise. However, when it…
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Grand National Race Cars
We recently received some interesting information and photos that we want to share with all of you. John Craft is…
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Cars are more than Transportation
To most of us our cars are an extension of our family. They are a source of memories past and a…
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Voo Doo Hellion Rat Rod
When we were recently at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals we saw a car that really caught our eye.…
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1961 Corvette For Sale Video
We previously provided you with some photos of a fantastic original 1961 Fuel Injected Corvette. Today, we bring you another…
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1961 Corvette Fulie; the best one? For Sale!
If you grew up in the late 50s or early 60s and you were a car guy; there was one…
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Dyno Wars at Shelby American won by a Boss 429 Talladega
I just received an email from friend Rick Stanton regarding his Benny Parson Tribute Talladega. Most of you are familar with…
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Cruisin The Coast 2012
We have yet to make it to Cruisin the Coast but have it on our Bucket List. Next year it is…
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I Gotsta to Get Paid – ZZ Top
We recently attended a ZZ Top concert and enjoyed it from beginning to end. It was full of car related…
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New Project Car
Doing a Project Cars is one of the things we have the most fun with on this site. We just…
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Checkers Rat Rod
Rat Rods are like ice cream they come in all flavors and sizes. I find them to be of interest…
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Reversion Mustang
When it comes to retro design and new cars the results are often far from acceptable. There are some exceptions…
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Project Bulls Eye Sold
When we started this project our goal was to demonstrate that it doesn’t take trunk full of money to have…
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Legendary Collector Cars TV; Episode 7: Nashville Good Guys
Previously we brought you some individual photos of our favorite cars at the 2012 Nashville Goo Guys show. Today in…
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Carroll Shelby
By now there is most likely no Gearhead in the World that doesn’t know that we have lost Carroll…
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Project “Bulls Eye” 1963 Dodge Dart GT; Part 3
We have started on Project Bulls Eye and so far so good. I called around to some friends and found…
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Legendary Collector Cars TV Episode 2: The Henry Ford Museum
In our first Episode of Legendary Collector Cars TV we took you to the GM Heritage Collection just outside of…
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New Feature: Legendary Collector Cars TV, Episode 1: GM Heritage Collection
We are always trying a new way to bring our stories to you in the best way we can. Today…
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GM Heritage Collection
We all have “Bucket Lists” of all those things we want to do or accomplish before we die. Some are…
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Henry Ford Museum
Katrina and I have been on the road recently and visited some of the most impressive car museums in the…
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Original Owner 1965 Chevy SS
This is a story we all hear about and dream about. I need not say any more just watch this…
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Project “Bulls Eye” 1963 Dodge Dart GT; Part 2
Project Bulls Eye Dodge Dart GT is under way. We pushed the little girl into the garage and put…
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Riding Shotgun: 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler; Cale Yarborough Special
The Car Rather than experiment with strangers’ cars we decided to do our very first Riding Shotgun using one of…
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Project “Bulls Eye” 1963 Dodge Dart GT
Tired of all the high dollar “I’m scared to drive it!” muscle cars? Tired of high horsepower gas gulping collector…
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GPS is Great but Stupid!
Not long ago Katrina and I were showing our 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler Cale Yarborough car at the NASCAR race…
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What Are You Working On? 1971 Pinto 8.75 E. T. at 154 MPH
Not often we get two great “What are you working on?” contributions at the same time, both Fords, both black…
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What are your working on? 1967 Ford Fairlane GTA Convertible
We keep you posted on our Project Cars but there is a lot more going on out there. We like…
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1965 Acadian Beaumont
We ocassionaly get calls with people who have rare cars they want to sell. Sometimes we can help suggest a…
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Craig Breedlove and AMX Set World 24 Hour Speed Record
Since we are about to have our Barn Find Project AMX back on the road I thought is might be…
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What Are You Working On?
I know most of you have some project underway, just finished one or are about to start a new one.…
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Carroll Shelby; Innovator
Is there anyone who is into cars that doesn’t know who Carroll Shelby is? Have you ever met him in…
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Our Pick for the Top Ten Muscle Cars for 2012
In 2010 we did our pick of the Top Ten Collector Cars for the new decade 2010-2020. We thought it…
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Mercury Cyclone GT 500
We don’t talk much about the 1968 Cyclone GT 500 because we know so little and there just aren’t any…
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Wild Mustangs
The following information and photos were sent to us by: Doug Kielian; Auto Kraft Body & Paint, Inc. DSK Auto…
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24 Hours of Le Mans Ford GT 40 engine testing
We sometimes have historical paperwork and videos donated to us which provide invaluable background context to our collector cars. On…
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Collector Car Pileup
The next time you are out with your collector car and feel the need to do a burnout or accelerate…
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Car Idiot
By: Anonymous I was Car Crazy plus I was a Car Idiot! Dad’s 1959 Rambler was similar to this picture.…
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Rad Rods by Troy Update on Talladega
One of the least seen cars at a car show has to be the 1969 Ford Talladega. Having one at…
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Barn Find AMX Project Car
Originally this Project Car was going to have the engine and suspension freshened and paint buffed and put back on…
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Project Cars Update
We have two Project Cars that have been getting neglected as of late. However, we are now back on both…
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Vintage Drag Races at Bristol, TN
Here is another of the great vintage drag racing films provided by Tim Lopata of the Forge Muscle Car Show.…
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