Car Stories
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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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Cougar GT 500 Update
We have some new information on the 1968 Cougar GT 500 we told you about last week. We have known…
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1968 Mercury Cougar GT 500
We are often contacted by individuals wanting assistance in locating or selling very rare cars. We also obtain a great…
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Drag Racing at Bristol Tennessee 1970
Our friend Tim Lopata has a large collection of vintage racing moving from back in the day and agreed to…
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Crusin the Coast 2011
One of the events I keep hearing about but have not yet participated in is Crusin the Coast. Our friends…
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Introducing the Mako Shark Corvette
I was always a Corvette kid more than a hot rodder back in the day. When I first saw photos…
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Aero Cars on Track
We participated in a very special event this past August. It was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in conjunction…
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2005 Ford GT 40 Road Test
When the first GT 40s were built by Ford they were legendary in design and accomplishments. I was a Corvette…
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Chrysler Turbine Car Video
I remember this car from when I was a pimple faced teenager in love with cars and this was…
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Mug n’ Bun + Speed and Wings
What would you do if you and the family went out on a Friday night to the local Mug n’…
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Dennis Albaugh Collection of Chevrolet Convertibles
I was a happy camper trying to decide which Yenko was best! Private car collections are often the most fascinating…
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“Barn Finds” in a Pasture!
I was taking a trip through Central Iowa not long ago and driving down a main road outside of Pella…
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Project Barn Find AMX Update
The Barn Find AMX is progressing slowly but steadily. It is currently having all of the little body waves and…
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Best Deal of the Day; Back in the Day
We were recently looking through some old Auto Week newspapers and stopped in the classifieds to see what we could…
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Shania Twain and Taylor Swift do Thelma and Louise in our Bird!
Here it is, the final product of the Thelma and Louise video staring Taylor Swift and Shania Twain. We had…
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Thelma and Louise Parody with Taylor Swift and Shania Twian
Since all the other sites are trying to catch up on this story we thought we better start giving you…
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CMT Awards Video with Taylor Swift and Shania Twain-Thelma and Louise Parody
Ok all you car guys take 5 minutes out of your Wednesday evening and tune into the CMT Awards on…
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Deuce of Spades by Faith Granger
We sometimes do reviews of car books on this site and we are currently reading one we will be telling…
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100th Anniversary of the Indy 500; The People
The infield at the Indy 500 is always a party. Not the best place for a race fan though. We…
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Good Guys Nashville 2011 Day 2
We just posted some more photos from the Nashville Good Guys Show. These are from Saturday and attendance was not…
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Good Guys Nashville 2011
We just returned from the first day of the 2011 Good Guys Show in Music City, Nashville! We have over…
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What is the Craziest thing you ever found in a Car?
A friend just sent me an email about finding strange stuff in a parts car. The story goes like this:…
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Part 2 of the “Bunkie” Knudsen Talladega Restoration
Back in January we brought you Part 1 of the “Bunkie” Knudsen 1969 Yellow Ford Talladega. If you have not…
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Dodge Daytona, Superbird, Talladega and Spoiler II at Texas Motor Speedway
Recently, the big guns returned to where they never were. When these gun fighters were shooting it out on the…
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Project Barn Find AMX is off to Paint!
This is what she looked like the day we pulled her out of the Barn she had been sitting in…
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Joel “Mr. Motion” Rosen gets his Motion Phase III Camaro!
Joel Rosen, left, Howard Tanner After the announcement on the new 2011 Joel “Mr. Motion” Rosen Phase III Camaro I…
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Willys Dream Becomes a Reality
This story was provided by Dave Semel with photos by Mike Hacker; Story edited by Richard Fleener. Back in the…
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1969 Plymouth GTX 440 Road Test
Plymouth made a big splash with its cartoon based Road Runner. The Beep-Beep horn and cartoon logo on the side…
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Cartoon Truck
The following article was provided by: Robert Luczun, 20 Breen Court, Clifton, N.J. 07013 robertluczun@yahoo.com 973-341-4748. If you have any…
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The AMX Story
Starting today we are going to add a new regular feature to the site. Over the past few weeks we…
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Bones Zoot Zooter 1937 Packard Burns!
Jim “Bones” Noteboom has been building hot rods since the age of 15. His work was on the cover of…
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Hemmings Announces the Talladega Spoiler Registry
By: Richard Fleener When Katrina and I decided to start another website, the Talladega Spoiler Registry, we had a lot…
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Daytona 500 winning tribute car; Wood Brothers Trevor Bayne
The Daytona 500 is hardly over but we have the Wood Brothers Trevor Bayne 2011 Daytona 500 winning Limited Edition…
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Trevor Bayne and Wood Brothers Win Daytona 500
Ten years ago we lost Dale Earnhardt but today the Wood Brothers were reborn! I don’t care if you are…
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Wendell Scott Race Car goes to High School; Continued
Wendell Scott story continued: The information for this part of the Wendell Scott story is provided by one of our…
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Wendell Scott by Ned Jarrett
We sometimes forget about the history and the stories behind the cars we find and collect. One of the things…
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2011 Talladega Family Reunion Registration Due NOW!
You have read here before about all the fun and knowledge sharing of the first Talladega Family Reunion. You have…
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1970 Torino on Muscle Car TV
This weekend tune in to Spike TV and watch PowerBlock TV and catch a beautiful orange 1970 Torino that belongs…
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Met Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee on the Freeway!
This Post is based on a comment left by Dean Moore on our Bobby Darin DiDia 150 Feature Car Page.…
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Introducing the 1963 Studebaker Avanti
This SCREAMS the 60s When these Avanti cars by Studebaker were first introduced in the 1963 model year I was…
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Breaking News, Classic & Muscle Car Auction
I have just been informed that Tim Lopata is planning a Classic and Muscle Car Auction for Saturday September 10,…
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1958 Corvette Restomod
We recently asked you to send us some of your car stories and we had no more than posted our…
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Your Car Stories Wanted
SHARE YOUR STORY! We get the most comments on stories you provide. It seems our readers really like to hear…
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Baldwin-Motion Fantastic Five
RETURN OF THE FANTASTIC FIVE: MODERN MUSCLE CARS WITH LEGENDARY HERITAGE! Baldwin-Motion’s Joel Rosen partners with DeNooyer Chevrolet’s Performance Division…
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Registration Due for 2011 Talladega Family Reunion
It is time to once again to prepare for the 1969 Ford Talladega Family Reunion. No, this is not a…
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Bunkie Knudsen Yellow 1969 Ford Talladega
George Troell (deceased) and his prized “Bunkie Knudsen” Talladega I have said it many times: “The people are what make…
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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