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Des Moines Concours 2024
When we were invited to the 2024 (24th consecutive) Concours de’Elegance in Des Moines, Iowa, I was unsure what to…
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Two Seat Mustang
As you likely know, we have owned several Mustangs and others over the years. However, I have never owned a…
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Finding Car’s original owner
Back around July of 2010 I got a call from a friend in California saying there was an elusive 1969…
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1963-1967 Corvette Neon Clock
I recently acquired and then restored this rare C2 (1963-1967) Stingray Corvette neon clock. From what is handwritten on the…
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2007 Mustang Saleen Parneli Jones Heritage Edition
This is the day I brought the Saleen PJ Heritage Edition home. This year, 2024, in April the Mustang will…
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Fall Color Tour
I recently told you about our newest acquisition, a 7-Up 25th Anniversary Mustang. Although it is a low mileage survivor…
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What is a 7-Up Mustang?
Arguably, the Ford Mustang is one of the most popular collector cars. The first Mustang goes back to April 1964…
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What cars are being collected? Who is collecting them?
My wife and I have had many discussions about the collector cars in our garage. We wonder about what will…
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1969 Cyclone Dan Gurney Spoiler SCJ
This is an article about a very special car, a great friend, and a fantastic restoration. Thank you to Al…
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Who is Pete Vicari?
PETE G. VICARI EXECUTIVE BIOGRAPHY NEW ORLEANS, La. – For Vicari Auction President Pete G. Vicari, handling classic cars began…
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Cruisin’ the Coast Auction
VICARI’S 26TH ANNUAL BILOXI COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION SET FOR OCTOBER 4-7 DURING MISSISSIPPI’S CRUISIN’ THE COAST® HARVEY, LA -Vicari Auctions…
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1969 Barn Find Survivor Project Car Part 1
There are all kinds of barn finds and project cars. Some are just old and neglected while others have sat…
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1970 Trans Am Racing
Back in 1966 until 1972 NASCAR was challenged as America’s favorite form of racing. Arguably the Trans Am Series, in…
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Trans Am History
Trans Am racing, at one time was one of the most popular racing series in the Country. NASCAR was big…
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1970 Chevelle vs 1970 Camaro
Comparing the 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS and the 1970 Chevy Camaro Z28 Here at Legendary Collector Cars we like to…
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1957 Aurora Prototype
One of our local car clubs recently had a driving tour to visit the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville TN.…
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Security and Simplicity for your Car Trailer
If you are like me you have at least one car trailer with several different locks for the receiver, padlocks…
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Savoy Automobile Museum
When we arrived we were excited about the architecture of the building and the expansice grounds available for car shows…
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Daytona 500 History in a Comic Book; Part 1
I recently came across some old comic books with a focus on NASCAR. One of the books that most interested…
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Bobby Darin’s DiDia 150
Bobby Darin was an unbelievable musical talent that died well before his time. This is the car he loved. It…
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Sterling Marlin, Part 2
This is the conclusion of the Sterling Marlin comic book of how he got started in NASCAR. To see Part…
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Sterling Marlin Daytona 500 Winner, Part 1
You are about to read a comic book from 1991 about a well loved NASCAR driver, Sterling Marlin. He was…
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1969 Nuremberg Dodge Daytona
Uncle Tony of Uncle Tony’s Garage YouTube Channel recently visited us. If you have never visited his videos, you should…
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1968 Hurst Olds Road Test with Jack “Doc” Watson and Bill Lindman
Here is the street version of what these two legends are disusing. This is a very rare look back…
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1969 AMC AMX Prototype
The AMC AMX was a very short lived sports/muscle car. It hit show rooms in 1968 as a two seat…
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Bill France Sr. Ford Talladega Autograph Car
In not too long, we will watch all the Speed Week activities at the Daytona Super Speedway. This all leads…
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Top 10 Affordable Project Cars; June Car Craft Magazine
Recently, I was looking back over some old posts from this web site. I was shocked at one that caught…
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The Honda S2000 is an Ideal Collectible: Here’s Why
This article provided by DriveMarketingOnline.com with editing by LegendaryCollectorCars.com The collective car market is changing. No longer is it strictly…
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Drive to Bonneville and go 200MPH?
A friend of ours, Mike Callahan, is on a quest to go 200 MPH at Bonneville. This is not just…
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Ernst Collection 2022
We have visited the Clifford Ernst collection several times over the years. Even though it has not changed a great…
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Music City MOPAR Show
The annual Music City MOPAR Show held in Lebanon TN is always a big draw for the MOPAR crowd. Owners…
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2022 Music City Mustang Club All Ford Show
As soon as you say “Mustang All Ford Show” most people think of modern day Mustang GTs, Shelbys, and other…
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America’s Car Museum
My wife and I love to find car museums when we travel. It is always a challenge to find a…
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1959 Corvette XP-87
The 2022 Eyes on Design car show had an outstanding exhibition of vintage race cars. Among my favorites was an…
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SR2 Corvette
Only three SR2 Corvettes were ever built for racing. I am not going into a lot of detail about the…
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Eyes on Design 2022
We recently exhibited at the 2022 Eyes On Design car show held annually in Grosse Pointe Shores, MI. Without a…
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1955 Indy 500 Film Highlights
When I was a just a kid back in the 50s I first discovered auto racing at our local dirt…
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SEMA Update on Classic Cars
Recently, SEMA did a study regarding Classic Car ownership. We likely all have our ideas on who owns a classic…
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Dodge Viper
I am a very lucky man to be married to a woman who loves cars as much as I do.…
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Mustangs and Shelby’s
This is a continuation of our coverage of the American Muscle Car Museum in Melbourne FL. Previously we did overviews…
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American Muscle Car Museum, Part 2
The American Muscle Car Museum is located in Melbourne FL but is not open to the public. Last time we…
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American Muscle Car Museum
We recently visited one of the most spectacular muscle car museums we have ever visited. It is located in Melbourne…
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1951 Hirohata Mercury Custom
Ever since I was a little kid in the 1950s crazy about custom cars, I remember seeing the Hirohata Mercury…
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MCACN 1963 Ford Mustang 2
Here is another favorite from the 2021 MCACN show (Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals). I had some time to spend…
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Big-T
Many of today’s car enthusiasts and collectors got their start building model cars from AMT and Monogram. I know as…
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McLaren Sena
Look at what I found when I took our 70 Chevelle SS convertible in for a little work. I was…
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MCACN 2021
We recently attended the 2021 Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals (MCACN) in Chicago. It was the weekend prior to Thanksgiving,…
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1963 Barracuda Fastback Prototype Convertible
The first Plymouth Barracuda was built and released in 1964 just prior to the first and much acclaimed Ford Mustang.…
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2021 Winged Warrior National Meet
The 2021 Winged Warriors and Talladega Spoiler Family Reunion National meet was held in Murfreesboro TN in late September. My…
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Ford Talladega Race Car Tribute to Benny Parsons
Our friend Rick Stanton made the decision that it was time to part with his prized build. His 1969 Talladega…
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2001 Aero Car Reunion
Every year the 1969 Dodge Daytona, Ford Talladega, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II and 1970 Plymouth Superbird cars flock to one…
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Who’s Faster Dodge Daytona or Ford Talladega?
I am sure most of you have heard of the custom built 1969 Ford Talladega and Dodge Daytona NASCAR tribute…
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Motion Performance Mustang!
There was a time when you could not pick up a magazine without seeing an image of a Motion Performance…
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2021 National Oldsmobile Club Show
If this isn’t your father’s Oldsmobile, then whose is it? There were approximately 300 beautiful Oldsmobiles on display at the…
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1967 Corvette 427 Coupe
One of my all time favorite cars is the C2 1967 Corvette coupe. I have owned numerous Corvettes over the…
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2021 AACA Grand National Zenith Awards
My wife and I always enjoy the friendly people and outstanding cars that we find at all AACA (Antique Auto…
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1970 Chevelle SS “Renovation”
It seems like a long time but actually it has only been approximately six months since we got serious about…
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Muscle Car Book: Chevelle SS Restoration Guide
We recently purchased a 1970 Chevelle SS project car. The first thing I did was go to my library and…
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Amelia Island Concours 2021
I have only been lucky enough to attend the Amelia Island Concours once in my life, but it remains on…
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Wellborn Muscle Car Museum
My wife and I have visited car museums all over the Country and have our favorites. The Tim Wellborn Muscle…
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Special Edition 1972 Chevy Nova Found; Can You Help?
1972 All American Nova I really enjoy it when an owner brings a limited build special edition to my attention.…
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1953 Corvette #003
The Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky is a must see for any car guy or gal. There is a…
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Charlotte Motor Speedway Tour
Winners Circle Charlotte Motor Speedway My wife and I recently attended an AACA (Antique Auto Club of America) event in…
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AACA Charlotte 2021 Meet; Part 2
Previously we gave you a quick overview of the 2021 AACA Charlotte meet and some of our favorite cars. Actually,…
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National Corvette Museum 2021
Being a Corvette fan and owner, my wife and I have visited the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green KY…
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AACA National Meet Charlotte NC 2021
We recently attended the 2021 Antique Auto Club of America (AACA) National Meet in Charlotte NC. This was a much…
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1970 Chevelle SS Convertible Project Car; Update #2
This is the new sport seats installed without the headrest. What do you think? Let us know in the comment…
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Self Driving Car Mistakes
As a collector car owner, you likely want to drive your own car and enjoy the experience. However, it seems…
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Project Car: 1970 Chevelle SS
First things to go were the driver’s seat and dash to make work a lot easier. If you have been…
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Electric Vehicle Disaster?
Electric Trucks I am a little confused and don’t claim to be a scientist or the smartest guy in the…
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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…
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Looking for a rare car?
Note the Talladega factory built extended aerodynamic front end with the extended front fenders, custom front bumper and special flush…
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1970 Chevelle SS Convertible, Our Plans
We have been busy deciding on what improvements to make on our 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible. This was an…
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1969 Ford Talladega Benny Parsons Tribute Going to Mecum Auctions; UPDATE
This may be a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to purchase a rare real 1969 Ford Talladega that…
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1970 Chevelle SS Convertible Project Car Assessment
In Part One we introduced you to our 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS Convertible Project Car. This time around we start…
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1970 Chevelle SS Convertible Project Car
1970 Chevelle SS Convertible 4-speed with factory air. 1955 Dodge Royal V8 rebuilt, new interior, purchased from original owner. We…
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1977 Vel’s Parnelli Jones Bronco
Go To Part 1 When documenting certain Fords, there is no substitute for the Marti Report. When Rich acquired the…
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1977 Vel’s Parnelli Jones Bronco
We have always been a fan of the early small Ford Bronco but never owned one. As for Parnelli Jones,…
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Holman Moody 1964 Galaxie; Part 4 Conclusion
This is the last of a multi-part series on the history and reconstruction of an important Holman-Moody stock car. John…
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Holman Moody 64 Galaxie: Part 3
This started out a few months ago as a post on “What Are You Working On?”. Since then, John Craft…
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1964 Ford Holman Moody Galaxie: Part 2
This started out as a post on “What Are You Working On?”. Since then John Craft has finished his project…
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Holman-Moody 1964 Ford Galaxie Race Car: Part 1
This is the first of a multi-part series on the history and reconstruction of an important Holman-Moody stock car. John…
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Vintage Race Cars at AACA Hershey Meet
We have one more selection of vintage race cars from the 2020 AACA Hershey Show held at Gettysburg PA. You…
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1933 Crack’n Riley Special
Here is another race car from the 2020 AACA Hershey National Car Show held in Gettysburg PA. This 1933 Sprint…
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1960 Watson Roadster Indy Car
When we attended the 2020 Hershey AACA (Antique Auto Club of America) National Meet held in Gettysburg PA one of…
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Vintage Ford Bronco Update
By now everyone knows Ford is bringing back the Ford Bronco. It is also no secret that the originals are…
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2020 AACA Gettysburg National Show
2020 has been the year of Covid-19 killing almost every scheduled national car show. We personally were the victim of…
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John Force NHRA Champion and one of the real Good Guys
This post was first published in 2008! It was such a great time and so different from the current quarantene…
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Man Cave Tour
If you are new to classic cars and can’t quite step up to a car yet take a look at…
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Driving a Classic Car Part 3
Uncle Tony’s Garage is back with Part 3 about a novice taking a classic collector car on a long road…
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Driving a Classic Car Part 2
This time around in driving a classic car part 2 Uncle Tony answers the question of how do you do…
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Driving a Classic Car
Recently, we have been doing some joint projects with Uncle Tony’s Garage YouTube Channel and have decided to run one…
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Finding a Collector Car
Last time we showed you a video on how to inspect a collector car. This time we have Uncle Tony’s…
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Buying a Classic Collector Car Online…Or Not
In our previous Post we showed you a video by Uncle Tony’s Garage YouTube Channel on Buying a Classic Car.…
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Dealership Specials by Parnelli Jones
It was 1968 and racing was big. One of its biggest stars was Parnelli Jones. He was active in Indy…
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Buying a Collector Car Inspection
For the beginner car collector, the process of inspecting a potential purchase can be very intimidating. My advice is to…
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The Car Mercury Should Have Built!
I have seen renderings of people putting a fastback roof on early Cougars. Mustang fastbacks are substantially more desirable than…
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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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MCACN is just 3 Months Away!
We are only three months out from the 2020 MCACN (Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals) I am already starting to…
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Project Nuremberg Dodge Daytona; Part 19
This is Part 19 of the story on our 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Project Nuremberg Car. In our next update…
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Cummings goes to Indy 500
Do you remember when racing didn’t have “copy cat” cars? Back when car manufactures were proud to tell you how…
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Monster MOPAR; Replay
Car events are very hard to find today thanks to COVID 19. But that can’t stop us from looking back…
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1955 Nardi Blue Ray I
I always marvel when I look back at coachbuilt and concept cars from the 50s. Although I was there in…
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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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Racers Reunion, NASCAR the way it was, the way it Should Be!
NASCAR has been in the news a lot lately. Everything from IRacing, probition of the Confederate Flag to…
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What if…Boss 429 Model T
Sometimes a photo is worth more than 1,000 words. Imagine, if you will, a stock 1916 Model T pickup powered…
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2020 Winged Warrior and Talladega Family Reunion Canceled!
CANCELED: 2020 WINGED WARRIORS/TALLADEGA FAMILY REUNION: CANCELED We are sad to say that the 2020 Nashville Winged Warriors/Talladega Family Reunion…
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2008 Laguna Seca Vintage Racing
Due to the ongoing restrictions of the Covid 19 pandemic the number of car events has been greatly restricted. The…
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Protect Your Collector Car
If you have a collector car I am sure it is your pride and joy. You drive it and you…
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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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Best Barn Find Ever?
I was almost tired of hearing about every car for sale being a barn find. The term for a Barn…
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Nashville, Racers Reunion Inaugural Event
When NASCAR started to loose some of its shine promoters were looking for a way to attrack those older…
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Detroit Muscle’s Top 10 Muscle Car Pick
The TV show Power Nation/Detroit Muscle Cars recently prepared a Special TV show to reveal their pick of the Top…
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Don Garlits Museums
The Don Garlits Drag Racing Museum and the Don Garlits Antique Car Museum are fantastic. Either one of these museums is worth…
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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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Top ten reasons to join a car Registry.
Is your collector car rare? Is there a registry for your car? More than one? Why should you register your…
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C2 Corvette Stingray
The owner talks about his classic 1967 Corvette. His comments are typical of how most of us collector car owners…
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Financing a Collector Car
Until recently, if you wanted to purchase a collector car and you didn’t have a huge bank account you had…
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1967 Corvette 427 Sting Ray Coupe
The history and life of Corvettes have evolved into a series of generations. C-1 is the designation for the first…
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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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Aero Warrior Reunion
This 1969 Ford Talladega is the very first production Talladega off the assembly line. It is presented here exactly as…
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Best 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler in the World!
Dan Gurney SCJ Drag Pack before restoration. This is the car exactly as I found it. This is the day…
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More 2019 MCACN Photos
I had an identical 67 427 Corvette to this one. Wish this was mine now. When you attend MCACN and…
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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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Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals
My wife and I recently returned from the 2019 MCACN car show in Chicago. We were displaying our 1969 Ford…
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Alfa Romeo Bertone B.A.T.
B.A.T. 7 on the left and B.A.T. 5 on the right. Many believe that the 1969 Dodge Daytona and the…
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Blackhawk Museum
The Blackhawk has been around for over 30 years. It presents and displays historically significant and artistically inspired automobiles from…
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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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Day by Day: 50th Anniversary Aero Car Reunion
If you do not know what an Aero Warrior is or have never been to an Aero Car Reunion,…
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2019 Winged Warrior Reunion
Every five years for many decades owners of the wild 1969/1970 Aero Cars from Ford, Mercury, Dodge, and Plymouth have…
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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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1969 Dodge Aero Cars On Display
The 1969 Dodge Daytona is arguably the rarest and most valuable of all the NASCAR Aero Cars. Sure the Plymouth…
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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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Buick Centurion XP-301
Ever since I was 6 or 7 years old I have been infatuated with concept cars. Back at that time…
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Pasture Cars
Not all old lost cars are stored away in barns, some are just sitting out in a pasture. Barn Finds…
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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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50 Years Ago Win on Sunday; Sell on Monday
It has been 50 years since Ford, Mercury and Dodge began a short-lived aero war. 1969 was the beginning but…
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Wood Brothers #21 Pays a Visit
How would you like to tour around the Country and display the Wood Brothers race car driven by Paul Menard?…
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