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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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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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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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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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1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser
This two door 57 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser was found at the Gilmore Museum and is an iconic example of this…
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“Glamping in 1939”
This a very different “Featured Car” article. Usually suck posts deal with rare muscle cars, customs or terrific concept cars.…
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Bobby Unser 1969 Torino
The Unser family owns Pikes Peak and this 1969 Ford Torino is part of the reasons why.
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Gilmore Car Museum; Part 2
The Heritage Center is where your tour begins. It also contains the Gilmore Store and Administrative offices. What you are…
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Gilmore Car Museum
We recently visited the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners Michigan. We have visited auto museums from coast to coast…
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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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Richard Petty Story
Part 1: His Story in a Comic Book Richard Petty is arguably the greatest of all NASCAR racers. He won…
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Don Nicholson Mustang 428 Cobra Jet
The 428 Cobra Jet was born of Bob Tasca’s desire to win. Bob Tasca’s Ford dealership in Providence (now Tasca…
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1963 Chrysler Turbine Car
The 1962 Chrysler Turbine Car is one of those very rare Prototypes that was actually a fully operational car. Not…
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Carroll Shelby’s Story
Ford Goes To War Ford Motor Company and Carroll Shelby go to war with Ferrari and everyone else as far…
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2019 AACA Grand National Auburn, IN
The 2019 AACA (Antique Auto Club of America) Grand National was held in Auburn, IN on May 30 thru June…
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Dodge Daytona, Plymouth Superbird, Ford Talladega, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Reunite at the Race Track and We Have the Photos
This is the 50th Anniversary of the Ford and Chrysler Aero Cars at the Talladega Speedway in 1969. The 50th…
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Vintage Race Cars
Today it appears that more and more race fans are looking for an alternative to NASCAR. For many of us…
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1967 Corvette 427; Lost Documentation/Paperwork
Do you want the missing paperwork/documentation for your collector car? Way back when I had a 1967 Corvette 427, 4-speed,…
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Racing on Saturday Night
I grew up in Iowa loving dirt track racing on Wednesday nights during the summer. It was a different time…
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The Cars That Should Have Been
How would you have built your favorite car if you could have designed it? That is the question that Nashville’s…
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Marathon Village & Museum
In the early 1900’s there were car factories springing up everywhere in America. If you built bicycles or horse carriages…
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NANA’S DINER
I am continuously surprised at the number of outstanding private car collections there are. Not in TN or the US…
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Tired of NASCAR?
If you are tired of the same old NASCAR boring all look alike cars it is time for you to…
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Buying your first Car or considering a Collector Car?
Portions of this article were originally published at HiCharlie.com“. Buying your first car is likely the second biggest purchase a…
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First Camaro, continued
Last time we told you about our experience in having the very first Camaro offered to us. Although we made…
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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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Very First Camaro
What do you imagine the very first Camaro would be? Would it be a convertible? Maybe an SS or Z28?…
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40th Aero Warriors Reunion
Tim and Pam Wellborn Estate A few of you are preparing for the 50th Anniversary of the Aero Warriors battle…
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1000 HP Ford Talladega
The car world is changing from concours quality restorations ruling the show fields and auction houses too well done over…
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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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XKSS Jaguar owned by Steve McQueen (Type-D)
As a young car guy growing up in rural Iowa, exotic cars were not common. A Corvette was exotic at…
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1987 Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Aero Coupe Street Car
Previously, we told you about some various Street Legal Tribute Race Cars and in another post we told you…
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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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Street Legal Tribute Race Cars
There is a new version of the collector car hobby that seems to be catching on. In recent years there…
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Hagerty’s Hottest Muscle Cars for 2018
What are Hagerty’s pick for Top Hottest Muscle Cars for 2018? Before we tell you what Hagerty Insurance thinks the…
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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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North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame Mooresville NC
It seems that my wife and I can’t take a trip without finding a good car museum to visit. This…
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Memory Lane Museum
While participating in the Trump Charlotte Concours d’Elegance in 2018 we took time out to visit the Memory Lane Museum…
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Pense Race Shop
Team Penske When you talk about racing, at some point you have to talk about Roger Penske. Roger was a…
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Dangers of Collector Car Restoration
This article was provided to us as a public service to our readers. Please read carefully and make sure to…
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Trump Charlotte Concours d’Elegance 2018
Let me start off with saying the folks who put on and sponsor the Trump Charlotte Choncours d’Elegance of 2018…
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Trump Charlotte Concours d’Elegance 2018
We just returned from the 2018 Trump Concours d’Elegance held at the Trump Golf Course in Mooresville NC. The site…
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Barn Find to Project Car
In our last Post we told you about our Barn Find page and told you that most Barn Finds are really…
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More Barn Finds
Over the past few years the term “Barn Finds” has grown to include just about anything that doesn’t have a…
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Private Car Collection
Visiting car museums is always a wonderful experience to view all the great exotic cars. They are almost always the…
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1954 Oldsmobile Concept Sports Car (Olds Corvette?)
Before there was a Corvette in 1953 there was the GM Autorama show that toured the Country. It was full…
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Borgeson Power Steering Conversion 1967 Mustang
I love my old Fords but hate their power steering systems. At least in my case, leaks from the system…
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NASCAR Legend You Should Know
I recently picked up a new paperback book that has just been released by Waldorf Publishing and authored by Brock…
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Chrysler Storm Z-250 Concept
The Chrysler Storm Z-250 concept car from 1953 was a startling design concept that was never put into production. However,…
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1955 Mercury D-528
This is one of those Detroit Concept Cars that you may not remember. It was never displayed to the public…
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On Tour in Tennessee
If you are a regular to the site you know my wife Katrina and I like to drive our cars.…
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Steve McQueen 1956 Jaguar XKSS
As a car kid growing up in the 50s I thought the greatest car in the World was the Jaguar…
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Petersen Museum 2018
The car hobby is changing. Pickups are cool, station wagons are in and the demographics of the car collector are…
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1967 Ford Mustang Project Update
Over a year ago we told you we were getting back on our 67 Mustang Fastback. This car has been…
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NHRA Museum, August 2018 Part 2
This is our second article, Part 2 on the Pomona Wally Parks NHRA Museum visit in August 2018. For Part…
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NHRA Museum August 2018; Part 1
I have visited the NHRA Museum in Pomona CA many times over the years. Unfortunately, I have not been back…
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1969 Ford Talladega For Sale Petty Blue!
As a rule we don’t usually advertise cars for sale by readers but I just could not resist this one.…
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Art of the Muscle Car Photo Shoot
It does not seem possible but it has been ten years sine Peter Harholdt visited our garage and did a…
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Mustang Boss 302 and Ford Talladega SOLD
THE BOSS IS SOLD AND THE TALLADEGA IS NO LONGER FOR SALE. Here are two iconic and rare Ford muscle…
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RM Auctions Auburn, IN Spring 2018
If you are a car guy, or gal, one of the things you need to do is attend a car…
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1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler For Sale
After 12 years of ownership Katrina and I have reluctantly decided to part with one of our beloved aero cars.…
Read More » 1966 to 1977 Ford Bronco Replacement Parts
LONG BEACH, Calif. – United Pacific Industries has expanded its 1966 to 1977 Ford Bronco offerings with three new replacement…
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Ordering a 1969 Ford
Back in the day dealers did not stock nearly as many cars as they do today. At that time ordering…
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Fixer Upper #3; Project Car 1955 Dodge Royal: Update
It has been well over a year since we gave you an up date on our “Fixer Upper Project 1955…
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Console Pad Reproduction
If you own a 1968 or 1969 Ford Torino or Mercury Cyclone with bucket seats and console listen up! You…
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1969 Torino and Talladega Restoration Resources
Our sister site the www.TalladegaSpoilerRegistry.com mad a major change. For enthusiasts undertaking either a major or minor restoration of a…
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AACA National at Mobile, AL 2018
We recently attended the 2018 AACA (Antique Auto Club of America) National Show in Mobile Alabama. It was our first…
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Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum 2018
I have visited the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum more than once and still walk away amazed at the cars that…
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Private Car Collection
Without a doubt, Tennessee is a State with lots of car enthusiasts. I am sure every State in the Union…
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National Car and Truck Museum Auburn, Indiana
When my wife and I travel if we are anywhere near a quality car museum we try to make time…
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2018 Mustang Show American Muscle
AMERICANMUSCLE.COM ANNOUNCES EARLY DATE FOR 10th ANNUAL MUSTANG SHOW PAOLI, Pa. – AmericanMuscle.com has just announced the date for its…
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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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Nashville Auto Fest 2018
For the 27th year the Nashville Auto Fest was held at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds. This indoor show is…
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2018 World of Wheels Chattanooga
We recently attended the 2018 World of Wheels Car Show in Chattanooga, TN. It was a terrific show where most…
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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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Learn about the Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird
The following video is fun and educational. HOWEVER, Donut Media really missed on the Ford part of the video. It…
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Kris Kringle Car Show 2017
The Ag Center in Franklin, TN is home to the annual Kris Kringle Car Show. The 2017 Show had the…
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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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Top Ten Muscle Cars NBCSN
On Thursday October 26, 2017 at 6:00pm Central Time MBCSN will be running a very special show for car enthusiast.…
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1935 Bugatti T57 Cabriolet Build; Part 2
Previously in Part 1 we showed you the first steps of building the frame. Prior to that we did an…
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David Pearson & Richard Petty in same car at Bristol
David Pearson’s Ford Torino Driven by Richard Petty! If you have ever been to the Bristol Speedway you know it…
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Richard Petty Museum
I recently took a trip to visit the Richard Petty Museum in Level Cross NC just a short drive south…
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GAA; Greensboro Classic Car Auto Auction July 2017
Televised Classic Car Auctions Most of us have seen the televised classic car auctions on TV. Both Barrett Jackson and…
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Getting Youth Involved, Save the Hobby!
One of the most often heard topics around the car hobby is: “What is going to happen to our cars…
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Looking for a Collector Car?
Changes in the Collector Car Market: In recent years the collector car market seems to have made a few twist…
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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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Floor Mats: Memorabilia
Are Floor Mats the next Collectible? As the collector cars become more and more valuable there seems to be a…
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Split Ray Feature Car
It isn’t a Corvette! The 2017 Nashville Good Guys show featured one of my favorite custom Corvettes of all time.…
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Man Cave Toys
One of our favorite things to do on the weekend is to hook up with some of our car friends…
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1935 Bugatti T57 Cabriolet Build; Part 1
We recently did an article on Chalfant Motor Company and told you about the work James (Jim) Hery has been doing to bring…
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Nashville Good Guys 2017
Good Guys were back in Nashville for 2017 and there were a lot a fine cars present but it seemed…
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