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Trans Am Racing
The Trans Am racing series from the late 60s and early 70s featured the new Pony cars that were just…
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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…
Read More » 2011 Forge Muscle Car Classic
One of the outstanding Muscle Car Shows each year is the Tim Lopata Forge Muscle Car Classic held this year…
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Bunkie Knudsen Talladega Restoration Unveiled at Forge Muscle Car Classic
We just returned from another fantastic Forge Muscle Car Classic in Sevierville, TN. The car count was low but the…
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1964 Pontiac GTO; The First Muscle Car
Although there were plenty of cars before it that were considered fast, the 1964 Pontiac GTO may has been considered…
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Hot August Nights 2011
Hot August Nights in Reno is one of those big events that has so many vehicles you can never get…
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More Aero Cars at Indianapolis
I have been a little slow getting video and photos up of the big Aero Car event held at the…
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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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Cyclone Levels Ontario Motor Speedway
This is another of our Backtracking Posts about the way it was back in the day. In 1971 the Ontario…
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Chevy Convertible Collection Video
This is a follow up video from our visit a few weeks ago to the Dennis Albaugh Private Collection in Ankeny,…
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Roller Hoop to replace old fashioned Rotisserie?
There is always some new product coming onto the market and promises to make life easier for each of us.…
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Good Guys Des Moines 2011
Unfortunately, we were unable to attend the Des Moines Good Guys event this year but our friends Steve and Nancy…
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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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Junior Johnsor 1965 Ford NASCAR Diecast SOLD OUT
Now is the time to order this brand new Junior Johnson Diecast of his Holly Farms #26 1965 Ford! We…
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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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Indy 500;Dan Weldon wins with front stretch pass
We are at the Indy 500 and have lots of photos we will be sharing with you over the next…
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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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Update Your Factory Radio
Obviously, this is not the AMX AM-8-Track; it is a Ford AM! The AMX radio was already shipped off when…
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$150,000 Rat Rod Camaro
There is no question that the Rat Rod craze is strong and well. The idea of pulling out an old…
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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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Project Car Update
The rear quarter windows are out as our the door windows (although not in this photo). The slight gold tone…
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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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Back Tracking 1968 Camaro Z28 Sports Car Graphic
Here are some more Back Tracking images from a 1968 Sports Car Graphic magazine. Women’s lib has changed a bit…
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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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SNEAK PEEK: FIRST 2011 MOTION 427-SC CAMARO!
In our last article we went old school and showed you an article from 1968 and the Royal Pontiac Bobcat…
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Ford Talladega and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler Registry open for Business!
The www.TalladegaSpoilerRegistry.com web site is devoted exclusively to the 1969 Ford Talladega, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler and Spoiler II as well…
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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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Barn Find AMX Update
We just stripped out the interior and will leave the old insulation down and add some new high-tech stuff right…
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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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King of the Road; Could this sell a Prius?
I would like to see Toyota try to sell a Prius with a video like this! On the second thought,…
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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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Project Barn Find AMX gets Soda Blasted
We haven’t said much about our Project Barn Find AMX for a while because we got detoured off onto some…
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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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Monster Jam; Monster Trucks
We recently attended our first Monster Truck Monster Jam! We have watched them on TV for sometime now and have…
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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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Ford Talladega Family Reunion 2011; Including Mercury Spoiler & Spoiler II
It is time to once again to prepare for the 1969 Ford Talladega Family Reunion. No, this is not a…
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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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Ford’s Better Idea; Stop-Start Technology?
It is rumored that in 2112 Ford will equip many of its U.S. cars and SUVs with stop-start technology. What…
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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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1969 Mustang Mach 1 Custom by Larry Payne
Very seldom do I walk into a car show and instantly fall in love with a car. Of course there…
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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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Old School Customs
If you like the old school rides including Rat Rods you aren’t alone. However, if you weren’t there when these…
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1968 Mercury Cyclone GT 500 or not?
You can see our complete, uptodate coverage of the search for infomation on the 1968 Mercury Cyclone GT 500 at…
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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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1964 Ford Galaxie Lightweight; Larry Davis
We have shown you a lot of cars we saw at the 2010 Forge Muscle Car Show but we have…
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Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II go to Muscle Car Museum
With a great deal of excitement and regret we delivered our 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II to the Floyd Garrett…
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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 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Drag Car
It is so much fun when you hear about some wild car out there in the hinter lands that sounds…
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Barn Find Project AMX Varible Flow Mufflers and Sound
Our Barn Find Project AMX continues to progress and we are thrilled with how this little beast performs and handles.…
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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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Corvette in the Barn; a Book Review
I have driven Corvettes since I was 22 and have always had a “burning” for one of these bad ass…
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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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Louisville Concours d’Elegance at Churchill Downs
At the same time the Forge Muscle Car Show was going on the Louisville Kentucky Concours d’Elegance at Churchill Downs…
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Project Drag Pack goes to a show
The show season is beginning to wind down for the year but we recently attended an October Fest and car…
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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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Ford Talladega and Mercury Spoiler Details
When you get 25 rare cars together in one location you can’t help but take a look to see how…
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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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2010 Forge Muscle Car Show Video
If you were one of those unfortunate car guys that missed the 2010 Forge Muscle Car Show we have a…
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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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Help us Build a Rat Rod! (not a barn find; it came out of a pasture)
Could this become a Rat Rod? If you are a regular visitor to our site you have probably guessed that…
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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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1969 Ford Talladega; Overview
If you are going to the Forge Muscle Car Show on Oct. 1 and 2 in Kingsport, TN then you…
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1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Overview
As you know, the Ford Talladega Family Reunion being held in conjunction with the Forge Muscle Car show in Kingsport…
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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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Growing Up NASCAR, Humpy Wheeler
You don’t have to be a NASCAR fan to enjoy this book but it will sure help. This $25 suggested…
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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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Banjo Mathews Talladega Prototype
The Talladega Family Reunion is going full blast and the cars are getting ready. You will remember the prior article…
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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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Barn Find and Project Car Update
Many of you have been asking what is up with the Project Cars and any new Barn Finds? It has…
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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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Smart String
My Sting is smarter than your String! Sounds like a challenge doesn’t it. Well, you better send your string to…
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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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White Banjo Matthews Prototype Ford Talladega
This is another rare Ford Talladega Prototype once owned by Banjo Matthews and headed to the Forge Muscle Car Show…
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Smokey Yunick Hot Vapor Engine in Hot Rod Magazine
If you have been with us since the beginning you know that one of the first Feature Cars we introduced…
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Two Ford Talladega Prototypes for Banjo Matthews; an Update
We have been keeping you posted on the very special and very rare Ford Talladegas that will be appearing at…
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New Zealand love American Muscle Cars
Recently we featured an Australian race shop and museum but today we wanted you to see what is happening in…
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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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Corvette 1968-1982 Collector’s Originality Guide
I have went out in search of many old cars and not just a few of them were Corvettes. I…
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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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1955 Ghia Giloa Coupe Concept Car
This Ghia Giloa Coupe was designed for the 1955 Turin Motor Show in Italy. It is a striking design and…
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Muscle Cars by Mike Mueller and Motorbooks
Motorbooks knows what us gear heads like and they have struck again. This new Muscle Car book is a smaller…
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Project Barn Find AMX
If you are a regular reader at this site you already know about our Barn Find AMX turned Project Car.…
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1964 Pontiac Banshee
Pontiac was known as a performance car back in the day of Muscle Cars. In fact it seemed Pontiac was…
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Wellborn Muscle Car Museum in Alexander City Alabama
Since Muscle Car TV did the feature on the Tim and Pam Wellborn Muscle Car Museum in Alexander City Alabama…
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Hot Rods a Book Review
Motorbooks is always coming up with a new book that is a must have for the book shelf or the…
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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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New Zealand American Car Show
We recently received another link to a New Zealand car show that featured American cars from one of our friends,…
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Don Garlits Antique Car Museum
Don long ago we brought you photos from the Don Garlits Drag Racing Museum, today we are adding the Don…
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Muscle Car TV goes to Wellborn Museum
By: Richard Fleener Mark your Calenders! Muscle Car TV will be broadcasting their visit to the Wellborn Muscle Car Museum…
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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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1948 Norman Timbs Special
By: Richard Fleener When you think of mid-engined cars you usually are thinking Lamborghini, Ferrari or some other exotic sports…
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250 MPH Street Machine
You may have seen this car on our site before or on the pages of HOT ROD magazine but you…
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Cobra in the Barn
Obviously, the title is to catch your eye. That must have been just what author Tom Cotter was thinking when…
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Last Production Talladega at Forge Muscle Car Show
The Ford Talladega “Family Reunion” will be held in conjunction with the Forge Muscle Car show on October 1 and…
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1935 Offy Print by Herb Dixon
We are beginning to ramp up our new web site Online Store and are very proud to announce our first…
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Beach Hop Whangamata New Zealand
By: Richard Fleener I love my cars and all we get to do with them but it is really about…
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GM Pontiac Firebird II Concept Car
In the 1950s it seems everyone was fascinated with Space Ships. They were on TV, movies, cartoons, comic book and…
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Richard Petty NASCAR King
When you talk of the King around race folks most will know you mean Richard “The King” Petty. He won…
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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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Top Ten Car Crazy Symptoms
If you’re a fan of Car Crazy you know Barry Meguiar is always talking about being Car Crazy. Now Meguiar’s…
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Bobby Darin Di Dia 150
Back in the 50s and 60s there were a couple of young Hollywood entertainers that were the stars of young…
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1967 Mustang Project Car Update
It has been sometime since we have given you an update on our 1967 Mustang Fastback Project Car. You might…
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