Project Cars
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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What Are You Working On? 1935 Bugatti T57 Stelvio
In early 2016 we did an article on Chalfant Motor Company since that time James (Jim) Hery has continued to use…
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Patch Panels for 68/69 Mercury Cyclone
If you would like to reach Dr. Cyclone, Tom Wilson, you can do so by phone or text 770-757-1508. It…
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1955 Dodge Project Car Update
Peggy Sue, our 1955 Dodge Royal Project Car is making some progress over the winter months in hopes of a…
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1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler 390 Four-Speed Restoration
The 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler is a very rare muscle car. Two versions were made; a blue and white Dan…
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Fixer Upper; Project Car Update: 1955 Dodge
Summer has been extremely busy and activity on our Project Car 1955 Dodge has not been very dramatic but that…
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Project Corvette For Sale
As with all of our Project Cars, they are for sale at anytime. Before we jump into our most recent…
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Fixer Upper; 1955 Dodge Project Car Update
It has been awhile since we introduced you to our 1955 Dodge Project Car. It has been a very busy…
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Power Nation to Feature Our 1969 Nuremberg Dodge Daytona
If you remember our 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona was filmed for the Power Nation TV show sometime back. I just…
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Fixer Upper GTO: Part 4, the Cost
This is the last Post on our 2004 Fixer Upper Pontiac GTO. We told you previously about what we started…
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Fixer Upper: GTO; Part 1
Although our 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado Fixer Upper is still moving slowly we jumped into a second project and we are…
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Fixer Upper
We are going to start a new series of posts here on www.LegendaryCollectorCars.com called Fixer Upper. Although I love the…
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Enclosed Car Hauler; Best Paint?
We are fortunate enough to have a couple of trailers to haul around our cars. The first is the standard…
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Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals
We just returned from the 2014 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in Chicago. It was unbelievable. The quality and quantity of…
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Micro Paint Finishes; Part 3
This is our third and final part of our repair of a major scratch on our 2001 ZO6 Corvette. The…
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MicroFinish Paint Repairs; Part 1
On July 4th 2001 my wife and I went down to our local Chevrolet dealer and drove home in a…
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Project Nuremberg Dodge Daytona; Part 18
This is Part 18 of the story on our 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Project Nuremberg Car. In future Parts we…
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Project Car 1969 Dodge Charger Nuremberg Daytona; Part 16 Painting
This is Part 16 of the story on our 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Project Nuremberg Car. In future Parts we…
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Project Nuremberg Dodge Daytona #15
This is Part 15 of the story on our 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Project Nuremberg Car. In future Parts we…
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Project Nuremberg Dodge Daytona #14
This is Part 14 of the story on our new 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Project Car. In future Parts we…
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A Vintage Race Special
The 1969 Boss 302 Factory Race Car That Wasn’t Factory (But Hey, it was still a genuine Boss….) A guest…
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Project Nuremberg Daytona; Part 13
This is Part 13 of the story on our new 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Project Car. In future Parts we…
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1969 AMX Barn Find Driving Impressions
Previously we showed you the build of our 1969 AMC AMX Barn Find, Click Here to see that Post and…
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1969 Dodge Daytona Project Car; Project Nuremberg Daytona, Part 12
This is Part 12 of our ongoing story of the Restoration of our 1969 Dodge Nuremberg Daytona Project Car. (Start with…
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New Reproduction Parts
We own a couple of 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoilers and one Spoiler II. One problem that everyone who owns one…
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1969 Dodge Daytona Project Car; Project Nuremberg Daytona, Part 11
This is Part 11 of our ongoing story of the Restoration of our 1969 Dodge Nuremberg Daytona Project Car. (Start with…
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Helping You Purchase Your Collector Car
There is one thing that prevents many of us from purchasing that Legendary Collector Car of our dreams…MONEY. Until recently…
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1969 Dodge Daytona Project Car; Project Nuremberg Daytona, Part 10
This is Part 10 of our ongoing story of the Restoration of our 1969 Dodge Nuremberg Daytona Project Car. (Start with…
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1969 Dodge Daytona Project Car; Project Nuremberg Daytona, Part 9
This is Part 9 of our ongoing story of the Restoration of our 1969 Dodge Nuremberg Daytona Project Car. (Start with…
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1969 Dodge Daytona Project Car; Project Nuremberg Daytona, Part 8
In Part 7 we told you how our Project Nuremberg Daytona left Creative Industries and today in Part 8 we…
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1969 Dodge Nuremberg Daytona Project Car Part-7
This is Part 7 of the story on our new 1969 Dodge Charger Nuremberg Daytona Project Car. In future Parts…
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1969 Dodge Charger Nuremberg Daytona Project Car – Part 6
This is Part 6 of the story on our new 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Project Car. In this Part we…
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1969 Dodge Charger Nuremberg Daytona Project Car – Part 3
This is Part 3 of the story on our new 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Project Car. In future Parts we…
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1969 Dodge Charger Nuremberg Daytona Background-Part 2
This is Part 2 of the story on our new 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Project Car. In future Parts we…
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1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Background-Part 1
This is Part 1 of the story on our new 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Project Car. In future Parts we…
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Poject Cougar Update
We are trying real hard to get the Project Cougar finished up in the next couple of weeks. We have…
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1967 Dodge Coronet; Project Frankenstien
Approximately one year ago I started on a project that had been in the back of my head of sometime. I wanted to…
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1969 Mercury Cougar XR7 Project Car
We have not been the best about keeping you up to date on all of our Project Cars. Unfortunately, as…
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New Project: 1954 GMC Fuel Tanker Truck
Some folks have a strong brand loyalty to the cars they collect. Some prefer only muscle cars while others prefer…
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Motor Trend Road Kill
 I have subscribed to Motor Trend Magazine for decades off and on. I have always considered it a good…
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What are you working on?
This is what we started with. We have been telling you about what others are working on so I thought…
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What are you working on?
We like to hear from each of you on what your current projects are. One of our friends from down…
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Resto-Mods
Over that past year or so we have noticed that the collector car market seems to be evolving. On many…
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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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Restoration or Resto-Mod?
Authentic Restoration Your input is very important to us. What you have to say has a lot of impact on…
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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 8: AMX Barn Find
 For two years now we have been working on our Project Car Barn Find AMX. It is now completed…
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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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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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Project Barn Find AMX Update
We have finally gotten the Project Barn Find AMX back from the paint shop, have the new interior in and…
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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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Barn Find Project AMX Update
As usual we have slipped a little on the timeline for the AMX but better to take your time and…
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1969 Mercury Cougar Project Car
This is actually the second time around for this car to be in our Project Car garage. The first time…
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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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V-10 in a Mustang!
This is something to see and we will be bringing you much more in the future. It is a 1967…
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Project Barn Find AMX Update
Every day we see progress now. The AMX is into final assembley and buff; still not done but I can…
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Project Barn Find AMX Update
Here is another teaser/project update on our Barn Find AMX. At this point the car is getting its first buff…
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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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Project Barn Find AMX Update
It’s Red; Project Barn Find AMX is Red! It has been several months since we media blasted the AMX back…
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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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Barn Finds Found Part #3
This is our third and last post on this Barn Find collection. I hope you have found this entertaining. If…
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Barn Finds Found Part 2
Recently we showed you the Barn Finds we just uncovered. Today, we bring you some more! 1969 Olds Cutlass…
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Barn Finds Found
We all dream of finding a barn out in the country full of rare old cars. I have been more…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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Project Car Barn Find AMX Update
We have been working hard on the Barn Find AMX but still have a long way to go. This week…
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Update on Project AMX
Some of you have been asking about the 1969 Project AMX in our garage. The work has been going on…
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1967 Mustang Fastback Restoration Update
The day we have been waiting for has finally arrived. We have actually started doing improvements to our 1967 Mustang…
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1967 Mustang Fastback Restoration
This is our 1967 Mustang Fastback that appeared in the Gloriana Music Video before my children all left their driver’s…
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Pertronix Ignitor III Distributor
If you have been following our 1969 AMX Barn Find Project Car you will be interested to know that the…
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New Project Car; Shelby Mustang
This is not one of ours but it is a start to finish project that I thought you would like…
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New AMX Project Car added to Garage
We have added a new Project AMX to our garage. It replaces the previous car which has since been sold…
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Barn Find page updated
We have had a very productive November from a Barn Find perspective. Not only did we find a bunch of…
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Rat Rod Photos
By: Richard Fleener Rat Rods continue to grow in popularity. They range from old beater 50’s machines in a combination…
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1966 Mustang Shelby GT 350 Clone Project Car
By: Richard Fleener You like Project Cars so we decided to pull one out from the past and replay it…
Read More » Book Review on Automotive Trim Repair
If you want to make your car stand out at a car show you have to have the details right.…
Read More »1969 Ford Talladega Update
Since we purchased this Talladega, the first one off the assembly line, we have been driving and showing it in…
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1969 Mercury Cougar 428 CJ XR7 comes to life!
We just finished the Labor Day Weekend and had great time. Our goal this summer has been to see our…
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Cougar Project Car
One of our long term Project Cars is about to come out of the garage. It isn’t complete but is…
Read More » Ford Talladega/Mercury Spoiler II Hood Release Project
If you own a Talladega or Spoiler II you will want to read our new Project on our Project Car…
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Keeping a Muscle Car Alive
This book authored by Harvey White , Jr. and published by Motorbooks, applies to all cars of the 1960s and1970s…
Read More » Hot Rod Garages by Peter Mincent
You want to see how the other half lives? Like to see other guys garages? These are the garages we…
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New Project Video
We are trying something new and we want to know what you think. Click Here and go to our Detailing…
Read More » Sand Blasting on the Cheap
Check out our new project page on sand/media blasting on the cheap. In today’s hard economic times this may help…
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1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler Barn Find Update
I usually say, “Wipe it down; Fire it up; Hit the road.” I think in this case it is more…
Read More » Project AMX Tear Down
We have finally started to do real work on the AMX. We had to do some searching for replacement body…
Read More »Muscle Car update on the 1968 Cyclone GT 500
If you are a regular visitor to this site you already know my search for the real information on the…
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Four Post Lift; Assembly
We are building a four post lift, Dannmar D-7, from Garage Equipment Supply (GES USA). It is the Official Lift…
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Moving Cars from Los Angeles to Tennessee or moving from LA to Hee Haw!
The story of two married California urbanites that think Tennessee is the place you odda be! Since we just revised…
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1968 Mercury Cyclone GT 500 – More is Learned
As many of you know Katrina and I have a 1968 Mercury Cyclone GT 500 of which only 60 were…
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Mustang, 101 Projects for Your Mustang
Since we are about to start on our own Project Mustang we thought we should pick up a copy of…
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1967 Mustang Fastback Project Car, HELP
We have a 1967 Mustang fastback with factory air, 289 and C4 automatic. I have owned this car since the…
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Help; Does Anyone Know What I’ve Got?
HELP!!!! I have what is called a 68 Mercury Cyclone GT 500 with a Marti Report to document what it…
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Mustang, Does Ford know what it is?
When is a Ford Talladega a Mustang Cobra? What would you do if Ford Motor Company told you that your…
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