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DEC 7: EDMONTON, AB Michener-Allen Automotive Auction
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MYSTAR OCTOBER 24 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE CLASSIC FACTORY DUAL EXHAUST...
Dual exhaust systems weren’t much of a factor with regular production cars until Ford introduced the flathead V-8 in March 1932.
That’s when the performance...
OCTOBER 2025: 1960 THUNDERBIRD—THE THREE DEUCES MAKE EMILY SPECIAL
The Squarebird era (1958-1960) Thunderbirds never got the same press coverage as the tri-five (1955-57) first-gen Thunderbirds.
That doesn’t mean the Squarebirds were unpopular because...
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MARCH 2023 STARS OF THE SHOW–AUGUST 12, 2010…A SHOW WHERE THE...
The car culture rises to the occasion every time--especially when the community asks for help.
That was true on August 12, 2010 when a young...
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: POTENTIALLY VERY BAD IDEA–A BIG BLOCK UNDER THE...
For many car guys, there was a time and place for vintage rides: the past.
Many car guys like little or nothing about old cars...
DECEMBER 10, 2011: IS SANTA CLAUS REALLY JUST A CAREER CRIMINAL? INQUIRING MINDS WANT...
We put a great deal of trust in Santa Claus.
We encourage the man to break into our houses and leave a generous supply...
REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT ELEPHANT: A LOOK BACK AT THE LAST PRODUCTION 426 HEMI
The 1972 model lineup for Chrysler Corporation was down one engine option for its customers.
Their buyers could no longer check off the 426...
THE GOLDILOCKS FORMULA FOR CAR GUYS
Old rides come in all shapes and sizes from stock to wild enough to question the sanity of the builder.
The question for most car...
OCTOBER 6 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE WAYS A WINTER CAR PROJECT IS THE KEY...
The idea that a car project will torpedo a stable ship of marriage is not without merit.
The conflict between spouses and cars will become...
JULY 2015: A 1966 OLDSMOBILE TORONADO COMES HOME FOR GOOD THIS TIME
One of the coolest cars to ever come out of the Sensational Sixties was the 1966 Olds Toronado.
The General invented the stylish name (Toronado)...
COULD I HAVE GRAFTED ON SOME COOL FACTOR IN ’72?
I love leafing through old car magazines just to see what could have been because it sure looks like they gave away gold for...
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