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Mercury Zephyrs were a pretty forgettable car from the Blue Oval boys. They were an attempt by Ford to tie practicality and performance into one...

  There is a basic rule of thumb for us when it comes to a Chevy Nomad:   We grab the opportunity to get the story...

  We attend many car shows every summer and one of the constants at every show is that we never see a 1984 Toyota Celica...

  Ralph Croteau is pretty handy with the tools and his skills came into play when he bought his 1965 Ford Econoline pickup truck.   He...

MARCH 2013 STARS OF THE SHOW: A LOOK AT THINGS TO COME THIS YEAR FOR NORTHERNERS Southerners are kicking off the their car show...

Let's face it-no one really enjoys heavy traffic thanks to the overwhelming amount of stupidity found on today's streets. We've become a tech savvy...

  Every real car guy has a story about the "one that got away".   Some call it a rite of passage because they believe that...

  Two thoughts cross your mind when you see a 1971 Dodge Coronet 4-door sedan at a car show.   This car has either (a) a family...

  'American Graffiti' exploded onto the movie screen in the early 70s, a little over 10 years after its time frame of 1962 in the...

  Regular MSCC readers know Tom McCahill was my biggest automotive journalist influence back in the 1960s.   He was irreverent, colorful and he could turn...

A LOOK AT A TYPICAL DAY AT A CAR SHOW IN THE SUNSHINE STATE OF FLORIDA Dennis Halpin is a long time MSCC reader...

  Imagine a funny TV show based upon the antics of a car guy/family man with a serious and uncontrollable car addiction.   The 90s had...

MARCH 2 STAR OF THE WEEK: FROM THE "THINGS YOU DON'T SEE MUCH ANYMORE" FILE-M-BODY FIFTH AVENUE Picking a Star of the Week isn't...

    We live in an era where a new generation of kids has gone completely nerd and embraced the Internet highways while abandoning time behind...

  I have been a NASCAR fan since I was about 11 years old and my loyalties were always with the Chrysler brand because that...

  Wayne Gretzky is a pretty familiar celebrity to millions of people because he was the most prolific pro hockey player in the history of...

FEBRUARY 17 STAR OF THE WEEK: 1968 TORINO GT CONVERTIBLE INDY PACE CAR, DESERTED BACK ROAD The 1968 Ford Torino GT was chosen as...

  The back nine of the 50s was an extraordinary time for style on Detroit's finest because it was the era of the fin.   The...

  I was at a Mopar show last summer and it was packed with the usual suspects like B-body Road Runners, E-body Challengers and A-Body...

  A Picasso painting of his girlfriend recently sold for 45 million bucks at a London auction.   I have no idea how a guy whose paintings...