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MAY 2012 STARS OF THE SHOW:THURSDAY NIGHT CRUISE IN CAR TOWN

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Stars of the Show generally follows a format that includes cars from shows across North America. One of the best car guy per capita...
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APRIL 27, 2012: THE MATH BEHIND A ‘NEW’ OLD CAR-WHAT DO...

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  Most MSCC readers are well aware of the classic car song "Little Old Lady from Pasadena" because it's become the stuff of legends.   Most of...
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APRIL 22, 2012: THE BEST THING ABOUT THE TV SHOW ‘SUPERNATURAL...

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  'Supernatural' is a pretty good TV show for many reasons.   Firstly, it is not another vacuous self help talk show that is designed to...
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APRIL 22, 2012: FIVE SOLID REASONS TO BUY A VINTAGE CAR...

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  Most car guys have no trouble finding reasons to buy the old iron.   For many car guys, it is the reason that they get up...
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APRIL 13, 2012: WHEN THE INEVITABLE QUESTION COMES UP–WHERE ARE WE...

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  The time comes in every relationship when commitment issues become the angry and unpredictable 800-lb gorilla in the room.   That is the critical point...
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APRIL 7, 2012: CAR RELATED STUFF FROM THE PAST THAT PRODUCE...

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  There are many things from the past that tweak our collective sense of nostalgia.   Some are more obvious than others, even in car guy...
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APRIL 6, 2012: THE STORY BEHIND ONE GUY’S REMARKABLE BARN FINDS–THEY...

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  Rick Hartley is a hard-working owner/operator of a trucking operation who is also a heart and soul car guy.   The trouble for Rick is...
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APRIL 5, 2012: TEN “PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH MY CAR” SIGNS...

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  TEN "PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH MY CAR" SIGNS THAT YOU WILL NEVER SEE AT A CAR SHOW   The worst case scenario for car guys is...
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APRIL 5, 2012: SPRING TIME FOR CAR GUYS–TIME TO SHOW OFF...

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  We are not quite sure winter has totally released its death grip on our part of the planet but we appear to be close....
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APRIL 4, 2012: WHEN HOT ROD TV STRETCHES THE REALITY OF...

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  Hot Rod TV did a show about a custom car shop that only does work on 1964 and older rides.   The idea was that...
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APRIL 4, 2012: A SURE SIGN OF SPRING-THE OLD IRON HITS...

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  This is the time of year when signs of spring open the door to a much better season.   Songbirds return, grass starts growing, blossoms reappear...
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MARCH 31, 2012 (APRIL 2012): A HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM LOVE...

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  A couple of late 70s Dodge trucks side by side at a Mopar meet was interesting enough to investigate because one of them was...
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MARCH 31, 2012 (APRIL 2012): A HARLEY GETS TRADED FOR A...

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  This 1951 Chevy sedan comes from an era when it fulfilled the dreams of a practical owner who wanted a practical car.   It has...
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MARCH 31, 2012 (APRIL 2012): 1957 CHEVROLET BEL AIR WAGON –...

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  Wayne Russell has nothing but fond memories of his first Chevy Bel Air station wagon.   This was back in the swinging 60s and that...
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MARCH 30, 2012 (APRIL 2012): 1957 DESOTO…RESCUING A WORK OF ART...

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Most of the time a car that's shoved into a wetland on the back 40 acres has a very bleak future. Time is short...
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MARCH 30, 2012 (APRIL 2012): 1966 PLYMOUTH SATELLITE 426 STREET HEMI-EXTREMELY...

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  Mike Adams was born to own this car. His mother drove a 1966 Coronet convertible when he was a kid and that car left...
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MARCH 30,2012 (APRIL 2012): ’29 FORD HI-BOY – BUILDING A CLASSIC...

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Butch Latham never had to look at plans to build a classic Ford Hi-boy because he had everything filed away in his own memory...
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MARCH 30, 2012 (APRIL 2012) A BEAUTIFUL 1958 MERCURY PARK LANE...

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  Bill Sheridan lives in western Canada, close enough to see the Rocky Mountains on the western horizon from the right vantage point close to...
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MARCH 29, 2012 (APRIL 2012): A RARE 1975 PONTIAC GRAND AM...

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We were very lucky to run into Robert Samonig at a car show with his 1975 Pontiac Grand Am because it was only Robert's...
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MARCH 29, 2012 (APRIL 2012): A 1938 FORD RESTO-MOD IS SERIOUS...

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  Lloyd Goetz has always been a fan of the '40 Ford until he saw a 1938 Ford and all bets were off for him....