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OCTOBER 26, 2011: PACKARD-A PBS DOCUMENTARY SHEDS LIGHT ON A TWENTIETH...

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  PBS has always been a great source of information about history, science and current events.   Occasionally PBS will do a great rock and roll...
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MSCC TIME CAPSULE-HOT ROD COMICS INSPIRED A WHOLE GENERATION OF CAR...

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Hot rod comics were a fixture for kids back in the 1960s and 70s.They were a gateway to a world that we could only...
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OCTOBER 23, 2011: DETROIT STYLE FROM THE PAST-WHEN GOOD LOOKS CAN...

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  The bygone era of Detroit included many very stylish rides.   This fact is one of the big reasons that old iron has such incredible...
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MSCC TIME CAPSULE:A COSMICALLY FAR-OUT PSYCHO-DERMIC HIPPY MUFFLER AD FROM 1970

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I read this muffler ad from a 1970 car magazine and almost needed a translator for the opening line- "If your bag is...

A HEALTHY ADDICTION: ONE MAN’S COLLECTION IS THE START OF A...

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This addiction started out innocently. Terry McCrindle saw a 1/18 scale model Roadrunner 25 years ago at a local Dodge dealer and the hook...
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OCTOBER 19, 2011: A POINT WHERE MATH NERDS AND CAR GUYS...

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  Pi is a number from the geometry world that has no final number in its sequence (3.14 etc...).   For some reason Pi has replaced...
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OCTOBER 19, 2011: A CLASSIC ’57 CHEVY STARS IN A NOT-SO-CLASSIC...

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  I had never seen 'Mike and Molly' until it advertised an episode that featured a story line where Mike purchased a 1957 Chevy 2-door...

OCTOBER 17, 2011: DAN WHELDON 1978-2011 THE RISK FACTOR IS OVERLOOKED...

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  DAN WHELDON 1978-2011 THE RISK FACTOR IS OVERLOOKED FAR TOO OFTEN   The loss of any driver in the pursuit of a win is tragic and...

OCTOBER 15, 2011: YOU HAVE JUST BOUGHT FOUR WHEELS, RUST AND...

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  We are now in the autumn of well... autumn.   The leaves are definitely brown and the skies are a nice shade of gray, so...

OCTOBER 14, 2011: A NEW CYBER AGE — CAR GUYS CAN...

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  My earliest recollection of a simulated driving game was in the arcade area at the original Olympic Lanes bowling alley.   It was a primitive...

OCTOBER 11, 2011: 1970 CHARGER 500-A REAL LIFE VERSION OF A...

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    Most car guys have the same dream.   It's the one about opening an old barn door and finding a mint classic car under a...
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OCTOBER 7, 2011: BACK TO THE FUTURE–WE NEED TO PUT FINS...

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  It would be fair to say that fins were born on the 1948 Cadillac and fizzled out in the 60s.   The high water mark...
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TIME CAPSULE:A WILD IDEA FROM DETROIT’S PAST: THE FIFTH WHEEL THUNDERBIRD

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A famous American automotive design firm named Marcks-Hazelquist-Powers was a significant player in the look of Detroit's finest from the past. They were creative...

OCTOBER 5, 2011: IS IT TIME TO INVEST IN A COLLECTOR...

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  The only consistent feature about the stock market is its inconsistency.   The confusing variables that influence the rise and fall of shares are more...
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OCTOBER 3, 2011:1984 W-40 HURST OLDS-NOT EXACTLY GRANDMOTHER APPROVED

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  Darcy Snyder inherited a fair amount of money from his grandmother but he doubts very much that she would appreciate how he spent he...
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OCTOBER 2, 2011 STAR TRUCKIN’: ’27 TT ANOTHER REASON WHY THE...

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  Terrence McBride is the proud owner of a 1927 Model TT truck, and guys like him are the reason that Henry Ford's best idea...
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OCTOBER 2, 2011: 1960 CHRYSLER SARATOGA- A SWISS-FIN CAR LOVE AFFAIR...

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  Marty Rissi grew up across the pond in Switzerland but he acquired a huge fondness for the Virgil Exner late 50s early era fin...

OCTOBER 1, 2011 STAR TRUCKIN’:AN AMAZING 1956 CHEV 5700 RESTO-MOD THAT...

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A stock 1956 Chevrolet 5700 3-ton truck will draw plenty of attention at a show, but this resto-mod 1-ton version is a people magnet....
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OCTOBER 1, 2011:A SCARY-LOOKING OLD SCHOOL RAT ROD FITS RIGHT INTO...

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  A 1930 Chevy rat rod caught our attention and we felt that a Franken-Chevy belonged in our October slate of car stories.   It was...

OCTOBER 1, 2011: 1958 FORD FAIRLANE 500 SKYLINER RETRACTABLE HARDTOP-FORD’S BETTER...

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  The 1950s provided some of the most unique styling in automotive history.   Fins, chrome and big V-8s were the trademarks of the era and...