APRIL 3, 2011: 1963 ½ FORD GALAXIE 500 XL – 427...

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  The 1963 NASCAR stock car was much closer to the actual showroom car than the 21st century version of the "stock car".   That's why...

APRIL 3, 2011-A 1957 LINCOLN RESTO-MOD WITH AN UNUSUAL GENERAL MOTORS...

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  General Motors and Ford have never been close.   The rivals have competed for generations and their feud makes the Hatfield-McCoy dust up look like...
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APRIL 2, 2011: A 1967 CAMARO FULFILLS A CHEVY DREAM FOR...

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  Jim Heinzlmeir had a Bowtie connection with his good friend Kelly Anderson.   They both loved the first generation Camaros from the General.   They loved...

APRIL 1, 2011:1953 CHEVROLET CONVERTIBLE-A LESS WELL KNOWN BOWTIE

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  Barry Haner is a member of a giant, unofficial car club-the classic Chevrolet car club.   Like many Chevy aficionados, he's a huge fan of...

APRIL 2011 STARS IN TRAFFIC: GOODBYE WINTER-IT’S ABOUT TIME

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We talk to hundreds of car guys every month and one thing was very clear... That was a brutally long winter. It was the...

APRIL 2011 STARS OF THE SHOW-SPRING FINALLY ARRIVES

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Typically April is a month for dusting off your classic iron-unless you live in an area where winter is a concept and not a...

APRIL 2011 FALLEN STARS-FOUR WHEELED WORKS OF ART

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Lately,old cars have been treated like toxic waste. In a headlong rush to be the most politically correct, far too many great project cars...

MARCH 29, 2011: WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE WORLD’S BEST CAR...

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  One type of vehicle that always draws attention at car shows is an un-restored original vehicle.   A car or truck that has a Popeye-like...

MARCH 28, 2011: HERE’S A CAR GUY NEWSFLASH: REAL MEN CAN...

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  One of the casualties of our modern world is manliness.   These days guys have fallen victim to things like facials, skin softeners and a...

MARCH 27, 2011: THE 5-6-7 CHEVIES…WHICH YEAR WINS THIS BEAUTY CONTEST?

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  Sure beauty is only skin deep, but what car guy doesn't get his head turned by a pretty set of wheels?   Perhaps the most...

MARCH 25, 2011: WHEN AM RADIO WAS THE KING OF THE...

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  AM radio used to rule the world. Sure it took a licking when a young punk named TV came to town, but radios were...

MARCH 23, 2011: P.J O’ROURKE IS A GOD TO ME…TURNS OUT...

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One of my personal writer heroes is the legendary P.J. O'Rourke. He has written for many publications from Rolling Stone to Esquire. He has...

MARCH 21, 2011: A SPRING WEEKEND CAR SHOW IN A FROZEN...

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  This was the first weekend of spring for many parts of the world.   Our part of the world was not on the list.   Winter...

HIDDEN TREASURE-A GREAT CLASSIC CAR MUSEUM…BUT THE LOCATION IS CLASSIFIED

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Some of the greatest car collections are not public friendly for a very simple reason-you can't trust the public. That's why some guys keep...

MARCH 17, 2011: THE 1953 CORVETTE–A POST-WAR CAR MADE FOR SELFISH...

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  The 1953 Corvette was alone on its own island.   Here was a two-seater North American convertible that had no practical use for most post-war...

MARCH 17, 2011: WHY THE MODEL T WAS A MUCH BIGGER...

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  Facebook is an amazing social force.   But the Model T was a bigger force when Hank Ford designed an affordable set of wheels in...
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THE CARS AND TRUCKS OF ST. PADDY’S DAY- 17 OF THE...

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The country of Ireland bestowed a great gift on the world when it began the St. Patrick's Day tradition...a.k.a. the world's best party....

MARCH 15, 2011: WHAT CAN A CAR GUY DO WHEN HIS...

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  The idea of a tattoo is entirely a matter of choice.   But what do you do when Junior comes home and declares his love...

MARCH 14, 2011-A 1955 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK MAKES A DREAM COME...

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  The old car and truck hobby is typically the stuff of dreams for car guys.   We all have our dream rides, but real life...

MARCH 13, 2011: CARS OF THE PAST – A GOLDEN TIME...

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  Car guys of a certain age remember their pre-adolescent era before they discovered their older brother's 'Playboy' stash between his mattress and box spring.   ...