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OCTOBER 31, 2011 (NOVEMBER 2011) STAR TRUCKIN’: 1974 DATSUN PICKUP-RARE IMPORT...

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  In 1974 Japanese automakers were just starting to make serious inroads into the North American market.   Cars like Toyota Corollas, Honda Civics and Datsun 510s...
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OCTOBER 30, 2011 (NOVEMBER 2011): 1971 CHARGER RT-THE ACTUAL 1971 NHL...

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  In 1971 Ken Dryden was just another kid attending Cornell University when the legendary Montreal Canadiens called him up for six regular season NHL...
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NOVEMBER 2011 STARS IN TRAFFIC-CLASSY OLD RIDES ON THE ROADS OF...

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Cars have always been a case of function over form for the owners. Any doubts are quashed by studying sales charts-4 door sedans have...
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NOVEMBER 2011 STARS OF THE SHOW-POST CAR SHOW SEASON REFLECTIONS

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Linus gets stiffed yet again by The Great Pumpkin at Halloween and car season officially ends in climates that don't have cities that have...
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NOVEMBER 2011 FALLEN STARS-NATURAL BEAUTY OR UNNATURAL BLIGHT ON THE LANDSCAPE?

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There are two distinct sides on the "old car as a part of the landscape" issue. The detractors call them a blight on the...
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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...