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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...