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APRIL 22, 2012: FIVE SOLID REASONS TO BUY A VINTAGE CAR OR TRUCK THIS...

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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 in the morning and still want to breathe-well maybe not...
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APRIL 13, 2012: WHEN THE INEVITABLE QUESTION COMES UP–WHERE ARE WE GOING WITH THIS?

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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 where the involved parties have to fish or cut bait,...
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APRIL 7, 2012: CAR RELATED STUFF FROM THE PAST THAT PRODUCE A BIG BAD...

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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 world.   Here are a few things that are a fond part...
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APRIL 6, 2012: THE STORY BEHIND ONE GUY’S REMARKABLE BARN FINDS–THEY WERE NEVER LOST

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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 that the car season is also the busy season for...
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APRIL 5, 2012: TEN “PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH MY CAR” SIGNS YOU WILL NEVER...

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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 the exact moment that somebody takes liberties with their newly-finished...
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APRIL 5, 2012: SPRING TIME FOR CAR GUYS–TIME TO SHOW OFF THE WINTER PROJECTS

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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.   Only fear, common sense and a layer of winter sand...
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APRIL 4, 2012: WHEN HOT ROD TV STRETCHES THE REALITY OF 1964 TECHNOLOGY FOR...

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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 the old school philosophy was a fundamental part of the...
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APRIL 4, 2012: A SURE SIGN OF SPRING-THE OLD IRON HITS THE HIGHWAY…1970 PONTIAC...

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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 and best of all...old iron hits the highway.   I travel with...
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MARCH 31, 2012 (APRIL 2012): A HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM LOVE THEIR COLORFUL 70S...

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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 a 1979 Dodge Little Red Express.   The black truck beside...
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MARCH 31, 2012 (APRIL 2012): A HARLEY GETS TRADED FOR A STOCK 6-CYLINDER POWERED...

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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 a much smaller fan club than its younger and more...