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1964 Pontiac GTO Vs. 1962-1964 Ferrari 250 GTO

January 21, 2019
Pete Dunton

The granddaddy of all European sports cars is the 2-seat 1962-1964 Ferrari 250 GTO. This wasn’t a fast car produced for sale to the general public, but a genuine race car that was produced to drive on public streets. It Continue reading →

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1968-1969 Buick GS 400 – Mediocrity No More

December 18, 2018
Pete Dunton

The cornerstone of the GM’s 1960s muscle car offerings was its A-body platform. This was the GM platform the Pontiac GTO, Chevrolet Chevelle SS, Oldsmobile 442, and Buick GS were all built on during the 1960s and early 1970s. It Continue reading →

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1962-1965 Chevrolet Fuel Injected 327 V8 – Why Chevrolet Abandoned This Magnificent V8

December 14, 2018
Pete Dunton

Chevrolet was an innovator when it pertained to fuel injection. It wasn’t the first automaker to offer it in a performance car, that honor goes to Mercedes Benz which first released the fuel injected 300 SL for the 1955 model Continue reading →

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1978-1990 Dodge Omni – the Little Car that Rescued Chrysler

November 24, 2018
Pete Dunton

Car historians will credit the Chrysler Corporation’s introduction of the front-wheel drive K-car for the 1981 model year as the main turning point for Chrysler after its 1980 Government financial bailout. This would indeed be true but only partially, Chrysler’s Continue reading →

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AMC 401 V8 – Muscle Car Heavy Weight

November 21, 2018
Pete Dunton

AMC didn’t get serious about competing in the muscle car segment until the late-1960s. By then it offered the AMX, Javelin, and the SC/Rambler – all were formidable muscle cars. However none of this would have mattered if it had Continue reading →

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1984-1992 Lincoln Mark VII LSC – the Genuine Hot Rod Lincoln

September 22, 2018
Pete Dunton

There was a song called “Hot Rod Lincoln” that Charlie Ryan wrote, performed, and first released in 1955. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen would make famous a cover version of this song which would reach #9 on the Continue reading →

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1957 Chevrolet – Truly an Automotive Icon

September 20, 2018
Pete Dunton

The 1957 Chevrolet or 1957 Chevy which it is more commonly called, was the first massed produced American car built after World War II to rise to the level of a collector car. By the 1970s, 2-door 1957 Chevy models Continue reading →

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Front-Wheel Drive GM80 Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird

August 9, 2018
Pete Dunton

When studying automotive history just like any other type of history, you quickly realize how events could have easily played out in a different way leading to a totally different outcome. For instance, what if Ford never produced the Mustang Continue reading →

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1980-1982 Ford Thunderbird – Luxury with Loads of Electronic Gizmos

July 20, 2018
Pete Dunton

Ford had a profits bonanza with the seventh generation 1977-1979 Thunderbird which was based on the mid-size Ford Torino platform. It sold just under 1 million units in three models years which made it the most successful Thunderbird generation in Continue reading →

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1969-1970 Ram Air III 400 – a Tiger of an Engine

June 9, 2018
Pete Dunton

The Pontiac 400 cubic-inch V8 engine was a big hit with Pontiac buyers when it was released for the 1967 model year. It was based on the familiar Pontiac V8 family architecture which made it reliable along with providing very Continue reading →

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