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Strato-Streak V8 – Genesis of Pontiac High-Performance

July 3, 2026
Pete Dunton

During Pontiac’s early years, it solidified a reputation of being a car for older drivers. Generally Pontiac was known for building reliable, conventional, and sturdy cars for buyers who wanted a car more upscale than a Chevrolet but not as

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1978-1983 Ford Fairmont – America’s Best Malaise Era Budget Car

May 25, 2025
Pete Dunton

The Malaise era of American automobiles was from the mid-1970s to early-1980s. It was an era focused on fuel efficiency, strict emissions standards, and rapid downsizing of automobiles. These were tough times for the U.S. Automobile Industry since at no

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Bunkie’s Bird Beak 1970-1971 Ford Thunderbird

February 10, 2025
Pete Dunton

For a half of century, the Thunderbird made its mark as Ford’s special personal luxury car. Over this time Ford continually changed the Thunderbird’s persona to fit the ever evolving whims of the car market in order to maximize sales.

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Why The 1982-1984 Camaro Z28 Was A True Performance Car

January 10, 2025
Pete Dunton

The Chevrolet Camaro Z28 had strong sales during the end of the second generation Camaro’s long twelve model year production run. Truth be known Chevrolet could have continued to produce the second generation Camaro Z28 for the rest of the

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Untold Story of the Dodge/Plymouth W23 Warrior Wheel Recall

December 30, 2024December 30, 2024
Pete Dunton

During the 1960s American automakers found new innovative ways to market their cars. One example of this was the introduction of new stylish car wheels. At this time the introduction of American muscle cars and pony, cars wheels took on

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Cadillac’s Greatest Engine – Cadillac 500 cubic-inch V8

November 13, 2024November 13, 2024
Pete Dunton

Cadillac has had many great engines during its long beautiful history and it’s also had a few bad ones. The greatest of Cadillac’s great engines was its massive 500 cubic-inch (8.2 liter) big-block V8. It wasn’t the most powerful V8

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1977-1990 Chevrolet Caprice – America’s Car

September 11, 2024
Pete Dunton

We have all heard the moniker of “America’s Sports Car” applied to the Chevrolet Corvette. However the moniker of “America’s Car” should be applied to the 1977-1990 Chevrolet Caprice. It was a car that was extremely popular not only with

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1970-1973 Pontiac Firebird Formula – Forgotten Performance Firebird

July 31, 2024
Pete Dunton

When the new second generation Pontiac Firebird debuted for the 1970 model year, it was truly a big step forward for the Firebird. The previous squarish exterior shape of the first generation Firebird was replaced by very modern, elegant, and

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1961-1964 Chevrolet Impala – All Things for All People

May 24, 2024
Pete Dunton

There’s no doubt Chevrolet has produced during its lifetime many legendary automobiles, so many in fact, they would be too numerous to mention. However the third generation 1961-1964 Chevrolet Impala proved to be one Chevrolet’s best automobiles of the golden

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1960-1970 Ford Falcon – Most Perfect and Simplistic Compact Car

March 27, 2024
Pete Dunton

When Ford released the Falcon for the 1960 model year, its main purpose was the debut of its first compact car to compete with the Volkswagen Beetle. The result was the Falcon would become one of America’s best selling compact

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