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The Great 5.7 liter Hemi V8 Jeep Wrangler that Could Have Been!

February 22, 2024February 10, 2025
Pete Dunton

Jeep really hit a home run with its 2021-2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 which was a marriage made in Heaven consisting of Mopar’s stunning 470 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque 6.4 liter Hemi V8 and Jeep’s toughest off-roader, the

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Commentary

3 Best Motor Trend “Car of the Year” Winners

February 6, 2024February 2, 2024
Pete Dunton

Motor Trend magazine for the last 75 years has given out its “Car of the Year” award without fail. Over this long span, Motor Trend had both good and bad selections. During most years Motor Trend made good choices with

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Commentary

When the Corvette Had a Vega Steering Wheel

February 4, 2024February 2, 2024
Pete Dunton

During the 1970s, U.S. automakers were forced to divert a lot of their development money towards meeting new safety and emissions regulations. This had automakers looking for ways to cut costs in other areas. One of the easiest ways that

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Muscle Cars

The Sporty Luxury Car Buick Needed – 1963-1965 Buick Riviera

February 2, 2024
Pete Dunton

Buick during its heyday was an upscale car brand that fell just below Cadillac and was slightly above Oldsmobile in GM’s hierarchy. Buick solidified this position in the 1950s and by the early 1960s Buick was really emphasizing its almost

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Classic Cars

5 Most Beautiful 1960s American Cars

January 14, 2024
Pete Dunton

The 1960s decade was a golden era for American automobiles and automotive design. Everything converged together perfectly for American cars in the 1960s. There was the official birth of the muscle car, pony car, America’s first mass produced rear engine

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Classic Cars

2021-2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 – It Will Not Pass This Way Again

January 9, 2024January 14, 2024
Pete Dunton

For the 2024 model year it is 1974 all over again for Mopar fans. 1974 was the last model year for authentic V8 powered Mopar muscle cars being available at Chrysler’s Dodge and Plymouth dealerships. 1975 was the dawn of

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SUVs

Why the Cadillac V8-6-4 Failed

January 6, 2024January 2, 2024
Pete Dunton

There was no other automaker in the U.S. that was more adversely affected by the government mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards during the late-1970s and 1980s than Cadillac. When the CAFE standards were first enacted back in 1975,

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Commentary

Dodge’s Granada – 1976-1980 Dodge Aspen

January 3, 2024January 1, 2024
Pete Dunton

Compact cars became popular during the 1960s in America, by the 1970s their popularity grew astronomically. Rear wheel drive compact cars like the Chevrolet Nova, Ford Maverick, and many others thrived during the 1970s. For the 1976 model year, the

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1973-1991 Chevrolet Suburban – America’s Favorite Wagon

January 1, 2024January 1, 2024
Pete Dunton

Long before the creation of the “SUV” acronym there were SUVs that each had their own loyal fan base. One of these was the Chevrolet Suburban. For many years it was the largest SUV on the market with its 4

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SUVs

Large Luxury Meets Muscle Car – 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix

December 30, 2023December 30, 2023
Pete Dunton

The second generation Pontiac Grand Prix was larger in size than the first generation. Though this second generation only consisted of 4 model years from 1965-1968, Pontiac did a great job of drastically changing the exterior look of each model

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