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1963 Buick Special Skylark – Small Displacement V8 Powerhouse

June 19, 2010
Pete Dunton

63skylark-s.jpgBuick over the years has not gotten the credit it deserves. Though most of its reputation was built on offering quality luxury for a reasonable price, it has had its share of performance and fuel efficient offerings. When it comes

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Muscle Cars

2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 – the Super Performance SUV

May 30, 2010
Pete Dunton

10gcsrt8-s2.jpgIn today’s rapidly changing environment just when you think you have something figured out – it changes. This is certainly the case with SUVs. Years ago SUVs could easily be defined as utilitarian boxy truck-like vehicles with high ground clearance

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SUVs

1965 Pontiac GTO – Truly a Legend

May 12, 2010
Pete Dunton

65gto-s1.jpgThe muscle car craze started with the release of the 1964 Pontiac GTO. At the time, the GTO struck a chord with young buyers. Within a few short years thereafter just about every U.S. Automaker had its own version of

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Muscle Cars

2010 Ford Mustang GT – Still King of the Hill

April 27, 2010
Pete Dunton

10musgt-s.jpgAh the Ford Mustang, what more can be said about this magnificent automobile? The Mustang back in 1964 created the “pony car” segment and it has been golden ever since.  Well almost – from about 1974 to 1981 there were

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New Cars

1976 Oldsmobile 98 Regency – Never to Be Repeated

April 7, 2010
Pete Dunton

76-98-s.jpgBack when big cars were everywhere on American roads, Cadillac was the standard for what a large luxury automobile sought to be. Only one problem, buying a Cadillac was out of reach for most buyers.  By the time the fifth

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Classic Cars

1969 Chevrolet Blazer – a True Trail Blazer

March 31, 2010
Pete Dunton

69blazer-s.jpgChevrolet may not have always been the innovator, but it certainly knew what the buying public wanted most of the time. Chevrolet did not introduce the world to the four-wheel drive truck (or 4×4 as it later became to be

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SUVs

2010 Ford Taurus SHO – Oh SHO Good

March 15, 2010
Pete Dunton

10sho-s.jpgIn the 1960s and 1970s while American automakers were fixated on two-door muscle cars, European automakers like BMW and Mercedes were producing sporty four-door sedans that could accelerate quickly and handle like sports cars. Upon its release, the four-door 1968

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New Cars

1965 Shelby AC Cobra 289 – Too Good to Die

February 27, 2010December 29, 2017
Pete Dunton

65cobra289-s.jpgIt is funny how history plays out; sometimes the outcome is never as expected. This certainly applies to the Shelby Cobra which has to be the most unexpected high-performance car of the golden era. In some respects, it is a

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Muscle Cars

2010 Nissan Altima 3.5 SR – the Performance Sedan that Can

February 13, 2010
Pete Dunton

10altima-s2.jpgWhile Toyota and Honda have been fighting for years over the top selling America car slot, Nissan has been carving out a niche of its own among American buyers. Where Toyota and Honda tend to cater to the average buyer

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New Cars

2010 Washington Auto Show – a Pleasant Surprise

January 29, 2010
Pete Dunton

2010dcas-s.jpgThis past year has not been a good one for the auto industry. Even though a few automakers had a good year last year by-in-large most felt the big bear claw of the global economic downturn.  So when I trudged

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