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1970 Pontiac GTO Judge – Color Me Gone

July 23, 2009
Pete Dunton

70judge-s2.jpgThe GTO was one of the biggest success stories in automotive history.  For the first time an inexpensive fast performance car was available to the masses, creating a whole new market segment called muscle cars. Within a few years just

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Muscle Cars

2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 – the Perfect Modern Muscle Car

July 2, 2009
Pete Dunton

2009srt8cha-s.jpgLife is full of compromises. Usually you must give something up to get something in return. So it is always a nice surprise to find something that is not a compromise. The 2009 Challenger SRT8 is just such a find.

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New Cars

The Penske Plan and Free Trade Part Deux

June 21, 2009
Pete Dunton

penske1-s.jpgHow the times have changed. In the last thirty years free trade and U.S. Government regulations along with a few other factors have put the U.S. auto industry, once one of the largest employers of Americans, on the ropes. Chrysler

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Commentary

1975 Pontiac Trans Am (L75) 455 H.O. – the King Returns?

June 8, 2009
Pete Dunton

75ta1-s.jpgAutomotive history as it has been written, 1975 will never be known as a banner year for muscle cars. The GTO, Chevelle SS, Challenger, and Cuda were among some of the most famous muscle car names to bite the dust by

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Muscle Cars

Brief Overview: 1964-1974 Pontiac GTO

May 21, 2009March 3, 2021
Pete Dunton

69gto-b.jpgThe GTO was the cornerstone of Pontiac performance. It was a car that created the muscle car segment and hit a bullseye with the wants of the emerging youth performance car market back in the 1960s. With GM’s recent

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Muscle Cars

Pontiac – Goodbye Old Friend!

May 4, 2009
Pete Dunton

64gto-01.jpgWhen I was a youngster Pontiac was GM’s performance division. It was hip and youthful. Owning a Pontiac meant you weren’t some regular Joe – you were a performance-oriented driver. Even the big Pontiac sedans and station wagons had a

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Commentary

1977 Pontiac Can Am – the Last GTO

April 21, 2009May 12, 2020
Pete Dunton


Muscle car fans owe a debt of gratitude to Pontiac. In 1964 Pontiac released the GTO, which started the whole muscle car frenzy. For many years thereafter Pontiac made sure it had a good selection of muscle cars among its

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Muscle Cars

1977 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – the Caprice that Went on a Diet

April 14, 2009
Pete Dunton

77caprice-s2.jpgThere was a time when full-size cars were the hottest selling cars in the U.S. market and not the small market niche they are now.  During this time the full-size Chevrolet and full-size Ford offerings were fighting for this “best

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Classic Cars

1975 Chrysler Cordoba – Right Luxury Car for the Time

April 3, 2009
Pete Dunton

75cordoba-s.jpgEver been in a situation that you had no control over, a life changing situation that required quick and precise action? That’s exactly the predicament the US automakers were caught in after the 1973 Oil Crisis. They were forced to deal with

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Classic Cars

1983 Porsche 944 – the Affordable Exotic

March 3, 2009
Pete Dunton

83-944-s.jpgPorsche earned its status with the 911, a car that even today remains a world standard for what a sports car should be. By the 1970s the 911 had become a revered exotic sports car; however its price tag was

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