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1985 Mercury Capri RS – the Mr. Monk of Muscle Cars

January 1, 2009
Pete Dunton

85rs1-1s.jpgOn the TV show Monk, the lead character Adrian Monk is a private detective with more phobias and odd quirks than most people could ever imagine. He’s actually pretty dysfunctional as a person, his pretty assistant or shall we

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Muscle Cars

1970 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 – Buick’s Short Reign

December 22, 2008March 13, 2017
Pete Dunton

Every good thing must come to an end. 1970 was the pinnacle for GM’s high performance engines. Never again would there be such an array of different high performance V8s available from GM. Everything from small-block to big-block V8s

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Muscle Cars

1974 AMC Matador Coupe – the Forgotten Coupe

December 15, 2008January 7, 2018
Pete Dunton

74mat2-s.jpgAMC by far was the most conservative American automaker back in the day. AMC found its niche offering reasonably priced reliable cars with no frills. And the formula seemed to work with sales being good for AMC for many years.

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Classic Cars

1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS LS6 454 – the Apex

December 8, 2008March 8, 2017
Pete Dunton

Back in 1970 things looked great. The muscle car craze, which the 1964 GTO started, was in full swing. For 1970 horsepower and displacement were up, and there was a muscle car to fit everyone’s taste from all the different

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Muscle Cars

Remembering Oldsmobile

December 1, 2008
Pete Dunton

olds1-2s.jpgA little over four years ago GM factories stopped producing the last of over a hundred years of Oldsmobiles. Indeed 2004 was a sad year; it was the departure of what was once the golden division of General Motors. Though

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Commentary

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited – Muscle SUV Pioneer

November 5, 2008
Pete Dunton

98gc591-s3.jpgNever let it be said that Jeep didn’t know and take care of its customer base. Ever since the end of World War II, Jeep has carved out a nice market niche offering reliable go anywhere 4×4 vehicles. Before the

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SUVs

1987 Buick Grand National – Buick’s Last Muscle Car

October 27, 2008
Pete Dunton

87gn1-1s.jpgWhy is it that we love stories about the underdog beating all the odds and obtaining ultimate victory? Buick knew what it was like to beat all the odds and produce the fastest American muscle car for the 1987 model

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Muscle Cars

1953 Chevrolet Corvette – the Start of Something Great

October 20, 2008September 15, 2015
Pete Dunton

53vette-2.jpgThere’s an old saying – “you have to start somewhere”, for the Corvette it started from very humble beginnings as Chevrolet’s answer to those little European two-seater sports cars that were popping up all over the US after WWII (World

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Muscle Cars

2009 Dodge Challenger R/T – Get One While You Can

July 6, 2008
Pete Dunton

09chalrt-s.jpgThe Challenger having been gone for three decades arrived on the scene last year in only one variety – the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8. Though a late model year offering every Challenger SRT8 was sold before the first one rolled off

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New Cars

2008 Ford Mustang GT – the Perfect Package

May 28, 2008January 4, 2021
Pete Dunton

08must-gt-s3.jpgNot surprisingly all the recent media attention given to the Mustang is focused on the Shelby GT500 and GT500KR.  Both are ultra fast performance cars with 500 and 550 horsepower on tap respectively. Most performance-oriented buyers will never have

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