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1976 Pontiac Trans Am – why it Ruled in 1976

January 1, 2021February 14, 2021
Pete Dunton

By 1976, the golden era of the muscle car was over. Most American muscle cars were gone, the few that remained had V8 engines with lower horsepower ratings. For 1976 the largest and only displacement size available in the Chevrolet

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Muscle Cars

Top 5 Worst Performance Car Name Revivals

December 31, 2020December 30, 2020
Pete Dunton

The return of a legendary performance car model name usually lives up to the reputation of that name. Usually most automakers are very careful when reviving a performance car name after an absence. However this isn’t always the case. Over

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Muscle Cars

1958 Chevrolet Impala – Much More Than a Placeholder Car

December 30, 2020
Pete Dunton

Among the car collecting community the 1955-1957 Chevrolets are revered, all three had very similar styling. The 1957 Chevrolet today is considered the most favorite automotive icon of the 1950s decade because it exemplified the exterior styling, lavish exterior chrome,

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Classic Cars

1967-1968 Ford Mustang – the Legendary Mustang

December 11, 2020
Pete Dunton

Ford had produced a phenomenal almost 1.3 million Mustangs from Spring of 1964 to the end of the 1966 model year. When Ford released an updated Mustang for 1967, it was a gamble. If Ford didn’t get the updated styling

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Muscle Cars

1970-1977 AMC Hornet – the Little Car that Saved Jeep

October 21, 2020
Pete Dunton

The American Motors Corporation (or AMC for short) encountered a nice uptick in car sales during the 1960s decade. However as the 1960s decade was winding down sales would slowdown for the 1969 model year for AMC. Total 1969 model

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Classic Cars

1968-1970 Dodge Coronet – Dodge’s Crown Jewel

October 20, 2020
Pete Dunton

As the 1960s decade progressed mid-size cars were gaining in popularity in America which was forcing American automakers to devote more resources on the development of mid-size cars. Styling of mid-size cars could no longer be an afterthought and had

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Classic Cars

First Chevrolet Corvette With A Luxury Car Price

October 17, 2020
Pete Dunton

Let’s rewind back to 1981, the U.S. was encountering a very serious recession. New luxury cars overall were having a difficult time find buyers. Then add to the mix, car loan interest rates were on the average a very high

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Commentary

1966-1970 Oldsmobile Toronado – Most Advanced Car of its Era

October 16, 2020
Pete Dunton

After World War II, Oldsmobile became GM’s de-facto performance oriented division by offering its legendary Rocket V8 in its cars. By the early-1960s most of the other American automakers had caught up and offered V8 engines as powerful or in

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Classic Cars

Why the 1960-1969 Chevrolet Corvair Failed

July 31, 2020
Pete Dunton

In order to compete with the Volkswagen Beetle, Chevrolet made it’s own version of the Beetle. This car was called the Corvair and just like the Beetle, it was a very inexpensive compact car, had a rear engine layout, an

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Classic Cars

10 SUVs that Forever Changed America

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020
Pete Dunton

Today about half of all new vehicles sold are SUVs. Even a decade ago no one would have thought this possible. There have been so many different SUVs produced especially over the last few decades however there are 10 SUVs

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SUVs
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