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1989 Shelby Dakota – First Genuine Performance Pickup

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019
Pete Dunton

The Chrysler Corporation during most of the 1980s ignored the Dodge truck lineup which was based on a truck platform and a general exterior design that dated back to the early-1970s. In order to stay alive from its 1980 financial

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SUVs

Real Story Behind the 1965-1970 Chevy L78 396 V8

June 6, 2019
Pete Dunton

The 1960s Chevrolet performance big-block V8 engines, the W-series 409 and 427 cubic-inch V8s and the Mark IV 427 cubic-inch V8 were some of the most legendary performance engines produced during the 1960s. These engines were primary designed for professional

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Muscle Cars

Why GM Quashed Pontiac’s 1982 Turbo Trans Am

March 8, 2019March 9, 2019
Pete Dunton

In the 1970s when most muscle cars could not survive The Pontiac Trans Am thrived. It had the looks, true muscle car image, and Pontiac 455 cubic-inch V8 and 400 cubic-inch V8 power under the hood. Horsepower and torque numbers

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Muscle Cars

1964 Pontiac GTO Vs. 1962-1964 Ferrari 250 GTO

January 21, 2019
Pete Dunton

The granddaddy of all European sports cars is the 2-seat 1962-1964 Ferrari 250 GTO. This wasn’t a fast car produced for sale to the general public, but a genuine race car that was produced to drive on public streets. It

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Muscle Cars

1968-1969 Buick GS 400 – Mediocrity No More

December 18, 2018March 8, 2019
Pete Dunton

The cornerstone of the GM’s 1960s muscle car offerings was its A-body platform. This was the GM platform the Pontiac GTO, Chevrolet Chevelle SS, Oldsmobile 442, and Buick GS were all built on during the 1960s and early 1970s. It

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Muscle Cars

1962-1965 Chevrolet Fuel Injected 327 V8 – Why Chevrolet Abandoned This Magnificent V8

December 14, 2018
Pete Dunton

Chevrolet was an innovator when it pertained to fuel injection. It wasn’t the first automaker to offer it in a performance car, that honor goes to Mercedes Benz which first released the fuel injected 300 SL for the 1955 model

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Muscle Cars

1978-1990 Dodge Omni – the Little Car that Rescued Chrysler

November 24, 2018
Pete Dunton

Car historians will credit the Chrysler Corporation’s introduction of the front-wheel drive K-car for the 1981 model year as the main turning point for Chrysler after its 1980 Government financial bailout. This would indeed be true but only partially, Chrysler’s

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Classic Cars

AMC 401 V8 – Muscle Car Heavy Weight

November 21, 2018
Pete Dunton

AMC didn’t get serious about competing in the muscle car segment until the late-1960s. By then it offered the AMX, Javelin, and the SC/Rambler – all were formidable muscle cars. However none of this would have mattered if it had

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Muscle Cars

1984-1992 Lincoln Mark VII LSC – the Genuine Hot Rod Lincoln

September 22, 2018
Pete Dunton

There was a song called “Hot Rod Lincoln” that Charlie Ryan wrote, performed, and first released in 1955. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen would make famous a cover version of this song which would reach #9 on the

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Muscle Cars

1957 Chevrolet – Truly an Automotive Icon

September 20, 2018
Pete Dunton

The 1957 Chevrolet or 1957 Chevy which it is more commonly called, was the first massed produced American car built after World War II to rise to the level of a collector car. By the 1970s, 2-door 1957 Chevy models

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