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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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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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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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1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport – Ford’s Best Mid-Size Muscle Car

May 12, 2020
Pete Dunton

Ford’s release of the 1966 Fairlane GT and GTA and 1968 Ford Torino GT were not as successful as the Pontiac GTO and some other muscle cars of this era. These mid-size Fords were solid muscle cars available with a

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1971-1973 Mercury Cougar – Best of Both Worlds?

April 21, 2020
Pete Dunton

The 1971-1973 Mercury Cougar was the second generation of the Cougar. The first generation 1967-1970 Mercury Cougar had been a big success. It was a luxury oriented sporty pony car built on the Ford Mustang’s platform, but had its own

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1984-1996 Chevrolet Corvette – Why it Really Matters

March 6, 2020
Pete Dunton

Let’s rewind back to the early-1980s, when performance cars in the American car market had hit a low point. Automakers were now concerned with surviving in a new era of strict emissions and fuel economy standards. Engine displacement had shrunk

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1982-1993 Mustang GT – Fantastic Performance Car, but Still Had Shortcomings

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020
Pete Dunton

The release of the 1982 Mustang GT helped to fuel the revival of V8 powered rear-wheel drive American performance cars in the 1980s. Not only did it provide great performance at the time but it did so for such a

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Ford’s American BMW – 1985-1989 Merkur XRTi

December 30, 2019
Pete Dunton

The 1985-1989 Merkur XR4Ti was an anomaly. It was a 2-door sports cars that could fit 4 adults comfortably, had very good trunk space, had very aerodynamic attractive styling, great handling, fast acceleration, an upscale interior, and rear wheel drive.

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Lasting Impact of the 1970-1974 Dodge Challenger

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019
Pete Dunton

The first generation 1970-1974 Dodge Challenger had a very short lifespan but its impact was lasting. The current Dodge Challenger would not be the fantastic seller today that it is, had it not been for the 1970-1974 Challenger. Though the

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1967-1969 Chevrolet Camaro – the Best Camaro?

September 12, 2019
Pete Dunton

Though the Chevrolet Camaro has had a long rich history with many different iterations over the years. Each of these iterations have their fans. Though there have been so many great versions of the Camaro over the last 50 plus

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