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1970-1976 Plymouth Duster – Ultimate 1970s & 1980s High School & College Car

March 4, 2021March 3, 2021
Pete Dunton

Back in 1970s and 1980s one of the more popular cars found in high school and college parking lots was the 1970-1976 Plymouth Duster. Other popular cars found there were the Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, Volkswagen Beetle, and inexpensive imports

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1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 – Ultimate 1960s Performance Car

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
Pete Dunton

Back in the 1960s, when American muscle cars were everywhere, there were many formidable muscle cars however there was one that stood out among this crowd. It wasn’t because it had flashy graphics or other stand out cosmetic muscle car

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1965 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 – Chevy’s Best Muscle Car

February 15, 2021February 14, 2021
Pete Dunton

When Pontiac debuted the GTO for the 1964 model year, officially the muscle car era was born. By 1965, GTO competitors in this new muscle car segment began to appear. One of these new muscle cars was the Chevelle SS

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1984-1988 Pontiac Fiero – Why was it Cancelled?

January 7, 2021January 4, 2021
Pete Dunton

The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette wasn’t GM’s first production 2-seat mid-engine sports car. That honor goes to the 1984-1988 Pontiac Fiero. When the Fiero was released it was a sales sensation, an incredible 136,840 units were produced for the 1984 model

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1965 Chevrolet Corvette L78 396 V8 – a Very Unique Corvette

January 5, 2021January 4, 2021
Pete Dunton

The big-block V8 powered Corvette was a legend, however it only lasted for a brief 10 model years from 1965-1974. Even though the 396 cubic-inch big-block V8 Corvette was the first big-block V8 Corvette, for many years it was relegated

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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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