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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 Continue reading →

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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 Continue reading →

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Front-Wheel Drive GM80 Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird

August 9, 2018
Pete Dunton

When studying automotive history just like any other type of history, you quickly realize how events could have easily played out in a different way leading to a totally different outcome. For instance, what if Ford never produced the Mustang Continue reading →

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1969-1970 Ram Air III 400 – a Tiger of an Engine

June 9, 2018
Pete Dunton

The Pontiac 400 cubic-inch V8 engine was a big hit with Pontiac buyers when it was released for the 1967 model year. It was based on the familiar Pontiac V8 family architecture which made it reliable along with providing very Continue reading →

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1980-1982 Chevrolet Corvette – End of an Era

March 18, 2018
Pete Dunton

For the 1953 model year, the Chevrolet Corvette began life as a 2-seat speciality car rather than a true performance car, it was stuck with a meager 150 horsepower Blue Flame straight-six engine and a 2-speed Powerglide automatic transmission. By Continue reading →

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1961-1965 Chevrolet 409 V8 – Ultimate Budget High Performance V8

February 15, 2018February 21, 2018
Pete Dunton

Chevrolet was a little slow jumping on the V8 bandwagon after World War II. Ford offered its first V8 back in 1932 – a flathead V8. It was the 1955 model year when Chevrolet released its first V8 in many Continue reading →

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1980-1981 Pontiac Trans Am Turbo 4.9L V8 – It’s Better Than You Think

January 31, 2018
Pete Dunton

The Trans Am made a name for itself with its large displacement 400 and 455 cubic-inch V8s in the 1970s. When the last of these engines, the W72 400 V8, made its last stand for the 1979 model year, it Continue reading →

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1970 Plymouth Superbird – a Rotten Egg or Golden Egg?

November 13, 2017
Pete Dunton

The NASCAR racing circuit became a big priority for the U.S. Automakers by the early-1960s. It led to the development by the mid-1960s of some of the most legendary big-block V8 engines ever produced. By the late-1960s when the high-performance Continue reading →

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Pontiac GTO History – Part 4: 1973-1974

October 21, 2017
Pete Dunton

The GTO which was one of the most influential cars of the 1960s, by 1972 had encountered a massive sales black hole. With the rise in popularity of the Pontiac Trans Am and Pontiac Firebird Formula, it was quite apparent Continue reading →

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Pontiac GTO History – Part 3: 1970-1972

August 24, 2017
Pete Dunton

When the 1970 model year rolled along it was becoming clear that the GTO was beginning to lose its sales momentum. The problems with GTO sales were the rising sticker price of a GTO, higher insurance costs, and competition from Continue reading →

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