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5 Most Significant Cars of the 1970s Decade

July 19, 2013January 23, 2019
Pete Dunton

significant70s-s.jpgFor many, the 1970s decade is one that they don’t remember or may not want to remember. It was a decade of high inflation, skyrocketing gasoline prices, and the near death of the performance car. This was the decade that

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How NASCAR Can Return to Its Roots and Improve Production Cars

June 7, 2013
Pete Dunton

nascar-s.jpgThere’s something big missing in the current NASCAR racing circuit. It’s the look and feel of real stock production cars. Before the last 20 years NASCAR race cars used body panels that were actually shaped and sized like it’s production

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The Manual Transmission – on the Road to Extinction?

May 31, 2013
Pete Dunton

manualtrans-s.jpgMost who have been driving behind the wheel of a car for a few decades, probably have at one point in their lives spent a substantial amount of time operating a manual transmission equipped car. However a large majority of

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How to Deal with Carburetor Issues

November 18, 2012October 22, 2016
Pete Dunton

carbissue-s.jpgIf you own a car older than twenty years, you may have a carburetor as its induction system. Every new car today has a sophisticated computer controlled fuel injection system instead of a carburetor. This may not seem like a

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Book Review – McQueen’s Machines: The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood Icon

April 30, 2012
Pete Dunton

mcqueen-s.jpgEditor’s Note: this book review was originally published in October 2007.

Many car nuts have taken a liking to a given car after it has been on the big screen or on TV. The Bullitt 1968 Mustang, the Smokey and

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Progressive’s Snapshot – Auto Insurance Pandora’s Box?

October 29, 2011
Pete Dunton

snapshot-s.jpgIf you watch TV you’re probably familiar with Progressive and its clever TV advertisements. These TV commercials do a good job of conveying Progressive’s low cost quality auto insurance offerings. The same familiar perky smiling host is always present with

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With CAFE, V6 Engines Will Disappear and New Car Costs Will Skyrocket

October 23, 2011
Pete Dunton

cafe1-s.jpgMost American car buyers are in for a little surprise in the next few years, the V6 engines they have become accustomed to for the last three decades are soon to be a thing of the past. Soon to be

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Obama Proposed By-the-Mile Tax Is a Bad Idea

May 5, 2011
Pete Dunton

bymiletax-s.jpgToday The Hill is reporting that the Obama administration is floating a plan to tax all cars by-the-mile. The plan is part of the Obama administration’s “Transportation Opportunities Act.” Senator Kent Conrad and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) have

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2008 Washington Auto Show – Clean and Green

July 31, 2010
Pete Dunton

08as-s.jpgEditor Note: this is a flashback to the 2008 Washington Auto Show media day with an article originally published in January 2008.

Is there such a thing as auto heaven? The 2008 Washington Auto Show may just fool most into

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2010 Washington Auto Show – a Pleasant Surprise

January 29, 2010
Pete Dunton

2010dcas-s.jpgThis past year has not been a good one for the auto industry. Even though a few automakers had a good year last year by-in-large most felt the big bear claw of the global economic downturn.  So when I trudged

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