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2010 Nissan Altima 3.5 SR – the Performance Sedan that Can

February 13, 2010
Pete Dunton

10altima-s2.jpgWhile Toyota and Honda have been fighting for years over the top selling America car slot, Nissan has been carving out a niche of its own among American buyers. Where Toyota and Honda tend to cater to the average buyer Continue reading →

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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 Continue reading →

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1981 Imperial – Chrysler’s Ultimate Luxury Coupe

January 12, 2010
Pete Dunton

81imperal1-s2.jpgPersonal luxury cars were where it was at in the 1970s. Even in the era of new Government regulations, Corporate Average Fuel Economy (C.A.F.E.) Standards, and skyrocketing fuel prices American’s generally wanted big well optioned cars. No segment proved this Continue reading →

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1979 Pontiac Firebird Formula (301/4-speed) – the Best of Both Worlds

December 31, 2009
Pete Dunton

79formula1-s.jpgWhen discussions arise concerning muscle cars usually the most ballsy performance oriented examples dominate the conversation. For instance when the golden era Dodge Charger is mentioned, the 426 Hemi and 440 Chargers dominate the conversation. Forgotten are the 383 and Continue reading →

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1982 Pontiac Trans Am – the Suave Aerodynamic Warrior

December 18, 2009
Pete Dunton

82ta1-s.jpgIt is safe to say that Pontiac weathered the storm of performance malaise in the 1970s better than any other automaker. When all the others had given up, Pontiac continued to put its largest displacement and most powerful V8 motors Continue reading →

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Top Five Low Power Muscle Cars

November 29, 2009
Pete Dunton

lopo1-s.jpgWhen the words “muscle car” come to mind, one usually thinks of powerful V8 powered rear-wheel drive cars. In most cases this assumption would be correct. However when the plug got pulled on high-performance muscle car engines in the form Continue reading →

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Chevrolet Camaro Performance Times

November 11, 2009
Pete Dunton

 

special note: all peformance times are listed in seconds.

Year

Model

0-60 mph

  1/4 Mile

Engine

Trans.

Source 

1969 Camaro Z28  7.4 15.12 @ 94.8 mph 302 CID V8 n/a  CL 8/69 
1982  Camaro Z28  9.1 n/a Continue reading →
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2010 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – Last of the Greats

November 11, 2009
Pete Dunton

10grandmarquis-s.jpgOnce upon a time the dinosaurs roamed the earth exclusively, so too at one time the big V8 powered full-size cars roamed the United States in the same fashion. Small cars were rare and for the eccentric, small sports cars Continue reading →

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1976 Cadillac Seville – Good Things Come in Small Packages

October 26, 2009
Pete Dunton

76seville1a-s.jpgAfter World War II until about 1980, Cadillac was the standard of the world when it came to luxury cars. No other automaker did it better or sold more luxury cars than Cadillac. Even Lincoln, which had its share of Continue reading →

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1985 – the Year American High-Performance Returned

October 12, 2009
Pete Dunton

1985-perf-s.jpgEveryone has heard the saying – “it is always darkest before the dawn”, for American performance car fans the period of the mid-1970s to early-1980s was a very dark period. During this time engine displacement shrank faster than the current Continue reading →

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