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1968 Plymouth Road Runner – Power to the People

October 15, 2011
Pete Dunton

1968roadrunner-s.jpgTo put it bluntly the Chrysler Corporation had a real difficult time connecting with the emerging youth market back in the early to mid-1960s. GM and Ford did a much better job giving youth buyers what they wanted. Ford had

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Pontiac Trans Am Performance Times

October 2, 2011
Pete Dunton

transam-perf-s.jpgThe Pontiac Trans Am needs no introduction. What started out as a low production special edition performance Firebird in 1969 soon grew into a phenomenon in the 1970s. So great was its success it soon usurped the beloved GTO which

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1978 Pontiac Grand Am CA – One Big Missed Opportunity

September 27, 2011December 30, 2020
Pete Dunton

1978grandamca-s.jpgIf you were a performance car fan back in the 1970s, finding something on the new car dealership lots that could burn the tires was a very hard task especially by the late-1970s. Every automaker during the 1970s ran away

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1979 Cadillac Eldorado – Smaller Can Be Bigger and Better

September 23, 2011
Pete Dunton

1979eldorado-s.jpgCadillac had a simple formula since the 1950s and that was provide the buying public with the biggest, most luxurious, and technologically advanced stylish automobiles and watch the profits come a rolling in. And this formula worked flawlessly until the

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1988 Pontiac Fiero Formula – Finally a True Sports Car

August 31, 2011
Pete Dunton

1988fieroformula-s1.jpgThe history of the Fiero is a mixed bag. On one hand it was a breakthrough car that initially was a big sales success and on the other hand it later became a punching bag for the U.S. press and

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1967 Chevrolet Corvette – the Perfect Marriage of Beauty and Raw Performance

August 25, 2011
Pete Dunton

67corvette-s.jpgWhen a new generation release of the Corvette occurs it’s usually a large leap forward from the previous model year Corvette. Nowhere was this more true than when the first C2 (second generation) Corvette rolled off the assembly line back

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Buick Turbo 3.8 Liter V6 – the Perfect Substitute for Cubic Inches

July 31, 2011September 16, 2017
Pete Dunton

83buickturbov6-s.jpg The 1980s were interesting times, everything from the music to the politics and even the culture was in some respects different than many back in the 1970s would have expected. It was the same way in the automotive world, everything

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The Lincoln Lawyer and the 1986 Town Car with Soul

July 25, 2011
Pete Dunton

lincolnlawyer-s2.jpgEvery once in a Blue Moon, there’s a movie with good acting, a catchy plot, and interesting characters that comes out of Hollywood which will showcase an older classic car. A good example in recent years is Clint Eastwood’s 2009

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Three Pinnacles in Mustang Performance

June 30, 2011
Pete Dunton

69mach1mus-s1.jpgSometimes when analyzing the current crop of cars it requires a reflection upon the past to see where the new cars fall short, meet, or exceed the pinnacles of the past. Nowhere is this more helpful then in  case of

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2011 Nissan NISMO 370Z – One Serious Sports Car

June 11, 2011
Pete Dunton

11nismo370z-s.jpgIn the past, Nissan has done a good job delivering the performance goods to its customers. In fact such a good job, arguably you could call Nissan – Japan’s performance automaker. Everything from the sporty and quick Altima to the

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