Is that the one that burned to the ground? ... View more

@JBBearcat You wrote: "My unscientific take based on shows and auctions. The Camaros you see tend to be high end models or expensive restomods...and might be worth more than the average Mustang. I sure do not see BASIC (non SS/RS/Z-28) Camaros out there in the numbers I see non-Shelby, Mach One or Boss Mustangs." Oh the plain Jane Camaros are out there but they have been faked up as RS/SS/Z28s. ... View more

You know when people say they have a '32, most people know they mean a Ford. When people say they have a '55 or a '57, most people know they mean a Chevrolet. That truly indicates a car being monumental. ... View more

The only thing that's fresh in a barn is the horse $H!t. ... View more

1982-85 Riviera? Good luck on finding someone to work on it who knows and understands early '80s GM technology. Miata? One of the absolute best cars I have ever owned. That is the car that led me to try Toyota (it's a long story) and I'm sure glad it did. ... View more

This looks like the same old same old. ... View more

Our veterinarian is a graduate of the University of Georgia (the Bulldogs) so her vanity plate says; DAWG DVM That's sort of a double meaning if you think about it! ... View more

Chemical Guys~All their products ... View more

So, that guy makes the paint on that "Dodge" truck with Chevrolet parts assembled onto it, shiny. But I'd bet within a month or so, it will be dull again. ... View more

It has to be the Manta Ray. That is such a beautiful car. It is so similar to the C3 Corvette which I've loved since they debuted for the 1968 model year. ... View more

1959 Mercury   ... View more

And let us not forget those unique boomerang taillights on the 1958 Edsel station wagon.   Enlarge for best effect.               ... View more

The 1961-63 Thunderbird taillights look like a rocket engine ready for takeoff, especially at night.       In fact, Ford is still using that same basic theme on their current supercar, the Ford GT.       ... View more

I did the math on the bore and stroke for this engine and something doesn't add up. You say it has a 4.1 inch bore and 3.1 inch stroke. When I checked that, the total cubic inches came out to 327.42 and when I divided that by the amount of cubic inches in a liter, the total came out to 5.36 liters. Yet you claim the new engine has 5.5 liters which would be around 336 cubic inches. So, what's the deal? ... View more

One vehicle I would like to nominate for this list would be the 2008-10 Chevrolet HHR SS. The SS version is like a whole different vehicle in an HHR body. For starters, it has 4-wheel anti-lock disc brakes which is an exclusive for them. It has a race-tuned high-performance suspension, unique front and rear fascia, a spoiler mounted on the rear liftgate, an analog A-pillar-mounted titanium boost gauge, leather-wrapped steering wheel along with SS-only 18 inch high polished aluminum wheels among many other unique features. But the best feature of the SS is its engine. It is a 2.0L turbocharged powerplant just like the one used to power the Pontiac Solstice GXP and the Saturn Sky Redline. This engine has 122 cubic inches but in 5-speed form, produces 260 HP. That is more than 2 HP per cubic inch!! That is the highest ratio of horsepower per cubic inch of ANY engine GM has ever made. And I can attest from personal experience of owning one, that this vehicle is a blast to drive. The handling is amazing and the fuel mileage is great if you stay out of the turbo. Or if you decide, you can fool a lot of people at red lights who think they are going to race a regular old HHR. But they soon found out differently! ... View more

@TonyT So what?? ... View more

And Chevrolet just unveiled their newest crate engine. It is the 632 cubic inch Big Block making 1004 horsepower. And they are managing this with only eight cylinders and without any power adders such as supercharging, turbocharging or nitrous oxide. https://www.motor1.com/news/541869/chevy-zz632-crate-engine-debut/ ... View more

@hyperv6 You wrote: "I also say that we have a better Corvette today because there was a Viper." I have owned Corvettes since 1971 and I have said that exact same thing many times. ... View more

1973-74 Corvettes with the L-82 engine and 4-speed.  Or same cars with the 454 and 4-speed.   Last years of true dual exhaust with NO catalytic converters.   ... View more

I am one who has owned a lot of cars which had leather. Unfortunately, I had no choice in the matter because they already had it when I bought them. But I don't care for it and never have. It requires tremendous amounts of maintenance and still may not look good later on. I highly prefer vinyl or cloth. ... View more

I have loved these Sevilles since day one. ... View more

Purple??? ... View more

Please note this important spec about this car; Fuel Consumption: Power-assisted rack-and-pinion ... View more

I'm a Corvette guy and have been an owner since 1971 and I know what a big deal it is for a Corvette to have a color change from its original hue. So, it shocks me to read of the change of the color of the 289 Cobra as if it were just a side note and no big deal. Is a color change of no consequence on a Cobra? And speaking of that, how much does it affect any other brands like it does Corvettes? ... View more

I owned a '65 Mustang coupe for 18 years. I just sold it recently. One thing I noticed over the years I owned and displayed that car. Everybody likes Mustangs. They have a classic and pleasant look to them. And everybody has a story about them. I sold it back to the gentleman I bought it from 18 years ago. He was young when I bought it from him. Since then he has gotten married. He has a daughter who is going to shows with him in the Mustang. And he said she has such a great time doing that and just cruising in the Mustang. And she tells her dad to be sure to pick her up at school in the Mustang. I'm really glad the car went back to a family like that. And he has promised he will keep it forever. I am sure he will. ... View more

I watched the auction and I felt Mecum had to manufacture a lot of the excitement in the room. A lot of the audience weren't really as excited as I thought they should be. But the auctioneer did his usual yelling and screaming yet the crowd reaction was far from what I think they hoped it would be. ... View more

I agree 110% about knowing VINs. And along those lines, I will always look at the VIN of a car for sale to be sure it is the correct format for that particular vehicle. I looked at a '75 Corvette once that had the VIN for a '75 Chevrolet Malibu. I knew how the VIN should start for a Corvette and this one didn't start that way. Its title described it as a '75 Chevrolet. Well yeah, it was but not the right kind of '75 Chevrolet. But for me that also applies to auction houses advertising cars they will have for sale in the future. There is one big auction house which always is transparent about its vehicles by displaying the VINs of each one. But then on the other hand, that other big auction house never displays the VINs of their vehicles. I find that to be very unusual. If a car is totally legitimate, why would they mind declaring the VINs? I'm not accusing anyone of anything illegal but it does make me wonder why they don't do this. ... View more

I bought a new Toyota Camry XSE in 2019. This car is amazing. I love it. And it is Pearl White with a Midnight Black roof and what attracted me is that it has bright red (Cockpit Red) interior. It took Toyota to get the other manufacturers to get back in the interior game with colors other than gray, black or tan. I am now a dedicated Toyota fan. ... View more

I was in my mid 20s when these Sevilles arrived. And I LOVED them. I was also a Corvette onwer at the time. So to me, the ultimate group of cars would have been a, new Corvette, a new Seville and an Eldorado Biarritz, all three in WHITE with red interiors.. And here 45 years later, I would still love to have a new Corvette, a '76 Seville and a '78 Eldorado Biarritz, all in white with red interiors. ... View more

I have owned 13 Corvettes ranging from 1955 to 2004 since 1971, 50 years ago! To say I love these cars is an understatement. Before 1984, I had loved every Corvette I had seen. And then the C4 arrived. I knew it was coming. My local Chevrolet dealer even called me when they received their first C4, a white coupe with black interior. I drove over there to see it. They still had it in the wash bay cleaning it up. And I remember what a letdown it was for me. I know the C4 owners reading this will be offended and will extol the virtues of those cars. But I am entitled to my opinion and all I can say is that the C4 was a disappointment for me. And for the first time since I bought my first Corvette in 1971, I was losing interest in America's Sports Car. And during the ensuing years, I ventured into the Street Rod foray. And amazingly, at car shows I attended with my '32 Ford, I saw many of the same people I used to see at Corvette shows. And they all felt the same disappointment I felt for the new C4. So I stuck with the Street Rod scene until my wife (girlfriend at the time) and I attended the Auto Fair at Charlotte Motor Speedway. And a local dealer in vintage/specialty automobiles was there with a new Nassau Blue C5 Corvette coupe. And I thought that was about the best looking Corvette I had ever seen. So, my interest had been revived in Corvettes thanks to the C5. It took some time and the sale of my Street Rod to enable my finances to afford a new C5. But I ordered and took delivery of a 2004 White on Red convertible. And I was back on the Corvette bandwagon and have been ever since. I'm retired now and would love to have a new mid-engine C8 but that is out of the question at this point in my life; both financially and physically. Corvettes are tough to get into and out of as you get older. Oh well, I sure had a great time over the last 50 years with the ones I've had. And that didn't include any C4s. ... View more

NONE of the above! ... View more

I have to question Cadillac being the first with a car alarm in 1973?? I owned a '69 427 Corvette that had a factory alarm on it. It was a $26.35 option and it first appeared on Corvettes in '68. ... View more

From the exotic all-aluminum ZL-1 427 Chevrolet to the Single Overhead Cam (SOHC) 427 Ford, these were the legends of the 60s and still are today! ... View more

427 just has that magical sound for both Chevrolet and Ford fans. Happy 4/27 day! ... View more

As long as there are 1970 and '71 Chevelles, the 1970 and '71 Monte Carlos never will be worth a whole lot. ... View more

I have always loved the 1970-72 Monte Carlos. I know this article is for the '70 and '71 cars due to the SS 454 option but I always liked the grille on the '72 the best of the three years. I worked with a man in the 70s who had a '71 Monte Carlo. We were in our 20s then so he kept that car impeccably clean and neat all the time. I enjoyed riding in that car. It was very quiet and pleasant to ride in. Along those same lines, my dad worked with a man who ordered a Carolina Blue (special order paint color) '71 Monte Carlo new. It had dark blue interior. But the special thing about his car was that he ordered it as a slick top. That looked very odd back then but it kept that car from getting rust under a vinyl top. About three or four years ago, I was at an annual cruise-in they hold in our town once a year. It is a huge event usually attracting around 600 cars. The streets are closed off for cars that are 1972 or older. As I was walking around looking at the cars which were parked before the cruise started, a guy pulled up beside me and spoke. I turned to see who it was. And lo and behold, it was that man who worked with my dad and he was in that Carolina Blue '71 Monte Carlo!!! He still owned that car! And he has had it for close to 50 years now! And it still looked like new. I asked him how many miles it had and he looked and said it had 48k miles on it. Wow! So I guess I have a personal connection to the '70 and '71 Monte Carlos. The closest I ever came to owning one of them was a '73 and a '76 Landau I owned. But they just aren't the same. ... View more

@1964tbird  See my first pair in my list above dooscoop32 ... View more

390~Ford and Cadillac 302~Chevrolet and Ford 427~Chevrolet and Ford 428~Pontiac and Ford 429~Cadillac and Ford 430~Buick and Ford 400~Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Chrysler, Ford 392~Chrysler and International Harvester 455~Buick and Oldsmobile 305~Chevrolet and GMC V6 425~Oldsmobile and Cadillac 307~Chevrolet and Oldsmobile 221~Ford thin-wall V8 and Ford Flathead 303~Oldsmobile and Pontiac and Plymouth 350~Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Plymouth 318~Chrysler wide block and Chrysler LA Series 301~Pontiac and Plymouth 326~Pontiac and Dodge 360~Ford, Chrysler and American Motors 255~Ford Windsor and Mercury Flathead 370~Pontiac and Ford 292~Ford Y-Block and Lincoln V12 401~Buick and AMC 331~Cadillac and Chrysler Hemi 426~Chrysler Wedge and Chrysler Hemi ... View more

I remember so well what a guy told me that I sold a car to. He went to Mecum Kissimmee a few years ago looking for a '32 Ford Street Rod. He figured out that what he liked, he couldn't afford. And what he could afford, he didn't like. And so it goes. ... View more

Wow this car is all out of proportion! ... View more

No the 396 was a 396 for 1965 thru 1969. Then in 1970, they increased the 396 to a 402. They kept the 396 moniker because it was such a famous sounding number. SS 402 just doesn't have that same ring. ... View more

Yeah the reason they increased the 396 to 402 was so their smallest big block would be bigger than their biggest small block, which was the 400. This was to avoid confusion and all it did was create more of it. When you saw a 400 emblem on the fender of a Chevrolet product back then, you had to look under the hood to know which engine it really was. ... View more

My reasons for never caring for the Series 1s are that the body is very generic looking to me. Nothing spectacular but nothing unattractive either which reminds me of the Cadillac Allante. Another point is that I never see any color but silver on them. I know the stripes color varies but the main color being silver is not good for me. I hate silver. And then finally, when I was reading about these cars before they had been made, I was shocked and disappointed to see they were to have Oldsmobile engines. Yes, it was, what many thought at the time, the great Northstar engine. But for me Oldsmobile never exactly had the reputation of being a high-performance player and a 4.0 liter version? Were they kidding? 244 cubic inches? These factors caused me to never have any interest in these cars. And my taste in automobiles is eclectic. But not enough to appreciate these. ... View more

Regarding the 2nd version of the 326 Pontiac engine, I checked your math and it doesn't add up. Your figures of 3.71875" for the bore and 3.5625" for the stroke would yield a cubic inch displacement of 309.55. So, it appears you guys are fudging on your engine displacements as well!! LOL However, checking your stats for accuracy, I found that the stroke for the 2nd-design 326 was actually 3.750" and the math equation with those figures equals out to 325.84 cubic inches. ... View more

I still miss Dale 20 years after his death. ... View more

I've always said these would be much more in demand if they had been rear-wheel drive. ... View more

A friend of mine once told me he and his best friend were walking down the street in town one day back in 1979 when they happened to go by the Cadillac dealer's showroom. There on the showroom floor was a brand new, black '79 Eldorado. He said his friend was frozen at the beauty of that car. He said his friend vowed right there on the spot that he was going to start saving some money out of each paycheck until he could afford to buy one of those for himself. And he said, sure enough, his friend did save money to do just that! And he told me it took him 40 years but his dream finally came true! I said, "You mean he bought a brand-new black Cadillac?" He said, "No, he bought a black '79 Eldorado!" ... View more

@acooper529 You wrote: "There is no question that the '58 Impala in the center of the first picture would be my pick. That looks like a somewhat rare stock color and I don't remember the exact name." It is Rio Red. ... View more

The Tucker was the car I immediately thought of because of its cyclops headlight. ... View more

Maximum Bob ... View more