partly correct. One of the two lane chevy's had a 427 L88. The other car had a LS5 454, both with tunnel rams. I believe the smokey bandit cars were equipped with race like 350 chevy's, and i believe all the movie trans ams were destroyed. ... View more

If it was paint, I'd be impressed. Vinyl transfer? Meh. ... View more

Does this count... Callaway AeroWagen Package for C7 Corvette Stingray, Grand Sport and Z06 Coupes, Stock Corvette or Callaway Corvette. https://www.callawaycars.com/homepage/cars/callaway-corvette/callaway-aerowagen-package/ ... View more

Steve: that's a beautiful Taurus in a catching color, which looks like it's either Medium Aubergine or Dark Cranberry. I had a cool example of the same generation, a 1994 GL with the 3.0 L V-6 in Light Evergreen Frost, bought from the elderly second owner who had purchased it from Enterprise when it was a year old. Alas, by the time of my ownership, the car was beginning to succumb to structural rust due to the copious amounts of salt spread on the roads where I live, and I eventually had to donate it to charity. The car rode smoothly--like piloting a couch on the highway--and it had a column shifter and a bench seat, which made placing one's bag on the passenger seat pretty easy. I'm sure if I lived in a southern climate I could've gotten another 100K or 200K miles out of it--certainly the drivetrain was capable. Nowadays I get to pilot that Taurus's spiritual successor, a 2014 Ford Fusion SE, when my wife isn't using it. Thanks for sharing it with us! ... View more

Respectively disagree, just because it's, Oshkosh Defense part doesn't mean it can't bid on civilian projects, and if the judging declares it, get the contract. The pork part makes no sense. ... View more

It's not the snow that keeps my old cars under cover, it's the crappy salt mix that they spread on every street here in the midwest. I used Sta-Bil in my recently bought Model A and left the tank low, thinking I'd install the new fuel gauge, sediment bowl, and redo the fuel lines. I didn't touch it. The engine is a 260 Falcon V-8 and electric fuel pump with Michigan gas in it. Here in Illinois they make that corn fuel additive. ... View more

Best thing he ever did was save his shipmate's life off the shores of Okinawa. I'm certain the shipmate would agree with me. What a great guy. Now he is God's prized possession. ... View more

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0klvp6BHCdqgRbS1tWoO831OQ My ‘67 T-Bird ... View more

In 1976 we needed a new family truckster so my dad bought a Plymouth Gran Fury Sport Suburban. 400 big block with "Lean Burn". It was the only engine option with no catalytic converter, and ran on what was then regular leaded gas. Good thing, as the first trip that summer was to Alaska, and the Canadians had few stations offering unleaded in '76. (Leaded gas destroys cats.) ... View more

SAKRELIGE! ... View more

EVs would NEVER have spawned side pipes if internal combustion engines had never happened. I would suggest that the only "functional farkle" an EV could inspire would be some sort of heat sink design. Like a side pipe with cooling fins rather than an exhaust pipe inside. In the fashion industry, it is perfectly legal in EVERY way for companies to copy new clothing designs and sell them for $200 - $1000 instead of $2000 or $10,000. Not sure why the auto industry would be treated differently. There is a company that makes a Ferrari 250 GTO that is so freakin accurate you can't tell it's not a real 250 GTO until you open the hood and see a 240-280Z inline 6 in the engine compartment--often with as much or more horsepower than the original 3 liter V-12. Peter Brock's contribution to the design of the C2 involves some sketches. Bill Mitchell had already designed his version that looks a lot like a C2/Grand Sport mix. But Larry Shinoda with Mitchell's eye on the prize were the ones nearly fully credited with the design of the C2. Not to take anything away from Brock... he is a natural designer, interesting speaker, and all-around car nut hero. ... View more

then why are you on this site? Obviously you do not appreciate the era, go back to your basement! ... View more

Pretty cool . ... View more

Looks like a ricer body kit. Simply awful. ... View more

My "XLR ownership experience" did not start splendidly.... (I do recognize that it's unreasonable of me to "blame" Cadillac for the nightmare-experience involved in its cross-country shipment to my address.) - The Toronto, Ontario-based selling Caddy Dealer arranged 'shipping', - The front-end was badly damaged while in possession of the Shipper, - 3-months (Yes! True!) lapsed prior to the car's delivery to my address, - The 3-months included a period of "Auto Kidnapping", by the shipper, - My specified Concours-quality bodyshop "Expertly" repaired the front-end, - My specified Concours-quality bodyshop "Missed" the broken base-of-rad, - Within 24-hours following delivery, my garage received a lake of rad fluid, - The XLR sat in my garage, collecting dust, awaiting 'Spring', - 2-months later, the XLR was fully-repaired and on the road, - I sorta 'hated' the car by now, then... - I discovered 2-areas on the exterior that did not receive paint during assembly, - (Leading edge of Fuel Access Door & Area of Hardtop Below Rear Window), - I also discovered that I wasn't in love with the XLR's front suspension..... After a very-short period of actual ownership, I sold-off my XLR. I'm confident that my "XLR Experience", did nothing good for my overall "longevity".... ... View more

The Toronado! The top of the top “want one” list. A friend’s family owned two I remember vividly. The first was a baby-blue ‘69 (my favorite) and a light green ‘71. I loved the look of both, even though they were so dissimilar. Unfortunately, by the time I could buy a Toronado, the ones in my price range were salvage cars, and the decent ones were out of my price range (not to mention $1.65 gas on a $3.25/hour wage). Maybe someday... ... View more

Call it an Escort or a Probe because it isn't a Mustang. It may be a very good automobile but why tradeoff the name of one of Ford's most successful marque. That is just a marketing ploy by the advertising play on the Mustang's success. Call it something else and let the public decide if it can stand the test of time like the Mustang. ... View more

Bitchin'. Darn spell check. Should be 3,54 gears and alloy axles. ... View more

Agreed. ... View more

Looks like a 57 Dodge Cornet and GM knew it. I'm certain they scrapped it for that reason. ... View more

I purchased a 12,000 72 CB750 from the 2nd owner in 2017 after 15 years in storage. It is my everyday rider. Still amazed what a comfortable and reliable 48 year old ride it is. Everywhere I go I hear 750 stories. ... View more

Ok. I was with you until the Chevy Monza/Ferrari comparison. Both that comparison and the 928 Pacer were good for a laugh though.  ... View more

Very cool!  I'm more into '60's muscle, myself (I own four from the era), but I do love the traditional style Hot Rods also.  I'd love to see these cars at the Back To The 50's car show, here in Minnesota, next June. ... View more

Correct! I am going to make that change.  ... View more

GM SUCKS!!! ... View more

That's Hollyweed folks, and that's a wrap.  ... View more

Sean is the msn who really created the true image of who we perceive as Bond today.  Daniel Craig is the man who saved that Bond image.  Sean brought toughness and class to the screen.  I too had the Goldfinger Aston toy and reminisced of it by building a Lego version of the car.  The two things missing in the Lego effort was a Lego figure of Bond in a Tux and a bad guy in the ejection seat.  ... View more

My Aunt had a '77 or '78 F150 flareside 4wd that was white with blue panels around the fenders and doors. I always liked it but what got my 6 yr old blood pumping as fars as pickups went was:   And: And even though it was VERY early 80s:   ... View more

It seems that the $112K ones are already spoken for. ... View more

Great Article, and Great Comments! Was always a Car Crazy Kid, right through to today...   Was hooked on the 1/24th and 1/25th size, and got into Slot Cars of the same scale, though it was easier to race the Aurora HO  1/64ths at home, 'cuz the Slot Track were monopolized by the Big Kids...   By the time I could really afford to indulge my cravings, however, I was wrenching with the above-referenced Big Kids on Real Cars, and because I 'knew stuff' I was allowed to hang around, 'cuz I would rather do that than play with 'Toys' like the Babies.  Soooo, I stored those kits I couldn't live without in a box in the attic, to maintain my Hangin' Out with the Big Kids Image.  NOW, I have over 50 un-built kits from AMT, Revell, MPC, Jo-Han, and Others; Whoo-Hoo!   Your next Article can be on Hot Wheels... Just Sayin'... ... View more

Outstanding! A true work of art. I'm guessing the guy isn't a weekend tinkerer, but a master craftsman with both the tools and the skills to pull this off. If I owned this car, I would pay his price to make me one. ... View more

A car I have longed for since I first laid eyes on it on the TV show, "The Prisoner" , yet never will own because of the price tag they have.  ... View more

I saw my first one in person.  Didn't love it.  They should have used more Ferrari influences and less Camaro influences, and it sounded anemic?  I dunno.  I was slowly passing him in my 4runner, speed limit 45, he kept gunning it?  Made me chuckle. ... View more

I've still have my 1977 Suzuki GS750B, which I bought new. I haven't ridden it since 1995 when the CA-DMV lost the insurance certificate so I never received my tags. Anyway, it was about time that I put it away for awhile. There wasn't a week which had gone by that I didn't break 100 mph.  A little history about the model. Although there wasn't an actual "A" model, the early editions had different carbs and possibly cams, so they couldn't keep up with me. My bike was about equal to the Kawasaki KZ-1000. In 1978, the new GS750 was noticeably slower and even the GS850 was slower than my bike. Probably with the introduction of the GS1100, it had to be the fastest bike at the time and they didn't want to show it up by a lesser bike. ... View more

 A dream realized.  Sweet, what more can one say?  ... View more

“Greatest“ is relative... here’s a few notables you missed: the 66 Shelby GT350 convertible (6 produced), the 67 restyled Mustang, the 68 specials (California, High Country, etc), the 68 Shelby EXP500 couple “Green Hornet” (w/ fuel injected, independent rear suspension), the 83 Mustang convertible (the return of the convertible) in a decade, the Fox bodied specials (Maclaren, Dech, etc), the 87-93 Mustang LX 5.0 Sport - voted “best bang for the buck” Hot Rod Magazine, the 03-04 Mach 1, the 03 and (04) SVT Cobra (Terminator),   the 03 Cobra SVT 10th Anniversary Edition,  the 07 Shelby GT500, the 2011 Shelby GT500 (aluminum block)... I’m missing lots of others for sure 😉 ... View more

A friend of a friend in high school had one back in the early 80's. It was a 455 car and I believe it was a Stage I as well, Blue with gold lettering/side stripe. For some reason, he had it repainted by Earl Scheib, who painted over all the decals and stripes. It was just terrible.  ... View more

Folks just weren't pretentious back then... The Greatest Generation would have scoffed at the silliness....  ... View more

Not actually unique, but I always wanted a wooden steering wheel with the notched finger grips from the Mustang muscle car era. Its very hard to adapt an older steering wheel to a later model car with the bid air bag pod in them. But much much safer in the unfortunate ever does happen. Hope there are steering wheels in the autonomous car vision of today's youth! ... View more

What about the super rare, all made BY HAND, in the same factory as the Benz AMG's, and long out of business, Karmen coach works in Germany.  The Volkswagen Corrado.  1992 the first ever online v6 at a 15 degree slant (a.k.a. the VR). Ahead of it's time and made just to show the world what VW could do (or make a cheap Porsche). The spoiler was mechanical by speed and was listed as "The best front wheel drive car of all time" by car and driver magazine.  Yes it was more expensive than an RX7, Toyota Supra or MR2 of the day, but it was incredible! Less than 90k were made in the 6 years of production and North America as a whole got less than 30k.  This was a car that is still loved by many, and the ones that still love them are true collectors in every sense since they are not that reliable and parts are harder to find than Trumps tax reports! I love my Corrado SLC with its factory Recaro interior, cold weather package, automatic everything.   Digital MPG gauge that also shows my trans temp and 1/4 mile times and not to mention a spoiler that lifts up at 35MPH and lowers at 15.  Did I mention it is a 1992 and STOCK? ... View more

Perhaps the Challenger would have been a better subject for the article than the Charger since the current Hellcat is a Challenger? Just sayin'. ... View more

We would tell you if we knew!  LBI is not listing a price, they say "Please Inquire" instead.    https://lbilimited.com/offerings/2000-chrysler-team-oreca-viper/ ... View more

I was pretty fresh out of vocational school for auto mechanics back in '78 when I started working on co-workers cars.  This one car had a weird sound that I couldn't determine what it was.  I went to an old-school mechanic friend of mine.  He took a length of heater hose and put one end to his ear and started listening around the engine for the source.  Within a very short period of time he determined that the spacer block between the intake manifold and the carburetor had a leak in it.  Sure enough.  I went into town, bought a new one, slapped in on and it solved the problem.  I was so impressed that he diagnosed it so quickly with such a "crude" tool.  To be "book smart" is one thing but to have real-world knowledge is even better! ... View more

This story was incredible, the pictures were sooo amazing as well, kudos to you and great job! That overhead shot of the FJ by I think the remains of Spirit Lake was just incredible. Awesome stuff, I recently subscribed to the newsletter and now the Hagerty Drivers Club magazine. I can’t wait to tell my dad about it.  ... View more

"Every credible source you can find will confirm that it is far more deadly than any flu."   Can you cite one?   "Also, we have not seen a "shutdown" here in the United States"   Absurd. We've voluntarily put 30 million people out of work and we're approaching numbers worse than the Great Depression. "Economists at the Fed’s St. Louis district said in a recent analysis that the US will lose 47 million jobs, resulting in an unemployment rate of 32.1%, a considerable increase from the 24.9% unemployment rate during the worst point of the Great Depression." NY Post.   "Look at the actual numbers of cases being reported by each state." Even Dr. Bierx has concerns about the CDC's antiquated reporting system and fears that both the number of cases of the virus and the deaths from it may be over-reported by as much as 25%.   "which is why some would rather suffer the short-term inconvenience" People having their businesses destroyed, their jobs and careers destroyed and their lives destroyed is not an "inconvenience". Studies have shown that deaths from suicide, alcoholism and even cancer (because people can't afford to get the check-ups and treatments they need) go up during times of severe economic distress. These are not mere "inconveniences". ... View more

My dad sold Fords in the Birmingham, Royal Oak, Ferndale , Michigan for over 50 years. Of all the cars he brought home, I only Joy Rided one. A 1964 Galaxy 500 XL Convertible, 427 4 Speed.  After my 67 Fairlane GT is finished, and I’m not divorced over it. I would like to work on a 64  Convert  Terry 67 GT ... View more