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Is Your Snake a Replicant?
Unless you are building an S/C or Comp car replica, just say "no" to scoops, roll bars, sidepipes, stripes, and other incorrect itemsOkay, I'll freely admit I am a Cobra snob. I'm not as bad as one I witnessed at a Cobra gathering, running towar...
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from the February 2008 Issue written by Colin Comer
Shelby Sacks SAAC
After 32 years, Carroll Shelby no longer officially recognizes SAACIn my May 2007 column (p. 60), I wrote about the 32-year relationship between automotive icon Carroll Shelby and the Shelby American Automobile Club (SAAC). I said then that SAAC...
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from the January 2008 Issue written by Colin Comer
Got the Hemi Pneumonia and the Big Block Flu
Figure a slide of 10%-20% from late 2006 prices across the board and you're not far off; the better the car, the less the correctionThe drag chutes are out for the Mopar Hemi muscle car market. Unquestionably the most visible and talked-about ph...
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from the December 2007 Issue written by Colin Comer
Winging It
Around noon, the thunder heading my way was the Detroit kind, as 20 Superbirds and Daytonas filled my parking lot To quote John Lennon: Imagine. if there was a club for valuable cars, whose long-term owners didn't care about what th...
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from the November 2007 Issue written by Colin Comer
Muscle in Monterey
The consensus among buyers is that they want the best, and "almost" cars are having a tough time finding homesGloom and doom predictions can end up as self-fulfilling prophecies if the panic spreads. A case in point is the highly publicized musc...
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from the October 2007 Issue written by Colin Comer
When The Fire System Fails
I could see the paint bubbling on the hood, the Lexan windshield melting, and the paint burning off the transmission tunnelAlthough SCM isn't a racing publication, a large number of SCMers are vintage racers, including yours truly. A recent raci...
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from the September 2007 Issue written by Colin Comer
Fuelies-The Story Behind the Story
So is it worth paying a 15%-20% premium for a car with a notoriously troublesome FI system? The market seems to say it isIn the early years of the horsepower wars, in the mid-1950s, Detroit was looking for ways to get a jump on the competition. ...
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from the August 2007 Issue written by Colin Comer
When Size Does Matter
How to decode the evolution of Ford's 427, 428, and 429 big block muscleFord 427, 428, 429. What do these similar numbers tell us about very different engines?To the uninitiated, Ford's big inch performance motors all seem basically the same, wi...
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from the July 2007 Issue written by Colin Comer
Everyday Muscle
Forgo modern conveniences (such as a jack for your iPod and seat heaters), and you can find an old car that will be daily fun So your Cobra Daytona Coupe is too hot and loud inside, and your Hemi 'Cuda convertible's top leaks ...
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from the May 2007 Issue written by Colin Comer
 
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