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Old Look, Modern Grip
If you drive your classic car often, chances are you’ve had a few close calls in modern traffic. A lot of today’s commuters don’t realize that classic cars from the 1950s and 1960s don’t handle and stop as well as today’s cars. The drum brakes that were industry standard for most of the 1960s work…
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A New World
Last summer, I spent a week of quality time under the hood of my ’66 Caprice. I was installing Holley’s Terminator EFI system while most of ACC’s staff was in Monterey, CA, for the Pebble Beach auctions. Normally I’m there, too, but this time was different. I was staring down the ultimate of all deadlines:…
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Jim’s Blog: What’s In Store for Modern Muscle?
Every year, Detroit pumps out more and more nasty modern muscle cars, from ZL1 Camaros through Hellcats, Demons, and GT500s. But how will these cars’ values stack up to the values of their vintage counterparts in the future? That’s a tough question. There’s no good answer. But how they’re treated now is a pretty good…
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Jim’s Blog: What’s Next for the ACC Mustang?
ACC’s Mustang is a great driver, but there’s no hiding that it’s already lived a full life. Evidence of this is all over the car, from dings in the body and trim through wear to the original interior. The car is low-miles, but it’s by no means minty. So that raises the question: Should we…
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Jim’s Blog: Why I Own It
The summer months are always busy here at ACC, as our production schedule here at the magazine ramps up alongside all the annual summer events scheduled to take advantage of good weather. Between that, selling my house, buying another house, and the daily life of having two kids under seven, time has been slipping through…
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Jim’s Blog: Buy What You Like
When tracking the market, we often focus in on what’s hot, what’s rising, and what the best short or long term investment might be on paper. Let this serve as your reminder: Buy what you like. On Friday, I headed out to Mecum’s annual Portland sale to cover cars with ACC Data Analyst Chad Taylor…
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Jim’s Blog: The Best Modern Modification?
Old cars are great just as they are. But if you hope to use one regularly these days, a few updates can make the experience better. For example, say you’ve got a 1968 Mustang with a 390 and you live in L.A. That traffic is notorious, and the cooling system in the Mustang, while decent…
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Walking the Old-Car Line
The pages of ACC are filled with all-original and fully restored cars that have sold at auction. You’ll find a bunch of them in our Market Reports, starting on p. 68. Some are cars that have passed only a few miles under their factory-fresh tires, while others are completely rebuilt, down to the last nut…
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Jim’s Blog: What Makes a Car Collectible?
We’re working on the next issue of ACC this week, and there’s still time to participate in our Readers’ Forum. This month’s question: What is it that makes a car collectible? This issue will feature everything from a vintage AMC Pacer through a modern Dodge Challenger SRT Demon. That’s a wide range of cars, and…
