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1955 Hudson Italia
One of only 26 examples produced and one of just 21 remaining Powered by its original engine and equipped with overdrive Outstanding driver, tour- and road-ready Carefully inspected and extensively serviced by Mr. Ed Souers, Hudson Italia Historian for the Hudson Essex Terraplane Club and Manager of the National Hudson Motor Car Company Museum in…
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Horsepower 101
This month’s Race profile takes a look at a basic Nova drag car — the kind of understated monster that stands out to car crazies like us, bright as a neon sign, even from 100 paces. And at the same time, it’s the kind of car everyday people tend to ignore. It just goes to…
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Jim’s Blog: Kicking Tires at the Portland Transmission Show
Oregon is a rainy place, but starting around May, the sun starts to peek out, and the days turn from grim to bright. There are two local events that capitalize on that change and mark the start of the Pacific Northwest’s car season: the pair of Portland Swap Meets in early April, and the Portland…
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Jim’s Blog: War Jeep in the Barn
My brother-in-law Cameron is a high school teacher here in Oregon, and the school where he works owns some land that includes a run-down house and a big yard. The school uses the house to store stuff — chairs, desks, lawn equipment, etc — but some of the original owners’ things are still around, seemingly…
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A Firm Stance
First impressions are a big deal in the car world, especially at auction. A car might only have a minute or so in the spotlight, and having it look just right for that minute can mean a difference of thousands of dollars on your bottom line. Nothing can make or break a car’s aesthetic more…
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Jim’s Blog: Three Cars to Buy Right Now
The classic car market is always on the move, and as interests change, so do values. So with that, here are three cars I’d recommend buying right now, and why: 1. 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra This was the last year of the Fox body, and the first for SVT’s Cobra package. That makes…
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Jim’s Blog: Sights from the Portland Swap Meet
With thousands of parts spread out over what seems like sprawling square miles of space, the dueling Portland-area swap meets — the Portland Swap Meet and the PIR Swap Meet, both taking place the same weekend every April — have literally everything you’ll ever need for your project. This year I wasn’t on the…
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The 50 Most Influential Production Cars — Part 2
SCM’s editors have put together a list of the 50 cars we think are the most influential ever built. These are the cars that changed the world in one way or another, either through what they accomplished or what they represented. Last week we listed out our first 25; this week, we present our final…
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Jim’s Blog: The Best Muscle Car of All Time
Any time a couple of ACC staffers get together, we tend to start talking cars. And this topic is one that seems to never die at ACC HQ. Just what is the absolute best muscle car of all time? The question really revolves around what you consider a muscle car to be. Is it just…
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Jim’s Blog: Be in ACC
The ACC team is putting together our 27th issue this month — May/June 2016 — and in this issue, we’re adding a few new interactive features. The first is a brand-new ACC Reader’s Forum, where we’ll consult with both our readership and industry experts to answer your burning car questions. Want to know…