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1972 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne Super
• Chevy C10 Short Bed with wood floor • Cheyenne Super Package • Wood-grain trim and Houndstooth interior • Totally restored with new GM parts in 2006 • Restoration by Gary Terry of CheyenneSuper-Man in Abilene, TX • 402-ci big-block engine • Turbo HydraMatic transmission • Factory air conditioning • Power steering and brakes •…
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Jim’s Blog – Checking in with the ACC Garage
Car season is now in full swing, and when ACC’s staff has had time away from working on the magazine, we’ve been hard at work buttoning up a few items with our own cars to get ready for the next few months of car shows, cruise ins, and road trips. Here’s what we’ve been up to: ACC’s…
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Jim’s Blog: Big Money – The Most Expensive American Cars Sold at Auction
Summer sets the stage for some of the biggest collector car auctions of the year, and those auctions tend to bring some really high-end cars to market. And when those cars sell, they tend to bring big dollars as well. Here’s a list of the top five American cars ever sold at auction, sourced from…
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Jim’s Blog – The Five Coolest Screen Machines
We’re deep in production of ACC #10 this week – it’s set to ship to the press in early June. One of this issue’s profiles is of a well-known star car from the silver screen. Which one is it? I’m not giving it away here – you’ll just have to wait to see. Of course,…
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Jim’s Blog – See Your Car Featured in ACC!
ACC’s all-new Your Cars section takes a look at the cars our readers own and drive – it’s a place to show off what you’ve bought, describe what you’ve done with it, and detail what you’re planning to do with it down the road. And we’re looking for submissions from our subscribers. If you’ve always…
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1965 Buick Riviera Gran Sport
Finished in Sea Foam Green, this Riviera Gran Sport was equipped with 20 factory options, including an AM/FM radio, cruise control, air conditioning, custom-trim vinyl bucket seats, and the desirable ride and handling package, taking the Riviera’s $4,408 base price to a staggering $6,191.39. The original window sticker indicates that it had been used…
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Jim’s Blog – Hunting for Time in a Drag Car
Everybody has a goal when it comes to their collector cars. I’ve decided that the goal for my ’66 Caprice street/strip car is getting it into the 11s in the quarter mile. I’ve talked about this before. When is the hunt for more speed going one step too far? But I’ve decided that I should be…
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Jim’s Blog – Five Last-Minute Car Guy Gifts
Christmas shopping for car people can be tough, especially when you only have a few days left before the big day. But there are a lot of great gift ideas out there, and you don’t have to spend a lot to make a gearhead happy. Here are a couple of last-minute automotive gift ideas for…
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Jim’s Blog – What’s the best winter snow rig?
It doesn’t snow much in Portland, OR. But when December rolls around each year, I always start watching the forecast a little more closely. When the white stuff does start falling, the town more or less shuts down. We don’t salt the roads, and there aren’t many snow plows. Plus, Portland is a hilly place, so anything slicker than…
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Jim’s Blog – Put 700 hp in Your Garage
That’s right – the Hemi-powered Dodge 440 monster is looking for a new home. I hate to see it go, but ACC has had our fun with it and we’re ready to move on to something else. So if a 700-hp badass street/strip car is on your list this holiday season (and why wouldn’t it be?), look…