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1932 Ford Highboy Roadster
Chassis number: 181727931 This Dearborn Deuce all-steel body rod is powered by a complete chrome and polished 454-ci big-block Chevy that’s been bored 0.060 over. It has polished aluminum Edelbrock heads and polished 650 Holley carburetors. The transmission is a Turbo 350, and it has a Ford nine-inch rear end with 3.56 gears. Additionally, this…
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1964 1/2 Ford Mustang Convertible
Chassis number: 5F08D110588 Engine number: C6AE6015C Introduced in April 1964 at the New York World’s Fair, and conceived by Lee Iacocca, the Ford Mustang created an overnight nationwide sensation. It offered a winning combination of sporting performance, personal luxury and crisp styling that spawned a new “Pony Car” market and encouraged stiff competition from Detroit’s…
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1970 Buick GSX
Chassis number: 446370H273985 This particular Buick GSX has been the recipient of a meticulous, concours-grade, nut-and-bolt restoration and is one of the finest examples available. It has been nationally judged twice and was the recipient of the Concours/Restored Gold award at the Buick GS Nationals. It has spent its recent restored life in a museum…
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1954 Chevrolet Pickup (Custom)
Chassis number: 9JSF2075 This truck features a true patina finish that only Mother Nature can produce. There is a small-block Chevy V8 under the hood with air conditioning, power steering, power disc brakes, power windows, great tunes and a clean and custom interior. The cab is fully Dynamatted for a quiet ride. Many unique and…
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1965 Ford Mustang Cammer drag car
This Mustang was built in 1965–66 and ran Division Five until October 17, 1971, when it was retired. The best time it ran was 9.97 at 137.4 mph, with a weight of 3,150 lbs with a driver, in Denver. It has always been a race car, so it has never seen bad weather. The body…
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1934 DeSoto Airflow coupe
Chassis number: 6078798 Engine number: SE8458 In 1934, the entire DeSoto lineup featured Chrysler Corporation’s new streamlined Airflow design. Walter P. Chrysler expected the streamlined and futuristic Airflow models to take the nation by storm and reap huge profits. A design far ahead of its time, the Airflow featured built-in headlamps and wider front seats…
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1963 Chevrolet Corvette 327/340 HP vs 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88
We examine two special Corvettes and find originality alone doesn’t drive value Editor’s note: Originality is only one component of value. To demonstrate that, we had our Corvette expert, Michael Pierce, take a look at two of the cars that crossed the block in Scottsdale. The cars included a 1963 Corvette 327/340 that made $55,000,…
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1969 Plymouth Road Runner 2-door hard top
Chassis number: RM23H9G157810 This ’69 Road Runner is a very original car presented in original factory optional F3 Frost Green Iridescent exterior paint with white vinyl interior. The 383-ci V8 engine is backed by a D21 4-speed transmission. The car is equipped with the Air Grabber hood, rear wing, factory bucket seats, center console, tachometer,…
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1964 Chevrolet K20 Pickup
Today we have endless choices among pickup trucks, and the luxurious options give away nothing to their car counterparts. This is a recent development. The Silverados and Lariats of the 1980s ushered in luxury features to the emerging everyday truck driving community. In the 1960s, a pickup was still a utility vehicle. Trucks were sparse…
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1964 Dodge Charger S/FX
The story of this historic car starts in late 1963, when Don Beebe of Automotive Productions proposed an unheard-of plan to Chrysler Corp. His plan involved creating the fastest three 1964 “doorslammers” in the world to run exhibitions at tracks near Dodge’s new car dealerships, so the cars could be displayed to the public before…