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Installing Fresh Weatherstripping in a Classic Mustang
Original cars are fantastic, but there’s usually one problem they all share: dead weatherstripping.The original rubber and foam used to seal up cars from the 1960s wasn’t meant to last 50 years. If you’ve got one of these cars, you’ve probably noticed that some, if not all, of your seals have turned crispy — and…
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Birth of an Obsession
A red 1972 Chevrolet Impala convertible was the very first car I bought at an auction. It was 1995. My then-wife Cindy Banzer and I drove seven hours north from Portland to Bob LeFlufy’s AutoClassic auction in Vancouver, B.C. Alexandra, just 4 years old, accompanied us. “LeFluf,” since deceased, was a classic-car raconteur, the Canadian equivalent…
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Auction Wars in Scottsdale
Leake Auction Company has big plans for its first-ever auction in Scottsdale, AZ, in January 2020. But the welcome mat is not out. Immediately upon announcing its new auction, Leake got hit with a lawsuit filed by Russo and Steele alleging interference with contractual relations. Of course, Leake knew it was coming. The cast Drew…
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What Could Possibly Go Right?
The year was 1990, and the venue was Laguna Seca raceway. I was there to get some open track time in an MGB. My run group that day included a deep crimson Maserati Biturbo, and I spent several hours studying every detail of the taillights and rear end. That happened because passing wasn’t allowed in…
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1990 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo “Fairlady Z”
2,960-cc Twin Turbo DOHC V6 engine Electronic fuel injection 300 bhp at 6,400 rpm 5-speed manual transmission Independent front and rear suspension 4-wheel disc brakes 9,000 original miles Japanese Domestic Market car A remarkable example of one of Nissan’s most celebrated cars is presented here. Sold in its home market of Japan, just one owner held…
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1964 ASA 1000 GT
The current owner has driven the ASA alongside his 250 Series Ferrari and comments, “The ASA is a proper little rocket compared to my Ferrari. Although horsepower is 40% of the V12 and the weight of the car represents about 60%, it feels quite light and sporty, helped by its short wheelbase, very direct steering…
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1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spyder by Pinin Farina
The 1950s was the golden era of sports-car racing in the United States, and California was the epicenter. On any given weekend, hundreds of spectators would come out to watch sports cars go toe-to-toe on racetracks and airfields. Dangerous, albeit thrilling at the same time, the grids were made up of a cast of extraordinary…
