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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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One Hauler of a Jeep
With talk today of a soon-to-be-released pickup version of the Jeep JL-series Wrangler, it seems quite distant to think that Jeep had the first domestically built “compact” pickup. Initially, it was the CJ-8 Scrambler from 1981 to ’85, but the idea also continued from 1986 until 1992 with the Comanche. AMC billed that one as…
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1945 Dodge WC-58 Command Car
While the Army’s light-vehicle needs in World War II were met by Willys and Ford Jeeps, heavier trucks were largely the purview of Dodge. Over the course of the war, some 700,000 vehicles in the VC and WC series, from ½-ton to 1½-tons, were delivered to U.S. forces. Most numerous are the WCs, a nomenclature…
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1965 Plymouth Belvedere Coupe
Custom California car built by Mopar restorer Bob Munoa From the Denny Guest Collection Custom Hemi altered-wheelbase car 426 Hemi engine built to 528 ci Hilborn fuel injection MSD ignition system Push-button 3-speed automatic transmission A990 lightweight custom bucket seats Full roll cage Trunk-mounted battery Custom graphic design Tinted windows Solid body
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1970 Plymouth Road Runner 2-door hard top
440-ci “Six Pack” V8 engine Manual transmission featuring Pistol Grip shifter Interior features bucket seats, console, radio and Road Runner horn Highly desirable Mopar; excellent presentation throughout From the Duffy Grove Collection
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1922 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup
Credited with starting the T-bucket craze Hot Rod magazine cover in October 1955 Featured on TV in “Mr. Kagle and the Baby Sitter” in 1956 Paint, crab-claw flames and pinstripes by Dean Jeffries Car Craft cover: April, 1957 Starred on the TV show “77 Sunset Strip,” in 1958, and was called “Kookie’s Kar” after show…
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1978 Pontiac Macho Trans Am
1978 Macho Trans Am #202 The last Macho Trans Am modified by DKM in 1978; two 1978 models were converted in 1979 The last of nine produced with the HO Racing Specialties turbocharger The only turbocharged Macho Trans Am in black and gold MCACN Day Two Gold award in 2015 Featured in September 2016 Hemmings…
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1961 Lincoln Continental convertible
This 1961 convertible was purchased from well-known Continental expert Gordon Jensen of Marco Island, FL, in December 2014. Gorgeous in Sunburst Yellow, it has the interior wood-grain accents characteristic of the early Continental interiors. Contours and paint are all excellent, and exterior brightwork is of very good quality. The instrument panel is in very good…
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1969 Chevrolet Corvette 350/300 coupe
This 1969 Corvette is powered by its matching-numbers 350/300-hp 8-cylinder engine and a 4-speed manual transmission. The rest of the drivetrain is matching numbers as well. It comes well optioned with a bright blue interior, T-tops, pop-out rear window and an AM/FM radio. It rides on a set of replacement tires from the mid-’70s and…
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1960 Edsel Ranger Convertible
Hen’s teeth, needle in a haystack, unobtanium: Any of these aptly describes a 1960 Edsel Ranger convertible, as only 76 were built. This one is especially interesting, as it was produced on the last day of scheduled production. It is literally one of the very last Edsels built. Equipped with the 352-ci 300-hp V8 engine,…