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  • Keeping time in a Classic Mustang
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    Keeping time in a Classic Mustang

    ACC’s 1966 Mustang has only 56,000 original miles. Under the hood it looks mostly original, save for a few aftermarket additions. Overall, it sounds and feels like a low-miles 289 should. But low-mile engines can be deceiving. In the 1960s, the Big Three used plastic-tooth timing sets in a number of engines. The reasoning behind…

  • 1959 Kellison J-4R Coupe

    1959 Kellison J-4R Coupe

    This particular Kellison was purchased new by SCCA Executive Director Don Rodimer. In 2001 the car passed to its current owner. As he wished to use the car in driver events, the car was made fully street legal. Lights, turn signals and a windshield wiper were all installed to meet compliance. It has since been…

  • 1998 Dodge Viper GTS-R coupe

    1998 Dodge Viper GTS-R coupe

    Well-preserved second-generation Viper One of 100 GTS-R specification cars About 10,000 miles 488-ci, overhead-valve V10 engine Electronic fuel injection 460 hp at 4,600 rpm 6-speed manual transmission Four-wheel independent suspension Four-wheel disc brakes Aerodynamic package White with blue stripes Racing harnesses  

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    Big-Block Land Yachts

    The big-block 440-ci RB (for Raised Block) V8 was Chrysler Corporation’s last bastion for hefty but inexpensive horsepower. Sure, the Hemi was the bad boy on the dragstrip, but anyone who espouses the credo of “Mopar or no car” will tell you that the 440 was the one to beat on the street. One could…

  • The Hot Rod Challenge
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    The Hot Rod Challenge

    The Pacific Northwest isn’t exactly well known for being a hot-rod hot spot, but Portland International Raceway hosts what must be one of the best weekly cruise-ins in the country. From June to September, hundreds of classic and collectible cars converge at the racetrack every Wednesday evening for the Beaches Cruise-In (https://beachesrestaurantandbar.com/community/cruisin/) — a laid-back…

  • ACC’s New Horse
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    ACC’s New Horse

    On March 26, 1966, Glenn and June Anderson jumped into their 1959 Ford Thunderbird and cruised from their home in Tarzana, CA, to Cutter Ford Sales in North Hollywood. Waiting on the lot for them was a Wimbledon White 1966 Ford Mustang, which had been assembled just a month earlier in San Jose and shipped…

  • 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 2-door hard top

    1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 2-door hard top

    Ordered from Olympic Oldsmobile in Chicago on October 1, 1969, Mr. Vilinis “Vil” Gaganis optioned this car with the G80 performance axle package, heavy-duty radiator, the M21 close-ratio 4-speed, the W-30 package and Twilight Blue paint over matching vinyl interior. Gaganis took meticulous care of his Olds, driving it about 75,000 miles in total. In…

  • 1993 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra

    1993 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra

    1993 Mustang SVT Cobra with Vortech supercharger 60k actual miles Owner’s manual and two sets of original keys Number 378 of 4,993 built, with certificate from Ford Parked in a barn since 2005, brought back to life with new fuel tank, fuel pump, alternator, water pump, radiator, drilled and slotted rotors, shocks and struts, tires…

  • 1957 Chevrolet Corvette 283/270

    1957 Chevrolet Corvette 283/270

    Fresh body-off restoration from an NCRS vice chairman Matching-numbers, 283-ci, 270-hp, dual-quad engine 4-speed manual transmission Wonder Bar radio Heater Windshield washers Parking-brake alarm Two-tone paint New chrome BF Goodrich Silvertown wide whitewalls Painted to meet current NCRS judging

  • 1920 Ford T-bucket

    1920 Ford T-bucket

    Chevrolet 350-ci V8 GM Turbo 400 automatic transmission Disc brakes Jaguar limited-slip IRS Extended front end Part of the Rolland Collection