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1959 W.R.E.-Maserati
The 1950s saw a surge in the popularity of small-displacement 4-cylinder engines. Few were as influential as the engine that powered Maserati’s 200S sports racer. The competition-proven Modena powerplant attracted significant interest from privateers running other makes, and the company was only too happy to sell engines to such concerns, paving the way for race…
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Two-Lane Tour de Force
2018 marks SCM’s 30th Anniversary. When we published our first issue of the Alfa Romeo Market Letter — quick-printed on blue paper — we never imagined the roller coaster ride that was ahead of us. To celebrate this anniversary, we are going to have a five-day, 1,000-mile tour of Oregon’s best back roads. Dates are…
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Turning it up
ACC practices what it preaches when it comes to driving our old cars. But the one thing that really leaves a lot to be desired, especially in cars from the 1960s, is steering effort — or in the sheer number of turns it takes from left lock to right lock. A lot of factory steering…
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Benz Bones, Mopar Soul
The Chrysler-Maserati TC of 1989–91 may have been Lee Iacocca’s pet project, but it did show Chrysler a thing or two about trans-oceanic undertakings. But when the Crossfire was introduced at the 2001 North American Auto Show in Detroit, Chrysler wasn’t exactly calling the shots, thanks to the DaimlerChrysler merger. While the TC was more…
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Planning is Overrated
Sometimes I don’t always plan as far ahead as I should. Some may call it procrastinating, but I’m not ready to cop to that. Rather, I see planning for things at the 11th hour as a sign of extreme flexibility and a way to make every day a new adventure. My wife, however, vehemently disagrees.…
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Loved and Lost
About once a week, usually as I’m leaving my house in the morning in my white 2016 GMC pickup, I hear a little voice. It pipes up as I drop the shifter silently into gear, lamenting the fact that last year, I sold my noisy old orange-and-white 1972 Chevrolet K10. Sometimes that voice also brings…
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1959 Studebaker 4E11D-122 4×4 pickup
245-ci 6-cylinder Commander engine 4-speed manual transmission Frame-off, nut-and-bolt rotisserie restoration Studebaker official demonstrator for the 1959 show circuit Copy of the original build sheet Factory NAPCO four-wheel-drive conversion Rare 19.5-inch wheels with severe-duty chromed hubcaps Rare factory under-dash AM radio Original Firestone All-Traction tires Optional locking gas cap and chromed rear bumper
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1963 Dodge Dart Altered
This 1963 Dart was built by Steve Magnante in 2008 as a totally streetable tribute to Jack Sharkey’s Chicago-based “Rampage” Dart match racer. The all-steel California body is California-sourced with just the right amount of real patina and a Mazzolini Racing fiberglass Max Wedge hood scoop. The painted body graphics were hand-applied by Southern California…
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1969 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-door sedan
Ground-up restoration approximately 10 years ago Featured in Chevy Rumble magazine, August 2008 Original body panels and chassis Date-correct L72 427/425 V8 engine Muncie M22 Rock Crusher 4-speed transmission 12-bolt rear end Power brakes Rare radio delete F70-15 Firestone Redline bias-ply tires
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1969 Plymouth Road Runner
An original California car, this Road Runner is powered by an original, matching-numbers, high-performance 383-ci V8 engine and equipped with a 727 automatic transmission. Documentation includes build sheet, fender tag and owner’s book. It’s finished in the rare special-order color of Bahama Yellow. A mid-year introduction color, it’s considered the first of the high-impact paint…