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1969 Plymouth Barracuda Mod Top

Sold new at Goddard Motors Inc. in Jennings, MO Rare Mod Top vinyl roof covering and interior, one of 937 produced Previously used as a dealer demonstrator, Y13 on fender tag 340/275-hp V8 engine 4-barrel carburetor Dual exhaust with chrome tips TorqueFlite automatic transmission A53 Formula S Package Floral bucket […]

Rebuilding a ’66 Mustang’s A/C System

Summertime is the best time to drive your classic car. But it’s also the hottest, most uncomfortable time of year in many parts of the U.S. A cool July or August sunny morning cruise can quickly turn into a sweltering, sweaty afternoon in a vinyl-clad classic-car interior, and that isn’t […]

Building a Safe Fuel Line

ACC Contributor Jeff Zurschmeide bought a new-to-him 1956 GMC pickup a few months back. The truck looks great and is mostly stock, aside from a 350 V8 swap. But when the previous owner installed the engine, he used rubber line and a plastic filter to run fuel from the block-mounted […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]