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1953 Buick Skylark Convertible
This professionally restored, two-owner 1953 Buick Skylark is powered by its matching-numbers Nailhead 322-ci V8 engine and Twin Turbine Dynaflow 2-speed automatic transmission. It is the sixth of 1,690 Skylarks produced in 1953. The restoration was completed in 2012 and the car has been fastidiously cared for since. It is finished in its original Matador…
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Forced-Induction Foxes
When the Fox-body Ford Mustang arrived for 1979, Ford had to deal with a market that favored economy more than performance. The OPEC oil crisis had unfolded just as the Mustang II was introduced for 1974. While that car sold well, it was lambasted for lackluster performance. The lukewarm 302-ci V8 just wasn’t endearing to…
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Fine-Tuning ACC
Everything seemed fine when I hit the key on the ACC Mustang. It had been sitting for months — a victim of deadlines, other projects and commitments that kept it parked in its stall after ACC installed Classic Auto Air a/c on the original 289. But that’s part of what I love about the Mustang.…
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500 Miles of Glory
The crowd forming for our Friday afternoon flight was growing impatient. Families with small children, the elderly, and veterans had already disappeared down the jetway, and the rest of us began pushing forward with expectation. I looked down at my phone and checked the weather in Indianapolis again as Group A began boarding. “Not looking…
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1970 Dodge D100 pickup
Dodge D100 Sweptline with wood bed floor Magnum 360-ci V8 Automatic transmission Two-tone silver paint 20-inch wheels Air conditioning Power steering and brakes Four-wheel disc brakes Independent front suspension Stereo Backup camera
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1973 Ford Mustang Trans Am
Highly modified 351-ci V8 built by Jack Roush Close-ratio 4-speed with Hurst shifter 4.11 locked rear end Originally sold unfinished to Ed Hinchliff, who assembled the car to Kar-Kraft blueprints with the help of former Kar-Kraft chassis engineers Lee Dykstra and Mitch Marchi Campaigned in period; accompanied by SCCA logbooks
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1940 Ford DeLuxe Coupe
Restored in original Showroom Green 221-ci flathead engine Offenhauser aluminum heads 3-speed manual Corduroy seat covers From the Vault Portfolio
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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 seats with center console Factory…
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1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Cammer
427-ci SOHC M-code V8 Dual Holley 4-barrel carburetors 657 hp at 6,000 rpm 4-speed manual transmission Factory experimental car
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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-door hard top
Two-year frame-off restoration Super Turbo-Fire 283-ci V8 Dual 4-bbl carburetors 2-speed Powerglide automatic transmission Matador Red and India Ivory From the Vault Collection