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1964-1972 Chevelle a Decade of Performance

Nine Years of mid-Sized Car Performance – The Chevrolet Chevelle

The Muscle Car Wars Part 1

The first part of a Series discussing the Muscle Car and its genesis.

The 1955-56 Corvette – the car that almost died

The 1955 Corvette and the players that almost led to its demise. In ’55 the Corvette was on the ropes even with its new V-8 – only 700 were sold.

Bronco Bustin’

Hot as a pistol today, the 1966-70 Bronco got a lot of press- a lot of kudos – but, surprisingly, not a huge amount of sales.

Pontiac GTO 1964-1970 and 2004-2006

The “Endura” front fascia of the 1968 GTO may have been the most dramatic GTO produced.

Ford Fairlane Grows Up in 1966

In 1966, the Ford Fairlane grew 1 inch in width although the length and wheelbase remained the same. Stylists made the car look much wider and longer.

The 1958 Chrysler 300D and Its Ancient Go-Fast Tech

What do these two cars have in common? More than you might think. See All Facts and...

Why We Lost Packard

Why We Lost Packard From 1946 to 1956 there were big changes at Packard, but . . . too late. One...

Buick Grand National & GNX – Performance from an Economy V-6

Discover the origins of the powerful Buick Grand National and GNX, which started out as an economy V-6 engine developed from a Buick Aluminum V-8. Learn about the evolution of the Buick Regal, from personal luxury coupe to full model line and how the Grand National was born from the Regal. Find out how the Grand National and GNX made their mark in NASCAR racing and became iconic performance cars.

Mustang Evolution

Sponsored By Kentucky Mustang Automotive – http://www.kentuckymustang.com See All Facts and...

The Crown – A Hot Rodded 1956 Ford

The 1956 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria. Only 9,209 were produced versus 177,735 of the standard...

1970-1973 Datsun 240 Z Continued

A typical Datson 240Z 1970-1973 Datsun 240 Z Continued The 140 CID (2.4L) I-6 in the 240Z was...

Early Datsun-Nissan Z Cars

Early Datsun-Nissan Z Cars First in a Series – In This Issue – The 240 and 260Z The...

Hudson’s Demise

The Tale of Hudson’s Demise Climbing Sales – Then Crash In the two years after World...

1963 Chevrolet Z11 Drag Package

Chevrolet decided to respond with a complete Regular Production Option (“RPO”) package for the 1963 year.

Why We Lost Hudson

Why We Lost Hudson The Sad Tale of How Hubris Can Create a Disaster When we talk about the mystery...

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