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- George Ferencz on CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rebel SST Convertible – Rambler Tries Flexing Its Muscles Again, Belatedly
- BC on Car Show Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – We Don’t Build Excitement
- Stumack on Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Road? – A City In Ontario In The 1970s
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- Peter Wilding on Car Show Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – We Don’t Build Excitement
- Paul Niedermeyer on In-Motion Capsule: 1955 Nash Rambler Cross Country – The Highlight Zone
- Paul Niedermeyer on In-Motion Capsule: 1955 Nash Rambler Cross Country – The Highlight Zone
- Dave B on Vintage Dealers: Chevrolets In Display In 1976
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Engines Archive
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Is Wikipedia Wrong On The “GM 122” Engine? Are These Two Engines Related? Obviously Not
Posted on September 17, 2012 | 45 CommentsI know wikipedia isn’t always right, but it certainly is a superb resource that I use quite often, although I have to keep up my guard. The other day, MM […] -
1965 Chevelle SS396 Z16: 201 Built, And A Common 396 Engine Misunderstanding Finally Resolved
Posted on September 5, 2012 | 72 CommentsAutomotively speaking–as well as in many other arenas–I’m a “Jack of all trades, master of none” sort of guy. After about the fifth or sixth Chevy engine L-code variation, I […] -
Rampside Capsule: Engines with Altitude
Posted on August 5, 2012 | 21 CommentsAs I wrap up “Oshkosh Week,” let’s take a brief look at another area where automobiling and aviation cross over: powerplants. -
Bonneville, Part 3: Inline Insanity
Posted on July 28, 2012 | 22 CommentsI might have given the impression in my last Bonneville posting that I eschew non-conformity. Au contraire! As far as I’m concerned, the weirder the better. I’m particularly partial to inline […] -
The Chevrolet “W” 348 (and 409) Engine – First Of A Long Line Of Big-Block Chevy V8s
Posted on March 24, 2012 | 79 Comments(first posted 6/7/2012) We tend to think of the legendary Chevy small-block engine as near-immortal, having been built for forty-eight years, from 1955 through 2003 (The LS is a clean-sheet […]