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Car Show Outtakes: A Small Honduran Auto Show
Posted on April 29, 2015 | 13 CommentsThe *other* reason I don’t share many original photos with you, apart from the danger factor, is that I am usually a very poor photographer. This picture gives as much […] -
Museum Classics: The Heartland Ford Museum
Posted on April 2, 2015 | 39 CommentsSituated in the middle of a corn field near the tiny Northeast Missouri town of Bethel is a community called Heartland. Amongst the restaurants, housing developments, and dairy is the […] -
QOTD: Would You Own a Malaise Era Car?
Posted on March 6, 2015 | 296 CommentsAh, the Malaise era. That bit of time when there was very few, if any, good vehicles from American manufacturers. OPEC oil embargos and stringent fuel economy and emissions regulations […] -
Auto-Biography: 1971 Ford Mustang – Family History.
Posted on January 30, 2015 | 22 Comments“Look at this, Gerardo”, my father told me this week after going to town. “I found something I lost a long time ago”. He passed me his cell phone and […] -
Walk and Talk: Rooting Around in the Photo Archives
Posted on December 17, 2014 | 66 CommentsOne needs to make the best of a crummy situation. About to go crazy from fighting a fever the last few days, I have regenerated enough vitality to take a […] -
Future Curbside Classic: 2015 Ford Mustang GT – Four Hundred Thirty Five Horsepower?!
Posted on December 10, 2014 | 96 CommentsYes. Four Hundred Thirty Five horsepower. Wow. That is only 15 horses shy of the 2001 Dodge Viper my mother once owned. And, I mean, it was a VIPER. This […] -
CC Outtake: A GT With No Spoiler? What Gives?
Posted on November 22, 2014 | 37 CommentsSomething a bit odd: What appears to be a Mustang GT convertible sans spoiler. It seems all Mustangs from the 1998-2004 period had a spoiler; even my sister’s first car, […] -
CC Capsule: 1980-1988 Mercury Cougar – Transitioning from Dork to Cool, and Almost Succeeding
Posted on November 5, 2014 | 37 CommentsEvery car manufacturer has a platform they just milk for all it’s worth. They put it on everything and anything that makes its way to the shop floor. The best […] -
Curbside Follow-Up: 1971 Ford Mustang Grandé – It’s The Great Pumpkin Brougham, Charlie Brown!
Posted on October 31, 2014 | 32 CommentsTwo years ago, on Halloween, I wrote up this very orange 1973 Ford Mustang Grandé. While a bit weathered, it was still in pretty good shape, albeit with some very […] -
CC Wordless Outtake: What A Difference A Decade Makes
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Car Show Classics: The 50th Anniversary Mustang Celebration, Las Vegas
Posted on April 20, 2014 | 29 CommentsHey folks, welcome to all from Las Vegas Motor Speedway, one of the sites for the Mustang’s 50th Anniversary celebration. Although it’s tough to spot in this picture, the Soul Survivor […] -
Mustang Week Outtake: 1972 Mach 1 – Am I Seeing Things?
Posted on April 19, 2014 | 56 CommentsWhen I saw this red Mustang parked in front of a neighbor’s house the other day, I was pretty surprised. Was this an actual Mustang Mach 1 casually parked on […] -
CC Outtake: 1968 Ford Mustang – Already a Curbside Classic in 1982
Posted on April 19, 2014 | 30 CommentsI took this photo in 1982, when I was 15. I’ve always kept an eagle eye out for old cars! -
Curbside Improvement: How To Add A Five Speed Transmission To The Soul Survivor- Easier Said Than Done
Posted on April 18, 2014 | 42 CommentsOn Wednesday, I introduced you to my Mustang II and described some of its unique features. Today, I’m going to show some of the work it took just to […] -
Vintage Scoop: 1979 Mustang Indy Pace Car – The 302 Wakes Up
Posted on April 15, 2014 | 30 CommentsIn keeping with this week’s theme, I dug up an article featuring my favorite Mustang body style, the pre-facelift Fox. And while I don’t necessarily care for the graphics package […]