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There was a time when a split-window 1963 Corvette was the least desirable
Once upon a time in a land called California there was a period in the used Corvette market when a split-window 1963 Corvette was the least desirable body style of the C2 Corvette range. Well, times...
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This Sleeper’s a Keeper: A 14,000-Mile Unrestored Original 1970 Chevrolet...
Up in the hills the crafters still refer to it as squeezin’s, trickling through a homemade distillation system. More public and commercial now, old-school moonshine remains a sort of rite of passage...
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2017 Foxtoberfest: Engine Gallery
The annual Foxtoberfest event celebrates all things Fox chassis. Yes, the Fox Mustang is the star of the show, but there are also Fairmonts, Zephyrs, and LTD from the Fox era in attendance. Taking...
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Foxtoberfest presented an opportunity to get your Fox out and drive it
If you love Fox Mustangs, Foxtoberfest is your Mecca. For this year’s event, there were almost 600 Fox cars in attendance. Of that number, the lion’s share was Fox Mustangs, but there were other Fox...
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This Camaro Street Machine is Straight out of the 1970’s
When you think about the ‘70s, you can’t help but think about funky clothes, sideburns and street machines cruising the streets. And while Jeff Mumford probably couldn’t grow sideburns in the ‘70s, the...
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NMRA releases 2018 race calendar
If you’re a long-time reader of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, then you know we’re a big supporter of the NMRA race series. We’ve been at every race since the beginning, and 20 years later, we’re...
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There is No Shortage of Cool Muscle Cars. Check Out These Alternative 1960s &...
Last month I presented the idea that there is no need to pout and begrudge that investors and the wealthy are ruining the hobby and making your favorite car out of reach. Thanks to the Internet,...
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Professor Hammer’s Metalworking Tips
This shows an oxy-acetylene torch fitted with a “rosebud” (multi-orifice) tip being used to heat some solid steel round bar to make it feasible to bend by hand. There are some tricks to getting...
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After More Than Two Decades, He’s Reunited With Same 1969 Chevrolet Camaro...
Calling Steve Shauger just a car guy would be like calling George Patton just a general. In a nutshell, Steve’s a card-carrying, multiply certified, full-blown car nut to the nth degree. If there was...
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Fred Shanks’ Short Stepper Didn’t Start That Way
Think back to when you first learned to drive; was it in a truck? In the case of Fred’s truck, he got to teach both of his children how to drive his 1967 C10 and create some great memories doing so....
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Tips on How Not to Get Burned When Evaluating a Potential Muscle Car Project
We would like to think that the muscle car hobby is made up of honest, earnest, like-minded enthusiasts who will willingly help out their fellow hobbyists, especially when it comes time for a vehicle...
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SEMA 2017: Chip Foose’s Deuce running a Blown H&H Flathead
The customer always comes first is always the best policy when it comes to running a successful business, and its an adage that even the best in the business adhere to. In early 2016 STREET RODDER...
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How To Measure Piston-To-Valve Clearance With Clay
In an engine, the relationship between the valves and the pistons is a precarious one. If there is too little space, they can collide. If this happens, the resulting carnage require replacing one of...
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Hurricane Sandy Destroyed the Garage but Left This Numbers-Matching 1968...
Bobby Canz describes himself as a Chevy guy. His first muscle car was a 1969 Nova SS he bought when he was 16. Yet he has also long had a soft spot for 1968 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 convertibles. “I have...
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National Corvette Museum Induction of Tommy Morrison into the Hall of Fame
Tommy Morrison was born in Glasgow, Kentucky and grew up on Race Street. Glasgow is 26 miles from the Corvette Bowling Green Assembly Plant. He was known for his slow talking speaking voice,...
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A Few Secrets to Making Camber Changes
Changing camber in your front wheels is pretty straight forward, right? There are some things that are inadvertently altered when we change our cambers. Let’s go through the process and see that we...
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2003 Sonic Blue Cobra Terminator: Part metal. Part carbon. All fun.
Chris Pilla did it the hard way. He’s built this car three or four times over, using what he’d learned to make the next right move (sure, and a couple of bad ones, too). He worked each combination. He...
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Day 5 Update: LMC Truck C10 Nationals’ Giveaway Squarebody closer to running
Day five of Classic Trucks third build in the Week to Wicked series started with the guys loading up on breakfast burritos, and choking down donuts before taking up where they left off Thursday. Danny...
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The Giveaway Week to Wicked 1985 Chevy C10 is SEMA 2017 Bound!
The smoke, or should we say fog of burning Falkenrubber has cleared, and so ends the sixth Week to Wicked build. From start to almost finish the 1985 Chevy C10 our Week to Wicked crew built to be given...
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Sneak Peek: 2018 SEMA Mustang Builds! #TENSEMA17
Have we told you how much we look forward to SEMA each year? Truth is, SEMA brings in a lot of manufacturers and enthusiasts alike, which also makes it the ultimate car guy event. However, our favorite...
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