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Don’t Be a Square By the middle of the 1980s, it was clear there was a revolution underway when it came to automotive design. Little by little, engineering advances and regulatory changes were making ...
The Intermeccanica Italia came about early in the company’s history. It contracted with Long Island dealer Jack Griffith to build a V-8-powered sports car in 1965, but the project was short-lived and ...
The test showed that all of them are a huge improvement over hand and even the ol’ stab-it-with-a-screwdriver method. The three-jaw style was capable of over 100 foot-pounds of twist on an oil filter.
We laughed at the absurdities and shook our heads at improbable trade offers. Each peculiar interaction offered teaching opportunities, leading to discussions about dealership convenience versus the ...
If you haven’t watched The Last Independent Automaker yet, it’s now available on YouTube, on the free PBS app, and on Public Television stations around the country. Disneyland and Dinosaurs American ...
Mecum It added dual overhead cams and four valves per cylinder to a Vette powerplant for the first time—and only time, until 2023—to the tune of 375 and later 405 horsepower. This at a time when ...
Jayson Coombes I really wish woody wagons were still around. They delivered in hauling persons, 4′ x 8′ sheets of plywood, and taking the Mr. and Mrs. to the annual Christmas party in Bolingbrook, ...
Elliott Griffith It’s not as if I’d expect you to know that. As of this writing, no commercial vehicles are tracked in the Hagerty Price Guide. This is due to a combination of factors, including ...
The driveline is exactly what we expected. Together, the electric motor and the LT7 V-8 produce 1250 hp. (As in the E-Ray, the motor drives the front axle, the engine the rear axle. The motor and the ...
They certainly did. License in hand and new Road Runner at his disposal, young Pineschi would do his share of tearing up the streets of Chicago. Painted Lemon Twist, the speedy Plymouth served as his ...
As of this writing, Cadillac no longer offers a large, roomy sedan. The final front-wheel-drive XTS appeared in 2019, and the XT6 in 2020. A shame. I believe there’s always a place for a large ...