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• Ford’s crate electric motor tease doesn’t mean much without a crate battery – Daniel Strohl @Hemmings

  By Charlville on October 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Advertisements Even a year ago, when Chevrolet announced its eCrate motor via an electrified Blazer, we noted that the move was inevitable. More than at any other period in history, classic car owners have been electrifying their vehicles using whatever… Read More ›

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• The 1971 Indy 500 was so much more than the pace car disaster – Daniel Strohl @Hemmings

  By Charlville on October 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Advertisements Pretty much all anybody recalls the 1971 Indianapolis 500 for these days was the pace car crash into the photographer’s stand at the start of the race. Or maybe the fact that pre-late show fame David Letterman interviewed Mario Andretti while covering the… Read More ›

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• Against all odds, French inventor Albert-Paul Bucciali spent decades claiming he invented the Willys MB Jeep – Daniel Strohl @Hemmings

  By Charlville on October 5, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Advertisements Albert-Paul Bucciali was livid. Sometime after the Allied forces invaded Normandy and fought their way across France, he got an up close look at the little Jeep that everybody was talking about. While he appreciated what it could –… Read More ›

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• Stromberg 97 and Secrets of Speed Scalded Dog Manifold Upgrade for the 1929 Model A Ford Sport Coupe

  By Charlville on October 4, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Advertisements Some time ago before my Dad passed away we had chatted about what upgrades might have been done to the coupe back in his days. He was born in 1936. Before I managed to get the parts my Dad… Read More ›

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• Transforming a rust-infested 383 Dodge Charger into a show winner – Thomas A. DeMauro @Hemmings

  By Charlville on October 3, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Advertisements John Hoffman was just 14 years old when the magnificently redesigned Charger was set loose for 1968, and he was convinced even then that someday he’d own an exquisite example of the breed. “I was in junior high school,… Read More ›

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• Once ridiculed, the Lincoln Blackwood predicted the luxo-truck future – Mike Austin @Hemmings

  By Charlville on October 2, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Advertisements Lincoln’s first attempt at a luxury pickup didn’t go so well. The Blackwood was basically a cross between the Lincoln Navigator and Ford F-150, sporting fancy trim in the cargo bed with a power tonneau cover. The 2002 production… Read More ›

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• Chevrolet’s Caprice was more than just an Impala with a fancy roofline – Bill Rothermel @Hemmings

  By Charlville on October 1, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Advertisements A unique roof for GM’s bestseller Chevrolet introduced the new Caprice Custom Sedan in February 1965 at the Chicago Auto Show. The GM brand took a page from its own playbook much like it had in 1958, when it… Read More ›

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• Why I believe the Cadillac Escalade will be a future collectible – Jeff Koch @Hemmings

  By Charlville on September 30, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Advertisements Throughout swirling decades of industry change, with divisions created and dropped, bought and sold, and forgotten, remembered, then forgotten again, Cadillac has remained GM’s luxury-car pinnacle. It has done so despite front-wheel-drive platforms and the industry’s increasing tilt toward… Read More ›

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• 1960-’61 Chrysler 300F & 300G Buyer’s Guide – Matt Litwin @Hemmings

  By Charlville on September 29, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Advertisements The original “businessman’s hot rod” combined a racing pedigree with luxury trimmings When people boasted of the performance of Chrysler-branded automobiles during the postwar years, it was usually in reference to the cars’ mechanical prowess: smooth and reliable, just… Read More ›

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• Beautiful, Mexico-Made 1978 Ford F-150 Ranger XLT Is Quite Different From Norm – Aurel Niculescu @Autoevolution

  By Charlville on September 28, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Advertisements Looking for the coolest, quirkiest, and stunning Blue Oval pickup trucks in America? Well, the Ford Era “What The Truck?” series on YouTube certainly obliges. And it sometimes expands the search to North America, not just the U.S. Count… Read More ›

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