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Jul 09 2010

A Handbuilt Twist to an Industrial Icon - New York Times

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A Handbuilt Twist to an Industrial Icon
New York Times
... built by his father, Bob Zabala, who started with the engine that came from his first Model T, a car he owned when he was 12 in the 1950s. ...

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Jul 09 2010

Rumbling engines, squealing tires pay tribute to slain Hawk Point garage owner - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Rumbling engines, squealing tires pay tribute to slain Hawk Point garage owner
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Smith's funeral was attended by hundreds of people many who drove to the funeral in their hot rods and muscle cars to honor Smith. ...
Jeff Smith funeral includes vintage car tributeKSDK
Police link child abductor to homicide of Hawk Point garage ownerSt. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Jul 09 2010

THRILLING REBIRTH OF MERCED SPEEDWAY NEXT WEEK - RacingWest.com

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THRILLING REBIRTH OF MERCED SPEEDWAY NEXT WEEK
RacingWest.com
His dad John was a well-known champion race car driver who sat behind the wheel of stock cars, “hard tops” and roadsters in the 1950s and 60s. ...

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Jul 09 2010

AUTOS: Volvo S60 Turns Naughty - SPEEDtv.com

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AUTOS: Volvo S60 Turns Naughty
SPEEDtv.com
A lifelong car enthusiast with a passion for collector cars, car culture and the automotive lifestyle, he annually attends and writes about Arizona's famous ...

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Jul 09 2010

GATHERING OF SMARTIES - Allentown Morning Call

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GATHERING OF SMARTIES
Allentown Morning Call
The display of Smart Cars, museum tours, muscle cars, kids activities and more family fun will be held noon to 4 pm Viewing the cars is free, ...

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Jul 09 2010

Music City Car Show Heads Into Nashville - NewsChannel5.com

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Music City Car Show Heads Into Nashville
NewsChannel5.com
Close to 300 of the finest Chevrolet's from the 1950's to 1990's are on display. Car clubs from several states decided to host the show. ...

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Jul 09 2010

Driven to distraction in California - Independent

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Driven to distraction in California
Independent
The landscape is one long, hypnotic, six-lane acid trip from the retro-futurist 1950s Jetsons carwashes at the side of the road to muscle-bound dwarves in ...

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Jul 09 2010

Sizing up the most alluring new vehicles on the market - CBC.ca

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Sizing up the most alluring new vehicles on the market
CBC.ca
Go Tryke's Tamara Warren says that for old-is-new cars like the Mulsanne and Mercedes' SLS AMG (based on the 1950s-era 300SL), modernizing a design is ...

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Jul 09 2010

Weidel on Wheels: Ford gives the people what they want - Roseville Press Tribune

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Weidel on Wheels: Ford gives the people what they want
Roseville Press Tribune
For a muscle car, it was simply lacking true muscle. While the performance was lacking, Ford did get it partially right because the exterior changes were a ...
The AMC Muscle Car LegacyBoosh News (press release) (blog)

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Jul 09 2010

Potential Purchase of the Week: 1953 Chrysler ‘Thomas Special’ Coupe by Ghia - Automobile Magazine

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Potential Purchase of the Week: 1953 Chrysler 'Thomas Special' Coupe by Ghia
Automobile Magazine
The '53 Thomas Special Coupe was the third of Chrysler's "Idea Cars" designed by Virgil Exner and built by Ghia in the 1950s. The first was the 1951 K-310 ...

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