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Take A Look At The Muscle Car Wars Circa 1985
Jalopnik
While compared with the high horsepower cars of the late 1960s or today's modern muscle these muscle offerings from 1985 might seem a little tame, they were the most impressive performers that had rolled out of Detroit in sometime.

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A Traffic Jam In Sheep's Clothing
Patch.com
Late at night when a hush settles over the neighborhood, I can walk out onto the deck and listen and hear the faint rumbling of the trucks and cars rushing nearby. Most days my routine consists of an East Cobb to West End commute, traveling roughly 23 ...

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Drive-in offers taste of history
Victoria Times Colonist
By Derek Spalding, Times Colonist May 20, 2012 6:35 AM Bill Donald, who worked as a car hop at Paul's Drive-In in the 1950s, tucks into his foot-long hot dog at the restaurant's re-opening. It has been 57 years since Bill Donald ran trays of burgers ...

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Chattanooga Times Free Press

Lincoln owners converge on Chattanooga
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Luxury cars of the 1950s-1970s were marketed with somewhat of an aspirational message, said John B. Fryday, Southern Region director of the club. The marketing hinted the cars were something you could move up to. "I think Detroit missed the boat," he ...

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Redlands residents turn out for Optimist Car Show
Contra Costa Times
Roy Shugart of Yucaipa admires a 1911 Model T at the 21st Annual Redlands Optimist Car Show on Saturday at Sylvan Park in Redlands. (John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Best Muscle Car - 1969 TO convertible (owner Jay De Beaudien).
Community gets revved up for Optimist Car Show in RedlandsSan Bernardino Sun

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Cruising in for charity
Daily Sentinel
by Stephanie Filson Tyler Christian Morris, age 4, pointed out his favorite automobile at Friday's car show — this 1972 Dodge Demon, owned by Ken Baylor. When asked what he liked about the muscle car, he pointed excitedly to the scooped hood and ...

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Where have all the diners gone?
Daily Local News
Firms like Ruby's and Johnny Rockets have tried to re-capture this nostalgia by providing a 1950s-style setting and period menus. The Creekside Diner in Kennett Square traces its roots to a 1930s railroad car. Originally located at the ferry ramp on ...

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Chattanooga Times Free Press

Lincoln owners converge on Scenic City
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Luxury cars of the 1950s-1970s were marketed with somewhat of an aspirational message, said John B. Fryday, Southern Region director of the club. The marketing hinted the cars were something you could move up to. "I think Detroit missed the boat," he ...

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Community gets revved up for Optimist Car Show in Redlands
San Bernardino Sun
Roy Shugart of Yucaipa admires a 1911 Model T at the 21st Annual Redlands Optimist Car Show on Saturday at Sylvan Park in Redlands. (John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) Best Muscle Car - 1969 TO convertible (owner Jay De Beaudien).

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Mississippi Press (blog)

Classic car show draws hundreds to Pascagoula Beach Park
Mississippi Press (blog)
"There are a lot of really nice cars here today and some good barbecue, too." Bains said he has been a fan of classic cars since he was 18 years old and purchased a 1963 Corvette. Dale garnered attention with his 1950s Tee Birdie golf cart, ...

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