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Car of the Week: 1968 Ford Torino GT

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Who swaps a Torino for a Torino? You would too if it was for a Torino GT convertible with 390 big-block power and factory air conditioning.

Daniel Mahn had a really nice Ford Torino that he liked a lot.

When he had the opportunity swap the car even-up for Torino he liked better, though, he just couldn’t say no.

About 20 years ago, the South Milwaukee, Wis., resident came to the Iola Car Show with the idea of maybe shopping … Read the rest

Kick off 2023 at Carlisle Event’s Auto Mania at the Allentown Fairgrounds January 20-22

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Join Carlisle Events at Allentown’s Ag Hall to buy, sell, and trade all things automotive on January 20-22.

Carlisle, PA – Carlisle Events is back at it with its opening event of 2023, the 34^th offering of Auto Mania at the Allentown Fairgrounds. Auto Mania takes place the third weekend of January (20-22) and is Pennsylvania’s largest indoor heated swap meet! The weekend is so popular that it annually sells out all available vending spaces in … Read the rest

Old Cars Reader Wheels: 1951 Ford Crestliner ‘Kustom’

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Old Cars features a reader’s “Kustom” 1951 Ford Crestliner.

Fred Ritter has one hot ‘Kustom’ on his hands with prominence.

Fred can clue you on the details…

“This 1951 Ford Crestliner Kustom was originally customized back in 1958-1960. It was redone in 1983. Ther top was chopped by Richard “Korky” Korkes in December of 1959 before he moved to California to run George Barris’ shop and help to create the original Batmobile among many other well known cars. This car was

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‘Fast Talk About Fast Brass’ at the Savoy Automobile Museum

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The Savoy Automobile museum welcomes Joseph “Corky” Coker, Jeff Chattin, and Ken Gross to talk about “Fast Brass” on December 2nd.

Joseph “Corky” Coker
Savoy Automobile Museum

CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA – In conjunction with the Fast Brass exhibition, join the Savoy for their latest special presentation, Fast Talk about Fast Brass. Extravagant brass trim, overstated brass headlights and wide, wooden wagon wheel tires demarcated an experimental period of racing in the earliest years of car production, the 1890s through 1910s. On December … Read the rest

Old Cars Reader Wheels: 1957 Ford F-Code, Factory Supercharged Custom Tudor

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This 1957 Ford F-Code, Factory Supercharged Custom Tudor was once a moonshiner’s car. Too cool not to look!

Richard Stuck’s 1957 Ford F-Code, Factory Supercharged Custom Tudor is a sight to behold!

Richard gave a bit of history behind this hot Ford…

“This is my 1957 Ford F-Code, Factory Supercharged Custom Tudor.

These cars dominated NASCAR and USAC in 1957.

This particular car was used to run moonshine in Tennessee. It was purchased from the moonshiner in 1965 and brought

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Old Cars Reader Wheels: 1949 Chevy 3100 custom pickup

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Once an abandoned farm truck is now a hot Chevy pickup with modern conveniences.

Debbie Janovsky’s ’49 Chevy 3100 is quite the looker. It is hard to believe this once was an abandoned farm truck. Debbie’s hard work has really paid off.

Debbie added…

“This started out as an abandoned farm truck. It was completely disassembled and rebuilt with a 1992 chevy Caprice as donor car. The entire truck frame was boxed and fitted with an all Caprice drive train.

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