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Vintage vehicles including antique cars, classic cars, muscle cars, and collector cars.
My Silly Muscle Car Dreams: part IV
So far I've written two articles about Muscle Cars from 1970, my birth year, that I'd love to own as well as one about cars from the 70s you might not think of as Muscle Cars, but can still be customized to look and perform very well. I also wrote about some awesome Restomods and some classic sports cars I would absolutely love to own. And finally, I wrote an article about the two relatively fast cars I've owned and some of the truly fast cars I have driven.
By Steve B Howard4 years ago in Wheel
My Silly Classic Sports Car Dreams
You might notice that I include a lot of Youtube videos from Jay Leno's Garage in this article. There are a couple of reasons for that. First, so often when it comes to cars Jay not only owns one or more of them, but he is also extremely knowlegeble about them. The second reason is because my other sort of paying hobby besides writing is doing stand up comedy and of course Jay Leno is an absolute GOAT when it comes to stand up comedy.
By Steve B Howard4 years ago in Wheel
My Silly Muscle Car Dreams III
Less Popular Muscle Cars Many people might bulk at the idea of the cars I’ve listed below as being Muscle Cars. In this case, I’m calling any car that was built between 1964 and 1979 which has a V8 or even a pumped-up smaller engine that looks cool a Muscle Car. I’ve known several people who took less than popular/less than traditional cars and turned them into head-turning cars that had all the power and performance that the factory-built Muscle Cars did.
By Steve B Howard4 years ago in Wheel
Fast (to me) Cars That I have Owned or Driven
Between the ages of 16 and 32, I actually owned a lot of cars. Nine all total. I had a bad tendency to trade cars in for new ones every few years rather than simply paying off the car loan and owning the car outright. Two of the cars I owned were relatively fast. Not anywhere near Bugatti Chiron fast, but fast enough to put a smile on your face and occasionally make you nearly crap your pants when it was raining the Northern California roads were slick.
By Steve B Howard4 years ago in Wheel
Living My Muscle Car Dreams (sort of)
I have a stupid dream that most likely will never be achieved. And probably shouldn’t be achieved since it would be a pretty bad example of hoarding and owning cars that aren’t what the planet needs right now. But, I’d be lying if I said I’m ready to stop at least dreaming about this one.
By Steve B Howard4 years ago in Wheel
My Silly Muscle Car Dreams Part II
In 1964 Pontiac built the GTO. This is considered by many to be the very first Muscle Car. Ford also came out with the Mustang in 1964, though I don’t think it began being sold until late 1964 or 1965. They are often referred to as 1964 1/2 Mustangs. From 1964 on almost all of the major car companies in America were competing to build popular Muscle Cars. In 1970 almost all the American car companies produced at least one Muscle Car with a big block V8.
By Steve B Howard4 years ago in Wheel
Fix It Again Tony
It was the middle of 1972 when my new wife and I decided we should buy a new car before my enlistment in the Air Force was up. A year earlier, we had driven her 1965 Plymouth Fury to Laredo, Texas, where I was stationed. It made the trip with no issues, but I wasn’t sure it was up for the trip back to Massachusetts. Just like every other car that has spent most of its life in New England, body rot from road salt was taking a toll. The engine was leaking oil, and the transmission slammed instead of sliding into gear. We needed a new ride to bring us home.
By Mark Gagnon4 years ago in Wheel
My First Car
There are some memorable milestones in life that, when reflected on, present themselves in vivid, emotional detail. For me, one of those milestones was my first car. I remember the moment I took possession of her, the smell of the interior, the bright fall day, sitting in the driver's seat holding the wheel, and imagining all the places I would go.
By Joe Nester4 years ago in Wheel
The Lancia Fulvia Coupe
When my wife and I were looking at the collection of vintage and not so vintage classic cars at a local village show we had a slight disagreement about which one to vote for as the best in show. There were a couple of Aston Martin Vanquish's (brash), a few cars from the MG range (small "c" conservative), some Austin 7's (honest), a couple of short wheel base Land Rovers (basic and reliable), a red Ford Mustang (very brash) and taking centre stage; an open top two seater Bentley (sporty and impractical for every day use).
By Alan Russell4 years ago in Wheel
