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Muscle Car Of The Week Video: 1964 Mercury A/FX 427 Comet

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  Back in 1964, Super Stock drag racing racing was one of the hottest things going, and people loved the competition and energy of stock-appearing cars going much faster than normal. The next evolution was Factory Experimental, a class that allowed manufacturers to get a little crazier with performance parts and special pieces … [Read more...]

Muscle Car Of The Week Video: 1970 Plymouth 426 Hemi ‘Cuda

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The 'Cuda was new for 1970, and the Chrysler engineers made sure the platform would handle the super-sized 426 Hemi V8. This one is doused in T5 Tor-Red with a black vinyl top and black stripes, but if the stunning looks don't get you, the 425 HP dual-quad Hemi will. From the Brothers Collection. http://www.musclecaroftheweek.com … [Read more...]

Weekend Rewind…North Carolina Nationals Brings Goodtimes, Hot Cars to Raleigh!

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Text and pics courtesy of Goodguys Rod and Custom The all new Goodguys North Carolina Nationals wrapped up yesterday capping a fun, festive weekend of high spirited hot rodding at the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. New faces, new cars and new beginnings made the weekend a smashing success!  In all, over 1,500 American made & powered show cars along with thousands of fans … [Read more...]

Muscle Car Of The Week: 1967 Ford LTD XL 427 R-Code 4-Speed

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This is one of the more unusual cars in the Brothers Collection, a Lime Gold 1967 Ford LTD XL featuring a factory installed 425 HP R-Code 427 and 4-speed manual transmission. There were only a handful of these cars ordered in this configuration, and we share the details in this video shot at the 2014 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals … [Read more...]

A Day at the Goodguys 33rd All American Get-Together in Pleasanton

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by Tony Huntimer It was Saturday March 28th at the Goodguys 33rd All American Get-Together held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA. I had been hearing commercials on the radio. Somebody also told me that they had seen a Goodguys advertisement on TV. I don't know if this is normal, but something Goodguys did really worked. The turnout at the show was massive on … [Read more...]

RideTech 48 Hour Corvette WINS Optima Texas!

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A tired yet excited Chris Smith with the RideTech 48 Hour Corvette in Texas' Winner's Circle! In keeping with our original intentions, we have thrashed the 48 Hour Corvette since its birth a mere 14 days ago. This weekend at the Optima Ultimate Street Car event in Ft. Worth Texas we were rewarded with our first WIN! Chris Smith was able to pilot the Corvette to a convincing … [Read more...]

Goodguys 33rd All American Get-Together at Pleasanton

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Had a buddy ask me if I'd tow a car down to the Goodguys show this weekend in Pleasanton. He didn't have to ask me twice, I grabbed my wife and we headed out early Saturday morning for the two hour journey to the Alameda Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. We arrived around 8 am and the place was PACKED! I was there a couple years ago and it was busy, but this year the word was out, and … [Read more...]