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Many people think the new Camaro - and Dodge Challenger - are modern muscle cars.
But in one way, at least, they're not.
The original muscle cars of the 1960s and early '70s were - mostly - affordable. The new Camaro and Challenger - with "out the door" prices for the V-8 equipped performance versions in the $30s and up - aren't. Few young adults can afford one - or afford to insure/drive one. Especially at $4 pe...
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 If you were a kid in high school (or college) during the mid-late 1980s -- and into fast cars -- you undoubtedly remember the last full-frame, rear-drive/live axle carbureted V-8 muscle car GM ever made:
The '83-'88 Monte Carlo SS.
It was conceived at a time when memories of the original muscle cars of the 1960s and '70s still lingered -- be... |
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 What do "assault weapons" and your classic car have in common? More than you might think. Just give it another couple of years.
Maybe less.
The same form of attack used to justify bans on certain types of firearms is almost certainly going to be used to justify restrictions - and maybe even outright bans - on older cars.
Someone i... |
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 The Highlander hybrid is an amazing marvel of technology. Like the much smaller Prius hybrid sedan, it is capable of running entirely on battery power at lower speeds - in addition to automatically turning off its gas engine when you're stopped at a light or idling in traffic.
Result?
Potentially significant fuel savings: about 9 mpg ... |
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 Slavery - the idea that one man can own another man - was supposedly abolished by the 13th Amendment in 1865.
But laws continue to be passed that, in effect, assert the ownership of the state over our persons. We're not picking cotton or being whipped - but we are being harassed, fined - and even jailed - for defying laws which, at their core, ... |
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| Updated: September 5th, 2008 |
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