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Classic Cars

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What Happened to Pop-Ups?

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Before there were pop-up ads, there were pop-up headlights. When they weren't on, you couldn't see them - because when they were off, they retracted or rolled over so that all...

Mechanical vs. Electronic Fuel Delivery

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When I point out the various downsides of electric cars I am often accused of “hating” electric cars. Which I do - but that is beside the point. I freely admit...

Reminiscing . . .

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You don't see a lot of things in new cars that were once common to almost all cars. It can be fun to remember - and if you don't, to hear...

Closing the Antique Vehicle “Loophole”

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One way to save a lot of money - and avoid a lot of hassle - is to opt out of paying the annual "registration" fees the governments of most states...

One of the Small Things

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Little things sometimes have a lot of significance. One of those things happened the year after my '76 Trans-Am was built. The next year, 1977, the decals affixed to either side of...

Black Plastic

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I hate plastic engine covers, which cover practically all new car engines. They serve the purpose of making all engines look the same. Of covering up what’s under there. Which serves...

Manual Transmissions: Tomorrow’s 8-Tracks?

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There are two things pushing the manual transmission off the stage - or at least, off to the sidelines: First, there is government pressure - lots of it - that's got the...

The Uncle-ized Car

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What’s the cost of Uncle when it comes to our cars? How much have his various fatwas added to the MSRP? One way to add it all up is to compare a...

Maybe the TA Isn’t Corona’d!

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Possibly. . . maybe . . . if the ghost of Burt Reynolds favors me . . . the Great Pumpkin will soon ride again. The heartening news is that it...

The Almost Muscle Car: Chevy Monza, 1975-1980

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The '70s (and early '80s) were Weird Years for the car industry. The muscle car era of the '60s was fading fast, but the fumes still lingered… what would come next?...
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