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Posted by Admin in Auto Blog, Auto News, muscle cars on 01 29th, 2012 | Comments Off
1970 Plymouth Superbird formerly owned by the EPA going to auction [Car Auctions]
The Environmental Protection Agency are certainly an unlikely owners for one of the ultimate muscle cars ever made, but that is exactly who purchased this 1970 Plymouth Superbird in 1972. The EPA decided they needed a car for emissions testing and purchased this car—then an Alpine White...
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Posted by in Auto Blog, Auto News, muscle cars on 01 29th, 2012 | Comments Off
1970 Plymouth Superbird formerly owned by the EPA going to auction [Car Auctions]
The Environmental Protection Agency are certainly an unlikely owners for one of the ultimate muscle cars ever made, but that is exactly who purchased this 1970 Plymouth Superbird in 1972. The EPA decided they needed a car for emissions testing and purchased this car—then an Alpine White...
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Posted by Admin in Auto Blog, Auto News, muscle cars on 01 17th, 2012 | Comments Off
2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Tested! The Most Powerful Camaro Ever Packs More Than Just Engine
Midway down the main straight at Inde Motor­sports Ranch outside ­Tucson, Arizona, the shift lights on the head-up display flash. At 106 mph, we grab fourth gear, and another wave of ferocious acceleration propels the car forward. We graze 130 mph before hitting the brakes and downshifting for Turn...
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Posted by Admin in Auto News, Dodge, muscle cars on 01 10th, 2012 | Comments Off
2012 Detroit auto show: After 75 years, Mopar, we have lift off
Automakers are constantly mining their past glory for new products: Special edition this; anniversary model that…sometimes it’s no more than a tape stripe or special numbered badge. But the current Dodge Charger, in all its V8 glory, really looks like the real deal. The car on display to...
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Posted by admin in Auto Blog, Auto News, BMW, general, Mercedes, muscle cars on 12 9th, 2011 | Comments Off
Ford SVT: Raptor on the Rocks and Celebrating 20 Years
Ford’s F-150 SVT Raptor is no longer an unknown entity; we’ve grown to love its high-flying antics, the 100-mph blasts through the desert, and the ability to tear through just about any type of muck imaginable all in the comfort of a $44,000 street truck with a warranty. That hasn’t stopped Ford...
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Posted by Maria Palma in Auto Blog, Auto News, Dodge, GM, muscle cars on 12 2nd, 2011 | Comments Off
Prime Cuts: Cutting a Hemi Head in Half
The word “Hemi” has become synonymous with horsepower and muscle cars. It’s a point of pride to Mopar aficionados who gladly pop their cars’ hoods to show off those four letters atop the engine. But what, exactly, makes a Hemi a Hemi? We decided to slice into Chrysler’s 21st-century Hemi head...
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Posted by Admin in Auto Blog, Auto News, Dodge, GM, muscle cars on 12 2nd, 2011 | Comments Off
Prime Cuts: Cutting a Hemi Head in Half
The word “Hemi” has become synonymous with horsepower and muscle cars. It’s a point of pride to Mopar aficionados who gladly pop their cars’ hoods to show off those four letters atop the engine. But what, exactly, makes a Hemi a Hemi? We decided to slice into Chrysler’s 21st-century Hemi head...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto News, Dodge, muscle cars on 11 17th, 2011 | Comments Off
2011 LA Auto Show: Muscle car competition has Dodge running yellow
Sure, the LA Auto Show is typically characterized as the “green car” event, but for muscle car enthusiasts, the event is downright exciting this year. On hand at the LA Convention Center are the 580-hp Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and 650-hp Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 . And from Dodge? A couple yellow...
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Posted by Maria Palma in Auto News, muscle cars on 11 15th, 2011 | Comments Off
2011 LA Auto Show: 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 with 650 hp
The horsepower wars rage on in Los Angeles , where two rivals will launch their latest muscle cars. Chevrolet is rolling out the production 2012 Camaro ZL1 with 580 horsepower. Ford is going a step further, announcing its 2013 Mustang Shelby GT500 will churn out 650 horsepower and achieve a top speed...
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Posted by andy71962 in Auto Blog, Auto News, muscle cars on 11 15th, 2011 | Comments Off
2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 to Debut at L.A. Auto Show
Ford ladles out another helping of 100 horsepower and creates its beastliest Mustang ever. Occupy Horsepower seems to be the sentiment at Ford these days as the Blue Oval seeks elite output for everyman. Earlier this year, we told you the next GT500 was going to produce north of 600 hp , but even we...
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Posted by in Auto News, general, GM, muscle cars on 11 7th, 2011 | Comments Off
Most Significant Chevrolet Products For 100 Years
Most Significant Chevrolet Products For 100 Years
  This past week, a most prolific figure of American motoring celebrated their centennial. Founded by Swiss engineer Louis Chevrolet and early American car business mogul William Durant on November 3rd 1911, Chevrolet assembled their first prototype vehicle in an era when the number of auto companies...
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Posted by Maria Palma in Auto News, general, GM, muscle cars on 10 10th, 2011 | Comments Off
Chevrolet Blows Top Off 2013 Camaro ZL1
Chevrolet Blows Top Off 2013 Camaro ZL1
Originally sold in 1969 as a special dealer-sourced special request under Chevrolet’s COPO (Central Office Production Order) group, the Camaro ZL1 maintained a rather low-key appearance in the General Motors pony car line-up. Helped by the fact that only 69 examples of the 1969 Chevy Camaro were produced...
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Posted by Admin in Auto News, general, Honda, muscle cars on 08 9th, 2011 | Comments Off
Endora SC-1: New Twist on a Familiar Theme
Endora SC-1: New Twist on a Familiar Theme
Despite the pressure for auto companies to reach new plateaus in automotive efficiency and fuel economy, the supercar continues to live within the changing 21st century market. A global fever, construction of limited number supercars sees Spyker Cars in Sweden, the Hulme CanAm  coming from New Zealand...
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Posted by Horisly in Audi, Auto News, BMW, Car Shopping, Dodge, Honda, Jaguar, muscle cars on 08 4th, 2011 | Comments Off
Personal picks: Best cars for a midlife crisis
As we progress through life’s stages, there is one point when practical, rational decision making is thrown out the window: midlife. Some may consider a middle-age spending spree a “crisis,” giving this period a pejorative title, but when you’re experiencing it, a midlife crisis...
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Posted by Maria Palma in Mercedes, muscle cars on 07 28th, 2011 | Comments Off
F1 Driver Coulthard Now AMG UK Ambassador
F1 Driver Coulthard Now AMG UK Ambassador
As if his ties to Mercedes and McLaren weren’t enough, retired F1 driver David Coulthard has been tapped by AMG as its ambassador in the UK. The popular driver, who helped form the Red Bull Formula 1 team also continues to work for Mercedes’ racing efforts as a driver of an AMG C-Class in...
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