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Comment on How to buy a Lamborghini… without being a millionaire by BMW M Series - Performance on the line | ALTERED STEEL

BMW M Series - Performance on the line | ALTERED STEEL — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 16:32:34 +0000

[…] M model came out in 1978. This was not your regular car though. The BMW M1 was developed alongside Lamborghini with the idea to have it as a race car. With only 453 such vehicles produced it is one of BMW’s […]

Comment on The Porsche models we all love by Is the era of diesel coming to an end? | ALTERED STEEL

Is the era of diesel coming to an end? | ALTERED STEEL — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 16:31:51 +0000

[…] in the development of electric vehicles. As a result of the scandal, the company’s brand Porsche also announced that it is abandoning the diesel engine. Instead, the company would concentrate on […]

Comment on The classic Corvette that everyone wants by Women in cars: The Damsels of Design | ALTERED STEEL

Women in cars: The Damsels of Design | ALTERED STEEL — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 16:10:13 +0000

[…] The Damsels were given at least one car each to redesign – 10 in total. Much of the work shown was color and trim selection, but each one included some interesting technical innovations. One of the most noticeable designs was the one done by Ruth Glennie. Her task was to redesign a Corvette. […]

Comment on Five remarkable Japanese classic cars by Future classics from the 2000s that are worth investing in | Altered Steel

Future classics from the 2000s that are worth investing in | Altered Steel — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 16:09:15 +0000

[…] the spirit of other remarkable Japanese classics, the S2000 stands its ground as a fast beast, too. However, it also looks like a car that you can […]

Comment on An age-old argument: Firebird vs Camaro by Bill

Bill — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 03:09:02 +0000

Firebird > Camaro

Comment on An age-old argument: Firebird vs Camaro by Dan Bolduc

Dan Bolduc — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 18:23:23 +0000

I have always like the Pontiac.I had the 69 GTO, 2 Formula 400 69 firebirds, two 79 y84 Trans ams.. I have had a 78z28 and a 75 Camaro and two 67 Camaro Rs’s ..The Firebird and GTO were just more upscale and finished.. The Suspension the interior and the Power were just more in the Pontiac.. I had a 67 Cougar..the Cougar was so much better that the Mustang..So with GM it’s the Pontiac over the Moniker Chevrolet and with Ford it’s the Cougar over the Stand…

Comment on America’s most iconic classic cars by Alan Benson

Alan Benson — Mon, 31 May 2021 00:38:04 +0000

1961 Chevrolet Impala sport coupe. First appearance of SS model, the 409, and that roofline!

Comment on Classic cars you didn’t know existed by G Clark Bloomfield

G Clark Bloomfield — Sun, 23 May 2021 23:07:30 +0000

…oh, where to begin??…there are so many cars that are either orphans of extinct makers…others that enjoyed large sales numbers during their era; but are unknown nowadays…and then, there are those cars which featured unique styling or features…

…this included one of my family’s cars; a 1963 Plymouth Valiant post sedan…in the era just beyond the Virgil Exner- inspired “Forward Look” of the ’57-’60 models, Chrysler designers produced some exceptionally oddball cars…our Valiant, which in the family was known as ” the scarab beetle” was, indeed, weird-looking….

…the front end featured a grill looking like that of a whale shark in feeding mode…large and gaping…but the true weirdness involved the bustle-like trunk lid…replete with a faux-spare tire ornament ala that on the Imperials…and flanked by canted cat’s eye tail lights…

…I can well remember my Dad’s ( who loved big block Buicks and Pontiacs) silent embarrassment, when one of his “car guy” friends took one look at “Prince”…and started laughing so hard that he nearly fell over…

…that didn’t stop me from very fond memories of this unique car…as at age 8, and sitting in my Dad’s lap…was the first car I ever “drove”…(in a large lot at nearby Frontier Park in Cheyenne)…

…this design lasted precisely 3 model years (’61_’63)…and was then replaced by a much more upright and slab_sided offering in ’64 …

Comment on Classic look – modern heart: Yay or nay? by Johnny Chapman

Johnny Chapman — Wed, 19 May 2021 11:57:21 +0000

“I have to make this clear – restoration and modernization are different in many regards. While both use modern tools to service old vehicles, they do it to a different end.” – I agree! Not all classic cars have the same repair techniques. It depends on the owner. Some people prefer classic cars to modern cars.

Comment on Classic cars you didn’t know existed by David

David — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 19:54:50 +0000

Definitely an ignorant opinion. The Sunbeam Tiger?!! I can’t believe he mentioned that one. Have you seen the prices of these rare cars. They were only in production 4 years and when Chrysler bought rooted they couldn’t sell a car powered by Ford so they dropped it. A concourse condition Tiger would set you back up to 200k. The Syclone that was a blunder from GM who decided to put out a truck with better performance than their icon corvette. The truck wasn’t a blunder in any way and there was also the typhoons the little blazer. More than half of the classic cars out there today that they are calling muscle cars were not muscle cars in there day in fact a lot of them were more of a luxury car. And all the cars like pintos Vegas and a lot of others that you would avoid like the plague back in the day are now considered class is and collector. When you see a “vintage” car that’s a polite way of saying old and trying to get more money out of you. When I was in high school if you look in the student parking lot all you would see mustang camaro chevrolets 55 56 57 Chevy chargers roadrunner all67 68 69 years that back then you could get a 69 Camaro for a couple grand. I tell you what it blows my mind seeing the prices of these cars today.