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1967 Street Fighter Camero
Oct 26, 2006 - 9:40:26 AM
So exactly what is the meaning of Camaro? Is it really a word in the French lexicon for “friend” or “companion”, or are the “shrimp-like creature” or “loose bowels” translations more accurate? Ask a product manager who worked for Chevrolet in the late sixties and they’d tell you it was a small, vicious animal that likes to eat Mustangs, a description that was more befitting of the “Panther” or “Wildcat” monikers that were early considerations for Chevy’s new F-body.

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Tameless Tiger
Oct 23, 2006 - 5:19:52 PM
Ask any fan to name their favorite driver from the 60's era of Super Stock & Funny Car drag racing and it's likely you'll hear the name Arnie "the Farmer" Beswick more than once. A 2 time NHRA stock & super stock class champion, Arnie's accolades include 11 consecutive World Series stock & super stock championships and 4 Nascar Winter National Super Stock championships.

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RC2/Authentics 1967 Impala SS427 Burgundy
Mar 23, 2006 - 2:41:05 PM
Throughout the course of the past century, the pages of America’s automotive history have been filled with numerous legacies and legends, and among the most memorable of those stories are the chronicles of the classic Chevrolet Impala. Originally offered in 1958 as an option on the top of the line Bel-Air, the full-size Impala combined attractive styling with respectable performance qualities at an affordable price, quickly making it not only the top seller in Chevrolet’s lineup, but also the best selling automobile in the United States - a standing that would endure for 10 years.

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Ertl 1968 Plymouth Road Runner
Mar 21, 2006 - 2:27:20 PM
“Beep! Beep!”

Whether it was the 60’s, 70’s, or 80’s, this familiar sound filled thousands of living rooms across the country as kids of all ages turned on the tube early Saturday morning to watch the latest misadventures of Wile E. Coyote as he tried to catch the ever elusive Road Runner.

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Exact Detail 1967 Shelby GT350
Mar 21, 2006 - 1:52:55 PM
Introduced in the fall of 1966 as the “Road Cars”, Carroll Shelby’s 1967 GT350 marked a turning point for the professionally modified pony car, combining the best performance elements of the race bred 1965 GT350 with more luxurious amenities typically found on upscale cruisers of the era. The 67 Shelby was in fact the outcome of a lesson learned in 1966, after selling less than 600 GT350’s in 1965 and almost four times that amount in 1966. As a result, Shelby quickly identified with his clientele, realizing what it was they wanted, and more importantly, what they didn’t want.