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October 2003 |
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Volume 1 |
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November 2003 |
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Volume 1 |
Number 3 |
December 2003 |
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Volume 2 |
Number 1 |
January 2004 |
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Volume 2 |
Number 2 |
February 2004 |
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Volume 2 |
Number 3 |
March 2004 |
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Volume 2 |
Number 4 |
April 2004 |
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Volume 2 |
Number 5 |
May 2004 |
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Volume 2 |
Number 6 |
June 2004 |
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Volume 2 |
Number 7 |
July 2004 |
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Volume 2 |
Number 8 |
August 2004 |
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Volume 2 |
Number 9 |
September 2004 |
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Volume 2 |
Number 10 |
October 2004 |
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Volume 2 |
Number 11 |
November 2004 |
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Volume 3 |
Number 1 |
January 2005 |
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Volume 3 |
Number 2 |
February 2005 |
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Volume 3 |
Number 3 |
March 2005 |
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Volume 3 |
Number 4 |
April 2005 |
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Volume 3 |
Number 5 |
May 2005 |
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Volume 3 |
Number 6 |
June 2005 |
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Volume 3 |
Number 7 |
July 2005 |
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Volume 3 |
Number 8 |
August 2005 |
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Volume 3 |
Number 9 |
September 2005 |
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Volume 3 |
Number 10 |
October 2005 |
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Volume 3 |
Number 11 |
November 2005 |
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Volume 3 |
Number 12 |
December 2005 |
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Volume 4 |
Number 1 |
January 2006 |
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Volume 4 |
Number 2 |
February 2006 |
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Volume 4 |
Number 3 |
March 2006 |
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Volume 4 |
Number 4 |
April 2006 |
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Volume 4 |
Number 5 |
May 2006 |
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Volume 4 |
Number 6 |
June 2006 |
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Volume 4 |
Number 7 |
July 2006 |
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Volume 4 |
Number 8 |
August 2006 |
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Volume 4 |
Number 9 |
September 2006 |
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Volume 4 |
Number 10 |
October 2006 |
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Volume 4 |
Number 11 |
November 2006 |
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Volume 4 |
Number 12 |
December 2006 |
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Volume 5 |
Number 1 |
January 2007 |
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Volume 5 |
Number 2 |
February 2007 |
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Volume 5 |
Number 3 |
April 2007 |
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Volume 5 |
Number 4 |
May 2007 |
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Volume 5 |
Number 5 |
July 2007 |
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Volume 5 |
Number 6 |
September 2007 |
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Volume 5 |
Number 7 |
December 2007 |
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Volume 6 |
Number 1 |
Winter 2008 |
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Volume 6 |
Number 2 |
Spring 2008 |
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Fiore, Rich |
The Care and Feeding of Your Repro Battery |
Reproduction Battery Maintenance |
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Fiore, Rich |
Let's Tawk about Torque..and Horsepower |
Calculating Horsepower |
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Fiore, Rich |
Gimmie a Brake! |
Brake systems |
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Fiore, Rich |
Keep It Cool Baby! |
Cooling Systems |
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Fiore, Rich |
Bangin’ Thru the Gears!! |
Manual Transmissions |
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Fiore, Rich |
The Care and Feeding of Your Auto..Trans… |
Automatic Transmissions |
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Fiore, Rich |
Searching for That Ride |
Checklist for automotive purchase |
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Fiore, Rich |
Storing That Ride for the Winter |
Winter preparation of your vehicle |
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Fiore, Rich |
Hesitation and Stalling…..Boy It’s Ugly! |
Tips for smooth running and power |
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Fiore, Rich |
How To Deal With a “Cranky” Engine |
Electrical and starting system glitches |
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Fiore, Rich |
Hesitation and Stalling…..Part Two |
Fuel Injection system tips |
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Fiore, Rich |
Uneven Tire Wear…It Ain’t Fair |
Tire and Front end solutions |
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Fiore, Rich |
Keeping Your Cars Aging Electrical in Shape |
Troubleshooting, diagnostic & repair |
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Fiore, Rich |
Join the Fan Club...Shopping for a cooling fan |
Selection of a cooling fan, etc |
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Fiore, Rich |
Don’t Be A Scared…Be Prepared |
Traveling with essential equipment |
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Fiore, Rich |
Vacuum Leaks….They Really Suck!! |
Diagnosing and repairing vacuum |
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Fiore, Rich |
A Low Brake Pedal Could Be Metal to Metal |
Diagnosing and repairing break system |
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Fiore, Rich |
Good Vibrations..Its Only for the Beach Boys |
Vibration diagnosis and repair |
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Fiore, Rich |
Let’s Get Serious Here Rusty! |
Dealing with and repairing rust areas |
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Fiore, Rich |
Tune Up or Tune Out Baby! |
Proper and full tune-up techniques |
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Fiore, Rich |
Tune Up or Tune Out-Lets Not ‘Dwell” on .. |
Points, dwell, gap, condenser settings |
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Fiore, Rich |
It’s Time To Advance….Lance |
Spark advance timing |
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Fiore, Rich |
It’s a Gas Man....Gauge That is |
Gas gauge troubleshooting and info. |
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Fiore, Rich |
Keep Cool Baby...Only if You are Lucky |
A/C systems and issues |
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Fiore, Rich |
Stop Stalling...Choose the Right Torque... |
Proper Torque Converter Selection |
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Fiore, Rich |
‘Tis The Season to be Pleasin’ |
A car guy’s gift list |
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Fiore, Rich |
Regular or Silicone…Which Way to Go? |
Brake fluid choices and differences |
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Fiore, Rich |
Let’s Spring Into Action |
Critical pre-season inspection points |
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Fiore, Rich |
Let’s Gauge Our Progress…Vacuum Gauge.. |
Various uses of the vacuum gauge |
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Fiore, Rich |
Timing Is Everything |
Use of the timing light for tuning and… |
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Fiore, Rich |
To Go Synthetic or Not…The Slippery Qstn |
Use synthetic or regular engine oil? |
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Fiore, Rich |
5,4,3,2,1…Dust Off!! |
Spring car get ready tips |
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Sebastian, Tom |
Menage A Trois |
Car collecting in general |
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Sebastian, Tom |
Menage A Trois continued |
His first car - Karmann Ghia |
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Sebastian, Tom |
It’s Called Eclat My Boy….Eclat! |
Wedding of the year and the Morgan |
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Sebastian, Tom |
Days of Wine and Bowties..and Arthritis |
E-Type Jaguars |
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Sebastian, Tom |
6 3/4 |
Mass production VS the Avanti |
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Sebastian, Tom |
Street Fighter ….The Quintessential Cult Car |
BMW 2002 Tii |
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Sebastian, Tom |
The Essence of the Game-The GT Experience |
Alfa Romeo GT and it’s relatives |
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Sebastian, Tom |
The Nordic Cars - Part 1 |
Saab 96 |
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Sebastian, Tom |
The Nordic Cars – Part 2 |
Volvo 1800 ES |
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Sebastian, Tom |
The Nordic Cars – Part 3 |
Volvo P1800 |
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Sebastian, Tom |
Gallia Es In Tres Partes |
Corvair Corsa and the Summer |
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Sebastian, Tom |
The Incredible Lightness of Being |
Formula One Racing |
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Sebastian, Tom |
Don’t Try This At Home |
Formula One Racing Part II |
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Sebastian, Tom |
End of the Road |
Formula One Racing Part III |
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Sebastian, Tom |
A Gazelle Among Buffalo |
Lotus Plus 2 |
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Sebastian, Tom |
I’ve Bin to the Mountain Top |
Porsche prototype racer |
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Sebastian, Tom |
Something Wicked This Way Comes... |
BMW M5 |
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Sebastian, Tom |
FATCAT |
Jaguar XJ6C |
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Sebastian, Tom |
A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races |
BMW 3.0Csi |
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Sebastian, Tom |
A Snob Looks at the Classics |
Old vs New …. And in Between |
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Sebastian, Tom |
The Jaguar XJS… The Ultimate Boulevardier |
Jaguar XJS Convertible |
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Sebastian, Tom |
WASP Mobile Extroardinaire |
The ubiquitous Volvo 240 DL Wagon |
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Sebastian, Tom |
…And Then There’s the Mille |
The famous Mille Miglia auto race |
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Sebastian, Tom |
The Subaru SVX … Bonsai!! |
A Classic but odd Japanese vehicle |
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Sebastian, Tom |
Nostradamus Rising |
Volvo 940 Grand Luxe |
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Sebastian, Tom |
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1995 Saab 900S |
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Refano, Lou |
The Man in the Hat |
Buick's Harley Earl |
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Refano, Lou |
In Memorium: Buick Regal 1973-2004 |
The history of the Buick Regal |
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Refano, Lou |
Independent's Day…Part One |
Nash Rambler American Car Company |
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Refano, Lou |
Independent’s Day…Part Two |
American Motors 1968-1974 |
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Refano, Lou |
Independent’s Day…Part Three |
Kaiser-Darrin |
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Refano, Lou |
Independent’s Day…Part Four |
Hudson Jet and Italia |
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Refano, Lou |
Independent’s Day…Part Five |
Packard |
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Refano, Lou |
A General Disappointment |
Current state of GM |
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Refano, Lou |
Independent’s Day…Part Six |
Studebaker |
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Refano, Lou |
Independent’s Day…Part Seven |
Tucker |
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Refano, Lou |
The Renaissance of Chrysler |
Chrysler Corporation in the 90’s |
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Refano, Lou |
The Four Million Dollar Bus |
GM Futurliner Vehicles |
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Refano, Lou |
The Little Car That Couldn’t |
Crosley Automobiles |
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Refano, Lou |
Let’s Go Mets! (Not a baseball article) |
Nash Metropolitan |
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Refano, Lou |
The Brute From Buick |
Grand National |
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Refano, Lou |
The Story of John DeLorean |
The man who created legends |
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Refano, Lou |
Fit for a King |
Stutz Blackhawk |
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Refano, Lou |
Lou’s ‘70’s Faves Pt 1… A Real Plum |
70 Dodge Challenger R/T |
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Refano, Lou |
Lou’s ‘70’s Faves Pt 2…How Grand it is |
Pontiac Grand Prix |
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Refano, Lou |
Lou’s ‘70’s Faves Pt 3…Another Grand |
Mercury Grand Marquis |
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Refano, Lou |
It’s Really Special |
1955 Buick Special |
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Refano, Lou |
Milestone of Failure |
The Ford Edsel |
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Refano, Lou |
Lou’s ‘70’s Faves Pt 4…Leave ‘Em…Dust |
Plymouth Duster |
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Refano, Lou |
Graham-Paige Motors Part 1 |
Independent Auto Maker |
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Himes, Marty |
July 25th 1959…Lime Rock Race |
USAC Formula Libre Race |
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Himes, Marty |
Racing Champions Barbara & Gene Gamache |
Racing careers of a married couple |
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Himes, Marty |
Gentleman Jim Hendrickson |
Career of a famous Long Island Racer |
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Himes, Marty |
Dexter Park Home Runs & Victory Lanes |
Queens NY Racetrack and Baseball... |
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Himes, Marty |
“Gentlemen Start Your Engines!” |
History of the Indianapolis 500 |
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Himes, Marty |
Roosevelt Raceway: Horsepower to Horses |
Early years of Roosevelt Raceway |
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Himes, Marty |
Marty Himes Has ….. and Preserved it All |
Life involvement in racing and museum |
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Vourlos, Andy |
Terminal Velocity - The Roads We Share |
Driving etiquette |
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Vourlos, Andy |
The High Price of Octane |
Current gas prices and impact on …. |
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Vourlos, Andy |
Chargin’ Back |
‘05 Dodge Charger & Charger History |
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Vourlos, Andy |
“You Goin’ to Bellmore Friday Night?” |
Bellmore Train Station Cruise Nights |
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Vourlos, Andy |
The Hunter-Killer of Modern Day Muscle |
’06 Charger RT, Mustang GT & GTO |
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Vourlos, Andy |
The Art of Cruising |
Etiquette and more - on the road |
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Vourlos, Andy |
The Hibernator |
Winter car storage and the blues |
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Vourlos, Andy |
A Car Club is Born |
Story of Long Island Mopars creation |
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Molinaro, Lou |
Cedarhurst, Long Island Racing History |
Cedarhurst Stadium and life in the ‘40s |
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De Bourbon, Kim |
Ring Around the Country/6000 miles in MGB |
A cross country trek w/the MGB Club |
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Goldsmith, Steve |
Collecting Automotive Memorabilia …. |
Automobilia..the hobby and art. |
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Goldsmith, Steve |
A Visit to the Museum of Drag Racing |
Don “Big Daddy” Garlit’s Museum |
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Goldsmith, Steve |
A Visit to the Walter P. Chrysler Museum |
Chrysler’s Fantastic Museum in MI |
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Goldsmith, Steve |
My E-Bay Car Buying Experience |
Good, bad, and what to watch out for |
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Browner, Tim |
AutoMat Interior of the Month |
’55 Chevy Bel Air Convertible |
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Browner, Tim |
AutoMat Interior of the Month |
’68 Chevy Camaro Convertible |
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Browner, Tim |
AutoMat Interior of the Month |
Various Porsche Interiors & Tops |
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Browner, Tim |
AutoMat Interior of the Month |
BMW M5 & 50th Anniversary Party |
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Browner, Tim |
AutoMat Interior of the Month |
Good Guys Show |
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Applebaum, Justin |
AutoMat Interior of the Month |
There is No Rest in Restoration |
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Applebaum, Justin |
AutoMat Interior of the Month |
Father + Son = The Petersen Project |
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Applebaum, Justin |
AutoMat Interior of the Month |
This Definitely Ain't Your Father’s Olds |
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Applebaum, Justin |
AutoMat Article |
A Tour of the Facility |
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Applebaum, Justin |
When Dollars Make Sense |
Restoration costs and pitfalls |
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Applebaum, Justin |
Resto Turned Custom |
A Vintage Vette Resto-Modification |
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Gunning, Joe |
40 Years of a Wild Ride! |
The history of Ford’s Mustang |
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Gunning, Joe |
What do Carrol Shelby & Maxwell Smart… |
Surprises re: The Sunbeam Tiger |
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Gunning, Joe |
Lincoln-Mercury’s Exotic Sports Car |
DeTomaso Pantera |
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Dzus, Ted |
Long Island’s Custom Car Show |
History, review, and Ted’s ’51 Merc |
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Fitzgerald, Patrick |
The History of the GTO |
Pontiac GTO history |
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Cresci, Joan |
Long Island Karting Association |
Story behind this great organization |
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Dombal, Dan |
A Family’s Generational Automotive History |
Involvement with cars over generations |
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Picarello, Joe |
Night Train |
A father & son car and music passion |
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Borgo, Gerard |
My Car Story |
1969 American Motors AMX |
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Fiandola, Greg & Janet |
My Car Story |
1967 Pontiac Firebird HO Convertible |
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Foire, Rich |
My Car Story |
1970 Plymouth Superbirds (2) |
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DeMaria, Tommy |
My Car Story |
1969 AMC Hurst ScRambler |
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Hughes, Jason |
My Car Story |
2002 Honda Civic |
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Molinaro, Lou |
My Car Story |
1956 Jaguar XK140MC OTS |
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Christie, John |
My Car Story |
1993 Toyota Pickup |
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Drenckhahn, Mitch |
My Car Story |
1987 Chevrolet Corvette |
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Beroza, Robert |
My Car Story |
1960 Chevrolet Corvette |
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Becker, Steve & Kris |
My Car Story |
1969 Lotus Elan S4 DHC |
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Swenson, Arlene |
My Car Story |
1954 Kaiser-Darrin Convertible |
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Sommers, Sonny |
My Car Story |
1957 Lincoln Continental Mark II |
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Marino, James |
My Car Story |
1960 Chevrolet Impala Convertible |
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DiPietro, Jeffrey |
My Car Story |
1984 Custom Trans Am Concept |
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Stone, Bill |
My Car Story |
1957 Chevy 3100 Stepside Pickup |
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Meluskey, Rich |
My Car Story |
1962 Ford Econoline Pickup |
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