Unlikely Hero: Pontiac Firebird Trans AM and Formula SD-455
July 3, 2014
By Jim Koscs / Originally Published May 27, 2014 / Hagerty Forty years ago, Pontiac bookended the muscle car market with one car that many consider to be a low point of the genre, and another that proudly parks in the upper echelon alongside Hemis, LS6 Chevelles and Boss Mustangs. The Pontiac Division retired the ...
Got the Goat: An Old Friend Comes Home
June 6, 2014
By Marty K / Originally Published June 3, 2014 / Hagerty The car bug bit me at a young age. I was 15 years old living in St. Louis, Missouri. My first car was a 1951 Plymouth two door that my uncle sold to me for $5, with the understanding that I would fix it ...
1969 Mustang Shelby GT500 Found After 40 Years
April 8, 2014
Every classic car guy has heard a tail about an incredible barn find. Well, here’s another one! This time it was a rare 1969 428 Mustang Shelby GT500 hidden beneath 40 years of dust. Once the dust was cleared, this rare muscle car was found to be in mint condition. Some people have theorized that the ...
Cal Rods – San Gabriel Valley – April 13, 2014 Featured Car Club
March 31, 2014
American culture oozes with a fascination for the automobile that dates back over a hundred years, and depending on whose list of car clubs you’re using today, there are over 300 car clubs in Southern California…alone. Most car club memberships are typically diversified and organized along lines of common interests such as manufacturers; e.g., Ford ...
Design Analysis: First Generation Ford Mustang (1964½-1973)
March 27, 2014
By Yoav Gilad / Originally Published February 25, 2014 / Hagerty Editor’s Note: this analysis primarily considers the 1964½-1968 Mustang Regardless of whether you measure success in terms of sales, accolades, fans, buzz or the competition’s response, the first Mustang was an undeniable success. It was the perfect car at the perfect moment for an ...
Five of the Coolest “Affordable” Classics from the Scottsdale Auctions
February 3, 2014
By Rob Sass / Originally Published January 17, 2014 / Hagerty Barrett-Jackson and the other January auctions that have sprung up around it in Scottsdale, Ariz., have never been known for bargains. But if you look hard enough, there’s more than enough cool to go around for well under $100,000 (in some cases, for under $25,000). Here ...
Restoring a Classic
September 19, 2013
For all of us who appreciate cars, but have never had the time, money or know-how to actually restore one, here’s a post about the effort that goes into fixing up a classic. Finding an old beater is often the easy part, just check our classifieds or come out to our show on October 20th… ...
Muscle into a Muscle Car at the Pomona Swap Meet and Classic Car Show
July 11, 2013
You will undoubtedly see some muscle cars at the Pomona Swap Meet and Classic Car Show on August 11, however, there are arguments over the definition of a muscle car. Musclecarclub.com says that the term wasn’t used until the late 1970’s. “A muscle car, by the strictest definition, is an intermediate sized, performance oriented model, powered by a ...
A Few Facts About Ford Motor Company And It’s Place In American History
May 6, 2013
The success of The Ford Motor Company in America shows how innovation helped the company find a place in our nation’s history books. With a $28,000 cash investment to get started, The Ford Motor Company successfully “changed how the world moved.” It all began with a man named Henry Ford who had a way with anything mechanical. ...
An Investment in your Muscle Car! Who Would Have Thought?
October 5, 2012
There was a time (not that any of us can remember that far back, of course) when you could’ve picked up a fixer-upper muscle car for a triple-figure price — $425, maybe. But depending on what you’re after, you could easily add three more figures to that total if you’re looking to buy classic cars ...
Coy’s Wheels – Going Above & Beyond
July 26, 2012
There are a lot of great car movies, but one that continually tops people’s lists is the Fast and the Furious. This car movie is a fun adventure and covers a lot of different genres – it’s a love story, there is an element of danger and, oh yeah, there are cars. Duh! If you ...
