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AUGUST 2010 CAR STORIES:1971 PLYMOUTH HEMI GTX-THIS ONE DIDN'T GET AWAY... FOR LONG
Back in the fall of 1970 Al Prizeman made the best decision of his young life-he bought a brand new 1971 GTX with a big and nasty 426 Hemi.
As it turned out only one other guy in Canada bought a GTX with the same options and...only 30 people in the rest of the world checked off those options.
Three years later Al sold it after a disagreement with the dealer.The story could end here...we've heard it over and over but this time there was a happy ending.
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AUGUST 2010-1925 MODEL T SPEEDSTER: EARLY FORD MUSCLE
For the uninitiated, the Model T represents a quaint era of automotive history and nothing more - just don't say that in front of a Model T guy.
There's a simple reason for that- the average Model T owner is far more than a car guy.
He or she is part of a cult and it's a huge cult with hundreds of thousands of dedicated followers.
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AUGUST 2010 CAR STORIES-1963 STUDEBAKER AVANTI "HERE COMES THE JUDGE"
Most old cars have an interesting owner history but this 1963 Avanti is one of the best background stories we've ever heard at MSCC.
This car is rare enough as an Avanti but it was originally purchased new by a Baton Rouge Louisiana judge to drag race. You can't make this stuff up...
Bob Watts is a Studebaker guy-he's committed to the cause in a big way and his other hobby is scouring ads throughout North America for unique vehicles.
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I'M PICKING UP GOOD VIBRATIONS.... FROM MY PIG
A recent research project from Newcastle University pointed to a conclusion that pigs have a fairly complex range of emotions
These emotions are well beyond our previous expectations for Porky and his friends.
THE FIVE BEST SHOOTIN' SONGS OF THE LAST CENTURY
There's nothing like the sound of gunfire to really get your attention. The real trick is to incorporate gunshots into a song and not be a hip-hop guy. Hip-hop guys use live fire sounds in songs like the Stones used a guitar in 'Jumpin' Jack Flash'.
Guns in hip-hop songs are like living next to a busy highway-you get used to the noise.
But this list is all about mainstream 20th Century music that just happened to have a little bit of gunplay built into the song.
In essence, a different backbeat-an American Bandstand "good beat I'll give it a five because you can dance to it moment".
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