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MSCC TIME CAPSULE-A LOOK BACK AT THE 1969 FORD COBRA: A BOSS SNAKE WITH A BIG BITE

june retroaimgp1577-11969 was a big year. We landed on the moon, Woodstock herded half a million hippies into one corral, and Ford threw some nasty fangs into the muscle car wars.

The 1969 Ford Torino Cobra was about to bite down viciously on the competition.

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HELP FIND A STOLEN 1952 CHEVY PANEL- HAS ANYONE SEEN THIS CAR?

52chevstolen car-1HELP FIND A STOLEN 1952 CHEVY PANEL- HAS ANYONE SEEN THIS CAR?

Every car guy on the planet can feel this one-it was stolen in Edmonton Alberta Canada.

This one shouldn't be hard to spot so if you see it the Edmonton Police Service contact information is below.

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MSCC TIME CAPSULE –CLASSIFIED ADS THAT WILL MAKE GROWN MEN CRY

Old cars are an emotional issue for car guys and nothing tops the "one that got away" scenario. The narrative is always the same-a guy sees a great car for sale back in the 60s or 70s but for some reason the sun, the moon and the stars didn't align and he didn't buy it.

Here are a few ads from Hot Rod magazine in the late 60s early 70s that are guaranteed to open old wounds.

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MSCC TIME CAPSULE:A LOOK BACK AT AN ERA WHEN LEGENDS WERE ON A FAMOUS CAR LOT

june retroaimgp1577-1MSCC TIME CAPSULE:A LOOK BACK AT AN ERA WHEN LEGENDS WERE ON A FAMOUS CAR LOT

The hyphenated name 'Baldwin-Motion' is enough to make Chevy car guys' hearts race to levels well beyond their cardiac redline.

The Baldwin-Motion version of a late 60s and early 70s muscle car from the General is a flat out legend in car circles.

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MSCC TIME CAPSULE:ANOTHER TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE IN A MONOGRAM MODEL RAIL

june11timeaimgp1138-1Just about every car guy had a phase in their lives where car models were a big- ticket item. Just to clarify, we mean actual scale model cars as opposed to real life models at car shows.

The easiest way to tell them apart is the cars had less plastic components but here's a model from the past that every car kid wanted in 1971.

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