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 FALLEN STARS-A SALUTE TO THE LEGENDARY VIRGIL EXNER

If you're new to the hobby you might wonder who Virgil Exner is but most car guys know that he  was a cutting edge automotive designer. Exner was particularly well kn own for his "Forward Look" designs for the 1955-61 Chrysler products. 

That's why we're dedicating this month's Fallen Star section to VIRGIL EXNER's cars- to salute this forgotten genius. 

Many many thanks for this month's pictures go out to Dennis Germain.He's a fin guy and he's a member of the world's best fin car forum dedicated to the Exner era -The Forward Look Network.

If you want to find out more about this incredible Exner era follow this link to the the FWDLK site-you won't find a better  source of information...http://www.forwardlook.net/    

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AUGUST 2010 "STARS IN TRAFFIC" HOT CARS, HOT WEATHER

These are the "dog days" of summer-the point where the thermometer explodes out the top. You see a lot of old iron on the streets in August but what most non-car people don't know is that this heat is really tough on the vintage vehicles.

Old cars and trucks hate it when the daytime readings get over 85 degrees and the traffic is stop and go so they'll quit...

That's why we salute these road warriors for being August 2010 "Traffic Stars". 

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