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ACD Museum kicks off festival with 12 classics for sale in benefit

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The Seventh Annual Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum’s Benefit Extravaganza will be at 6 p.m. Aug. 30. This is the Museum’s premier event of the ACD Festival Weekend. Each year automobiles (not from the museum’s collection) are auctioned at the … More »

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Petersen pushing pedals for a cause

Builder: Steve's Auto Restoration, Portland, Ore.

Petersen Automotive Museum to sell hot rod pedal cars at RM’s Monterey auction to benefit free school bus program LOS ANGELES – Fulfill your childhood fantasies and help underprivileged children visit the Petersen! As part of the Petersen Automotive Museum’s … More »

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Ford Find: Fan finds uncle’s long-lost ’46 hiding in barn

After five hours of work, Cleer was finally able to retrieve the Ford from hiding. It was in remarkably good condition and exactly how his uncle had built it.

When Richard Cleer of Ipava, Ill., found the 1946 Ford five-passenger coupe his uncle had hot-rodded in the 1950s just 25 miles from his home, he was actually following a lead to a 1939 flathead engine for another car. The barn was so overgrown with vines, trees and tall grass, it would have taken Indiana Jones to find it. Sometimes it pays to be in the right place at the right time. More »

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Car of the Week: 1933 Ford Deluxe ‘woodie’ station wagon

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Roland Foss admits he never would have guessed how rare and valuable his 1933 Ford Deluxe “woodie” would become when he stopped and made an impulse buy 46 years ago. More »

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Boss 302 Buyer’s Guide

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The Boss 302 made a return appearance for 1970 after making big waves with its debut in ’69, and its splash is still being felt. The 1970 Boss 302 remains one of the most popular muscle cars, especially among Ford loyalists. Boss 302 prices tend to be volatile, and are inching their way up. More »

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Wounded Warriors Mustang hits the road for High Five Tour

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OMAHA, Neb. — Wounded Warriors Family Support has hit the road this summer for its nearly two-month-long High Five Tour 2012 (East). During the third annual High Five Tour, the Wounded Warriors Family Support 2012 Shelby Mustang GT-500 “Super Snake” … More »

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Car of the Week: 1956 Mercury Montclair

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For the most part, Jim Miller’s 1956 Mercury Montclair appears to be pretty much a stock machine. But something isn’t quite right about the roof. It looks like the roof of a Ford Crown Victoria, the Montclair’s more celebrated stablemate from the 1950s. More »

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First Ford Model T plant opened to the public

Preservation Effort Opens Ford’s First Model T Plant The century-old factory and office where Henry Ford created his historic Model T car is now welcoming visitors with extended opening hours. Ford’s Piquette Avenue plant has been restored and opened to … More »

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T-Birds to flock to international meet

Photo by Don Holton

The International Thunderbird Club’s 19th Annual International Convention will be held July 8-15 in Claymont (Wilmington), Del. This Convention is open to all Thunderbird owners and enthusiasts from 1955-2005 — trailered or driven Thunderbirds, concours to original Thunderbirds, stock to … More »

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RM sells 50 cars from Dingman Collection

The sale also featured 50 cars, including a 2011 Pebble Beach class-winning 1936 Ford Model 48 Cabriolet which brought $396,000 (below). The unique car features coachwork by Gläser and a 1935 model-year front end. Photo courtesy of RM Auctions

RM Auctions rang up $9.88 million in sales with 100 percent of all lots sold at its Dingman Collection 2012 auction in Hamption, N.H., June 9-10. The Dingman Collection represented many years of careful and meticulous acquisition by prominent businessman, … More »

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