1970 Olds 442

At the very beginning of General Motors, the divisions competed against each other, launching rival products in each other's markets, stealing sales and confusing customers. Under the iron rule of President Alfred P. Sloan, inter-divisional rivalry was all but eliminated.Each marquee was assigned a place on the GM hierarchy and each was given an image. Cadillac was positioned at the high end of the luxury market and Buick took lower end. Pontiac became synonymous with performance while Oldsmobile developed the reputation of being GM's experimental division. If one wanted to drive tomorrow's technology today, it would be found first on an Oldsmobile.But...

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1970 Ford Torino

This is Lonnie Plank's 1970 1/2 Ford Falcon. When he bought this car just over 2 years ago, it was sold to him as a 1970 Torino. It was almost a year later, with the help of the Ford company, that the cars true identity was revealed.Lonnie started researching the 1970 1/2 Falcon and found it to built on the Torino/Fairlane body with Falcon markings. The biggest difference between the two models is that the Falcons were a 2 door sedans (post sedan). Ford produced just over 26,000 of this model Falcon, which included the 2-dr, 4-dr, and station wagon variants. Most Falcons came with the standard 6 cylinder engine in keeping...

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Pre-ignition

Pre-ignition means that the mixture is set on fire before the spark occurs, being ignited by a red hot spot in the combustion chamber such as an incandescent particle of carbon; a thin piece of protruding metal; an overheated spark plug, or a bight red hot exhaust valve. The result is reduction of power and overheatingaccompanied by pinging. The bight red hot exhaust valve may be due to a leak, to lack of tappet clearance, to valve sticking, or a weak or broken spring. Pre-ignition may not be noticed if not severe. Severe pre-ignition results in severe pinging. The commonest cause of pre-ignition is a badly overheated engine. When the engine...

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The Impala SS

At the dawn of the 1960's, Kennedy, the new President-elect, spoke of a "new frontier." He was talking of new age of post-war prosperity and specifically, America's quest for reaching the Moon. For the big three, the new frontier was one of technical and marketing innovations. Combining the two becamean essential element in the rapidly maturing market. Marketing scored with the invention of youth-oriented cars such as the Mustang and Barracuda. The engineers scored with thin wall casting and improved reciprocating assemblies from the rotating valve lifter to the use of Teflon buttons in pistons to prevent scuffing. When good engineering and...

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Paint for Care

Winter driving is by far the hardest on your cars exterior. Sand, road-salts, ice and extreme cold temperatures create more wear on your cars exterior than the rest of all the other seasons combined. Winter Waxing is a very inexpensive way to keep your vehicle looking new longer.Continued waxing during the winter months will act to further protect the paint from the effects of winter driving. Weekly washings are very important too. Pay special attention to the wheel wells and molding area, flush them well.When weighed against the cost of new vehicle replacement and refinishing costs, waxing is one of the most cost effective preventative maintenance...

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AC Cobra Daytona Coupe continuation by McCluskey - Photo and info

Price:  303 537 EUR (399 000 USD) Year: 1964Location: North America Mileage: 0 km (0 ml) Chassis N.: Upon request Colour: Dark blue Interior: Black In 1963, Carroll Shelby realises that he cannot beat Ferrari in the World Championship with the Cobra roadster. He needs a faster car and thus ask Pete Brock, former General Motors engineer who worked on the Chevrolet Stingray, to work on a coupe version of the Cobra. During the first race of the car in Daytona (where it takes its name from), the Cobra coupe dominates half of the race before a fire...

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AC Cobra 427 SC - CSX4000 Continuation by Shelby - Aluminium -Photo and info

Price:  163 560 EUR (215 000 USD) Year: 1965Location: North America Mileage: 950 ml (1 529 km) Chassis N.: Upon request Colour: Blue Interior: Black Since the end of the nineties, the creator of the iconic Cobra, Carroll Shelby, builds continuation models strictly identical to the original Cobra of the 60's. The 427 S/C CSX4000 is built from the same specifications as the original Cobra 427 equipped with an enormous 7 liter V8 engine. These CSX4000 Cobra are of course everything the 65 models were and even more. They are built on a 65 like...

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