By Grant Stoecker / Originally Published January 23, 2015 / Hagerty The Malaise era was the antithesis of the muscle car heyday that existed merely a year before its start in 1973. It was a dark period characterized best by underwhelming engines, EPA restrictions, and questionable styling- the only pleasure found in the fact that you could ...

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We’re currently building a chopped and channeled ’32, 5 window coupe. We need to use a chopped grill shell, but all of the ones we’ve found are just too low… so we’ve decided to take a full size grill shell and lower it to the height we need by trimming the sides. Once we determined the height ...

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Join us in welcoming members of the Cruisin’ Brothers to the March 1, 2015 Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show, where they will be our Featured Car Club. The group is a fellowship of multi-ethnic gear heads from the Inland Empire of Southern California, who came together to celebrate their love for all things ...

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Alright, at 71 years of age we know Victor Duran isn’t the oldest regular at the Pomona Swap Meet. But, he’s been coming to Pomona for 25 years. You can find him on Road 17, Spaces 5 and 7, at every single show. And with over 40 years of experience in the parts industry, Victor knows ...

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“My proudest moments are beating Ferrari for the World Championship in 1965, and working with Ford to win Le Mans in 1966 and 1967.” – Carroll Shelby On June 19, 1966, after turning over their racing program to Carroll Shelby, Ford did the unthinkable by finishing 1-2-3 in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, crushing the ...

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By Larry Printz / Originally Published December 16, 2014 / Hagerty Looking at government statistics, you may wonder why people get married. After all, 48 percent of married couples will divorce before their 20th anniversary, with almost half of those occurring within five years. That may seem gloomy, but it’s far superior to when automobile companies get ...

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If you search through classic car parts long enough, you’ll eventually come across some odd and inventive parts… and maybe even some that were ahead of their time. The car cooler is a perfect example of an unusual, but much needed, innovation. Popular from the 1930s and into the 1960s, car coolers were sold as an add-on item. ...

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By Evan Peterson / Originally Published December 11, 2014 / Hagerty This time around, instead of focusing on one particular make and model, we have decided to address a growing trend that we’ve seen among Hagerty policyholders – a renewed interest in classic post-war styling of boats produced during the 1950s and ’60s. Specifically, those boats that were ...

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By Jim Koscs / Originally Published December 9, 2014 / Hagerty In the winter issue of Hagerty Classic Cars, Jim Koscs takes a look at the neo- classics of the 1980s, including the Clenet, Excalibur, Zimmer and Tiffany Classic. The neo-Stutz of that period was something different. Among Stutz owners were the king of rock n’ roll and ...

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Classic cars are a passion for us here in America. But in Cuba, they’ve been a necessity of life for a lot of people. Fidel Castro took control of the island in 1959. Soon after, he made it illegal to import cars without government permission… which was virtually impossible to obtain unless you were extremely wealthy or ...

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By Evan Griffey / Originally Published December 8, 2014 / Hagerty Winter roads are tough on wheels. It’s the moisture: Rain and especially snow seem magnetic in their ability to attract contaminants to wheels, and it’s usually the thick, crispy kind of grime that likes to hang around until spring. Here’s a tip to give your rolling ...

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The secret to good soldering is to use the right amount of heat. Too little heat will result in a cold solder joint; too much heat can seriously damage a component. The key factors in quality soldering are time and temperature. Generally, rapid heating is what you want. If heat is applied for too long, ...

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