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Cameron Guillou, Pittsfield, 1966 Chevrolet Corvair 500MA-

164 Flat 6 Engine
3 Speed Transmission
Mostly stock 1966 500 base model on 4 corner air suspension and a glass pack to annoy the neighbors.

Cameron Guillou, Pittsfield, 1966 Chevrolet Corvair 500MA,

Vincent E Paris, Pittsfield, MA- 1953 Chevy Belair

LS3 Engine. 4L80E auto transmission. second owner that was sleeping for for 46 years, pulled body off of the frame and installed 6" frame frame notch and added 4 link in the rear, installed ultra low mustang front end all on air, 20 inch Detroit steel wheels, powered by a Chevy ls 3 525 hp back with a 4l80e B&m transmission.

Vincent E Paris, Pittsfield, MA- 1953 Chevy Belair

Vincent E Paris, Pittsfield MA-1953 Chevy Belair

Eric Morse, Fenton, MI- 1934 Ford Coupe

512 Big Block engine. Tremec 6 speed transmission. Custom build 1600hp Beast.

Eric Morse, Fenton, MI- 1934 Ford Coupe

Ed Degner, Montclair, NJ- 1968 Camaro

496" Big Block Engine. 4L80 transmission. Traded a new garage door for this car 10 years ago, it needed a lot of work. Everything on the car is new or new wiringrefurbished including 4 link suspension, 4 wheel disc brakes,

Ed Degner, Montclair, NJ- 1968 Camaro

John Wurtele, Richmond, KY- 1966 Ford Mustang Coupe

289 V8 engine. Top Loader 4-Speed transmission. California Car built in the San Jose plant, stayed in San Luis Obispo until purchased from original owners and brought to Ky in 1998. Extensive paperwork including every Cali. DMV registration year by year back to 1967. Both original Cali license plates are still on the car. 107,000 original miles only thing done to the car is paint and replaced cover on the bottom part of the driver's seat.

John Wurtele, Richmond, KY- 1966 Ford Mustang Coupe

Ron McAtee, West Haven, UT- 1970 Ford BOSS 302

302 CI engine. 4V Hurst Toploader 4=speed transmission. 1 of 36 1970 BOSS 302s in Calypso Coral with Std Vermillion interior. 1 of 2 factory configured with these options. Beautifully restored in 2013/14. Winner of 3 shows in past year and Ford Performance Fan Spotlight in early October 2020.

Ron McAtee, West Haven, UT- 1970 Ford BOSS 302

Michael Zedack, Oak Ridge, NJ- 1972 Buick GSX Convertible Tribute

Buick Stage 1 455 engine. Auto Turbo 400 transmission. The Most notable highlight on my 72 Buick "GSX" convertible Tribute is Buick never manufactured any! Only 2 dr hardtops. Mine was created from a basic 72 Buick conv 2 barrel 350 into a fully optioned GTX powered by a 455 Stage 1 engine, known as the businessman's muscle car!

Michael Zedack, Oak Ridge, NJ- 1972 Buick GSX Convertible Tribute

Nancy Fallon, Arkville, NY-1978 Pontiac Trans Am

Pontiac 400 engine. Automatic transmission. Purchased in 2019 with just over 53,000 original miles from the second owner who had owned it since 1980 . Numbers matching. The car came out of the factory solar gold and was repainted maroon around 1985-ish. When you are 25 years old and your mother says she'll pay for a new paint job on the condition it matches her 1981 Turbo Trans Am, you kinda go with it. LOL. Upon cleaning out the car prior to my picking it up, a theater ticket was found dated 1981. Bad news for the previous owner because his wife, who was his girlfriend at that time, doesn't recall ever going to that particular theater.

Nancy Fallon, Arkville, NY-1978 Pontiac Trans Am

Judy & Wayne Newkirk, Jacksonville, Florida- 1957 Ford Custom 300

Ford 347 CIengine. AOD transmission. ALL Ford with Blueprint Engine driven to local stock car raises and many car Shows AC silver flames.

Judy & Wayne Newkirk, Jacksonville, Florida- 1957 Ford Custom 300

Guy Shields, Duncan British Columbia- 1949 Mercury Woodie

350 Chevy engine. 700r4 transmission. 4” lowering kit , disc brake conversion, rewired and 12 volt conversion , Kicker audio, Coker wide whites , 57 caddie caps.

Guy Shields, Duncan British Columbia- 1949 Mercury Woodie

Daryl Duffy, New Orleans, LA-1970 Plymouth Cuda

6.4 392 Hemi engine. TKO 600 transmission. Pro Touring AAR Tribute with all modern goodies include engine, trans, suspension, mini tubs, wheels, brakes and interior.

Daryl Duffy, New Orleans, LA-1970 Plymouth Cuda

Chris Scottolavino, East Patchogue, NY- 1957 Chevrolet pick up

Small block Chevrolet engine. 700r4 transmission. This is my 1957 Chevrolet pick up with a 1955 grill & hood. It has a 383 crate motor and a 700r4 transmission. A ford 9” out back with 3:70 gears. A custom 4link suspension with coil over shocks. The front suspension has also been modified with a Mustang ll set up power rack & pinion. All rolling on American racing 17” wheels and Copper tires.

Chris Scottolavino, East Patchogue, NY- 1957 Chevrolet pick up

Roy Bryson, Oakley, CA- 69 Chevy Chevelle SS

Blown BBC engine. TH400 & Gear Vendor OD transmission. Blown SS, Street or strip, tubbed, caged, wheelie bars.

Roy Bryson, Oakley, CA- 69 Chevy Chevelle SS

Ronnie Haislip, Nolensville, TN- 1969 Ford Mustang Mach I

427 small block engine. C6 transmission. I've had this car tucked away in my garage for a while. About 7-8 years ago I was seriously thinking of buying a new Cobra, I'm now 64 and have never purchased a new car (I'm a car dealer) I was so close but then found out that the body was going to be massed produced and I was thinking after a year or two it wouldn't be anything that special. I thought to myself what I would like to have in a new car. The answer was a 69 Mach I and that is what I did. I could have purchased two Shelby Cobras for what the Mach I cost but I got what I wanted. The car is pretty much stock looking with the supercharger just barely fitting under the hood. We've had a lot of issues after some engine modifications, the Paxton S/C, Holley EFI system, and a broken transmission. Anyway, before all the work it ran 11.13 in the 1/4 before the S/C. After finding a band broken on the transmission, we were able to get some boost where as before, we could only get between 4-5 lbs. Now we're at 15. I have the Mickey Thompson drag radials on it and before I had no problems hooking up (trans slipping and I didn't know it) Now it's like I'm in water, even in 2nd gear it would break loose. That's where I'm at with the car. I have no idea what it will run if I could get it to hook.

Ronnie Haislip, Nolensville, TN-1969 Ford Mustang Mach I

Las Moen, New Smyrna Beach, FL- 1974 Corvette Stingray RestoMod

454 SBC engine. Tremec T56 Magnum 6-Speed transmission. 23,000 original miles before RestoMod. Professional custom build.

Las Moen, New Smyrna Beach, FL- 1974 Corvette Stingray RestoMod

Mark Scott, Pearland, Texas- 1972 Chevy Chevelle

383 Stroker engine. 4L60E transmission. Complete frame off restore. New crate 383 Stoker 460hp, new transmission new 12 bolt 373 gears. Farm Tractor red with silver metallic ghost stripes.

Mark Scott, Pearland, Texas- 1972 Chevy Chevelle

Rod Johnson, Everett, WA- 1930 Pontiac 3 window coupe

Chevy 350 engine. Automatic transmission. This car has won many awards including best of show. It is a very rare car. It has embroidered Pontiac Indian Chief on the seats.

Rod Johnson, Everett, WA- 1930 Pontiac 3 window coupe

Rich Leier, 1941 Willy's Americar - San Jose, CA

468ci Blown Big Block Chevy Engine. Coan TH400 streetfighter transmission. Former personnel car of owner of A&C bodies in New York. Complete new interior Teal & White Tuck & Roll. new carpet, Marshall full sweep gauges, Unique back seat for grand kids, Not tubbed. Progressive chassis with Mustang IFS and rear triangulated 4 bar, 4-wheel disc brakes, PS, PB, PW, door poppers. Classic centerline rims. Dynoed for the street.

Rich Leier, 1941 Willy's Americar - San Jose, CA

Gilbert Ramirez, 1965 Ford Mustang - Celebration, FL

1965 Pro Street Beast Mustang Coupe, powered by a 347 Super Snake Stroker Motor pushing 650 HP, aluminum heads, 650 DP carburetor, Hooker headers. 3 Speed-Strip manual body tranny, 9” Mark Williams complete rear, 4 link narrowed and tubbed rear with adjustable shocks, all around Wilwood brakes. Big MT fatties in the rear and skinny’s up front. Wrapped in Weld Wheels Drag lites. Painted in Torch red with candy apple red highlights, pearlescent-micro-gold Ghost Flames on hood. Car has won a number of awards and is street driven not a trailer Queen.

Gilbert Ramirez, 1965 Ford Mustang - Celebration, FL

Ed Degner, 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS/RS - Montclair, CA

496ci Big Block Chevy Engine. Turbo 400 transmission. Bought it for $1000 in poor shape and rebuilt the car from end to end. Most of the work done by myself including building the motor. New suspension, 4 link rear, tubular a arms with coilovers. New wiring, 4-wheel disc brakes. New deluxe interior with factory console gauges, tic tac clock, power windows. Trophy winner at several car shows

Ed Degner, 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS/RS - Montclair, CA

John DaviJohn Davison, 1969 Plymouth Road Runner - Rushden, Northamptonshire, Englandson2-min

589ci Mopar World Mega-block Engine. Built 727 transmission. Car has been a race car most of its life. Was a Mopar "race on Sunday, sell on Monday" car. Lived most of its life in Az. and raced by Lyle Heck all over the west in the '80's and '90's. Lyle painted it in S & M colours in the early '90's. I've owned it since 2015 and run it in our N/SS class, mainly at Santa Pod. Had a 440/727/8 3/4 in it until this year. Car now has a 589 mega-block/built 727/Dana 60. I use it on the street on nice days and drive it five miles to the track, change the wheels and run 10.30's @ 130 mph through a full exhaust to the bumper. It's my "forever" car. Hope you like it. Regards, John

John Davison, 1969 Plymouth Road Runner - Rushden, Northamptonshire, England

Bob Perrine,1970 Dodge Dart - Torrance, CA

V 8 Engine. Automatic transmission. All work done by the owner.

Bob Perrine,1970 Dodge Dart - Torrance, CA

Craig & Tina Gibbs, Lake Havasu City, AZ- 1969 Ford Torino Cobra

428 CobraJet engine. 4-speed transmission. This 1969 Torino sports-roof Cobra had been in storage for over 30 years when we purchased it from the original owner (neighbor) in 2010. Factory equipment included 428 ram-air CobraJet engine, 4-speed trans, 3.50 trac-lok rear axle, competition suspension, power steering, power front disc brakes, clock, full wheel covers, tinted glass, radio and heater. Repairs of fuel, cooling and brake systems were necessary to make it driveable again along with new tires and my favorite wheels. Balance of car inside and outside is unrestored with verified 28,000+ miles on odometer.

Craig & Tina Gibbs, Lake Havasu City, AZ- 1969 Ford Torino Cobra

Steve Liechty, Inverness, FL -1969 Plymouth Barracuda

416 small block engine. 904 automatic transmission. My former drag car, now a pro street car. 416 stroker small block, 11 to one compression. 288/528 solid purple shaft camshaft, crane roller rockers, victor ll intake,. 950 BG carb. 904 transmission, manual shift valve body, 3400 ACC converter. Braced 8.75 with 3.91 gears. Rear super stock springs moved into the frame rails with Cal Tracs. 14pt cage, subframe connectors. 4x15 weld wheels, 4.5x28 M/T tires on the front and 10x15 welds and 15.5x29 M/T tires on the rear.

Steve Liechty, Inverness, FL -1969 Plymouth Barracuda

Paul Cunningham, Willis, Texas- 1940 Ford 2-door Standard

383 Small Block Chevrolet engine. GM TH-350 transmission. Restored about 10 years ago. Has lowered original front suspension with added disc brakes and modern shocks. Rear suspension has been converted to leaf springs with a Ford 9" rear end with disc brake conversion. The car is equipped with A/C, power steering and power driver's seat. Interior is Ultra-leather with updated seating front and rear. I have driven the car as far as Ruidoso, New Mexico and to the Street Rodder Magazine Nationals in St. Paul, Minnesota. The car has won its class in multiple car shows, including 1st place at the Houston Autorama.

Paul Cunningham, Willis, Texas- 1940 Ford 2-door Standard

David Elliott, Huntsville, Alabama- 1951 Ford Merc

390 FE engine. C6 transmission. In true hot-rodding tradition, all original steel body, 2.5” removed from the roofline, a original '57 Buick front grille reworked to incorporate a ‘49 Mercury hood and fenders. Underneath that grille, three bumpers were used in the creation of the smoothed front bumper. Frenched '53 Skylark headlights, Lincoln Zephyr push-button door openers replace the factory handles completing the shaved look. A new firewall, inner fenders, floor, rockers and rear quarters. New tinted glass, rubber and window felt. Decorative side pipes, the sloping trunk lid with a hand-painted white pinstripe, a pair of '56 Packard tail lights, and the rear bumper were chopped approximately two inches on both sides.
This sled is Ford-powered with a rebuilt 390cid V8. Under the dual scoop chrome air cleaner, a Demon 625 carburetor. A powder coated silver intake cast iron heads with chrome Mercury valve covers. Billet wire looms, MSD spark plug wires. Powder coated water pump, chrome alternator, polished Sanden air conditioning compressor and fan all reside behind the five-core aluminum Griffin radiator. Cast iron exhaust manifolds and a true-dual exhaust system. Backed with a rebuilt C6 with braided steel lines and a 24” finned aluminum cooler. Ford 9-inch rear housing 3.50 gears, double A-arms with AirRide on the front and rear. Rack and pinion with power front disc brakes and rear drums, under dash Wildwood master-cylinder.

Chassis coated in durable Rhino Liner. At the corners, chrome steel wheels are topped with hubcaps from a 1950s Cadillac and wrapped in Coker wide white wall tires.
White interior, a set of custom chrome door sill plates, and fresh black carpet. Restored 1964 Ford Galaxie bucket seats and center console wrapped in chalk white Naugahyde. The rear window tray was extended approximately five inches. The 1961 Cadillac steering wheel sits atop a chrome tilt steering column. The original dash houses Dakota Digital gauges including controls for the under-dash air conditioning system. The body was shot with an even coat of gloss black to give it that mirror like reflection.

David Elliott, Huntsville, Alabama- 1951 Ford Merc

Gary Kollofski, Santa Barbara, CA- 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air

V12 engine. 4l80e gm auto transmission. All steel tri5 with over 100 very subtle modifications. Forward opening removable hood as well as a complete tilt front clip, that is removable with only 2 pins. Suicide doors utilizing all the stock components. Enlarged, stock appearing rear wheel wells to facilitate removal of the 18" aluminum rallye wheels. Complete Roadster Shop chassis with 4 wheel disc brakes and a 9" Ford rear using a triangulated 4link suspension with adjustable coil over shocks. Stock appearing interior with a complete air-conditioning system. Power is supplied by an all aluminum hemi head 730cid 620hp V12 using 3 600cfm Holley. Custom engineered full exhaust, power rack, PB, full power windshield wipers. 22gal fuel cell. Fully street legal.

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Gary Kollofski, Santa Barbara, CA- 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air

Ronnie Richmond, Bowling Green, KY-1966 Chevrolet Chevy II SS

302c.I. Chevy small block engine. M21 Muncie 4 speed transmission. Fresh Gasser build. Can be bought. Zero highway miles.

Ronnie Richmond, Bowling Green, KY-1966 Chevrolet Chevy II SS

Donald Elliott, Loris, SC - 1932 Ford Roadster

355 Chevy SB engine. Polished Richmond 5 Speed and Polished Halibrand Quick Change transmission. Aston Martin Pearl Green, White Leather Interior and Trunk, Duvall Windshield, Cid Cheevers Top, Harwood Stage III chassis, MDS Fuel Injection.

Donald Elliott, Loris, SC - 1932 Ford Roadster

Roy Degner - Montclair, CA - 1968 Camaro

496 inch stroked big block

Roy Degner - Montclair, CA - 1968 Camaro

Don Van Bourgondien - Trappe, Maryland - 1934 Ford 3 Window Coupe

Ron Desaulniers - Falher, Alberta Canada - 1940 Ford pickup

496 BBC

Ron Desaulniers - Falher, Alberta Canada - 1940 Ford pickup

Mike Miller - Trenton NJ - 1970 Pontiac LeMans

Kauffman Aluminum 505

Mike Miller - Trenton NJ - 1970 Pontiac LeMans

Mike Miller - Trenton NJ - 1933 Ford Coupe

SBC 355

Mike Miller - Trenton NJ - 1933 Ford Coupe

Bill O'Brien - 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe

It's a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe. This is the first model year they called it the Sting Ray (2 words) and the only year of the split rear window.
This particular car is powered by a 327 cu in 340 hp V8 with a manual 4 speed transmission. This is the original color (called silver blue by GM) which was quite rare. The interior is dark blue.
This was a frame-off restoration performed by myself with some help from some very skilled friends and finished this past summer. I have a ton of pics during the restoration if you want any or Ist send you the link to the Google site for all of them.

Bill O'Brien - 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe

John Blaze Pisciotta - Garden City NY - 1962 Chevy Corvette

383 Stroker

John Blaze Pisciotta - Garden City NY - 1962 Chevy Corvette

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Don Van Bourgondien - Trappe, Maryland - 1955 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery Gasser

Chevrolet 392 ci. small block

Don Van Bourgondien - Trappe, Maryland - 1955 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery Gasser

Chevrolet 392 ci. small block

Don Van Bourgondien - Trappe, Maryland - 1955 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery Gasser

Chevrolet 392 ci. small block

Don Van Bourgondien - Trappe, Maryland - 1955 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery Gasser

Chevrolet 392 ci. small block

Paul Lindsay - Oakville, ON - 1940 Ford Tudor Deluxe

350 Chev

Paul Lindsay - Oakville, ON - 1940 Ford Tudor Deluxe

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3 Comments on Classic Muscle and Hot Rods

Gilbert Ramirez October 29, 2020 at 6:58 am

All cars look awesome, picture quality are great and reflects their vehicles highlights. Nice enjoying viewing cars

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Gary Kollofski October 29, 2020 at 8:52 am

Thanks for including my 55 V12 powered Chev. Check out Jay Leno’s Garage on YouTube for video of Jay driving and checking out the cat.

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John barr November 5, 2020 at 6:04 am

Beautiful slick rod. My dad has a ‘51 chopped with big block Ford 450hp air ride. Great car!!

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