Archive for February, 2008
The Ford GT and GT40, Then and Now
Forty years from now will they will be talking about the Ford GT the same way they talk about the original Ford GT40 ’s that raced some 80 years earlier? The first video is what the modern Ford GT looks like today. The second video is the GT’s predecessor at the 24 Hours of Le […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008 under General Interest, Classic Car Videos, Classic Car Links, Classic Car.
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Challenger Sells for $228,143.43
The No. 48 production 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 has sold at auction for $228,143.43. The car is not only one of the first 50 produced (there’s that word “first” again), but it is also the only 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 to be painted B5 Blue. All of the proceeds from the sale of the Challenger […]
Posted: February 28th, 2008 under Classic Car News, Classic Car Auctions, Classic Car Links, Classic Car.
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Boyd Coddington Dies at 63
Hot rod builder Boyd Coddington has died early this morning at the age of 63. The cause of death has not been revealed. I’ve never watched more than a few minutes here and there of his show and I could probably pick out only a handful of Coddington’s cars in a line-up, but I have […]
Posted: February 27th, 2008 under Classic Car News, Classic Car.
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The First Mustang, Yeah Right
Here we go again with the “first” of something. The most recent claim to a “first” is coming from a dealer in Illinois. He claims he has the “first” production Mustang built. The serial number? No. 100212. The story is that the 212th Mustang built was the “first” production Mustang because every car made before […]
Posted: February 26th, 2008 under Classic Car News, Classic Car Links, Classic Car.
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