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  • Ford GT 40

    Ford GT 40: If you're looking for the ultimate in status symbols, a personally-fitted Ford GT 40 for everyday use is it! This article is recreated from Sports Car Graphic May 1966 by John Blunsden who has written many books about cars and writes this article in a quirky satirical style.

  • BRING on the GRILLES!

    The surest way to give your car a new look is to facelift it. Here are 18 treatments that suggest thousands of possibilities................ This article is recreated from Rodding and Re-Styling August 1960. If you are at all interested in Hot Rod culture not only are the photos worth a look but the language used as well.

  • LOUVERS for LOOKS

    Trend-setting re-stylers are adding punch to their cars' appearance with varied patterns of air slots- and they're only scratching the surface............ This article is recreated from Rodding and Re-Styling August 1960. If you are at all interested in Hot Rod culture not only are the photos worth a look but the language used as well.

  • Double Test: 427 Cobras for Street & Competition

    a recreated article originally published by Sports Car Graphic magazine November 1965

  • Rat Rods part 3 - the VW look

    A current off shoot of the rat rod and hot rod craze are Volks-Rods.