tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43672162428848718492024-03-13T13:42:29.834-04:00Muscle Car ReviewsMuscle car reviews,for sale, parts, owners, calendars, muscle car info, specsMik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-47867048255239955052010-11-30T12:45:00.000-05:002010-11-30T12:45:39.932-05:002012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 on the road<iframe height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/onYEDddTlIQ?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="480"></iframe>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-23448132432929530642010-11-30T12:42:00.000-05:002010-11-30T12:42:40.143-05:002009 Corvette ZR-1 at Barret Jackson Auction Lot # 1316<iframe height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fbx0V3n5lvY?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="425"></iframe>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-79150384930442393612010-11-30T12:33:00.000-05:002010-11-30T12:33:48.385-05:00Fast & Furious 4: '70 Chevelle Rips It Up<iframe height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vIw6wRAMGp0?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="425"></iframe>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-24975941649630921422010-11-30T12:29:00.000-05:002010-11-30T12:29:47.786-05:00Muscle Cars Illegal Drag Racing in Sweeden<iframe height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zA62xLg0utE?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="425"></iframe>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-68948865183394911832010-11-30T11:36:00.000-05:002010-11-30T11:36:16.146-05:00El Camino<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOAhnAzXbVNZ1JM2QQTtxZWWfP_QgiFPF8iDwqh4IDl47H1fszQJn2Vu5ZrO81P0XBSsVEdQBuaYaa-dCaEMTqVKHuxQc4sFltf-I5-4Kodc2zr4mevFeJrXzrEndnkugxsTuRNDg8tk/s1600/el+camino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOAhnAzXbVNZ1JM2QQTtxZWWfP_QgiFPF8iDwqh4IDl47H1fszQJn2Vu5ZrO81P0XBSsVEdQBuaYaa-dCaEMTqVKHuxQc4sFltf-I5-4Kodc2zr4mevFeJrXzrEndnkugxsTuRNDg8tk/s1600/el+camino.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">The Chevrolet El Camino was the very first of its kind to come to market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Featuring a half pick up truck, half car body the El Camino is arguably the first Sport Utility vehicle to be produced on what is now known as a cross over platform.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It initially launched in 1959, but production abruptly ended soon after in 1960.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was reborn based on the Chevelle platform in 1964 through to 1977, which is why it can be considered a true muscle car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The SS model is naturally the enthusiasts choice with a massive 6.5L with 395hp!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First variants of the SS posted quarter mile times of 15.6 seconds according to GM mag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With its light weight and utility, the El Camino was a huge sales success for GM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Production didn’t end for this platform until 1987, which with few exceptions makes this model one of the longest running production muscle cars from this era (exceptions being of course the obvious Corvette, Mustang, Camaro etc).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Australia, GM has been considering bringing an El Camino variant back to market in the form of this Pontiac G8 concept seen at autoshows a few years back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, with Pontiac now defunct, this project has been left up in the air.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydtgmuj3YcA0UvamJrng4LIKtn8yO_dG6DmNgzQIgp1Yqlw70sgTd_Z7SfF6in__FMbNy5bCSz4MrCqvxCWokvZHo-LA9w2HNacW6UXJRNERBIsF9b9PG06naTgnNb1nYSKiWLld364E/s1600/800px-2010_Pontiac_G8_Sport_Truck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydtgmuj3YcA0UvamJrng4LIKtn8yO_dG6DmNgzQIgp1Yqlw70sgTd_Z7SfF6in__FMbNy5bCSz4MrCqvxCWokvZHo-LA9w2HNacW6UXJRNERBIsF9b9PG06naTgnNb1nYSKiWLld364E/s320/800px-2010_Pontiac_G8_Sport_Truck.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-63387488561303367832010-11-30T10:04:00.000-05:002010-11-30T10:04:56.763-05:001971 Dodge Swinger<iframe height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WTpbkkn8zQ8?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="425"></iframe>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-13230911762368492612010-11-30T08:58:00.000-05:002010-11-30T08:58:08.885-05:00TOP 10 MUSCLE CARS<iframe height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FmnhIG3C4lw?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="425"></iframe>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-32978411447549722712010-11-28T19:49:00.000-05:002010-11-28T19:49:36.554-05:001960 Chrysler 300F<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1rHbi2kCj98ArnLQHwqbDWhSrnCYocsJ43blZ58tKmfdNa0wdO82Qeam1OwQlm5QNTF3_1SszfCmDDm5BllrgOSXY1TMiaI-pNpJnTj2Q5-Ax5mWcHRjIPdpzdktBGLO9RwA1ZudOug/s1600/chrysler+300f1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1rHbi2kCj98ArnLQHwqbDWhSrnCYocsJ43blZ58tKmfdNa0wdO82Qeam1OwQlm5QNTF3_1SszfCmDDm5BllrgOSXY1TMiaI-pNpJnTj2Q5-Ax5mWcHRjIPdpzdktBGLO9RwA1ZudOug/s320/chrysler+300f1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1960 saw Chrysler’s first official entrance into the muscle car segment in the Chrysler 300F.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, to be clear, a muscle car is simply a powerful big block V8 engine stuffed into a midsized coupe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The styling of this intro car is questionable to many enthusiasts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Truth be known, it looked like<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a TBird a la Chrysler style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The car actually spawned in the mid ‘50’s fitted with an already respectable 300hp Hemi engine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hemi would of course, become a marvel to reckon with on the dragstrips and is a concept still used by Chrysler in several of its platforms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1960 was the first muscle car variant from Chrysler because thats when it finally saw some serious performance adders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A dual-quad 413CI making 380hp replaced the previous motor and officially made this nameplate a contender on the streets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The interior was no let down in the sporty department either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fitted with 4 bucket seats and a drivers seat that actually pivoted outwards for easier ingress and egress, the 300f may have been one of the most inventive interiors for this model year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This car was a mid-life crises mans dream, offering style, luxury and plenty of power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately this clever addition never made it to the MOPAR division for serious upgrades, as its life came to an end by the end of the ‘60’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrY0Vt6K1jANnjevWmZqq24zIGhLhabt2ZXH5pICyV23DyGU1bEqLBzj70-7QunLb4_c_eN9WSKd-xb3fmRMe5bgtWjJlOUpUJx6RunkCgXRdKQ2fyhDJ2vvMSUxDf8InF0qkq6rYTe8/s1600/chrysler300f2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrY0Vt6K1jANnjevWmZqq24zIGhLhabt2ZXH5pICyV23DyGU1bEqLBzj70-7QunLb4_c_eN9WSKd-xb3fmRMe5bgtWjJlOUpUJx6RunkCgXRdKQ2fyhDJ2vvMSUxDf8InF0qkq6rYTe8/s320/chrysler300f2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-18659685182515691192010-11-28T19:34:00.000-05:002010-11-28T19:34:16.638-05:001965 Ford Fairlane<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_iskFtFKGenjlFYB-mXra4P7vZ3H62n-jeMcvBzsnTXxNWaYw7B76GDwp4NN-GzB_BI-cGVTSDzLK8RLMTxzYJs8bumDOy_4H4-YlAnclEulmjQOR7aARx4oRUHUHoxabNkBUZbZYueU/s1600/Ford_Fairlane_GTA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_iskFtFKGenjlFYB-mXra4P7vZ3H62n-jeMcvBzsnTXxNWaYw7B76GDwp4NN-GzB_BI-cGVTSDzLK8RLMTxzYJs8bumDOy_4H4-YlAnclEulmjQOR7aARx4oRUHUHoxabNkBUZbZYueU/s320/Ford_Fairlane_GTA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">By 1965 it was safe to consider the Fairlane a true muscle car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The popular GT model featured a serious 390CID producing 335hp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Half way through this model year, Ford decided to offer enthusiasts a serious drag strip contender through its “R” coded 427CID 425hp beast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although only 60 were produced, this machine proved that Ford was capable of some big numbers in big bodied cars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The true reasoning behind this offering was in fact the NHRA and IHRA standards (NASCAR racing) which required manufacturers to build a certain number of road worthy variants of their racing entrants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its muscle car status was confirmed with the Thunderbolt edition of the Fairlane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Retaining the 427 but adding two 4-barrel carbs, a ram air hood, equal length headers and a wack of fiber glass body components to reduce weight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This powerhouse broke Super Stock class records in 1964 posting quarter mile times of 11.6 seconds at 124mph.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like most muscle cars we talk about in this blog, the Fairlane nameplate came to an end during the ‘70’s, marking the death era for the muscle car...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTeTrcMIAINITbTZxFI01EOwo7kzOGQQkyjTmKkU62u6bHoJ2VhcAXAzkEflqAbO3BfyyFIZyeqz7FGhPDX0LRyA-IYzETNLHx960Wa6wmKi5FCVp09Ar-46B0dlMAu9VhOcfjEpvh8I/s1600/1966FordFairlane500Cvt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTeTrcMIAINITbTZxFI01EOwo7kzOGQQkyjTmKkU62u6bHoJ2VhcAXAzkEflqAbO3BfyyFIZyeqz7FGhPDX0LRyA-IYzETNLHx960Wa6wmKi5FCVp09Ar-46B0dlMAu9VhOcfjEpvh8I/s320/1966FordFairlane500Cvt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-33675882571860684352010-11-27T15:05:00.002-05:002010-11-27T15:05:57.148-05:00Concept J.P. pour votre Cuir<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Si votre voiture de collection a besoin d’une nouvelle sellerie de cuir, les gens de Concept J.P. à Montréal Nord pourrais être votre prochaine destination.</span> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Concept J.P. consacre la majeure partie de ses activités au recouvrement intérieur d’automobile, mais peut très bien s’occuper de tous type de véhicules motorisés : bateau, tracteur, limousine, motocyclette, camionnette, etc.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Cette entreprise répond à la demande d’une clientèle de plus en plus grandissante qui accentue ses exigences à l’égard de la qualité du produit fini. Cette clientèle recherche la personnalisation de leur automobile ou de leurs accessoires, et Concept J.P. est en mesure de l’offrir.<br />
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Si vous êtes de ceux qui vont à des expositions, comme par exemple le SCP Castrol au Stade Olympique, garder l’œil ouvert, vous pourriez voir les gens de chez Concept J.P.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Pour avoir plus de renseignement, contacter Jean-Pierre Laplante au 514.602.6046</span>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-45809067573391852472010-11-27T14:05:00.002-05:002010-11-27T14:05:37.050-05:00Votre expert en CHROME<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA;">Si vous demeurez dans la belle région de Québec et que vous êtes à la recherche d’un expert pour le chrome de votre véhicule, ce ‘posting’ devrait vous intéresser.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA;">PLACAGE CHROMEX</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA;"> : DES GENS DE SOLUTIONS, VOUÉS À LA QUALITÉ.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA;">Ces experts plaqueurs exécutent tous les types de placages et de travaux connexes pour des entreprises de classe mondiale. Voici quelques exemples de leurs spécialités :</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #975336; font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;">Le bronze antique</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #975336; font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;">L’or</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #975336; font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;">Le laiton</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #975336; font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;">Le zinc</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #975336; font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;">Le chrome</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #975336; font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;">Le nickel</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #975336; font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; 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‘Rien de moins que la plus haute qualité : voilà ce qui sort de nos ateliers’ voilà la mission de Pacage Chromex.<br />
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Si vous désirez avoir plus d’informations, vous pouvez contacter Pierre Sirois, représentant au 418.564.2174</span></span>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-35695050032109124652010-11-26T14:55:00.001-05:002010-11-26T14:56:29.371-05:00Chip Foose<div class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><img height="267" src="http://67mustangblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/chip-foose-design.jpg" width="400" /></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Né le 13 Octobre 1963 à Santa Barbara en Californie, Chip Foose est une figure populaire dans le monde de la restauration automobile. </span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Le jeune Chip, âgé de seulement 7 ans, commença à travailler pour la compagnie de son père, Project Design. Suite aux encouragements d’un dessinateur de Ford , Alex Tremulis, Chip fit son entrée à l’Art College of Design en 1982. Il gradua seulement en 1990 dû à des complications financières. </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Après sa graduation, Chip Foose travailla pour Coddington’s company Hot Rods by Boyd et, très vite, il devint président et créa alors plusieurs modèles connus, dont les Boydster 1 et 2. En 1998, Foose décida qu’il était prêt à voler de ses propres ailes et inventa Foose Design, un garage qui créa des modèles tant pour des clients particuliers que pour des compagnies. En 2000, Foose Design et MHT Luxury Wheels signa une entente pour produire une nouvelle ligne de roues sport. </span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Chip gagna en popularité grâce à son émission sur TLC «Overhaulin»<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>qui consistait à faire croire à un participant que son véhicule de collection était volé. Par la suite, un proche de la victime travaillait conjointement avec Chip pour en faire la voiture de ses rêves. À la fin de l’émission, le participant s’est vu remettre son «projet» complètement modifié à la sauce Foose.</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-17070693907223701552010-11-25T16:14:00.002-05:002010-11-25T17:13:56.439-05:00Unique Performance In Trouble<iframe frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Tf_6wkNoo-E?fs=1" width="425"></iframe><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">For those of you who saw Steve's very first post, you remember he was talking about the Mustang Shelby GT 500. If you also watched the movie 'Gone In 60 Seconds', you will remember a special version of that model, Eleanor. Since the movie release in 2000, a huge interest started for that model. People were starting looking for exact replica of that movie star. If you are one of these, be aware when choosing your automaker. Unique Performance, known for working with Chip Foose, was involve with fraudulent transactions. Apparently, customers have been fronting expensive charges for their sort-of-endorsed Mustang Shelby Eleanor and not getting them for years! Then come the second problem, Texas Police found that all 61 vintage cars were built with fake VIN plates.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">If you haven’t put your deposit yet, don’t worry, there is another option for you; brandnewmusclecar.com</span><br />
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<strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1967 Ford Mustang Replica - "Eleanor" (All New Sheet Metal)</span></strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Starting at just $139,900 USD</span></strong></span>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-70805725814981688512010-11-25T15:20:00.001-05:002010-11-25T15:21:52.089-05:00Most Muscle? Camaro SS v Challenger SRT8 v Shelby GT500<iframe frameborder="0" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5rJhgxyWVDo?fs=1" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Here's a sneak peak at 3 of the newest Muscle Car... enjoy!Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-9974076633711910032010-11-24T15:03:00.000-05:002010-11-24T15:03:03.307-05:00427 Cobra<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKH8ESkCn_PASEdmbxGWy9M8QIKXw-lC_Z1tkDWbyYg-2hA4pXpf9ATkhiYtw7b39VJB3oONzEIybOhzICLdH2nqVW-WtwPh_L2aZc4-Q0VxZfINMouWp_6JUcVUDxpNIPmayQFCdMMZs/s1600/shelby1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKH8ESkCn_PASEdmbxGWy9M8QIKXw-lC_Z1tkDWbyYg-2hA4pXpf9ATkhiYtw7b39VJB3oONzEIybOhzICLdH2nqVW-WtwPh_L2aZc4-Q0VxZfINMouWp_6JUcVUDxpNIPmayQFCdMMZs/s320/shelby1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Muscle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>car or just plain race car?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A question to ponder, however, this monster of a car was destined for the streets in 1961.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the help of famed race car driver Carroll Shelby, Ford, and British car maker AC, the 427 Cobra was eventually born.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carroll had initially approached GM for an engine to drop into this fiber glass body, however GM was reluctant because it would add competition to its race dominating Corvette. Ford on the other hand was more than eager to develop a significant challenge for the Corvette and so happily donated any and every V8 engine the engineers deemed could fit into this beauty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a series of engines were fitted, the dominant engine and the one this blog focuses on is the 425hp, 7.0 litre, 428ci.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Capable of a top speed of just under 300km/h (298km/h according to most sources) this car was a rocket well ahead of its time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Back in the ‘60’s, this car posted terrible sales figures and Car and Driver is actually quoted as calling it a ‘sales disaster’!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fast forward to present day however and this ‘failure’ can be seen fetching dollar amounts upwards of $400,000 at class car auctions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Complete with a Carroll Shelby signed dash plate, this car is not only a car collectors must have, but it is certainly an absolute work of art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From its intimidating side exit exhaust pipes to its open top design, this car is truly an iconic nameplate to automotive history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, Carroll’s company, Shelby Automobiles still produces a modern variant of the car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although perhaps not record breaking but surely eye opening is Carroll’s sale of his own personal Cobra, which sold at Barrett Jackson’s auction in Arizona for a cool 2.8 million dollars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His parents may have named him Carroll, but surely no one is laughing now…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32FahRDf7WUwM9uDuGXnqRdSCFwWYwchg5jhs2aZdJvzJ_yxmi2X3FSwnqwOiMPAmRI-Yu9xRQhsYNNzEF5cO6RoDgE7ZkbpOXwLWFUf7QquzysXXR66UrldEl-lkoQ_gl9FuD5p7Hv8/s1600/shelby+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32FahRDf7WUwM9uDuGXnqRdSCFwWYwchg5jhs2aZdJvzJ_yxmi2X3FSwnqwOiMPAmRI-Yu9xRQhsYNNzEF5cO6RoDgE7ZkbpOXwLWFUf7QquzysXXR66UrldEl-lkoQ_gl9FuD5p7Hv8/s320/shelby+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dodge Charger, ce modèle classique de la fin des années 60 et des années 70, est une voiture toujours primée par les collectionneurs. La Charger est arrivée sur le marché en 1966 et sa production fut arrêtée en 1978. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Côté esthétique, la Charger est osée avec sa calandre noire au contour chromé, ses phares fantômes, ses hanches arrières très découpées et son look '' Bouteille de Coke''. Son intérieur était très révolutionnaire pour l'époque avec ses sièges arrières de type-baquet qui peuvent se replier vers l'avant pour augmenter l'espace-cargo. Sous le capot de la Charger, on retrouve le légendaire V8 HEMI 426 pouce cubiques (7 litres) délivrant 425 chevaux à 5 000 tr/min et 67,8 mkg de couple à 4 000 tr/min lui permettant de passer de 0 à 100 km/h en 5,5 secondes, ce qui en fera une candidate sérieuse pour les courses d'accélération.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">La Charger aura fait plusieurs apparitions dans des films, dont voici quelques-uns des plus populaires et mémorables:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1- La Charger 1968 a été rendue célèbre par sa présence (en compagnie de la Ford Mustang fastback de Steve McQueen) dans le fameux polar urbain Bullitt. Elle est le véhicule des «méchants » au cours de la poursuite légendaire dans les rues de San Francisco. Dans sa livrée noire, elle est devenue le symbole de la ''muscle car'' démoniaque, sauvage et dangereuse.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2- Le modèle 1969 a été popularisé par la série comique «Sheriff Fait Moi Peur», vf de «The Dukes of Hazzard» dans laquelle de jeunes sudistes insouciants s'amusent à narguer les forces de l'ordre corrompues avec leur Charger orange, dont le toit est flanqué d'un drapeau confédéré accompagné de la mention «General Lee».</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3- La Dodge Charger 1970 a eu son heure de gloire dans le film «Fast and Furious» (2001), où elle apparaît au côté de différents modèles des années 1990 ou 2000. On la verra également dans le film «Fast and Furious 4».</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The olds 442.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Marked on the very front of every grille were those three distinctive numbers; 442. 1964<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>invoked a new era for Oldsmobile, competing strongly with other GM counterparts such as Pontiac (the first GTO launched in ’63) and its main competitors at Dodge/Chrysler/Plymouth and Ford.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A common mistake by many non-enthusiasts is that the engine displacement would logically be 442 cubic inches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is not the case however, as GM limited intermediate sized vehicles to produce engines to a maximum displacement of 330 cubic inches, equating to 5.4L of glory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 4-4-2 actually came from the mechanicals/options instead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All Oldsmobile 442’s had a four speed manual transmission, a four barrel carb and 2 exhausts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cars 330cid motor produced 310hp that vaulted this near 3500 pound cannon to 60 mph in 7.5 seconds according to a 1964 article in Motor Trend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rarest of the 442 breed was the 4 foor sedan of which, according to GM, only 10 were sold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recently I watched as one of those ten models crossed Barett Jackson’s auction block and fetched $205,000!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The more common coupes and convertibles of later years can be seen grabbing anywhere from $60k to $120k for clean, refinished models.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A girlfriend of mines father had a beautiful 1971 Cutlass 442.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had refinished the entire interior, exterior and motor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finished in a beautiful Orange with White racing stripes over a spotless white leather interior made this car absolutely picture perfect, and perhaps was partly to do with why I was with her….<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rumble from the engine was unmistakable, as his was fitted with the larger 455cid motor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Driving this beast was no small feat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The power steering felt like anything but power, and it took some good arm strength to navigate the powerful, albeit boat like car around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But nothing felt quite as at home, as did launching this machine off the line on lazy Sunday evenings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Truly the 442 has earned a place in my books as one of the more underestimated muscle cars of that era.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
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</span></div>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-88269429675556980382010-10-29T16:58:00.002-04:002010-10-29T16:58:54.873-04:001963 Corvette Stingray<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wgQltW1WlBy41sDMJ9xPwMP8VxfakPOUEGnYiv7ytYEHE96by55FHefDw_O5ivDZoj6ruHfvlYF5KA7aA4csNA8UpqYT6bbT1Bs01sqkDlkfhEghRvQPs5L26hy_sEN9_Movwn8ES14/s1600/1963_corvette_split_window.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wgQltW1WlBy41sDMJ9xPwMP8VxfakPOUEGnYiv7ytYEHE96by55FHefDw_O5ivDZoj6ruHfvlYF5KA7aA4csNA8UpqYT6bbT1Bs01sqkDlkfhEghRvQPs5L26hy_sEN9_Movwn8ES14/s320/1963_corvette_split_window.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The 1963 Corvette was truly the dawn of a new era.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Widely recognized by its split glass panels on the rear windshield, this Corvette earned the nickname, “split window”, or “split back”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps because it was only offered for one model year run (1963), this particular model Corvette is a very high value ticket item for collectors and enthusiasts alike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As far as memory (and research) can show, there was only one engine size available for this generation, and that was the tried, tested and true 327cid 8 cylinder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This small block produced ranging horsepower figures from 250hp in a base model all the way to 360hp in a fully equipped Vette.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Getting back to its shark roots, this Vette also affectionately became known as the Stingray.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1963 also marked the first production coupe that Chevrolet offered, straying away from the usual convertible model (but still produced).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The uniqueness that Corvette brought to market was bountiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The doors, as you can see in the pic above, were cut well into the roof line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For a low car, this was key for easier egress and ingress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The headlights were also rather rare for its day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not common at all on cars were the ‘63’s pop-up headlights that completely hid themselves into the body/hood lines when in the off position.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The aerodynamics played a central role in this small block’s 0-60 times, <a href="http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1963-corvette3.htm">http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1963-corvette3.htm</a> shows figures comparative to most other sources, with a time of 6.1 seconds for a 300hp model with a 4spd transmission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A coupe Corvette in 1963 would cost $4,252 dollars according to the same site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A stark contrast to the low six figure amount a numbers matching model would fetch at an auction today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Call it what you will, shark, Stingray or Split Back, this Corvette truly was a timeless design that inspired generations of muscle cars to come.</span></div>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-87713217393308012322010-10-26T20:58:00.001-04:002010-10-26T20:59:56.230-04:001970 Plymouth Road Runner Super Bird<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2S9DSRAhsHwmPgtIaTphNW2gUql-6HIcCB7MTo9qJvoUltuPPJBSx-7E1h5QlC-R9GOdn3a_y6Mb0zZCzxClgZ7N4lmzhxaYNgMYVGEIOBEyW_oPCvWXgbFgW3dYpMmJtStYwX0-VL3E/s1600/1970+roadrunner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2S9DSRAhsHwmPgtIaTphNW2gUql-6HIcCB7MTo9qJvoUltuPPJBSx-7E1h5QlC-R9GOdn3a_y6Mb0zZCzxClgZ7N4lmzhxaYNgMYVGEIOBEyW_oPCvWXgbFgW3dYpMmJtStYwX0-VL3E/s320/1970+roadrunner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Ahh, the spoiler, love it or hate it, this is perhaps one of the most recognizable design element any muscle car in the ‘70’s could have asked for. It’s huge. Of course, this was back in the good ‘ol days of rear-wheel drive cars with monster V8’s under the hood. Down-force from a spoiler not only made sense then, it was almost required! And so we look at the 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Super Bird. These were serious machines of their day, in fact, this larger Plymouth was actually lighter than a Cuda. This car was a bear bones drag strip aficionado. It was the tough kid on the block. Corvettes were fragile, Mustangs preferred nice smooth asphalt to really let loose on. The Super Bird on the other hand was at home on ovals, straights and even the dirt, known for its adaptive, aggressive suspension. Much like Wiley Coyote’s arch nemesis, the car version of the Disney character also proved difficult to track down. This was no great wonder on the streets, especially considering Plymouth stuffed a 440 cubic inch hemi under its hood. Take three carburetors, give them 2 stacks each and voila, you have yourself one 6-pack. Almost off the line, 390hp comes right to life. Those 390 horsies could bring this Bird to 60 mph in under 6 seconds!! This car quickly became the envy on the drag strip, and even ran a successful stint in the NASCAR series. In fact, for $16,000 a company called HPP will take your 2010 Dodge Challenger and turn it into a 2010 Super Bird (pictued below). If that doesn’t scream iconic muscle car, then frankly I don’t know what does…</div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">What does Ford have to do with Italy today you may wonder?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So then what did Ford have to do with Italy in 1968?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, still more or less nothing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Except, of course, for one thing: the new for 1968 Ford Torino was in fact named after the Italian city of Turin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who new?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Likely, the same people that cared…few to none.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ford did pick that name, and did build the car as an upscale version of the popular Ford Fairlane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, it was rumored that Torino was slated as a possible name for the Mustang, which debuted just 4 years earlier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Torino is a sad story that follows closely with many of the stories we hear about amazing muscle cars that lived into the 70’s; their power and inevitably their nameplate died.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Torino pictured above is a very cool looking Torino Cobra with a sports roof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, believe it or not, the most popular Torino’s were in fact the 4 door sedan variants of the car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I say believe it or not because Ford built some extremely tough looking Torinos, and even competed with them in NASCAR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fitted with a 428cid Cobra Jet motor producing 335hp, this car was a rocket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The common motor in this car (also borrowed from the Mustang) was the 289cid V8 and 305cid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sounds like the drag car of the era for Ford right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well Ford thought so too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the 428 wouldn’t do (gasp) and Ford decided to throw in a 429 Super Cobra Jet complete with 370 neck-snapping horsepower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was Fords answer to the Mopar dragster, the Plymouth Road Runner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1969, Road Test magazine absolutely raved about the power and control this Cobra boasted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1970 to ’72 brought about minimal changes, and then, in the opinion of many, sadly, the muscle of the car was more or less lost in 1972 when the Torino changed into the Gran Torino.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 429 lost much of its power (albeit retained its torque) and this was largely due, in part, to the emission laws and oil crises that were beginning to hit home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still though , Car and Driver reported this car to have accomplished 0 to 60 mph in just 6.8 seconds!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you can see, to my personal tastes, by 1973 the car had lost much of its cosmetic appeal (pictured below), and so dies yet another iconic muscle car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br />
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</div>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-13895244607356165792010-10-26T17:26:00.000-04:002010-10-26T17:26:18.011-04:001977 Pontiac Trans Am<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlRtil4rOlv7jsKliyLSwZGHSuhILK_hEsnXFIMLW6iIgymaQJ9fMfsjYhW0v0lkiOxp9RRbvOH2HwFmEdmFt1C6-GqU7TDpY4NGP7CcP010rjLBonx7vSxyUAO-ZAp0nTsmFURIyMGo/s1600/1977+trans+am.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlRtil4rOlv7jsKliyLSwZGHSuhILK_hEsnXFIMLW6iIgymaQJ9fMfsjYhW0v0lkiOxp9RRbvOH2HwFmEdmFt1C6-GqU7TDpY4NGP7CcP010rjLBonx7vSxyUAO-ZAp0nTsmFURIyMGo/s320/1977+trans+am.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">We can’t be entirely sure if it was the blockbuster movie, “Smokey and the Bandit” or the actual redesign by Pontiac that boosted the Pontiac Trans Am’s popularity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But there is no doubt that the 1977 model year yielded the highest demand producing nearly 70,000 units according to many online sources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pontiac had apparently done very well, the new look was embraced by enthusiasts, and the new engine was ever potent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The usual 455cid’s time had come, and to replace it, Pontiac used the 400cid, and for the first time ever, carried over an Oldsmobile powerplant, the 403cid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 400 produced 180hp, and the 403 produced 185hp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 403 was introduced for California and other higher altitude states (likely for evolving emission laws).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lest we not forget, this was the ‘70’s and by ’77, we were into our first oil embargo, and entering a recession.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pontiac also enveloped its 50<sup>th</sup> year anniversary, which was actually in ’76 by offering a very special model; the T/A 6.6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, the 6.6 denotes the liters in the motor, and this equated a finely tuned 200hp machine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This brings us to the SE model, a T/A 6.6 with the special gold decal job over a deep black finished paint (more or less a carryover from the ’76 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary edition) .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>New wheels (in matching gold) and a much coveted T-top design topped off the “special” characteristics of this edition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This of course became a car of the era instantaneously when it was featured in the hit “Smokey and the Bandit”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was the first time a Trans Am would be used in a production film, but not the last shot at stardom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 1980’s, the Trans Am was once again given the opportunity to shine as “Kit” in the hit TV series, Knight Rider.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In an April, 1977 issue of Car and Driver, the ’77 T/A was clocked going from 0 to 60 mph in just 7.0 seconds, a respectable number for its generation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Corvette of that year completed the quarter mile just 0.3 seconds quicker according to the same article.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This car was therefore nothing to mess with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So whether it was the gold and black trim package, the t-top appeal, or “Smokey and the Bandit”, the 1977 Pontiac Trans Am has made our blog of iconic muscle cars.</div>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-44250194695112691142010-10-18T15:34:00.001-04:002010-11-04T12:00:23.240-04:00Pontiac GTO The Judge 1969<img border="0" height="240" src="http://xtbuy.com/image/album/Pontiac+GTO/pontiac-gto-judge.jpg" width="320" /><script type="text/javascript">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dans la plupart des situations, un juge est un personnage qui impose le respect...la GTO The Judge ne fait pas exception.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Au départ, offert comme une version de la Le Mans en 1964, la GTO devient rapidement un modèle à part entière. Elle a connu un succès immédiat, étant déclaré la ''Voiture de l'année'' selon Motor Trend en 1965. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pour le modèle 1969, deux nouveaux moteurs sont introduits, le Ram-Air III et le IV, développant respectivement 365 et 370hp. La grande différence entre les deux moteurs était l'utilisation d'un carburateur Carter ou Rochester. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">C'est aussi en 1969 que la ''The Judge'' fait son entrée. Cette option était offerte pour seulement 337$.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Elle offrait le moteur Ram-Air III, des ''Rally wheels'' édition spéciale, une meilleure tenue de route, une entrée d'air ''Ram-Air'', une calandre toute noire et des ''stripes'' allant de l'avant à l'arrière de la voiture, ainsi que la mention ''The Judge'' à l'avant. Un ajout intéressant était le compteur monté sur le capot visible de l'intérieur du véhicule.</span></div>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-87198119815095841572010-10-18T14:32:00.003-04:002010-11-04T12:02:40.830-04:00Dodge Aspen R/T 1977 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJ-rzm1EIBVBIhyphenhyphen9Caa2VFX0fVpK7OM9Oum1WVHf7SFj3dfdBZ4jvGQ757ZD4BUTjh_NJ6y4y0RNAa_YxOFLer1HHEsRr8NtRITShOtzFjVapteoqep3ENVo40dhygi5EmiG_x8OR7hw/s1600/Aspen_2_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="162" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJ-rzm1EIBVBIhyphenhyphen9Caa2VFX0fVpK7OM9Oum1WVHf7SFj3dfdBZ4jvGQ757ZD4BUTjh_NJ6y4y0RNAa_YxOFLer1HHEsRr8NtRITShOtzFjVapteoqep3ENVo40dhygi5EmiG_x8OR7hw/s320/Aspen_2_001.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">La prochaine révision n'est peut-être pas un réel ''Muscle Car'', mais il s'agit d'un véhicule que j'affectionne particulièrement, le Dodge Aspen R/T 1977. Pourquoi cette voiture?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Il s'agit du premier véhicule neuf que mon père a acheté à l'âge de 19 ans dont il est toujours propriétaire.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Le R/T était un coupé qui était muni de base d'un 318 V8 de 5.2L et d'un optionnel 360 de 5.9L avec soit 2 ou 4 barils. En 1977, un ''Super Pak'' était offert sur les R/T. L'option comprenait une jupe avant, un aileron arrière, des roues sportives ainsi que des gouttières sur les vitres arrières. Un R/T équipé de cette option avait l'appellation ''Super R/T''.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Le Dodge Aspen fut longtemps reconnu pour être un citron, merci aux nombreux problèmes de différentiel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Même mon père, après seulement 11 mois en tant que propriétaire, a mis une enseigne ''À Vendre'' tellement le Aspen avait des problèmes de différentiel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dieu merci, personne n'a fait d'offre intéressante et il peut maintenant être l'un des rares propriétaires d’un Aspen lors d'expositions de voitures anciennes. Pour résoudre le tout, il a seulement installé un plus gros différentiel, ce qui régla définitivement le problème.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeVoUtMpuxXTpFVpV3NKu_NJRBzQNK9Ix4Y2E8iHGAZmPBfyZBSLGsuYAHz_n4pbMtz9wosWyXzVI0Slww0ubEPjeocd3CqHfvGhyphenhyphenFluD51-cisFXqnEE7zwLlp5-MteI7y2EzySoHa4/s1600/aspen_1_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="174" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeVoUtMpuxXTpFVpV3NKu_NJRBzQNK9Ix4Y2E8iHGAZmPBfyZBSLGsuYAHz_n4pbMtz9wosWyXzVI0Slww0ubEPjeocd3CqHfvGhyphenhyphenFluD51-cisFXqnEE7zwLlp5-MteI7y2EzySoHa4/s320/aspen_1_001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-38743328622779202252010-10-18T13:53:00.005-04:002010-11-04T12:03:45.783-04:00Chevrolet Nova SS/Yenko<a href="http://image.motortrend.com/f/auctions/rare-yenko-camaros-to-cross-the-block-at-2009-barrett-jackson-scottsdale-auction/12071565+w750/1970-nova-yenko-deuce-coupe.jpg" id="ctl00_PlaceHolderWideTopColumn_ctl00_ctl00_hlnkMainImage" target="_blank"><img class="brdr_art" height="198" id="ctl00_PlaceHolderWideTopColumn_ctl00_ctl00_imgMainImage" src="http://image.motortrend.com/f/auctions/rare-yenko-camaros-to-cross-the-block-at-2009-barrett-jackson-scottsdale-auction/12071565+w750/1970-nova-yenko-deuce-coupe.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px;" width="320" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=muscl0dd-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000CQVE4I" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">La Chevrolet Nova SS représentait l'arrivée de Chevrolet dans le segment, très primé, des ''muscles cars'' compactes. La première Nova SS fut la 1962, mais nous avons dû attendre l'année 1964 avant de voir le premier V8 dans ce véhicule. Rapidement, la SS offrait tous les moteurs disponibles dans la Camaro, incluant le féroce V8 396 qui développait 375hp. Cette version se voulait le parfait ''sleeper'', un terme anglais qui est utilisé pour les véhicules qui semblent lents, alors qu'ils cachent de gros V8 sous leur capot.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">La grande nouveauté pour 1969 était la version TRÈS limitée de la Nova, la Yenko 427. Le moteur de la Yenko n'était pas installé en usine, c'était la responsabilité du concessionnaire de retirer le 396 et de plutôt mettre un 427 de 425 hp. La Yenko offrait des pneus de 14 pouces, contrairement aux 15 pouces offerts sur les Camaro et Chevelle Yenko. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">L'extérieur de la Yenko était facile à reconnaître, avec son ''stripping'' 427/Yenko et l'inscription ''sYc'' sur les appuie-têtes. Offert seulement pour les années 1968-1969, et avec seulement 37 construits en 1969, les Nova Yenko sont réellement des pièces de collection. Avec un poids plume, même plus léger qu'une Corvette 427, la Nova Yenko sera probablement la voiture la plus rapide avec la mention Yenko.</span></div><br />
<strong>Productions:</strong> Nova SS: 17,654 Nova SS w/ 396/350: 1,947 Nova SS w/ 396/375: 5,262<br />
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<strong>Moteurs:</strong> 350 V8 295 bhp. 396 V8 375 bhp @ 5600 rpm, 415 lb-ft @ 3600 rpm. (Yenko) 427 V8 425 bhp @ 5600 rpm, 460 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm.<br />
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<strong>Performance:</strong> 396/375: 0-100 km/h en 5.9 secondes. 1/4 mile en 14.5 secondes @ 160 km/h. (Yenko) 427/425: 0-100 km/h en 4.7 secondes. 1/4 mile en 13.2 secondes @ 165 km/h.Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367216242884871849.post-69647395927744947712010-10-18T12:54:00.006-04:002010-11-04T12:05:12.845-04:00Plymouth Barracuda et Cuda AAR<img height="136" src="http://www.s248141830.onlinehome.us/msorensen.net/images/Pictures/Cars/Real/CUDA%2070'%20AAR%20Sublime.JPG" width="320" /><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Plymouth a finalement mordu dans l'aire de la performance avec le millésime 1970 et ils y ont mordu à pleine dents! La Barracuda partagerait maintenant la plateforme E-body de sa soeur jumelle chez Dodge, la Challenger. Les modèles performants de la Barracuda portent le diminutif <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>''Cuda'' et ceux-ci offrent cinq différents V8; 340, 383, 440, 440+6 et le féroce 426 Hemi. Les 440 ainsi que les Hemi recevaient une attention spéciale au niveau de la suspension, dans le but de transmettre toute la puissance sur le pavé. Les Barracuda étaient tous dotés d'un capot plat, alors que les ''Cuda'' étaient équipés de deux entrées d'air, non-fonctionnelles. Optionnel sur tous les ''Cuda'' et de base sur les Hemi, le ''Shaker Hood'' était un item très populaire sur les produits Mopar dans les années 1970. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">L'option Hemi coûtait 871 $ et fut installée sur seulement 666 unités, dont seulement 14 étaient convertibles.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Plymouth a aussi construit une édition spéciale de sa ''Cuda 70'', la AAR. Tout comme la Challenger T/A, la AAR était équipée d'un moteur unique, un V8 340 avec carburateur 3x2 qui produisait 290 hp. L'extérieur était facilement reconnaissable avec son capot noir mat, des ''stripes'' style ''strobe'' qui partaient des ailes avant jusqu'aux ailes arrières, un bouclier trois couleurs avec la mention AAR, un aileron noir ainsi que des sorties d'échappement double de chaque côté du véhicule. Un fait à noter, la AAR est le premier véhicule de production à utiliser des pneus plus larges à l'arrière.</span></div><b>Production:</b><br />
'Cuda Hardtop Coupe: 18 880<br />
'Cuda Convertible: 635<br />
AAR 'Cuda: 1 500 (estimation)<br />
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<b>Moteurs:</b><br />
340 V8 275 bhp @ 5000 rpm, 340 lb-ft @ 3200 rpm.<br />
AAR: 340+6 V8 290 bhp @ 5000 rpm, 345 lb-ft @ 3400 rpm.<br />
383 V8 335 bhp.<br />
426 Hemi V8 425 bhp @ 5000 rpm, 490 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm.<br />
440 V8 375 bhp @ 4600 rpm, 480 lb-ft @ 3200 rpm.<br />
440+6 V8 390 bhp @ 4600 rpm, 480 lb-ft @ 2300 rpm.<br />
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<b>Performance:</b><br />
Hemi - 426/425: 0-100 en 5.6 secondes, 1/4 mile en 13.41 sec. @ 167 km/h.Mik/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14424668438682693722noreply@blogger.com0