Year: 2013

Old Cars Growing Older

If the cars you see on the road seem a little older to you these days, you would be correct because the average age of the vehicles on our highways has reached an all-time high according to the Polk market

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More Fallout from Cash for Clunkers

Last month we took a look back at the 2009 Cash for Clunkers program and found that industry analysts had determined that instead of providing the American auto industry with a boost, the optimistic $2.85 billion program wasted millions of

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New Sheriff in Town (GM Gets a New CEO)

General Motors wasted no time in naming a new chief executive officer (CEO) after its’ current Chief Executive Officer Dan Akerson announced his own imminent retirement. Just one day after the U.S. Treasury Department sold off the last of its

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Assets & Apps

Both the demand for and the prices of vintage and collectible cars have been rising to the point that average values across the marketplace climbed by nearly 40 % just in the past year alone. Auction houses and financial advisors

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The Chevrolet 327 Engine

The 327-cubic-inch Mighty Mouse The Chevrolet 327-cubic-inch V8 originated with the small-block family of engines that first appeared in 1955 with a 265 cubic inch powerplant. Following with a 283 cubic inch version that appeared in 1957, the mighty 327-inch

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The Truth about the Cash for Clunkers Program

It appears the old adage that “hindsight is 20/20” is quite true when examining the overall effects of the 2009 governmental subsidy program for new car buyers known most commonly as “Cash for Clunkers.” Even though the current administration has

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Find an Auto Auction Near You

With so many high profile car auctions featured in the news and on television these days, it’s not surprising that large numbers of vintage vehicle enthusiasts have been showing up at the auto auctions held in their own areas of

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The Feds Killed Pontiac

It was a sad day for the fans of all makes of classic and muscle cars when they heard the news that the Pontiac brand was going away as part of the government’s restructured plan for GM back in 2008.

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Storing Your Classic Car

When fall rolls around, many car enthusiasts and especially those in the northern climes, begin thinking about putting their classic rides away for the winter. If you live in an area where it snows, sleets or hails in the colder

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The Pontiac Oakland Museum

As the number of new events, shows, businesses, and displays focused on classic cars continues to grow, it seems we learn about another new enterprise dedicated to vintage cars every week. Of course, the venues that spotlight GM-brand vehicles are

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