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Mint speaks…an Editorial.

Horror HealeyWe get that once you own a car, it is yours to do with as you please.  Hey, look what John Lennon did to a perfectly good Rolls-Royce. Ditto some Swami who had money to burn. And Janis Joplin “personalized” her Porsche 356 in psychedelic colors. Some of those creative decisions may have been influenced by, how should we say this, out of body experiences. With that said, who would do this to a perfectly nice black Big Healey? We aren’t telling you who sent this in or where it was found but it actually exists and is for sale. We think the bottle of Windex is included.

What do you think?

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Early Muscle: ’62 Chevy Bel Air Coupe 409/360hp

Chevy Bel Air 409

They wrote songs about it. That’s the mystique of Chevy’s venerable 409. Put one of these fire breathers in the slick Bubble Top Coupe body and you have the stuff dreams were made of back in the day. Cloak all of that in black and you have this stealth bomber, Meadow Brook Concours winning, offering sent in to us by new reader, Jeff G. The bubble top either on a Chevy or Pontiac are just beautiful. Read More

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Lefty to righty: ’60 Austin Healey BN 7

Austin Healey 3000 MK I

We owned (past tense) 2 really great Healeys. We started with a super Healey Blue ’67 BJ8. It was a great car that we drove everywhere.  That was a little too civilized for us so we searched and found a ’61 Side Curtain car in black with original red interior and a hardtop. Nirvana. So why does this offering sent in by frequent contributor Mike M., bother us a little?  Let’s establish that we applaud the attempt at building a great looking and hopefully driving, event car. We rarely see someone go to the trouble of converting to RHD to get the Works-car look down pat. Read More

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Corvette’s Savior: ’55 Ford Thunderbird

Ford Thunderbird

Ford’s marketing department determined that there was a market for a two passenger personal car, and that Ford could sell 10,000 units per year. The new sporty car would be a halo car and draw more people into dealer showrooms. First year production exceeded the forecasts. The first generation T-birds were considered instant classics, and became cultural icons used in movies, advertising, and on television. Read More