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Contents: 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator (When the Mustang morphed into a mellifluous blend of power and panache); Fast Assets (Is the needle of reality about to pop the bubble of giantic muscle-car prices?); 1970 Plymouth Duster 340 (It’s disciplined, it’s unmolested, and it’s still in the garage of its first owner); 2004 Cadillac CTS-V (Proof positive that a motivated General Motors can indeed built world-class cars); Bullitt Brethren (Two antiheroes from Ford: a 1966 Mustang 390 GT and the 2001 Bullitt GT); Family Tradition (Rick Moroso is growing the performance giant his father created from scratch); 1950 Oldsmobile 88 (More than a half century ago, the Rocket epitomized American high performance); Empire State Embroilments (Not that long ago, the roar of big-bore horsepower echoed through the Hudson Valley); 2004 Chevrolet Impala SS (Is a supercharded front-driver worthy of the SS badge? Decide for yourself); Carlisle All-GM Nationals (If the guys on The Fourteenth Floor let it be built, it had a place of honor here) Technical Reviews – Restoration Profile (The resurrection of a 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440-6 with no options); 1969 Camaro Buyer’s Guide (We’ll tell you how to select one of the greatest pony cars of all time) Columns – Held Up Without A Gun (Jim Donnelly’s nightmare scenerio: The authorities legally seizing your muscle car); Production Line (If Detroit decides to build it, or is even thinking about it, Craig Fitzgerald will fill you in); Muscleaneous (We ponder American culture, unlike PBS, through the prism of high-performance cars); Speedobilia (Drag-racing history presented in two different media, and worthwhile Pontiac engine tech); Mini Muscle (Steve Martin used to blather “Let’s get small.” We make those words meaninfgul); Backfire (The Muscle Nation weighs in on why lawyers shouldn’t litigate our lexicon); The First Muscle Car: Older Than You (Jeff Koch votes on the very first muscle car. His choice will surprise you); Magnum Force (Not Dirty Harry wasting David Soul and Tim Matheson, but Ken Gross in a neat car); (Improving) Quality Time (Hib Halverson discusses what product quality and HUMMER-hammering have in common); Go-Fast Goodies (Mark McCourt conducts our monthly roundup of worthwhile hi-po purches); Hot Rod Hero (The saga of the late C.J. “Pappy” Hart, who first discovered that people would pay to race); 1946 Novi Governor Special (The sinister supercharged screamer that Henry Ford may have urged for Indianapolis); Weekend Warriors (Our new addition to HMM, a look at bracket racers from the era of old-school muscle); Auction Action (Dollar-related doings during Barrett-Jackson’s stop at the Petersen Automotive Museum); Ask Ray (Like Kwai-Chang Caine in Kung Fu, you come seeking knowledge, and our Ray provides); Swap Meet (Mopar 8 3/4-inch rears are the subject; Jim O’Clair has called the class into session); Cruisin’ & Racin’ (Where to travel as autumn arrives, meet some people, and lay down some rubber streaks); Here Come Da Judge (Juristic authority is real power, but Jim McGowan lays out its attendant headaches)
Issue: October 2004
Condition: Very Good