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Contents: 1971 Plymouth Duster (A stroked 340 made the drowsy Duster into a quarter-mile devil); GM Price Guide (Straight talk on the value of the General’s stoutest steeds); 1974 Pontiac GTO (OPEC-era edition of The Great One wasn’t all that bad); 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (Hill’s last hurrah is the king of all production ‘Vettes); Heavy Breathers (Three of Detroit’s top force-fed factory performers); Profile: Tom Lieb (Scat’s founder shares the secrets of his success); Muscle On The Mountain (Clinging to a hillside, looking back at a Pennsylvania hillclimb) Technical Review – Restoration Profile: 1972 AMC Javelin SST (A once daily driven Javelin got a sharp makeover); Buyer’s Guide: 1984-’86 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z (A complete guide to these mild ’80s performance cars); Torqued Up (Don’t let these torque converter facts slip away) Columnists – Dear Old Dad Was A Little Off On This One (George Mattar’s muscle car infatuation finally paid off); Yesterday’s Best Performance Car Today (Jeff Koch blames GM management for the Grand Prix’s tardiness); Dodge Is Still Charging (Ken Gross’ take on the Ram brand’s new performance cars); Confessions Of A Buick Loyalist (Ray Bohacz remembers the days of going fast with class); A Quick Trip Around The Block (Jim McGowan ponders whether or not engine size matters) Departments – Production Line (Dueling pony car concepts to debut in Detroit); Muscleaneous (High-horsepower Buicks invade Indianapolis); Speedolia (Writing the book on E-bodies, tools for the table); Mini Muscle (An ode to the Daytona, Malcolm Dunham’s mighty Chevelle); Backfire (More from the old cars vs. the new cars front, crazy for cop cars); Go-Fast Goodies (Join us as we troll through the hop-up parts bin); Hot Rod Hero (As a driver and a crew chief, Dick LaHale ws a Top Fuel champ); Vintage Racers (This mighty NASCAR warrior was rescued from the junk pile); Weekend Warrior (Built to turn, this AAR ‘Cuda is a straight-line terror); Ask Ray (A reader wants to squeeze more power from his 440); Auction Action (Hemi mania continues to drive up prices at Mecum auctions); Auction News & Results (Hank Williams Jr.’s pistol-packing Pontiac up for grabs); Swap Meet (The Autolite four-barrel gets its moment to shine); Cruisin’ & Racing (The cure for winter blues: Travel to a hot cruising spot)
Issue: February 2006
Condition: Very Good