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Kyusha Club Car Show Kicks off 2024 in Phoenix

Arizona’s “car season” is officially in full force, so buckle your seat belts because the next few weeks are going to take us all for quite the ride. Just six days into the new year, Keith Ross and...

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Pick of the Day: 1966 Ford Thunderbird Convertible

The Thunderbird served as a showpiece for some of Ford’s latest and greatest advancements in its early days. Features like tilt-away steering wheels, wrap-around seating, disc brakes, and sequential...

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Pick of the Day: 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Sedan

One of the many memorable references in the classic 1999 film Office Space refers to “flair.” A restaurant employee is approached by her manager about needing to accessorize her uniform with as many...

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AutoHunter Spotlight: 1968 Ford Bronco 289

Featured on AutoHunter, the online auction platform driven by ClassicCars.com, is this 1968 Ford Bronco 289 3-Speed. According to data from Hagerty that was published in 2020, an “Average”...

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Pick of the Day: 1961 Chrysler Newport

There was no mistaking the design and unique curb appeal of early 1960s Chryslers. Between the offset headlight design, exaggerated tailfins (most automakers by this era had toned them down), and...

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AutoHunter Spotlight: 2006 Cadillac XLR

Featured on AutoHunter, the online auction platform driven by ClassicCars.com, is this 9k-Mile 2006 Cadillac XLR Roadster. Marketed for just a single generation, the XLR two-seater arrived on the...

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Electro-Mod 1966 DeVille to Sell at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale

The 1966 Cadillac DeVille was one of America’s favorite flagship luxury cars, powered by a massive 429-cubic-inch big-block V8 engine and known for its passenger comfort, amenities, and plus-sized...

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Pick of the Day: 1979 Chevrolet Corvette

There were a number of popular consumer products that debuted in the year 1979. Among them were the Black & Decker Dustbuster, Honey Nut Cheerios, Hubba Bubba bubble gum, the Maglite flashlight,...

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AutoHunter Spotlight: 1936 Ford Deluxe

Featured on AutoHunter, the online auction platform driven by ClassicCars.com, is this 389-Mile 1936 Ford Deluxe. Can you imagine buying a nearly 90-year-old car and having it be “new”? That’s...

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Aging Gracefully: First-Generation Lexus IS300 Enters the Classic Scene

“Sport-tuned suspension. Formula 1-style shifting. 215 horsepower. Introducing the high-performance IS from Lexus. Totally unexpected, from the value you always expect.” Such was the transcript of a...

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Borla Makes an “Exhaust” Sound System for Electric Cars

Recently, I wrote a story about a 1966 Cadillac DeVille that had undergone a conversion from being 429 V8-powered to using triple electric motors. Reader reactions were mixed: One commenter called the...

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Pick of the Day: Pro-Street 1968 Chevrolet Camaro

Some muscle cars are not for the faint of heart. If your ideal classic vehicle is a Sunday driver or something to enjoy for a long-distance road rally, you might want to look elsewhere. Today’s car is...

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AutoHunter Spotlight: 1978 Dodge W150 Power Wagon Pickup

Featured on AutoHunter, the online auction platform driven by ClassicCars.com, is this 1978 Dodge W150 Power Wagon 4×4. The first time the “Power Wagon” name was used was in 1945 when it launched a...

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Forward Thinking: Future Collector Cars Showcased at Barrett-Jackson

The future is here: The year 2024 marks a significant milestone, because it signifies that every vehicle from the 20th century is now at least 25 years old. A quarter-century is a universally-accepted...

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Pick of the Day: 1999 BMW Z3 for AZ Humane Society

Car collectors can be some of the most charitable people on earth. Such is the case with one generous donor in Arizona who offered up a BMW roadster to the state’s humane society. The Pick of the Day...

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Pick of the Day: 1974 Ford Gran Torino

I got a kick out of the license plate on today’s featured car: The tag reads OLD KAR. Indeed, after 50 years, this old Ford has earned that title. And after a long line of family ownership, it is...

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Tyson’s AutoHunter Picks

January is a time of year when thousands of collectible vehicles find their way into new garages. Barrett-Jackson’s largest auction, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is in full swing. In parallel,...

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Appreciating Assets: Future Collector Vehicle Symposium

If only we had a magical crystal ball so we could see what the automotive collector landscape will look like five, ten, or twenty years down the road! I was honored to sit on a discussion panel with a...

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Pick of the Day: 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-Door Hardtop

It is no mystery that the Chevrolet Bel Air is one of the most recognizable and iconic models in the entire classic car kingdom. A recent summary that was published on The Journal highlighted our...

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Pick of the Day: 1962 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova Convertible

Even though the compact Nova lived for five generations and spanned model years 1962 through 1988 (albeit with a gap in between), only one of those generations were available in a convertible body...

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