At first glance, $35,000 might seem a lot of money. But if you adjust for inflation, $35k today would be roughly $25,000 in 1996. And about 15 years ago, $25k would have scored some of the great fun cars that the kids yearn for today. Some examples would include Ford Mustang GT, Chevrolet Camaro SS, [...]
Where was I the last couple of days? I was at the Northwest Automotive Press Association’s (NWAPA) “Run to the Sun.” This annual driving event brings a number of new cars and NWAPA members together for a multi-day driving extravaganza. The field featured a variety of cars from various segments from entry level to ultra [...]
Ever since we reviewed the resurgence of the Dodge Challenger, we’ve wanted to put the Mustang and Camaro head to head. Now we’ve finally grabbed both the icons, found an amazing road, and pretended it was 1969. Except, in this era of MPG concerns, Hybrids, and alternative fuel, do these big V8 monsters still bring [...]
It’s no great secret that the United States has a tough time recruiting new soldiers these days. Always clever though, the military offers plenty of programs to help entice young adults into serving their nation. Whether it’s money for college, money to help buy a house, or kick starting your life away from the boring [...]
The Ford Mustang turned 45 years old today. It’s been a glorious, sometimes questionable, 45 years. From being born as a secretary’s car, the Mustang had its fair share of ups and downs. This pony car was at one time a trendsetting muscle car, a reskinned Pinto, reclaimed its crown as the top pony car, [...]
The venerable Ford Mustang has a few trivial facts. Some of you might already know that in 1963, the Ford brass re-skinned the slow selling Falcon as a new secretary’s car. Under Lee Iacocca’s supervision, the Falcon became the Mustang (why don’t we name cars after animals anymore?). Also the name Mustang came from the [...]
The struggles of the ‘big three’ (Ford, GM, and Chrysler) American automotive giants’ are well documented. As recently as about 18 months ago, the talk was that Ford was on it’s way to imminent bankruptcy and that GM looked to be the strongest of the bunch with Chrysler floundering hopelessly. Well Chrysler hasn’t changed much, [...]
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