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    Interesting Ford Thunderbird Fastback custom. HRM November 1974
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    Good article about the Gapp and Roush Ford Maverick they went racing with. The same Jack Roush pictured here later went on to head up Roush Performance. HRM September 1974
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    Two more pages of illustrations by Harry Bradley, this time of the '49 Mercury and various Fords. My gosh, this guy was good!
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    Here is an article about a company named Solar Automotive who was taking '60's Corvairs, updating them, and dropping a Chevy V8 behind the front seats. I would have liked this article when I was doing my build of an AMT Corvair earlier this year.
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    A cool paint job on the Datsun B210. HRM July 1974
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    A small photo of the Corvair "Astroid". HRM March 1974 It would appear this vehicle is being rebuilt, and the renderings look quite promising. Check out https://www.undiscoveredclassics.com/sport-customs/restoration-continues-on-lost-show-car-bill-meadors-asteroid/ for more.
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    David Pearson '73 Mercury. HRM February 1974
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    Article about the Sterling kit car - funky kool if you ask me!
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    Cool Baja 500 Edsel racer. HRM January 1974 Lo and behold, last night I was reading through MCM #209, and saw our very own @Hi-Po did a beautiful rendition of this car - possibly from this same photo! Well done Sir.
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    I totally love these drawings done by Harry Bradley of fantasy Ford roadster deliveries. These illustrations will definitely have to go in my library. The third drawing in particular caught my attention as reminiscent of the 1930 Bentley Speed Six.
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    And speaking of rotary engines, an article from the same issue on the Corvette Experimental XP-897 and XP-882 (later to be warmed over as the Aerovette). Having built a number of Revell Aerovettes in 1:25th scale, I can attest to them being a really fun project. I also have the Lindberg Aerovette in 1:18th (?) scale which appears to be more basic and which I have yet to build.
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    HRM December 1973 also had an article about the DKW W2000 rotary engined motorcycle. Wouldn't it be fun to ride such a rare little beast, or at least build it in scale? I have always been fond of the Wankel rotary engine - even having owned a lawnmower powered by one in the 80's
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    A pair of cool Revell ads... MPC Richard Petty Charger. HRM November 1973 Revell Top Fuel and Funny Cars. HRM December 1973
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    A short blurb about the "Titan" in HRM November 1973 It appears to have been a Ford Thunderbird rebodied along the lines of Virgil Exner's neo-classic Renwal Revival Stutz and Pierce Arrow, designed by George Barris, and marketed by Sammy Davis Jr. 1972 Ford Thunderbird Renwal Revival Stutz by Virgil Exner Renwal Revival Pierce Arrow by Pierce Exner - photo of model built by our own @realgone58 George Barris design of the Titan I am personally a fan of the neo-classical look that Exner introduced since it had a large effect on the Chryslers, Fords, and GM's of the 70's. BTW; another iteration of the Titan that I ran across had such a beautiful paintjob that I felt the need to include it here.
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    This ad is just funny, I don't care who you are! HRM October 1973
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    I have a bit of a soft-spot for the Chevy Laguna, partially because of its styling and performance at the time, but mostly because of the very memorable eight hour joyride I once took in one. I think I was 13 at the time HRM October 1973
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    What a great article of two teen-agers building their Vegas to be stunners; the first a lowrider, the second a V8.
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    @Nacho Z totally nailed Boot Hill Express in his recent build!!!
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    From HRM January 1973 was this blurry little sales ad of a car called the "Assimetrica Chrysler Ghia". It looked vaguely familiar to me, and better pictures were far more revealing. It, in fact, turned out to be the brother to the Plymouth XNR penned by Virgil Exner. Until this ad, I didn't even know the vehicle existed!
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    And of course, who could forget that other automotive craze of the '70's known as the "Shaggin' Wagon"?
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    A little sub-culture of the automotive world are these mini cars: Mini 1957 Chevy. HRM February 1973 Mini VW bus. HRM August 1973
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    A small photo of an interesting looking top fuel dragster in HRM October 1972 turned out to be quite the stunner. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/jockos-streamliner.874282/ has a great write-up with photos on this earlier version of the racer known as "Jocko's streamliner" with its Allison V-12 airplane engine. This appears to be a later iteration, also beautiful in its own right.
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    A dual-overhead cam small block Chevy by Moser and Crane. Work of art to my eyes!
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    As regards the Corvette, two issues of HRM were largely devoted to the topic of the custom versions at that time. Both of these have lots of photos of tricked out Vettes for those looking to get inspiration.
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    Among the more exotic imports, comes this ad from HRM June 1973 of the Maserati Bora. From HRM May 1973, its Italian/American competitor; the DeTomaso Pantera.
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