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Brick and Mortar versus Internet… Up until a few years ago, if you wanted to sell your car you would put a “For Sale” sign in the window. Park the car on a busy street corner or place an ad in the “Cars for Sale” classified section of the local newspaper. And HOPE you got […]

FOR THE RECORD… Let’s start from the beginning…I started building race cars in 1958. Most of them were stock cars and raced at Seekonk Speedway, (Action Track of the East.) YEARS I was 14 years old and building competitive cars that were outstanding winners. Put in roll bars and crash bars, built headers and fabricated […]

1969! UNBELIEVABLE Year!There is a year or sometimes years in someone’s life that is or are so special or so extra ordinary; the year: you get married, your children are born, your first love, your first car. Other than the year I married and the birth years of my children. 1969! was the year for […]

When did the Muscle Car Era start? Well, some say 1964! I say it started in 1957! When cars were equipped with BIG engines, fuel injection, multi-carburetors, and superchargers! Examples: 1957 Corvette 283 FI – 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk with supercharger 1957 Chrysler Hemi with dual carbs 1957 Oldsmobile J2 1957 Thunderbird with supercharger and […]

Blogs, Posts, Conversations, Games…Miki’s Take! Married to Bill Abatecola for 40+ years. Have heard most of his stories of cars, racing, boats, welding, art, cooking and life experiences. Always worth listening to the stories again. Looking forward to at least another 40 great years! Most times I am the quiet listener. Once in a while […]

In Memory of Russ Wallace…December 16, 1949 – November 19, 2016 In the past 60 years of being involved with cars and racing, every so often I meet a special individual. Such is the case with Russ Wallace, Founder, CEO and President of Door Slammers Car Club is in Tucson, Arizona. I met Russ shortly […]

Welcome to the Jungle… In the sixties, drag racing was mostly “show” with some “go.” There were a lot of cars competing on the drag circuit up and down the East Coast. Some of them were a little more colorful than others. One of the most colorful duo on the funny car circuit was James […]

Thank you Zora Arkus-Duntov… In 1955, Chevrolet introduced the small block overhead valve 265-cubic inch (cu in), 162 HP motor; it was the engineering brainchild of Ed Cole and dubbed “Mighty Mouse”. Chevy small block 265 cubic inch. In 1956, a “Power Pack” kit was available and produced 205 HP. A special package was put […]

5th Year Anniversary…Old Iron AZ LLC Well it’s our 5th Year Anniversary…Old Iron AZ LLC since my wife and I started Old Iron. We listed several hundred cars and sold some. We help buyers buy and sellers sell. Meeting many car lovers at car shows and cruise nights. Also, along the way made contacts with […]

DRAMA, DRAMA, DRAMA…Part II     The drama continues… It seems that every few weeks, a new TV car show pops up with a new cast and crew.      It looks like all the other TV car shows. They follow the same boring old pattern, but with different players. But the same old theme; six-man shop […]