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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 […]

Slip Sliding Away… Every so often. There is a shifting trend in every business, whether it be Real Estate, Food, or any other industry. In the last five years of operating Old Iron AZ LLC we’ve noticed a changing trend. As the older generation is reaching retirement age (Baby boomers). They are selling off their […]

TOO much horse power… No Brains…TOO much horse power… Last month, I was driving down Golf Links Rd and stopped at a light. In front of me was a fairly new Mustang and Dodge Charger. When the light turned green, off they went. Tires squealing, rubber burning, fish tailing all over the road. This went […]

Whatever someone is willing to pay for it… Several weeks ago, someone called me to find out what a vehicle was worth. So I looked in several pricing books I have and did an online comparative search. I called him and told him what the book value was and what the online search had revealed. […]

It’s all in the DETAIL… We started Old Iron a little over 4 years ago and have listed a lot of cars and trucks. I found out one important thing about listing a vehicle – it’s all in the DETAIL.  I tell sellers to clean their vehicle before we list it. We take over 30 […]

Bob Tasca Senior Tasca Ford, anyone who races a Ford or owns a Ford Mustang should be aware of him. Way back in the 60’s, He was an NHRA innovator and prominent Ford dealer and he started a race program out of his dealership (Tasca Ford) in East Providence, Rhode Island. It all started in […]