Automobile Magazine has a great sense of humor, and put it to use when thinking of variants of the new VW "Up"

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Magazine cover car... this GTX looks better in person than on paper.. and is stunning

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Hot Rod, Car Craft, and the El Segundo "Automobile Driving Museum" are teaming up for car shows this summer, next one is tomorrow Friday April 27th

Makes me wonder how happy Freiburger is that he doesn't have to store any of these at his place

 Recently featured in the last 2 issues of Hot Rod magazine, this Ranchero was a tribute recreation of the late 1960's Hot Rod Magazine Ranchero that went off roading in the Carrera Panamerica (I think) and they intending this new one to go have fun in Alaska with. Yeah, intended, because that didn't happen. Instead they went to the Grand Canyon.

 Freiburger's 1970 Super Bee, and I think that hemi was one of Ray Bartons dragster engines... way over the top for a street car, and they had to rebuild it and lower the crazy aspect of some parts becaue they couldn't make it streetable.

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1972 Dodge Monaco 9 passenger Station Wagon

Notice the two fuel cap doors, and mild panel paint in the light colored area above the belt trim

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A big variety of cool old magazines at the swap meet that caught my eye

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Bellytankers I've photographed, but just learned about.. the Scandanavian, the Old Crow, and the Bean Bandit's bellytankers

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/06/scandanavian-street-rod-bellytanker-was.html
owned by Eric Hansson of Huntington Beach
200 cu in 4cyl, 320 HP, blown, Ford toploader, Ohlins coilovers on lever arms, rollbars, rack and pinion steering and Wilwood brakes
set a record in blown gas streamliner
the tank is a P-38 first built in 1952

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/05/old-crow-belly-tanker-gallery-i-took-at.html
Owned by Bobby Green
Old Crow Speedshop, Burbank
Period correct 1940's and 50's speed equipment
18 in Kelsey Hayes accessory disc wheels, B Block,
won 5 records, vintage 4 cyl engine classes on gas and alcohol

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/05/bean-bandit-crew-brought-belly-tanker.html
Ardun heads
holds two records, one at El Mirage, one at Bonneville

this post was insprired by Street Rod Premium, Winter 2012 issue who did a feature on bellytankers, pages 21 through 32

another bellytanker they featured in this article is Fred LoBellos
 http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/01/sneek-peek-at-balboa-park-auto-museum.html
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/02/vintage-stickers-on-bonneville-racer.html

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What is hiding in McLaren's sheds? Automobile Magazine's Ben Oliver found out in issue Feb 2012, page 14 and 15

great reason to get Automobile Magazine. The other reasons are Ezra Dyer's articles, Jamie Kitman's, and Robert Cumberford... and always read Jean Jennings "Vile Gossip" on the last page

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the 1955 Porsche convertible in the Arkansas Ozark woods... just one of dozens of cars found in the Ozark Natl Forrest, a Natl Park for petes sake! Perhaps they had been stolen and dumped?

Found in in this months (Feb 2012) issue of Auto Enthusiast, a good all around magazine

If you get a thrill out of learning about abandoned cars, like Barn Finds, but up for grabs because they were left in the middle of no where, on public property (the desert, the wide open places between towns in the midwest)  you might alos like a book by Will Shiers, it's called Roadside Relics. Which is on Amazon.com starting at 15 bucks used, all the way to a hundred bucks for new hardcover editions http://www.amazon.com/Roadside-Relics-Americas-Abandoned-Automobiles/dp/0760327483

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Automobile Magazine Editor Jean Jennings (great writer too) is auctioning off a collection of the Ferrari Magazine for the JDRF charity, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

the entire collection of 2008-2011 is face valued at $1100, and you can view the Ebay auction here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/FERRARI-OFFICIAL-MAGAZINE-Complete-14-issue-set-2008-2011-Perfect-some-unopened-/190626161008?pt=Vintage_Sports_Memorabilia&hash=item2c62346170

Update on Jan 12th, auction is up to 2200 dollars

Update Jan 27th, winning bid was 4050 dollars

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Pace car from Bristol International Speedway, a Superbird, surfaces from obscurity

Read about it on pages 26-29 of the Jan 2012 issue of Auto Enthusiast

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Hot Rod finally published some cool rat rods and hot rods, 2 months after I posted this photo, you can read about it in this months issue of Hot Rod Magazine

Here is the 1936 IH truck bodied, Mark Sax owned, but built by Chris Watkins of CNA Performance from Oct 8th http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/10/rat-rod-with-50s-coronet-tailfins-cool.html

Look at pages 30 through 33, Feb 2012 Hot Rod

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The Retro Mopar Muscle issue is on the magazine store racks, here's a quick look

 They've got the full story how this 1969 Barracuda, 340, 4 speed but upgraded to a 440 for drag racing and painted in the early 70's came to keep it's cool paint and get out of the barn it was stored in

Yup, it's worth the 6 bucks

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Garage Style magazine gave away 3 issues at SEMA! I scored! Good for you too, 'cause you know I share

their online is at http://www.garagestylemagazine.com/ stay tuned for the cool stuff from these past issues

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