Mustang Junior

Wow! The mini T-Bird from a few posts back was cool, but I'm pretty sure it was battery powered. The Mustang Junior above is a Gas Powered car. Not sure if this would meet today's stringent safety requirements or not. Looks like a crapload of fun though, huh? It's even got a nice growl to it.

This looks like a scene out of an old magazine ad. Nice scenery, nice kids, and a damn nice kiddie car! This model was also made by the Powercar company of Mystic Connecticut, the company that manufactured the Thunderbird Juniors. The Mustang Junior sold for around $500.00, which was not cheap back on the 1960's (or now for that matter), but it was obviously worth the price because it was an excellent chick magnet, as evidenced in the above photo.

For more info on the Mustang Junior Click Here!

Happy Memorial Day!!!

In honor of memorial day, 2012, I would like to offer a heart felt Thank You! to all the men and women who have given their lives to protect our country and keep everyday civilians like us safe and secure. 

God Bless you all! 

Check out this cool red white & blue 1967 Shelby Cobra.
This is one Patriotic vehicle!

More Ambler Car Show Pics

Here's an interesting assortment of car logos and other decorative emblems from some of the cars that were on display at the Ambler Car Show last Saturday, May 19th.

Thanks to the people who brought their awesome cars to the show that day.  

Congrats and Kudos to all of you!

Junior's T-Bird

This is either a giant woman, or a smallish car.

Actually it's neither.....

It's one of the coolest kid cars you'll ever see. A 1966 Thunderbird Junior made by the Powercar company of Mystic Connecticut. For extensive information on the T-Bird Junior Click Here!    By the way... this kid drives better than most adults I come across on a daily basis. Seriously!

Ambler Car Show

Here are a few of the cars from this weekends Ambler Car Show in Ambler, PA. There were some great looking cars there and the weather was perfect.  Nice little town Ambler is. Click thumbnails for larger images.

Ford Mustang

Pontiac GTO

AMC AMX

Dodge Challenger

Chevy Bel Air

Chevy Corvette

Plymouth GTX

Chevy Corvette

1972 Road Runner Ad

Check out this cool ad for the 1972 Plymouth Road Runner

Click the photo to Enlarge.  

Notice all the different performance packages that are available.  It came standard with a 400ci engine that you could downgrade to a 340 or upgrade to a 440.  It had three transmissions to choose from, a three speed, a four speed, and a 3 speed automatic.  You could also choose a four barrel carb or three 2 barrel carbs.

Classic Concept Cars

In the midst of an interesting conversation about modern technology I had with a friend the other day, we realized that just about all the things they had in The Jetsons, things that seemed so implausible, and unattainable when our generation was growing up, are now largely available at the local Walmart.  Think about it...Phones with cameras, vacuum cleaning robots, cars that fly? Well. maybe not cars that fly...yet, but I do feel confident that they're working on that somewhere at the very moment that you are reading this.

This is an interesting collection of some futuristic visions of what 1950's and 1960's car designers figured cars might look like in the future. Some of them aren't that unusual looking, while others look like something from another planet.  The Ford Maxima looks more like a Rocket than a car.  The Ford Nucleon was a scale model concept car which was powered by a small nuclear reactor in the rear of the vehicle, which used uranium fission similar to a nuclear submarine.  Obviously this concept never got off the ground.  The Lincoln Futura is the concept car that the Batmobile, from the live action Batman series starring Adam West and Burt Ward, was created from.

Shirley Muldowney - "The First Lady of Drag Racing"

First of all - Happy Mother's Day!!! to all the moms out there!  Here's one for you ladies - Shirley Muldowney - "The First Lady of Drag Racing"!  She wasn't really the first female drag racer, but she was the most successful.  She's no Danica Patrick (no offense to Danica) because Shirley won races - a lot of races!  Read here to learn more about  Sheila Muldowney.

Go Green for 2012!

Going Green means different things to different people.  Some view going green as actively taking measures to help to save the environment.  For instance, by purchasing cars that use less gasoline, thereby reducing dangerous emissions, which deplete the ozone and eventually kill us.  To others going green simply means buying a bad ass green automobile.

Here are a few examples of ordinary people Going Green with their cars!

A smart car can save hundreds on gas on gas per year, and it's fun to drive if you don't mind being crammed into a sardine can.

If you are looking for something a little sportier, this spunky little number could be a better choice for you. Very popular in the Leprechaun community I hear.

This model is especially good for the environment. It can be tough to mow though, and tends to dry out in the summer.

Or try this little three wheeler.  You can tell this one is fast because it has flames on the door.

Not sure if this one is good for the environment but it is totally sweet! Comes with matching bike.

This would fall under the bad ass green automobile category, I think.  That's a sweet paintjob.

Dude...Sweet Ride!

This kid has got style. What can I say... It's a T-Bird if I'm not mistaken? Nice ground effects for a stroller too. I bet he's a big man on the preschool campus.

1969 Charger 500 Hemi 426 Road Test

Here's a must see for Mopar lovers.  This car is bad ass.

See for yourself!

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