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  • Fastback Friday: This '66 VW hides a fast secret in the back

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    Usually, when you lift the engine cover on the butt end of a Volkswagen Type 3 you’re going to find a 1.5 or 1.6-liter flat four-cylinder engine. That’s not the case with this example I just found on good ole California Craigslist. Someone stuffed a 4.3-liter Vortec V6 into the tail, and that’s a recipe…

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  • Fastback Friday: Engine-swapped 1968 Volkswagen Type 3

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    I think we should all own an old Volkswagen at some point in our life. I’m not there yet personally, but I could easily see something like this Type 3 in my life. The styling on these is great, and this one looks pretty sweet with it’s dropped stance and eight-spoke wheels. The seller states…

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  • Fastback Friday: This Car is from Arkansas Edition

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    For this edition of Fastback Friday, let’s take a look at one of the all-time great fastback sedans – the Ford Galaxie 500. I’ve written a few times over the year about the glorious Ford Galaxie; it’s always been one of those cars that just looks good sitting on the curb, cruising down the highway,…

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  • Fastback Friday: 1965 Plymouth Barracuda Fastback

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    It’s Fastback Friday, which means it’s time to look at another great example of one of our favorite automotive segments – fastbacks, of course!

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  • Fastback Friday – 1972 Mercury Montego

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    For your Fastback Friday enjoyment, I give you the 1972Mercury Montego GT. Big, brown, and beautiful, this high-performance luxury machine brings back memories of better, bygone days, with billowing big hair and blue blazers. OK, enough alliteration already. Let’s check out this beast.

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  • Fastback Friday: 1987 Volvo 480 ES

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    Let me just begin by shooting myself in the foot, and asking whether the squared-off Volvo 480 ES is a fastback. Is it a hatchback? Glassback? Shooting brake? Doorstop? An anteater? In any case, it’s one of the quirkiest Volvos ever, and it’s their pioneering front-wheel-drive outing. I’ve always been fascinated by them, so it…

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  • Long Shots: 1948 Chevy Street Rod

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    So the other day this olelongrooffan was heading back to my new pad, the loft, and a cool old street rod was parked outside a nearly ubiquitous real estate office and I thought it would be a perfect Long Shot to share with my fellow Hoons. Now while this ole Bowtie is no longer a…

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  • Sad Craigslist Fastback Friday Find is Sad

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    I’m feeling like I’m about to get a cold. It’s a terrible feeling that starts with an achy body, some sniffles, and a general malaise about everything that you are supposed to be doing. Feeling the way I do, I decided to take a moment to find a Fastback Friday post before we hand off…

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  • Fastback Friday – Ex-Works 1980 Toyota Corolla GT71 Rally Car

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    Our man in Cologne, Joe, shot this rally-prepared Corolla just sitting on a sidestreet in his neighbourhood. It’s a short walk from the Burger King where we met the Carver One guy and got a ride around town; certainly, Joe wouldn’t have minded had he been offered a ride in this Corolla too. Any old…

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  • Fastback Friday – Inspecting a used Porsche 924

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    In the Lumina Euro article, I referred to a Porsche 924 in the last paragraph. In this article, I show you the one we went to look at, a 1981 car that had been imported from Sweden in 1988. The two-three grand price range is such a wide scope, that you can practically buy anything…

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