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Automotive Lust of the Day, More Door Sleeper Edition: 1969 Ford Galaxie 500 Sedan 429 4-Speed

In the automotive world, sleeper is the term used for a fast car that looks like a slow car. Generally, sleepers are under powered economy cars or family sedans with modifications that add horsepower. Every once in a while, you come across a sleeper built by the factory. This Galaxie checks all of the boxes, it is a factory-built big block with a four-speed wrapped in a full-sized four-door body.

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Automotive Lust of the Day, Lesser-Known Hybrid Supercar Edition: 1970 DeTomaso Mangusta

Most gearheads know about the DeTomaso Pantera, the Ford-powered Italian exotic that had a cultish following until it ended production in the mid-80s. The Mangusta was the predecessor. It suffered all of the teething problems that didn’t make it to the Pantera. The Pantera had a long list of issues so you can infer what you will about the Mangusta. The styling is a love/hate thing. There are Pantera people and Mangusta people and rarely is anyone a fan of both. Put me down for the Mangusta. I think it is a much cleaner design although I prefer the earlier…

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Automotive Lust of the Day, Track “A” Edition: Modified 1930 Ford Model A Roadster

A long-standing hot rod trope is the Track T, a dirt track racing inspired modified Ford Model T. It has been 30 years since this type of car was popular. One of the big drawbacks to the Track T is the cramped unsophisticated Model T that the car is based on. This car is a unique new twist on the idea of being based on Ford Model A mechanicals. It is well built and shows a lot of creativity. Replicating something like this would be expensive and take a long time so this turnkey hot rod is looking like quite…

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Automotive Lust of the Day, Flat Track Racing Edition: 1927 Ford Model T Race Car

This is a modern build that resembles an early flat track racing car with a few modern updates. This type of car, based on the Model T Ford, was common across the US in the 1920s. There are not many vintage flat track events these days and this thing would be a rolling roadblock on a road course but it might be fun as a hill climb car. I would expect some transmission and rear end upgrades would be required for reliable operation in that duty. At the rate bidding is going, this could be quite the bargain.

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