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Car Battery Showdown

Posted March 26 2013 12:43 PM by Chris Phillip

Here's a secret.Nearly all 12V car batteries sold new in the United States are manufactured by Johnson Controls, and then labeled for the specific retailer, such as ACDelco, Wal-Mart, Sears, NAPA, Autozone, and so on.

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How To Earn Your High Performance Pontiac T-Shirt

Posted March 26 2013 12:29 PM by Chris Phillip

High Performance Pontiac readers whose stories are selected and appear in our "In My Words" Department, receive a free High Performance Pontiac T-shirt.

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Fuel for Thought

Gas Price in Smokey and the Bandit

Posted March 26 2013 12:00 PM by Chris Phillip

Has anybody noticed the price of gasoline, as shown in a scene of Smokey and the Bandit?

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Here's Your Chance to Get in the Magazine

Pavement Pounders Shootout Applications Now Being Accepted

Posted February 28 2013 02:52 PM by Chris Phillip

Pontiac racers!

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When is a 455 not a 455?

Do you know your Pontiac's actual displacement?

Posted February 28 2013 02:41 PM by Chris Phillip

High Performance Pontiac readers.

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Today is the Last Day!

Auto Meter Custom Shop Offers 10% Discount

Posted February 28 2013 02:17 PM by Chris Phillip

We received this email from Jeff King, president of Auto Meter.

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Think How Rare a R/A IV Judge Convertible Snow Plow Is!

Turn Your Classic Pontiac into a Snow Plow

Posted February 28 2013 02:08 PM by Chris Phillip

Nordic Auto Plow, LLC announces that it has developed a unique snow plow that can turn any car, including a ultra-rare big-dollar high-performance Pontiac, into an auto plow that can remove up to eight inches of snow from...

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Corn's Coordinates Go Mobile

Newly Updated Mobile E85 Locator App – More Features, More Interactive

Posted February 28 2013 07:25 AM by Chris Phillip

Looking for E85 fuel? There’s an app for that. The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) in partnership with the Iowa Corn Growers Association is unveiling a newly updated Flex-Fuel Station Locator application for iPhones,...

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How tall and wide is your Pontiac?

Popular American V-8 Dimensions

Posted February 27 2013 11:46 AM by Chris Phillip

Without looking the answer up, can you tell us how tall your Pontiac is from its carb to its oil pan?

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The price? About that of one, maybe two '69 Trans Am convertibles

John DeLorean's Swank San Diego Pad Hits the Market

Posted February 26 2013 08:56 AM by Chris Phillip

John DeLorean's San Diego home is for sale!

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10-44 Smokey and the Bandit Fans

Smokey and the Bandit CB Slang Dictionary

Posted February 25 2013 12:06 PM by Chris Phillip

Smokey and the Bandit sure makes talking on the CB radio look like a lot of fun. But like a pre-historic language, which only university professors now understand, the language of the citizen-band radio is close to extinction.

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GTO gets first-class treatment

Postal Service to release GTO postage stamp

Posted February 14 2013 10:59 AM by Chris Phillip

On Fri., Feb. 22, the Postal Service will leave a haze of tire smoke across mailings throughout the U.S. as it dedicates the limited-edition America on the Move: Muscle Cars Forever stamps at the Daytona International...

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High Performance Pontiac Fans Rejoice!

Burt Reynolds Out of Hospital

Posted January 31 2013 07:03 PM by Chris Phillip

Burt Reynolds is out of the hospital, after spending time in the ICU last week and earlier this week.

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Correct, and reproduced from originals.

Steele Rubber Products Introduces Door Seals for 68-69 Firebirds

Posted January 31 2013 07:01 PM by Chris Phillip

Steele Rubber Products introduces a newly engineered door seal for 1968-1969 Pontiac Firebirds. Steele has painstakingly reproduced these seals from originals, ensuring proper fit and great performance. The perimeter...

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Wide Track Warriors Welcome You to Their 21st Annual Show

The Nation's Biggest Trans Am, GTO and Pontiac Show in February

Posted January 31 2013 06:46 PM by Chris Phillip

The Wide Track Warriors Pontiac Club of Orlando will be holding its 21st Annual All-Pontiac show February 9th, 2013 at Renninger’s Antique Market in Mount Dora, FL. Proceeds benefit Pet Rescue by Judy.

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