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How Many Parts Are in a Car?

How Many Parts Are in a Car?

Posted by Collectors Auto Supply on May 5th 2020

The average car has roughly 30,000 parts if you count all parts down to the nuts and bolts. If you consider large parts such as the engine as one part, you can say that a car has about 1,800 separa

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The Story of KK2159 Mustang BOSS 429

The Story of KK2159 Mustang BOSS 429

Posted by Randall Parker on Apr 28th 2020

I have never understood the value car collectors put on low mileage, limited production cars that were purpose built for competitions. Imagine what a Zero mile 1963 Galaxie 427 Thunder Bolt Li

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How I Found my Lamborghini Miura

How I Found my Lamborghini Miura

Posted by Randall Parker on Apr 21st 2020

Back in 1975 I was 13 and living in a suburb of Salt Lake City called Holladay. My father was a piano teacher and my mother taught swimming lessons at the YWCA, which is where I learned to swim, yes i

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​My 1967 L89 Corvette

​My 1967 L89 Corvette

Posted by Randall Parker and AJ Parker on Apr 16th 2020

In 1981 I was a seasoned SCCA Auto Cross racer (one season). I had been racing a primer gray 1967 Mustang 289 Fastback as a co-driver. It was owned by my friend Steve that I went to High Schoo

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