I purchased the vehicle from a body shop with all of the body work done and i will describe what he said was done and i have the original listing. The Ranchero is from California i have pictures before work was started . All the body work was completed by hand no DA's no Airfiles were used. The hood latch and all of the specialty nuts and bolts were zinc plated. The car was stripped to bare metal and was treated with PPG products. The shop was PPG certified. They used DX1791 and DX1792 etch Primer,K-36 Primer, and painted the car base coat clear coat. The colors are Dresden Blue and Colonial White. It has 4 coats of 2021 Clear and 3 coats of each color. The frame was sand blasted and POR 15 was applied to the frame and floor pan.The frame is solid. All of the glass is new except for the vent windows. All the emblems are new. The front bumper was on the car it's in good shape the grill is a new chrome tube grill with turn signals the rear bumper is newly chromed. The stainless trim around the top of the bed and around the rear window is in fair shape. The tailgate handle has been removed and an electric latch has been installed. The bed is like new no dings. The engine is a newly rebuilt 302 bored .30 over with a newly rebuilt C4 automatic transmission it has an electric fan 2 barrel carb,new 3 row radiator,new wiring harness,rack and pinion power steering, power disc brakes.The gas tank has been repaired and clean the wrong sending unit is in it so it's not accurate.It has dual exhaust with ford tail pipe chrome ends.All the brake lines transmission lines are new. The steering wheel is a Grant Wheel with a Flaming River tilt steering column it has Dolphin Gauges.The gauges were installed after the car was running for a little while,they put the new gauges in but they did not put the correct sending unit on the tank and i didn't take it back but i do have the correct one. It has a CD player with radio in the dash. Wipers work,heater and fan work all the interior lights work.The original clock does not work. All of the interior is new. The small chrome panels where the light knob,wiper knob and ignition switch operate are in fair shape they could be redone.The glove box is new. The speakers are behind the seat and in the dash. The interior door handles are all new the door locks work. The passenger door window does slip a little but goes up and down. I did not do any of the work so what i tell you is what they said was done.The car looks great! Like i said i have the original pictures of the car before all work was done. They are not the best but i could email them to you and hope they are viewable.

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Need for Speed movie casts Mustang in hero car role

Mon, 10 Jun 2013

Dreamworks Studios, Electronic Arts and Ford Motor Company announced today that the Ford Mustang will play the lead hero car role in the upcoming Need for Speed movie, slated to hit theaters next February. Of course, the Mustang didn't audition for the role like we imagine the film's star, Aaron Paul of Breaking Bad fame, might have. Rather, Ford and Dreamworks struck a partnership deal that meant the Mustang could skip the casting couch. The deal will also see the film's universe populated with other Ford products (gratuitously so, we're guessing), and the automaker will also help the studio promote the video-game-turned-movie next year.
The hero car in question is a special one-off Mustang created by Ford that is making its debut at the E3 video game trade show as we speak. Powered by a supercharged V8 and apparently based on the Shelby GT500, the car's been modified with a widebody kit, 22-inch wheels, larger air intakes and twin hood nostrils. Ford also provided the film's production with an F-450 truck that will be called "The Beast" in the film's story, and a second Mustang to be used during filming as a camera car.
The Mustang's movie career is really taking off, with news of its Need For Speed casting closely following last week's release of the trailer for Getaway, a movie coming out in August that stars Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez and another Shelby GT500. In addition to Aaron Paul and a modified Mustang, the Need For Speed movie also stars Michael Keaton (cop, we're guessing) and Dominic Cooper (villain, we're guessing), and is directed by Scott Waugh, who directed the Navy SEAL film Act of Valor in 2012.

Official USPS Muscle Cars stamps coming to a mailbox near you

Thu, 21 Feb 2013

As much as our digital lives have cut down on our trips to the post office, there are still times that sending "snail mail" is necessary. With us car lovers in mind and philately in their hearts, the good folks at the United States Postal Service will introduce a new stamp design called "Muscle Cars" starting on February 22.
Designed by artist Tom Fritz, the new collection of stamps consist of five classic muscle cars: 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona, 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS, 1967 Shelby GT-500, 1966 Pontiac GTO and 1970 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda. In addition to just the stamps, the USPS is also commemorating the new series with plenty of collectable memorabilia. Previous car-related stamps include 50s Sporty Cars from 2005 and 50s Fins and Chrome from 2008.

Thieves still love older Hondas and pickups most, says NICB [w/video]

Wed, 20 Aug 2014

No one wants to have their car stolen, but a new study by the National Insurance Crime Bureau has some bad news for older Honda owners and pickup drivers. Fortunately, it has better news for drivers overall. The group is reporting that according to preliminary data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, thefts were down 3.2 percent in 2013 (versus 2012) to fewer than 700,000 cars. That's the lowest figure since 1967. That's also less than half of the peak of over 1.66 million thefts in 1991. "The drop in thefts is good news for all of us," says NICB President and CEO Joe Wehrle. "But it still amounts to a vehicle being stolen every 45 seconds and losses of over $4 billion a year."
Honda drivers might not find it such good news with older Accord and Civic models topping this year's theft study. Toyota and Dodge can't really celebrate, either, with two models each on the list, as well. Overall, this year's list was split evenly between foreign and domestic models, which were mostly pickups.
The 10 most likely vehicles to be stolen in 2013 were:

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