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AutoHunter Spotlight: 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback
I’ve said it before and I will say it again here: the perfect first-time collector car, if you are looking for something sporting, is the classic Ford Mustang. Of all the classic Mustangs, there is one that I feel is the best-looking of them all, and it happens to be our featured AutoHunter Spotlight: a Wimbledon White 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback powered by an inline-six. It is listed for sale by a dealer with a clear title.
Pick of the Day: 1971 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
In honor of NASA again sending a manned spacecraft to the moon for the first time since 1972, I decided to add a bit of astronaut history into the mix of collector cars and choose a Pick of the Day that celebrates those astronauts of old. The Pick of the Day is a 1971 Chevrolet Corvette. Some of you out there might not get the association of the Corvette to the space program, so let me explain.
Travis Kelce Revealed Taylor Swift’s Role in His Chiefs Return (and New Multimillion-Dollar Deal)
is still engaged to the guy on the football team. Her fiancé, , revealed he’s returning to the NFL for another season with the Kansas City Chiefs on The Pat McAfee Show.“Let’s go! Making another run at it, baby, and the Chiefs are making moves, Pat,” he said during the March 10 episode.
Travis Kelce Signs 2026 Deal With the Chiefs Worth Absolute Fortune
, and made his decision “just ahead” of becoming an “unrestricted free agent.” Meaning, he could have gone to another team, but didn’t!The star tight-end is clearly staying loyal to the Chiefs and coach Andy Reid, confirming his return on the Instagram page for his podcast, New Heights:Soooo, how much is Travis getting paid?
Alvarez & Marsal Releases Q3 2025 UAE Banking Pulse
Sam Gidoomal’s articles from Alvarez & Marsal are most popular: within Finance and Banking topic(s) with Finance and Tax Executives in United Arab Emirates with readers working within the Healthcare industries Lending momentum accelerates with 6.5% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth in net loans, while deposits rise 4.3%. Operating income increases 3.0% QoQ; cost-to-income ratio rises to 28.1% amid higher technology investment.
When a Ferrari 328 could be yours for under $60K | #TBT
[Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the June 2013 issue of Grassroots Motorsports.] Story by Alan Cesar and Andy Reid “I’ll never be able to afford a Ferrari.” You’ve heard those words in your head before. They’re hard words to deny if you live by meager means, but if you’re able to sign the loan for a well-optioned Accord, you … This content is available for GRM+ members and Grassroots Motorsports magazine subscribers only.
Diego’s AutoHunter Picks
I don’t pretend to understand the truck or 4WD world, but there are several that catch my eye, especially those coming from Toledo. I’ve seen some old Wagoneers go for insane prices, but I think the rugged Cherokee comes off as more interesting. Two doors or four, it makes no difference to me. Bonus points for the Native American motif, a romantic design to these eyes that probably wouldn’t cut it today.
Diego’s AutoHunter Picks
Pontiac was the brand that ushered in the muscle car era and ushered it out with a bang. Sure, there were muscle cars before the 1964 GTO and after the Super Duty 1974 Firebird, but the GTO set the standard, while the Firebird paid tribute to it. Both Pontiacs in our AutoHunter Picks aren’t quite those bumpers in American automotive history, but they are part of the tribe. And the Corvette and TVR? Just two more AutoHunter cars worth talking about.
2005 Porsche 911 Carrera
Since I was 16 years old, I have owned more than 33 Porsche 911 and 912 series cars – everything from a 1968 912 Targa at the low end to a 1973 Carrera RS at the high end. As a result, I have quite a few opinions about the 911 model, some of them less popular than others. One of the more unpopular is that I honestly feel the pinnacle of 911 development was with the 997 models.
How to filter out social media feedback and stay focused
How much attention should you pay to opinions on social media? It’s nearly impossible not to pay any attention to what is thrown at you on social media, be it directly, indirectly or via the beloved algorithms.
NEW ORLEANS - When Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid waltzes into the Pro Football Hall of Fame five years after he retires, his long list of accomplishments and contributions to the game will be well detailed. Of course, there are those 300-plus career wins, three Super Bowls (and counting) and a reputation as an offensive guru. He's credited with the development of Patrick Mahomes, who will go down as one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history.
Diego’s AutoHunter Picks
An American, a German, a Canadian, and a Brit all walk into a bar. What’s the punchline? I dunno, but these four AutoHunter Picks come from different countries. If you think you spot two Yanks, technically, you’re not wrong, but Mercury pickups were not sold in the U.S. Why the need for Mercury pickups when Ford would do? Because Canada back in the day was not as densely populated and there were fewer dealerships in more rural regions.
Pick of the Day: 1955 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup
“Sleeper.” Typically, that means a vehicle that looks stock but hides a monstrously powerful modified engine under the hood. Our Pick of the Day, a 1955 Chevrolet 3100 posted by an Ontario, Canada dealership on ClassicCars.com, is certainly a sleeper in that sense, but also in another big way. Partway through the 1955 model year, Chevrolet switched from its 1955 First Series of Advance Design trucks to the Second Series, part of the new Task Force lineup.
Diego’s AutoHunter Picks
Today is Mustang Day at AutoHunter, our online auction site, so I might as well select a few for my AutoHunter Picks (Boss 302 fans, check out the old and modern versions not touted here). Some may call them “belly button” cars, but it’s easy to find a Mustang that’s just a little different than the rest—the below Mach I is painted in a rare color, for example.
Diego’s AutoHunter Picks
Happy New Year to ClassicCars.com Journal readers! This is my first AutoHunter Picks of 2025 and, to my delight, I’ve chosen four eclectic vehicles that tickle several of my fancies. Certainly there’s something for you to fancy as well? Tell us which one you’d pick! 1959 Volkswagen Beetle Sunroof I really dig old Beetles, but when the parking lights started appearing on the tops of the fenders, I lose interest.
Ford Mustang Outsold Non-Existent Competitors, Except EV Sibling
Despite a lack of direct competition, sales of the traditional gasoline Ford Mustang coupe and convertible were down in 2024, and they were again outsold by the electric Mustang Mach-E. Last year marked the first full year of production for the redesigned 2024 Ford Mustang, codenamed S650, after its introduction partway through the 2023 calendar year. It managed 44,003 sales—down 9.5% from 2023, year over year.
Free Tours During Arizona Auction Week Hosted by Andy Reid
The ClassicCars.com Journal writer, and long-time expert on buying and selling collector vehicles, Andy Reid is offering free tours of several venues during Arizona Auction Week 2025. The tours begin Tuesday, January 21, at 10 a.m. MST when Andy leads the way into Barrett-Jackson’s auction at WestWorld in Scottsdale. Not only will he be pointing out some of the history and details of specific vehicles, he’ll talk about how to be a smart bidder.
Diego’s AutoHunter Picks
As I write this, today is my wife’s birthday. I won’t disclose how old she is, even though the issue of age seems to be a silly construct with which women take issue. I don’t know which one she’d prefer out of the four below AutoHunter Picks, but I’d like to think she’d go for the shiniest one of the bunch. That means it’s either the blue pickup or yellow coupe.
Diego’s AutoHunter Picks
Discovering a cool car online and having the opportunity to buy it is a great feeling. Not being able to buy it, no matter the reason, is an equal bummer. The silver lining is that if you miss out yet open yourself to the world, another great opportunity will cross your path. On the other hand, I’d suggest you investigate these AutoHunter Picks before they pass you by. If the timing’s just not right for you, you can count on me for presenting four new opportunities in a week.
Pick of the Day: 1957 Ford Thunderbird
The year 1957 brought us some very important things: Among the inventions that debuted that year were the Frisbee (from the Wham-O Toy Company) and bubble wrap. The Thunderbird, Ford’s popular new personal luxury car, received some important updates as it aged into its third year. The Pick of the Day is a 1957 Ford Thunderbird listed for sale on ClassicCars.com by a private seller in Xenia, Ohio.
Diego’s AutoHunter Picks
As I prepare to head out to Chicago for the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, I am in a muscle car state of mind. But glance at the following vehicles and you’ll find but one muscle car. It’s the least I can do since strong muscle car content is on the horizon. But, seriously, who could turn down an Acura NSX? I’m dying to drive one. And the Gasser is an equal novelty, though I couldn’t say I’d enjoy driving one. The Mercury and Pontiac sit in the middle of the two, both strong in different manners.
Pick of the Day: 1998 Mercedes-Benz SL500
Over the past weekend at the Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance in Pennsylvania, I was given the opportunity to drive my friend Tim McNair’s Mercedes-Benz SL500. That was exciting to me because up to that point, I had only spent about 10 miles behind the wheel of one. I had heard about how good they were, but I had yet to really experience one. The SL500 Tim owns is an excellent example with only 25,000 original miles and the benchmark for how an excellent SL500 should drive.
Pick of the Day: 1966 Volvo 1800S
The Pick of the Day is a 1966 Volvo 1800S listed by a Pennsylvania dealership on ClassicCars.com. Buy this car before I convince myself to buy it. As some of you might know, I previously owned a 1966 Volvo 1800S. My car was white with a black leather interior and Minilite-style alloy wheels. I even went so far as to restore the car.
Pick Of The Day: 2013 BMW M3 Lime Rock Park Edition
I get asked quite often what I think will be a car that will increase in value in today’s market. Of all the various cars in the collector car market, one that I feel is absolutely destined to increase in value is the BMW E92 series M3. I feel so strongly about this that I am planning on getting one myself as not only a fun collector car, but also as a sort of 401K kind of car. There are a number of reasons these cars are so bullish to me.
Monterey Car Week 2024 Brought Back the Fun
This year marked the 22nd year in a row that I have attended Monterey Car Week. While it is always amazing, the last few seemed to lack the fun that I remember from the earlier years. I am not sure what was missing, but it seemed as if somehow the spark was gone. It even got to the point that many of my friends and I thought of it as something we had to go to instead of something we wanted to go to.
Andy Reid: The value of loyalty - affinity, attachment and trust
The amount of money that is earned and lost in business on account of loyalty is quite incredible! Whether it’s via customer retention, staff turnover, or our loyalty towards suppliers that translates into savings, even towards trades services that help with rent roll maintenance, there are so many elements to your business that loyalty can affect.
Free tours during Arizona Auction Week hosted by Andy Reid
The ClassicCars.com Journal writer, and long-time expert on buying and selling collector vehicles, Andy Reid is offering free tours of several venues during Arizona Auction Week 2024. The tours begin Monday, January 22, at 10 a.m. MST when Andy leads the way into Barrett-Jackson’s auction at WestWorld in Scottsdale. Not only will he be pointing out some of the history and details of specific vehicles, he’ll talk about how to be a smart bidder.
Open Source MANO: Its role in managing networks incorporating virtual and physical elements (Reader Forum)
The arrival of virtualization has brought about a new era for the telecommunications sector. It has led to heightened degrees of flexibility and better utilisation of available assets than would have been imaginable on the purely hardware-centric networks of the past, alongside increased uptime. That said, it presents an array of major engineering obstacles for operators to overcome, as they need to be able to efficiently maintain the operation of networks that will be inherently more complex.
Want to restore an old car? Read this first
Let me set the stage. You are looking at the car you always dreamed of owning, let’s say, just for example, it is an Austin Healey 3000 and it seems to be a solid example of the model. You have always wanted a Healey 3000 and this specific example will need a restoration, but the price seems right and it doesn’t look like it would take much to make it great again.
Market ‘likely’ to see 'bottleneck' of existing bridging loans nearing
Brokers and borrowers are having to cope with lower lending and risk appetites from lenders and, where funding is still available, the process has slowed down due to the reduced availability of professional services such as valuers and lawyers. This is an industry that was thriving before the crisis started, and I’m confident that when normality starts to return, quality lenders, such as Oblix Capital, will work tirelessly with brokers and borrowers to get the wheels turning again quickly.
Default rate transparency
Andy Reid (pictured) is sales director for intermediary and network at Oblix Capital Following concerns about the default rates charged by some lenders, FIBA recently announced that it would start publishing lenders’ rates in its online lender directory to provide greater transparency.
Andy Reid: The true test of the new Minister for Sport is how she influences other departments
Andy Reid was the Labour MP for Loughborough until 2010 and is director of the Sports Think Tank. The arrival of a new minister is always a threat to continuation of a policy agenda – or an opportunity to rip up a failing agenda and delivery, depending on your position. So this week the sports sector is coming to terms with its next ministerial appointment. Tracey Crouch was well respected – the sector likes somebody who understands and has a passion for sport. She leaves with her integrity intact.
Don’t burn your bridges with permitted development conversions – Oblix Capital - Mortgage Solutions
Despite considerable growth in the past five years, margins and rates for permitted development rights (PDR) conversions are being squeezed and we are approaching a period of consolidation. Desirable stock in the UK’s major cities is becoming scarce, with the majority of prime, unused office sites already converted or currently undergoing a residential conversion.
Kavanaugh’s accuser; Hurricane Florence; Yom Kippur | South Florida 100
Last week: Based on nonpartisan calculations released this week, POTUS-initiated trade war tariffs will produce many American casualties. In the automobile industry alone the anticipated 25 percent tax on Chinese imports will increase costs to the US consumer. Higher automotive parts prices increase expenses for maintenance and repair. An estimated 715,000 jobs will be lost and a drop in Gross Domestic Product of $59 billion.
Remembering 9/11; Facing Hurricane Florence; Preparing for climate change | South Florida 100
Last week: Last week we commemorated the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. When we remember the thousands of lives that were taken that day and the first responders who rushed in to help, many of whom died from illnesses related to their work, I am also reminded of how unified we were as a country and a people.
Questioning Kavanaugh; Readying for Hurricanes; Worrying about algae | South Florida 100
Last week: We are a country at war with itself. The increased polarization on the national, state and local level approaching the November election; the fight for the Supreme Court around the possible appointment of Brett Kavanaugh; the pro versus against Nike campaign with Colin Kaepernick; the battle surrounding President Trump--the list could go on and on. The ugliness and incivility being amplified by the media are demoralizing and take our eye off the true issues that face this country.
Trump and DeSantis risk making sea-level rise worse for Florida
Just when Florida needs a lifeline in the struggle with sea-level rise, President Donald Trump tosses us an anchor. Trump on Aug. 21 called for cutting air pollution regulations in a move expected to worsen emissions fueling the climate change threatening to swamp Florida. To prop up and prolong the life of pollution-belching, coal-fired power plants, Trump seeks to strike down more Obama-era efforts to combat climate change.
DeSantis, Trump may make sea level rise worse
Just when Florida needs a lifeline in the struggle with sea-level rise, President Donald Trump tosses us an anchor. Trump on Aug. 21 called for cutting air pollution regulations in a move expected to worsen emissions fueling the climate change threatening to swamp Florida. To prop up and prolong the life of pollution-belching, coal-fired power plants, Trump seeks to strike down more Obama-era efforts to combat climate change.
Trump and DeSantis risk making sea-level rise worse for Florida | Opinion
Just when Florida needs a lifeline in the struggle with sea-level rise, President Donald Trump tosses us an anchor. Trump on Aug. 21 called for cutting air pollution regulations in a move expected to worsen emissions fueling the climate change threatening to swamp Florida. To prop up and prolong the life of pollution-belching, coal-fired power plants, Trump seeks to strike down more Obama-era efforts to combat climate change.
Saying goodbye to John McCain; Reflections on the primary | South Florida 100
Last week: With the primary elections behind us, let’s talk about how we select candidates for partisan office in the future. As of July 30, 27 percent of registered Florida voters have no party affiliation and are therefore excluded from the primary elections. Those same voters are taxpayers and pay for those primary elections. If the Florida taxpayer is to pay for partisan primary elections, all Florida taxpayers who are registered voters should be allowed to participate.
Don’t surrender your vote to negative campaign ads | Opinion
Democracy-by-mail turns uglier and uglier the closer we get to Election Day. The barrage of glossy negativity is so bad, I actually prefer to find bills from entities trying to get my money instead of more mail from politicians trying to get my vote. Whether they are running for dog catcher or president, going negative is certainly nothing new for candidates. But because the election-season dirt throwing is expected doesn’t make it less disappointing.
School traffic lesson: ‘Do as I say, not as I drive’ | Opinion
The car line at schools can become a daily test of whether you should really be a parent. Traversing that slow crawl of vehicles – during the bleary-eyed, morning drop-off or the afternoon pickup scrum – tests the patience of even the most Gandhi-esque carpooler. Lots of drivers get funneled into one or two lanes and squeezed into parking lots designed as if no one expected hundreds of cars to show up all at once, twice a day.
Mass shooting training: Run, hide, fight … vote | Opinion
Just another day at the office in gun-grazed America. Five people getting killed in a newsroom in Maryland prompted a companywide self-defense lesson at the Sun Sentinel. Over reaction, right? After all, it’s not as if we work somewhere really dangerous like a school or a church or a nightclub or a movie theatre or a Waffle House or a country music concert venue in Las Vegas.
Parkland Articles, Photos, and Videos
A furious judge scolded the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Wednesday for publishing confidential but legally obtained information about Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz. Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer said the newspaper flouted her order that portions of a school district report about Cruz should remain shielded from the public. In the future, she declared, she will consider listing exactly what the newspaper can and cannot print.
Florida schools need more than ‘In God We Trust’ signs | Opinion
God doesn’t need the Florida Legislature to make signs for him. A burning bush, rainbows, a potato chip that looks like Jesus – God seems to have sign making covered. But because of a new state law, Florida children heading back to class are finding signs reading “In God We Trust” posted in schools across the state. Adding the signs became part of the Legislature’s response to the Feb.
Trump should try ‘America First’ when hiring at Mar-a-Lago | Opinion
President Donald Trump must need a bigger wall at Mar-a-Lago. Somehow even at the mansion of the president who campaigned on “America First,” foreign workers keep taking jobs that could be going to Americans. While Trump considers migrants coming across our southern border to be a national threat, those finding work at his private club in Palm Beach don’t have to sneak onto the property or even request asylum. They are invited to come take American jobs.
Let Thailand cave rescuers help free kids Trump trapped | Opinion
After pulling off a miraculous cave rescue in Thailand, that heroic team of divers should come to the U.S. and help free thousands of children still trapped here. Because unlike the urgent help that came for 12 boys and their soccer coach stuck in a flooded cave, there doesn’t seem to be a speedy reunion coming for children the Trump administration separated from their parents.
Editorial cartoons about Scott Pruitt's departure from EPA | Gallery
Here’s a sampling of how editorial cartoonists across the country reacted to the end of Scott Pruitt’s scandal-filled tenure leading the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Walt Handelsman illustrated how Pruitt’s ongoing scandals finally became too politically toxic for Washington. Scott Stantis imagined animals rejoicing at the news that Pruitt, who led the Trump administration’s efforts to cut environmental protections, was leaving the EPA’s top post.
Editorial cartoons from around the country this week | Gallery
In this week’s top editorial cartoons, Mike Luckovich satirizes the departure of Scott Pruitt from the Environmental Protection Agency, Russia president Vladimir Putin’s dominance of President Trump ahead of a planned summit, and Trump’s trade-war wrecking ball. Cartoonist Joel Pett questions the priorities of the Republican party. Andy Marlette’s July 4 cartoon shows Trump’s new Declaration of Loyalty, Servility, Celebrity and Fervent Followership.
Border reunion delays; trashing recycling | South Florida 100
Last week: We often thank those in the armed forces for their service, respecting and understanding their importance to maintaining, preserving and protecting our freedoms and our democracy.
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