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One of the most subtle set of images we ran across in the Facebook photo collection posted by the sons of Fran Hernandez in recent months depicted a pair of Ford Mustangs, circa 1970, one painted Grabber Blue, the other painted Candyapple Red, both with white interiors. No engine shots, but from the Shelby-ish front […]
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If there’s an unsung hero of American performance cars, it’s Francisco “Fran” Hernandez, the Southern California hot rodder turned factory racing facilitator. He’s known variously for being one of the contenders in the first drag race, one of the pioneers of nitromethane use in drag cars, the guy behind Mercury’s Trans-Am efforts, and one of […]
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Barrett-Jackson sold a total of 1,245 cars at no reserve at its Scottsdale show this year, for a final tally of $68 million. The top sale of the event was a custom 44-foot speed boat with a matching 2008 Corvette Z06 coupe that were auctioned off together for $742,500. Of course, the big newsmaker from […]
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