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1969 Mercedes 280SE Convertible - $35000 (Gainesville)

1969 Mercedes 280SE Convertible - $35000 (Gainesville)

I recently found this on Craigslist of Gainesville, FL. My research show’s these cars selling anywhere from $20k-$90k. This car sounds like it worth much more than what the asking price is. 1969 Mercedes 280SE Convertible - $35000 (Gainesville) Reply to: sale-767024316@craigslist.org Date: 2008-07-23, 3:27PM EDT With only 84,000 miles this original car is in great shape. Brand new [...] [...more]

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Positive Crankcase Ventilation (Volkswagen type 4)

Positive Crankcase Ventilation (Volkswagen type 4)

I’ve been researching some issues that my 74 Campmobile has recently developed and found great resources of information. The VW recently started blowing blue smoke. The engine still has good compression but for some reason oil is getting into the intake and causing the plugs to get fouled. I found a great resource at www.westfalia.org  in [...] [...more]

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My E30 M3 Comes Back From The Shop Damaged (Part 2)

My E30 M3 Comes Back From The Shop Damaged (Part 2)

So you heard how I found the M3. While doing some maintenance on the car I realized I just did not have the tool needed and time to get the right control arm out. I ended up taking the car to a shop in town that is known for doing quality work. I specifically told them [...] [...more]

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The Greatest BMW Buy?

The Greatest BMW Buy?

The winter of 2006 I was living in Colorado doing some snowboarding for a while. On my first trip through the town of Frisco in late September I noticed the sillouhette of an E30 BMW under a few inches of snow. I could see a for sale sign in the window. At that point I [...] [...more]

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The 1988 E30 M3- Never Be Afraid To Ask (Part 1)

The 1988 E30 M3- Never Be Afraid To Ask (Part 1)

One of my first semi-rare BMW sports car was a 1988 E30 M3. One evening on my way home from work I noticed a white E30 M3 parked out in front of my neighbors house. I wanted to stop but I had to get home because of family plans. My dad ended up stopping by [...] [...more]

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Ferrari 250 GT LWB

Ferrari 250 GT LWB

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Misspelling And The One (of many)That Got Away

Misspelling And The One (of many)That Got Away

A few months back I was searching for 356’s across the internet. I like searching craigslist in different cities throughout the US. Often, I try to think of the different way’s people will misspell keywords. For example; Porche, Porshe, Porscha, Ferarri, Lamborgini, Austen Healy, Austin Healy, etc. To my surprise the Jacksonville craigslist had a Porsche 356c [...] [...more]

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The Wrong Way To Sell Your Car

The Wrong Way To Sell Your Car

1973 MGB GT!!!17K BLUE BOOK!!!INVESTMENT!!!101K ORG MILES!!VERY RARE!! - $7000 (myrtle beach) Date: 2008-07-12, 6:12PM EDT   1973 MGB GT WITH 101K ORG MILES. THIS IS A VERY RARE CAR AND THEY ONLY MADE VERY FEW OF THE GT MODEL WHICH MAKES THIS CAR A COLLECTORS DREAM…OVER 12K INVESTED AND 100′S OF HOURS OF WORK THIS CAR IS [...] [...more]

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The Joys, Pops, Bangs and Booms of Weber Carburetors

The Joys, Pops, Bangs and Booms of Weber Carburetors

So I’ve got three vehicles with dual carbs. My 68-912 has Dual Webers, my 69-912 has the same and my 74 VW Campmobile has Dual Solex’s. I’ve been around carbs since I was 8 years old but I’ve never tuned them. My fondest memory, a single carb on our Scorpion Snowmobile. My brother would make me put my brand new [...] [...more]

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1965 Porsche 356c Video

1965 Porsche 356c Video

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How It All Started

The Motoring Journal started long before I ever sat behind the wheel of a car. Interesting enough, I knew nothing of The Motoring Journal until my purchase of a 1964 Karmann Ghia. You see, Since birth I’ve wanted nothing more than to be around, work on and photograph cars. But, That day while digging through the box of parts that accompanies every good vintage car, there it was. The old beat up, leather-bound journal.
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