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A No-Drill Front Plate Solution for SAP GTOs
A friend recently bought a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR and, like many car enthusiasts, was wary of drilling into his paint to install the factory-supplied front license plate bracket that the state...
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My Kingdom for a Visor
Oh, faithful GTO. For what do your initials stand? Ay; for thou would have me believe your name is “Gran Turismo Omologato”, I suspect truly that thy moniker be “Gets Troubled Often.” Or perhaps it is...
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The Big Save
There have been an unusual number of changes around here lately. Some of them even affect situations that have remained static for so long that I’d begun to doubt their ability to change at all....
View ArticleDodge Is The New Pontiac
On the 29th of April, 2009, we lost Pontiac and Saturn, General Motors’ two most “expendable” marques during the ailing company’s restructuring. As I had spent nearly my entire life up till that point...
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Welcome to Chief Oddball’s Great Dodge Hunt
Well, that came together sooner than I expected. Just days after posting that we might have a buyer for Mrs. Oddball’s Mazda6, I now have a verbal agreement and will probably have the money in hand...
View ArticleThe Great Dodge Hunt: Money In Hand
Today I completed what has to have been the easiest vehicle sale I have ever undergone. Okay, okay: let me temper that by admitting that it’s only the second car that I’ve ever sold on the private...
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The Hunt Concludes: Charger Three Joins Our Family
For the three days preceding January 30th, I didn’t get to sleep until 2 a.m. and was barely able to concentrate on anything except Car Matters. Purchasing a vehicle is a rare and momentous occasion...
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Heritage R/T Badge for 2011-12 Dodge Charger
Since we brought home our new 2012 Dodge Charger a few weeks ago, Mrs. Oddball and I have totally fallen in love with the thing. I remember feeling pretty giddy about the quality oozing from the Mazda6...
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Freedom From a World Gone Mad
A long time ago, in what seems like a world far, far away, I wrote about buying a Pontiac GTO. The fact that Pontiac Motor Division has been dead for almost eight years should be testament enough to...
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Air, Fuel and Spark: Olden Days Auto Troubleshooting
Texas is a strange place for a classic car aficionado. Growing up in Detroit, I was always well-acquainted with the biannual rituals practiced by my father and most other gearheads: warm up the hot...
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