Old Car Memories - November 2011

Back in fall of 1985, Dire Straights' song "Money For Nothing" was at the top of the Billboard charts, Growing Pains premiered on ABC TV, Sylvester Stallone and Bridgitte Nielson were married, and Ford released its first Mustang with a fuel rail type port injection V8 - the Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) 5.0 liter HO (which was standard on the 1986 Mustang GT and optional on the 1986 Mustang LX). Dire Straights has been forgotten having been disbanded since 1995. Growing Pains ended its long...
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1970 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 - One Very Mean Bird

Pontiac released the original Firebird for the 1967 model year, at the same time Chevrolet released the first Camaro. Both cars were rushed to the market to compete with Ford's Mustang which had been a runaway sales sensation after it had been released in the middle of the 1964 model year. The Mustang was intended to cater to the emerging youth buyers, and like an expert in archery Ford with the Mustang hit its mark with a direct bullseye. Chevrolet saw this big untapped market and released th
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Progressive's Snapshot - Auto Insurance Pandora's Box?

If you watch TV you're probably familiar with Progressive and its clever TV advertisements. These TV commercials do a good job of conveying Progressive's low cost quality auto insurance offerings. The same familiar perky smiling host is always present with words of wisdom and a "can do" attitude. She listens to the customer and then recommends an auto insurance plan that meets that customer's needs and desires. The customer in the commercial always walks away happy. Just the type of customer ser
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