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Improving Vehicle Value in the Reconditioning Process

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Professional Chips and Scratch Repair: For paint chips and deep scratches, a paint chip repair system may provide a cost-effective blend repair that is less expensive and much quicker than full panel repainting in the body shop and something that can be applied in the detail department.

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When Was The Last Time You Saw A Laforza This Clean?

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The partially Iveco-based Magnum was fairly trucky, using a turbodiesel engine or either a supercharged four-cylinder from Lancia or a V6 from Alfa Romeo, though it did have a nice leather-lined interior. Later European models got BMW inline-6 gas and turbodiesel engines , too. Maybe it was repainted? For the U.S.

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Used C8 Corvettes Are Still $55,000 Cars Because Chevrolet Made Them Too Good, I Guess

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It offered a 495-horsepower V8 wedged behind the driver, making it the first mid-engine Corvette if you arent one of those, "Well, actually, its technically been mid-engine for a while," nerds. Even better, for a short time, it also carried a sub-$60,000 base price , making it far more affordable than a lot of people expected.

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Survivor 1970 Dodge Challenger Is the Perfect Time Capsule, Flaunts Rare Features

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Some had body panels repainted, seats reupholstered, and, more often than you think, engines replaced. When it comes to barn finds, the unrestored survivors are the most desirable kind. However, many unrestored survivors aren't what they seem at first glance. True unrestored survivors are actually pretty rare.

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Perfect Time Capsule: 1961 Plymouth Fury Has Original Everything, Forward Look Bling

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If I had a penny for every so-called unrestored survivor that was repainted and had an engine swap, I'd have enough to buy a pristine 1970 Plymouth Cuda. But while we are forced to take this term with a grain of salt nowadays, true unrestored survivors do exist. This 1961 Plymouth Fury is one of them and is downright specta.

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Turbocharged 6.7L Second Gen Cummins Engine

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Courtesy of Engine Builder. Engines are inherently cool. He’s been into anything with an engine since he was about 3 years old. Sean’s work entails plenty of diesel engines, and he bought himself a truck to have some fun with. “I I bought this truck pretty well all stock except a few minor engine mods to the VP44 engine.

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So Many Colors: 1973 'Cuda Born With Rare Black on Black, Repainted Orange, Repainted Blue

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A six-cylinder engine was no longer available, and sticking with V8 engines was undoubtedly the right call. Buyers who walked into a Plymouth dealership to buy a Barracuda in 1973 had fewer choices, albeit the updated lineup made more sense now. The base 318 produced 150 horsepower, while the optional 340 was rated at 235 horsepower.