Ford Recalls And Collector Car Reality Check
In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show · Jul 3, 2026
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1986 Chevrolet K10
This is a classic, boxy Chevrolet pickup truck from the 1980s with four-wheel drive. It is highly prized by collectors today for its vintage, rugged look and simple mechanical parts that are easy to fix.
Car
1941 Cadillac Series 61
This is a luxury car from the early 1940s made by Cadillac. It has a sleek, curved back design and a smooth, quiet V8 engine that was so reliable it was actually used to power military tanks during World War II.
Term
flathead V8
This is an older style of V8 engine where the valves that let fuel and air in and out are placed next to the cylinders instead of on top of them. It makes the engine simpler and cheaper to build, but it doesn't breathe as well as modern engines, limiting its top-end power.
Car
1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
This is a popular mid-sized, two-door sporty car from Chevrolet in the 1980s. It is famous for its long hood, short trunk, and comfortable cruising ride, often modified by car enthusiasts for drag racing or custom looks.
Car
2005 Chevrolet SSR
This is a quirky, retro-looking vehicle from Chevrolet that is part pickup truck and part convertible sports car. It has a metal roof that folds away at the push of a button, making it a highly unique cruiser.
Car
1966 Ford Bronco
This is the very first version of the famous Ford Bronco SUV. It was built to go off-road, climb over rocks, and drive through mud, featuring a very simple, boxy design that has become incredibly popular and expensive among collectors today.
Car
1968 Mercury Cougar
This is a classic muscle car from Ford's upscale Mercury brand. It is very similar to the Ford Mustang underneath, but it was designed to be more luxurious, featuring cool hidden headlights in the front grille and fancy sequential turn signals in the back.
Car
1940 Ford Deluxe
This is a beautiful, classic car built just before World War II. It is famous for its rounded, flowing shape and pointed front grille, and it is highly loved by people who build custom hot rods.
Car
1935 Ford Model 48
This is a vintage car from the mid-1930s. It was one of the first affordable cars to offer a powerful V8 engine, which helped make it incredibly popular during the Great Depression.
Car
Volvo P1800
This is a gorgeous, sporty two-door car from Sweden. It is most famous for being incredibly tough and reliable—one owner actually drove his 1966 model for over 3 million miles, setting a world record.
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You'vegotthein-wheeltimecartalkshow.
Wegotthisweek'sFordRecallList.
Andourever-popularGuessWhattheHemmingscarsoldfor.
Plus,Jeffhastheracingcalendar,Mr.
Marshasthisweekinautohistory,andI'llhavesomestoriesmakingautomotivenewsthisweek.
Howdy,alongwithMikeoutofthisworld,Mars,overthereinNeaville.
WeneedmoreJeffZeken,always.
ChiefEngineerDavidAinsley,who'sgettingreadytowinghiswayuptotheUP.
Yeah.
He'sgotanislandupthere,hegoestohisownisland.
Hisownisland,yeah,that'sright.
AinsleyIsland.
AinsleyIsland.
That'sit.
I'mDonArmstrong.
I'mgladyoucouldjoinusonthisuhSaturdayforourliveshow.
Ifyou'relisteningonapodcast,thankyouverymuch.
Weappreciateyouaroundtheworld.
Allright.
Timenowfortherecalls.
AnduhguesswhattheHemmingscarsoldfor?
Solet'sstartwiththerecalls.
Yes?
Yeah,onething.
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Well,that'snotexactlywhatIsaid,butclose.
Whatdidyousay,Mike?
Ififitwasitworsethanwhatdoo-doo?
Beepthatokay,yeah.
Well,that'sjustgreattoknow.
Thankyou,Facebook.
Whileyou'redoingtherecalls,I'mgonnastepawayandseeifIcandosomething.
Pleasedo.
Andanotherthing,whileyou'redoingthat,Mike,Ican'tpullupyouruhyourdrivingdesk,yourumyourmotorminuteornotyourmotor.
Yournextsegment,Ican'tseeitonthescreen.
Well,that'sokay.
Well,youguysworkedonthat.
Yeah,youyougogoaway,Mike.
Allright.
Um,soherearetherecallsthisweek,andit'smainlyFordMotor.
No,it'sallFordMotorCompany.
Seriously,yeah,it'sallFordMotorCompany.
AndIdon'thaveanythingagainstFord.
Ididn'tdothis.
Yeah,well,theyjustgotaJDParraward.
Yeah.
Souhlet'sstartwiththis.
FordF-1502018to2020.
Daytimerunninglightsmaynotdim.
That'sbeingrecalled.
Allofthesearerecalls.
Um,windowautomaticreversalsystemmalfunctionandtheFordEscape,youain'tescapingfromthat2017model.
That'sasafetyfeatureincaselikesomeone'sgottheirarmorakid'sintheway.
Howaboutthisunintendedvehiclemovement?
Whatexactlydoesthatmean?
Isitaherkyjerkykindof?
Maybealurch,putitinpark,maybeitmoves.
Idon'tknow.
Well,thatwouldbetheFordF-150for2018.
TransmissionclutchmayfractureandleakfluidontheFordFocusandFordFusion2013through2018.
Fiveyears.
Okay,sotheseareoldermodels.
Somesteeringwheelhands-offdetectionalertsmayfailintheLincolnNautilusfor2019.
Good.
UnexpecteddownshiftcancauselossofcontrolintheF-150for2014.
That'stheyjusthadthatrecentlytooonanothermodel.
Ifyou'rekeepingscoreathome,that'sarepeat.
Yeah.
Well,notonthesamevehicle.
No,notthesamevehicle,thesameissue,different,different.
Differentmodel,yeah.
Thoughtyou'dlikethose.
Sothat'stherecalllist.
Okay.
Nowit'stimetocanhe'she'sawayandhe'sgotthehe'sgotthegiddyupforthat.
Oh,hedoeshavethegiddyupforthat.
I'vegotthat.
Soandhe'saway.
Andhe'saway.
Allright.
Well,we'regonnaholdontothesoldcarroundupforafewminutesuntilhereturns,Ithink.
IfIcouldgettoit,Icoulddoit,butit'sthescreenisuhohdifferent.
Mr.
Morris,doyouhappentohavethesoldcarroundupavailable?
Yeah,it'sready.
Oh,ready,ready.
Allright,areyouready?
Okay,sowe'regonnadothatthen.
Allright,signin,everybody.
We'rereadytogo.
Everybodywaitsforthis,andthisisathisisafunfeaturethatwecameupwith,andwehopeyoulikeit.
SothesearecarsthatsoldontheonlineauctionthatHemingshaseveryweek.
Youcouldactuallysellyourcaronhereaswell.
Andwetrytopicksomeoftheclassicsandsomeoftheuniquevehiclesthatshowuponhere.
SothefirstupthisuhthismorningisgoingtobeaifIcouldturnthepage,a1986ChevroletK10.
Thereitis,an86ChevyK10,whatwecallasquarebody.
It'sthetwo-doorbecausethat'salltheyhadbackthen.
Howmuchdoyouthinkthatthatsoldcarsoldfor?
86ChevyK10.
Idon'tknowhowmanymilesit'sgotonit.
We'renotgonnagetallthatdetail,butitlookslikeit'sverywellkept,nicepaintjob.
It'sgotuhsomeaftermarkettiresandwheelsonit,chromebumper.
It'sgotuhanoverrideronthefrontofitunderthehood,itlooksprettygoodtome.
Okay,I'mgonnasaymyprice,sodon'tgivemeanyfeedbackonthis.
I'mgonnago12grand.
12grand.
Who'swhoelseisuhjoiningustoday?
Heitzmansays15andMr.
Luskandcompanysay37k.
Oh,interesting.
Hemusthaveone.
Well,um,youknow,IhavetotellyouthatumMr.
Luskiscloserthananybodyelse.
Oh,thistrucksoldfor$24,045.
Wow.
Soimpressive.
Yeah.
Um,it'salittlepriceyforme,butIwouldbuythattruck.
Icanseemyselfdriving.
Notforthatmuch.
Well,no,Ididn'tsayyouknow,BarrettJacksonisrunningthisweekend,andthey'reinCincinnati,Ohio.
Cleveland,Ohio,Ibelieve.
Yeah,whichisthehome.
IguessoneofthemsoldatBarrettJacksonfor$100Klastnight.
Uhseethere,he'swatchingittoo.
Yeah,that'stoomuch.
Yeah,okay.
Nextup,Jeff,a19and41Cadillac61.
Dothat,baby.
Lookatthat.
Anditanduhit'sgottheit'sgotblacked-outregularsteelwheelswithwidewhitesonit.
Itlookssuperclean.
It'satwo-door,isn'tit?
Ithinkit'satwo-door.
Um,it'sit'snotit'snottwodoor.
It'snotthebodystylethatIwouldgofor.
Itcertainlyisalook,anditwouldlookreallygoodonthehotrodtourofTexas.
So,howmuchdoyouthinkthatthat41Caddy61wouldcost?
It'sgottoomuchmodsonit.
Uh,hardtoguesswiththepaintandeverythingandwheels.
I'mgonnago21,000.
21,000.
Lustfamilysystem30.
IsthatisthataflatheadV8?
Itkindoflookslikeone,yeah.
Itisaflathead,soit'sprobablygotafactoryoriginalflatheadinit,Iassume.
SoI'mnotfamiliarwiththe41Catalan.
Iknoweitherandtheengineoptionsthatithad.
Lookingattherestoftheagentapartment,I'dsayit'soriginal.
Now,thisuhMr.
AdamsonhereisactuallyMr.
Ainsley'sincognito.
Oh,Isee.
Well,itsoldforsixthousanddollars.
Well,comeonnow,sixthousanddollars,Jeff.
That'swhatit'ssoldfor,youknow.
Icouldseethat.
Yeah,becauseit'syeah,Icouldseethatbecauseit'sjustit'sit'syeah,itit'salittlebittoomuch.
IthinkthatIwouldtoneitdownalittlebit.
Exactly.
IthinkthatIputmesomeyouknow,CragerSSonorsomething,andIgetthosealittlebitmilderthanthat,youknow,looksmoregaudy.
Yeah.
Allright,nextuprealpopular,right?
Nextupisthe1986ChevroletMonteCarlo.
It'shadsomemodstoit.
That'scertainlynotastockhood,Idon'tthink.
Wouldyouagreewiththat?
Yeah,Iwouldsayso.
Yeah,yeah.
It'scleanlooking,it'snicelooking,Ithink.
Um,Ithinkyouknow,II'mnotbigonoversizedwheelsuhintheback,butwhateverthecasemaybe.
8686.
Okay,I'mgonnago12grandagain.
Valourinterior?
Yep.
Icoulddovelour.
I'mwearingvelourrightnow.
Yeah.
Underwearoneat17fromtheluskfamily.
Anybodyelse?
UhIthinkthey'reinshockonthe41caddythings.
Probablysothiscarsoldfor15,000225.
See,nowIwoulddothat.
Iwoulddothat.
Theproblemis,theproblemis,andhere'smyproblem.
Ibackintheday,Iboughta1957Chevroletpickuptruck,hadlotsofmodificationsonit.
Itwasarustbucket.
Imean,itwasrustingthroughinthecab,butitwasn'tperfect.
Itwasokay.
Itwasturdbrown,anduhIdidn'treallycareaboutthat.
Hadanextragastankinit.
Ididn'tcareaboutthat,hadanairconditioninguhsystemhangingunderneaththedashboard.
Ididn'tcareaboutanyofthat,Iwasjustlookingforanextraride.
ButIwoundupspendingmoretimegettingthethingandkeepingitrunningontheroadbecauseIwasworkingontheCorvetteatthetime.
Sothatwassomethingthatyougottokeepinmindwhenyougetoneofthesecars.
Allright,nextup,thenumberfourcarisuh2005.
Didyouohyousolditforseven?
Yeah,you'rea20,butnevermind.
Goahead.
Uh,thisisa2005ChevroletSSR.
Andin2005,whenthiscamecameout,wethought,wow,thatisreallycool.
Andtheyhadtobringouttoolingthattheyusedonthe1950spickuptruckstomakethosefendersandthosecurvesinit,whichIthoughtwasdifferent.
Maybeadollar.
OnceIdroveit,ituhwasunimpressive.
Um,theithasahardtopconvertibleroofthatfoldsdownintobehindtheseat.
I'llgiveyou19forit,andthat'stoomuch.
19.
Ihaveafriendofminethathasone.
Uhanduhgoodluckonthat.
Theengineisweak,ithasnopowerwhatsoever,butitlookscool.
ThisshowsthatIndy500.
DiditeverpastetheIndy500?
Idon'tknow.
Uh,Ithinkitdidwiththelogos.
Yeah.
Uhanyway,howmuchdiditsellfor?
Wegotoneat34,000.
Yeah,Mr.
Lusk,andthenuhMr.
Ainsleyapparentlyisnotveryimpressed.
Uh,youknow,I'mkindofleaningtowardsDavidthere,butIsaid19,andthat'salittlehigh.
Mr.
uhHeitzman,wheredidJeffgo?
12.
Letmeletmejustsaythis.
Itsoldfor42,000.
Lord.
AllIcanthinkofisifthisisapacedtruck,uh,itmustbeanoriginalanditmustbelowmiles,anditmustbeworthforty-twothousanddollars.
No,thankyou.
Iwouldn'tpayanywherenearthat.
Don'tlikethecolor.
Yeah,it'snotforme.
Allright,nextup.
Yeah,okay.
Nextup,a1966FordBronco.
Ohboy.
Nowyouknow,theyForddidn'tspendalotofmoneyonthisthingwhentheybuiltit.
ItwastocompeteagainsttheJeepWrangler.
Andthisisa66model.
Iknowthatthey'rehotrightnowwiththeonesthatareleftthataredecent.
Um,thisIthinkhashadacompleterestoration,ifthat'sanytip-offintohowmuchthatthiscarsoldfor.
Iopenedmywallet,amothflewoutofit,andI'mgonnago50grand.
50,000.
Anybodyelse?
Mr.
Lusthinksalittlebitmoreofit.
He'supat78.
Yeah,butIalsoIIdidn'tknowtheywereuhwhatspititout,Mike.
Well,Ihadsomethingpopuponblockedinmydeal,andIcouldn'tseewhatIwaslookingfor,Mr.
Heitzmanthere.
Ninegrandpermonth.
Butthere'salsoacompanythat'sbuildingthesebrands.
Yeah,Iknow.
Yeah,yeah,yeah.
Iknow,Iknowtheyare,anduhtheychargeanarmandaleg.
Andguesswhat?
Thisonesoldforthearmandtwolegsat$141,750.
TheLuxfamilyandIaregonnaputourmoneytogetherandwe'llgotobuyit.
Yeah,Iwouldn't.
Iwouldn'teither.
Uhokay,nextup,a1968MercuryCougar.
Youknow,IjustlearnedrecentlythatthisisnotaredooftheFordMustanginaMercury.
No,no,it'saseparatecar.
It'sit'sacompletelyseparatecar,andyoucan'tinterchangetheparts.
Ithinktheytriedinthebeginning.
Uh,theytriedtodothat,butIafriendofminehadacougar,lovedthatcar.
It'sabigcar,it'sait'sasportscar.
IfyouputityouputitnexttoaMustangandit'sbig,ithada390init.
Ohmygod.
Andsowhatdoyouhaveahighschoolkiddrivingit?
SoIthinkthatyoumightbeinterestedinthis.
Iwouldlovethatcar.
Okay,so68MercuryCougar,howmuchdiditsellfor?
Uh,I'mgonnasay32grand.
32.
Okay.
Anybodyelse?
TheLuskfamilysaysDavidsays,howmuch?
21,000.
20.
Hesaidwhat?
21.
21,yeah.
Yeah.
AndthenuhMr.
Aisleyisat25.
Okay.
Heitzman'sbumpingupitto31.
Mr.
Skelton,22.9.
Well,guesswhat?
IthinkGeorgemaywinthisbecauseitsoldfor20,169.
Oh,I'dbuyit.
Nowthatwouldbeacartobuy.
Itwould.
AndlookattheuhcomparedtowhattheMustangsarerunning,uh,Iwoulddefinitelythinkthat'sabuyer.
Yep,thedoorsealslookgoodonit.
Uh,doorseals,andyoulookattheradiator.
That'sathat'snotafactoryradiator.
No,it'sagoodidea.
Soit'sgotsomework.
Yeah,it'sgotengineworkonit.
It'sgot,yeah,lookatthewheelslookpretty,prettyoriginal.
It'sadriver,itlookslikethat'sanicecar.
Nicecar.
Red'salittlebright,butit'sokay.
We'lldothat.
Youknowwhat?
DidIdidIhavetodoit?
Okay,uh,andIgotacoupleofhere.
Uhuh40Fords.
Well,thefirstoneisa40Ford.
Okay,40FordDeluxe.
Thislookslikeit'sacompleteuhstockcar,uh,Iguess.
Uhwidewhites,hubcaps,beautifulpaintjob.
Ifyou'reintothisstyleofacar,thatwouldhavebeenlikethethisistheFordDeluxenow.
Thisislikethebusinessman'sbusiness.
Businessman.
Whatdoyouthinkthat'ssoldfor?
Boy,I'mgonnago32.
32?
Yeah,okay.
32.
Anybodyelse?
Someonesayshello.
Yeah,IthinkI'llhearit.
Mr.
Luskisuh19K.
He'sprobablycloser.
Well,letmeletmesaythis.
Thissoldfor$27,536.
Oh,wow.
That'snotbad.
Solet'sgobackintime.
It'sbasicallythesamebodystyle,butuhthisonehereisfiveyearsolder.
Thisisa1935Fordmodel48.
AndIassumeit'sgotaflatheadFordinit,V8.
Yeah,look,yep,itsuredoes.
Allright,souhstickonthefloor.
Andhowmuchdoyouthinkthatthisthingsoldfor?
Well,it'sgotathree-speedonthefloor,right?
I'mgonnaI'mgonnastickwithmy32.
32,okay.
Eventhoughit'solder,fiveyearsolder.
That'sthatdoesn'tmakeadifference.
Samebodystyle.
Man,backinthedaytheyusedthatbodystyleuhattheracetrackoveratMeyerSpeedway.
Okay,wegota35-bidinthere.
35.
Thissoldfor22570.
Andthishasthetilt-outwindshieldasopposedtothecowl.
Yeah,youcanseethatinthepicture.
Yep.
Yeah.
Anduhso,youknow,theymadesomemodifications.
Uh,thisalsohasthestandaloneheadlightsasopposedasopposedtothe40modelthatincorporatedheadlightsintothefrontfender.
Wonderful.
So22,575iswhatitwentfor.
22,575.
Youknow,everyonethat'sbidonthishasbeenprettyclose.
They'vebeenwithacouplegrandonthat,afewthousanddollars,whichisgreat.
Well,theBroncowasthatwasaringoftweak.
Thatwasaringer.
Yeah.
Allright.
Well,thanksforplaying.
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Tunein.
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Allright,uh,timenowforthisweekinautohistory,Mr.
Mars.
Letitrip.
Uh-oh.
Yes,sir.
We'vegotafewthingsthatwe'regoingtorunthroughrightquickhereonuhrelatedtothisholidayweekthat'scomingup.
Andonin1894,inventorElwoodHaynessuccessfullytestedhisgasoline-poweredvehicleupinIndiana.
Elwood,partoftheBluesbrothers.
Yeah.
Thisistheproblem.
Thisiswhyhewenttojail.
SotheuhHaynesAppleson,whowasaguythathelpedhimwithit,becameoneoftheearliestsuccessfulAmerican-builtgasolinecars.
Infact,becauseofhistorybackthewayrecordswerekeptbackintheearly1800s,there'salotofpeoplethinkthismayactuallybethefirstuhtrueautomobileinAmerica.
Buttherewasalotofthemcomingout,sothey'restilluptodebate.
Buthewasoneoftheearliestforsure.
See,it'stheearliestdonk,that'sforsure.
Yes,itis.
Thenumin1908,thegreatNewYorktoParisrace.
Now,IthoughtthiswasinterestingbecauseitliterallygoesfromNewYorktoParis.
Imean,youhadtogoacrossthecountry,youhadtogoacrosstheoceans.
Therewego,walkingonwateragain.
Yeah,yeah.
Soit's22,000milesacrossthreecontinents.
Uhandthisagainwasbackin1908.
AndtheThomasFlyerwasdeclaredthewinnerafteruhgoingoversomeoftheharshestroadsuhimaginable.
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Theyhadbigballoontiresonthem,andtheykindofpaddledpaddletiresacrossthere.
Butanyway,soalsoin1914,MercedesdominatedtheFrenchGrandPrix.
Now,itwasacleansweepbyitbecauseanditreallywantedMercedeswentintoit.
Toshowtheiradvancedengineering,includingfour-wheelbrakes,notjusttwowheels,butfour-wheelbrakes,hadsomeaerodynamicdesignthatyoucanseeinthesepictureshere,anduhtheirthereliabilitythattheywerebuildingintoit.
Soitdemonstratedhowracingcouldacceleratetechnologybecausealotofothercompaniestookthetechnologytheyfoundatthisraceandincorporateditintootheruhaspectsoftheirvehicles.
Thenin1966,IrvGordonpurchasedhislegendaryVolvo.
NowyoumaynotknowaboutoldIrv,butheboughtabrandnewVolvoP1800in1966.
Now,itwasjustaplanecar,obviously,uh,butheputthreemillionmilesonthatcar,gotaGuinnessWorldBookofRecordonit,anduhthat'snowinuhthemuseum,aVolvoMuseum,andthatisthevehiclewiththreemillionmilesonitbyonepersondrivingonecar.
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Isawthestoryonthat.
Thatwasgood.
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Thatwasjustafewofthethingswefoundinterestinginautohistorythisweek.
Perfect,veryinterestinginautohistory.
FatalcollisioninvolvingaTeslasedan.
Youmayhaveheardthisonthenewsunderfederalinvestigation.
AftertheelectricvehicleslammedintoahousehereinHouston,killingawomaninside.
NHTSAsaidJune22nd,ithasopenedaspecialcrashinvestigationintothatJune19thincident.
Agency,whichconfirmedtheprobeinanemailstatement,didn'tofferanyadditionaldetails.
I'msurethatwe'llfigureitallout.
Uh,andwe'llfindoutaboutitaswell.
So,yeah,justahorribleaccident.
Uh,NissanCEO,IvanEspinoza,sloggedthroughatopsyturvyannualshareholdersmeeting,fendingoffmultiplefloormotionstoremovehimaschairmanofthegathering,ano-confidencevote,andgetthisanotherproposaltoappointformerchairmanCarlosGosentotheJapanesecarmakersboard.
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Shareholdersalsorejectedthecompanybacknomineefordirector,handingmanagementararerebukeamidinvestorconcernsabouttheindependenceoftheNissanMotorCompany.
Whatanabsolutemessthatcompanycontinuestobe.
It'sashame.
Youknow,thesesoldabillioncars.
Wherediditgowrong?
Carlos,thankyou,Carlos,whostolebillionsofdollarsfromhim.
Thatwasthefirstthing.
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Um,it'stoolong.
Wedon'tcareaboutthat.
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Toyota,whichintroducedmanyconsumerstotheconceptwiththePrius,hasmadeitstwomostpopularU.S.
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About this episode
Don Armstrong and the crew dive into a massive list of recent Ford recalls affecting everything from F-150s to Lincoln SUVs. The team then plays their signature game, "Guess What the Hemmings Car Sold For," testing their pricing knowledge on classic vehicles like a 1986 Chevy K10, a modified 1941 Cadillac, and a shockingly expensive 1966 Ford Bronco that went for six figures. With banter about Barrett-Jackson auctions and personal project car struggles, this session offers a fun reality check on the current collector car market.
Original notes
A recall list can feel like boring paperwork until you realize it’s your brakes, your lights, your transmission, and the way your vehicle behaves when you think it’s safely parked. We kick things off with a Ford-heavy slate of safety recalls, talking through what’s affected and why issues like daytime running light behavior, window reversal systems, hands-off detection alerts, unintended vehicle movement, and unexpected downshifts matter for real drivers and real families.
Then we jump into the most addictive way to understand the collector car market: our “Guess What The Hemmings Car Sold For” game. We size up everything from a clean 1986 Chevrolet K10 square body to a heavily modified 1941 Cadillac, an ’86 Monte Carlo, a 2005 Chevrolet SSR, and more. The results are a reminder that auction prices are a cocktail of condition, originality, restoration quality, nostalgia, and timing and that one outlier sale can reset expectations overnight. Yes, the 1966 Ford Bronco number is as wild as you’ve heard.
From there, we round out the car talk with weekend racing plans (including NASCAR at Sonoma and holiday-week events), quick auto history that connects past innovation to today’s engineering, and the headlines shaping the buying landscape: a Tesla crash investigation, Nissan governance drama, the steady shift toward hybrid vehicles, and why new car prices keep climbing. If you’re trying to make sense of recalls, trends, and what cars are really worth right now, you’ll feel right at home with us.
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