The Ford Expedition is a large vehicle that can carry many people and their stuff. It's great for families or anyone who needs a lot of space and can pull heavy things like trailers.
The Chevrolet Corvette is a fast sports car that many people love. The 2001 version is one of the older models that some collectors now consider a classic car.
A classic car is an older vehicle that many people consider special or valuable because of its age and history. Usually, a car needs to be at least 20 or 25 years old to be called a classic.
Tri-fives are classic cars made by Chevrolet between 1955 and 1957. They are popular among collectors because they have a unique and stylish look.
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Austin Healey Sprite
The Austin Healey Sprite is a small, classic sports car from Britain that has unique round headlights that look like bug eyes. It's known for being very small and fun to drive.
The Holden Caprice is a big, fancy car from Australia that is designed to be very comfortable and nice to drive. It's like a luxury version of a regular car, often used by people who want a smooth ride.
The Chevy Caprice is a big car made by Chevrolet, known for being comfortable and roomy. It was popular in the past, especially for police and taxi services.
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Pontiac Torinos
Pontiac was a car brand that made sporty and powerful cars, especially popular in the 1960s and 70s. Many people remember them fondly because they were fun to drive and had a cool style.
The Chevrolet Nova is a smaller car made by Chevrolet that was popular from the 1960s to the 1980s. It was known for being affordable and easy to drive.
Car
Duesenberg
Duesenberg was a company that made very fancy and expensive cars in the early 1900s. Their cars are now seen as classic and valuable.
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Jeep
Jeep is a brand of vehicles that are built for off-road driving. They are known for their durability and ability to handle rough terrain.
Drag racing is a sport where cars race in a straight line to see who can go the fastest. It's usually done on a short track, and the goal is to reach the finish line first.
Car
Chevrolet 1957 Convertible
The Chevrolet 1957 Convertible is a classic car from the 1950s that many people admire for its looks and style. It's a convertible, meaning the roof can be folded down, making it great for sunny days.
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1955 Chevrolet
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A restomod is an old car that has been updated with new parts to make it better to drive. It keeps the classic look but adds modern technology for better performance and comfort.
The Dodge Hornet is a small SUV that Dodge made to attract buyers looking for a compact vehicle. It is important because its discontinuation shows changes in what car companies are offering.
The Alfa Romeo Tonale is a smaller SUV that looks stylish and is made by an Italian company. It's designed for people who want a mix of luxury and practicality.
Body-on-frame means the main part of the vehicle (the body) is built on a strong frame. This is often used in trucks and SUVs to make them tougher and better for off-road driving.
EcoBoost is a type of engine made by Ford that uses a turbocharger to give more power while saving fuel. A V6 engine has six cylinders that help it run smoothly.
A 10-speed automatic transmission is a type of gearbox that automatically changes gears for you, allowing the vehicle to drive more smoothly and use fuel more efficiently.
Mileage tells you how far a car can go on a certain amount of fuel. It's usually shown as miles per gallon, which helps you understand how fuel-efficient the car is.
The Lincoln Navigator is a big, luxurious SUV that has a lot of space and nice features inside. It's designed for people who want a comfortable and stylish ride, often used for family trips or special occasions.
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Welcome to another In-Wheel Time podcast.
And welcome to the In-Wheel Time car talk show.
Just ahead we talked to David Graves,
the big wig with Dallas area classic Chevy's car club.
Plus, Jeff has his motor minute,
and I'll review the Ford Expedition trimmer.
Does it have anything to do with your actual physical condition?
Well, it could, I guess.
You need to work that a little closer.
Okay, there you go.
We've got a new microphone.
I'm trying to get used to it, but Jeff is.
I don't know where that.
It just kind of happens to me.
I took it in the restroom and told me not to do that.
No, that's why I had to turn it down.
Well, hello everybody,
and welcome to the In-Wheel Time car show.
Along with Mike, out of this world,
I was coming to you from Neaterville, Texas.
We always need more Jeff Seakin.
Chief Engineer David Ainsley is up in South Carolina,
doing some engineering stuff for the Word of the Station.
I'm Don Armstrong.
Glad you could join us on this Saturday for our live show.
If you're listening on a podcast,
we thank you very much for doing that as well.
We think we're going to have a great show for you today.
We start off with our first guest,
and his name is David Graves.
He's the president of the Dallas area classic Chevy's.
David, good morning to you.
Is it cold up there?
My bad, I double clicked.
I should have single clicked.
David, yes.
Mr. Morris made a little oops there.
Can we hear you now?
We can't hear him.
He was talking.
Can we hear you, David?
Talk to us.
No, we can't hear him.
Okay.
All right, so at any rate,
a little story that he sent,
there is this somehow a divide
when it goes to the word classic,
because you realize
that my 2001 Corvette
is now a classic.
Right.
But in whose mind?
The state of Texas, they determine who's the classic?
I think it's still, yeah.
It was wrong.
To me, a classic car
is one, generally speaking,
from about the mid 50's
to
come up with an end date.
Okay, 50's, so you got today's date
and then they set a date
to be a classic.
25 years, 20 years.
Well, that's what they say.
You're not necessarily a classic until a time frame.
Well, to me, a classic Chevrolet
would be the tri-fives.
Right, I agree.
But there's different ways of thinking.
But also a 58,
59, a 60,
all of those are classics.
I saw a little bug-eye yesterday going down the road.
A bug-eye sprite?
That's a classic.
It was half the size of a normal car on the road.
The car that I've got out there right now.
Well, that's still a little bit bigger.
You're just a little bit bigger than a sprite.
At any rate,
the definition of classic
I guess really is in your own mind.
But since we hopefully
we'll get David Graves
back up and running here, Mr. Morris,
soon, that
he will say, yes, you're correct.
Five, six, seven,
those model years of
Chevrolet,
those are always the classics
to me. And so
the Dallas area classic
Chevys, I would imagine that a 58
would kind of squeeze itself in there, wouldn't you?
I'm going all the way up
into the 70s. Really?
Classics, yeah.
Well, yeah.
Chevy Caprice.
Four Torinos.
Novas.
We're not talking about necessarily hot rods,
although a lot of them have been turned
into that and can be that.
Right, but still a classic
car from that era.
What's a Duesenberg?
That would be an antique.
Also a classic, in my opinion.
What are we?
Classics are the classic.
In this room, he's the classic.
Yeah, I'm the hot rod.
Oh, boy. Yeah, that goes back to the
30s, starting in the 30s.
Yeah, and then really came to fruition
after World War Two. Right, because
all the returning
GIs said, you know,
we hopped up that Jeep back over
there in Korea. Exactly. Let's pull the tank
motor out of there and put it in a tank
motor. You know, at the Chrysler
Museum, speaking of classics,
the Chrysler Museum up
at Auburn Hills doesn't exist anymore.
They had an engine
that they actually
came up with that was a tank engine.
You couldn't get your arms
around it. It was so huge. Massive.
A
friend of the show, Doug Schaefer, he sent
an image of
the Detroit Auto Show had an actual tank,
I believe, in the Auto Show
for display. So that was pretty cool.
How about the moron that stole
the
the military or whatever. Yeah, the
10 ton
actual army truck. And went on a rage.
Yeah, went on a rage with it. I think
he wiped out about 10 cars or something.
I think we have
David lined out.
All right. David, are you there?
Hey, David.
Can you hear me? I cannot hear you.
Well, we hear you just fine.
Mr. Mars,
I can't do anything about
him not hearing us.
He heard us just fine before we went
on the air this morning. So yeah,
I don't know what's changed. Yeah. Well,
apparently something has and we don't know what
it is. But anyway, so we were
actually
touting the fact of the Dallas area
classic Chevy.
Now we can hear you. Can you hear
us? He can't hear us.
No, okay. Well, we're going to
say goodbye to him and we're going
to move on with the show because we can't
bother everybody with
all of that. I got a problem here. But anyway,
so there's always a question is
what is a classic car?
No. Well,
it's in your mind. Whatever it is
that you think it is, that's what it should
be. And Mr. Mars, you want
to join in on the conversation here?
Yeah, let me finish getting David situated.
Okay, fine. Goodbye.
Get him off of there, would you?
Mr. Mars, could you get yourself off of
there? Thank you. Perfect.
People always ask me, what is that other guy
doing? Well, he does all of the engineering
stuff and sometimes puts
himself on the air and
and so that's what he does and he does
a lot more than just that. But
sometimes we have him up a little
bit too long while he's
vacuuming the house. All good.
Yeah.
55, 56, 57.
Did you ever have any friends of yours that had one of those?
No, like I said, I
was in the 60s, 70s. Yeah.
So I did. My first
buddy. This was 1950s
or 1850s?
You know, I
invite these people into my home and I don't know
why sometimes. No, of course not.
So back
when I was in high school, a good friend
of mine became best friends,
Ross Putnam.
He says, yeah, man, I'm into cars. Really?
Instead of what do you got? He says, I got
a 55.
But I got a souped up engine in it.
I said, oh, that's got my name written all over it.
He says, well, come on over and take a look at it.
So it was red, but the entire
front end, fenders, hood,
grill, everything was painted black up
front inside stripped.
It had two seats in it, driver, passenger
in the front and it was all
set in black inside.
Yeah, but clean, extra clean.
But you open the hood.
That was where it really
sung to you. Yes.
And so that really started me
on my way with the love for drag racing.
We used to go down to Houston
International Raceway with his 55.
But back then
there were lots of them around and
another friend of ours,
Craig Landry, he had a 57
convertible that had the dual
antennas in the back.
Oh, yeah. And the
thing, the springs were pretty much shot
in the back end. So I kind of squatted down
in the back. I always made fun of him for that.
And there were a couple
of other friends that had different Chevy's.
We got a good friend that hangs out with
us over at Lupi Tortilla
during the tailpipes and tacos event
and his name is Biff and he's got
a 55 yellow and black
and it's not stock either. I don't know anybody that's got
real stock cars, although
there's some that do exist out there.
Those would be, to me, the real
classic, not a restomod
of a stored modified, but a real
classic with the
6 cylinder in it, could be a 2
or 4 door, doesn't make any difference. Those would be
the classic cars.
That's all I had.
Well, again, I'm the 60s, 70s
kind of guy.
What year were you born, Jeff?
Early. I was born
early. Were you?
I was born in the 50s.
But he
doesn't spill the beans. No, no beans spill in here.
Okay.
Well, at any rate.
So we had a great
feature here for you with our classic car
guest, David Graves, president of the Dallas
area, Classic Chevy's.
And if you want to look at what they got
www.dallasclassicschevy.com
and
that'll take you
to their website and you can
find out all you needed to know
about that. We used to have
a couple three here in town.
One of them went away during
COVID. And you have to understand
that most of the guys
that have classics
they're getting older.
Not me.
They're selling them off, not necessarily handing them down.
They're getting rid of them.
Well, the families are, because they don't know
what to do with them. It's a hobby
that us old guys had for years and years.
Exactly. The kids aren't interested.
Yeah.
So what's going to happen with my
now classic 2001
Corvette when I'm
dead and gone?
We'll give that one to the Nug.
Actually, the Nug, now
I think that it'll probably be Katie.
Katie will have to, she's the only one that
sticks.
The Nug is his grandson.
Which is a nickname for the boy.
His real name is Rhett.
I found out yesterday there's a street
in Houston called Rhett.
I did not know that.
The kids not even
have two years old and he's got a street
named after him. Apparently so.
How about that?
Anyway, so much for
our right out of the box interview
with the classic Chevy guy.
Yeah, he wanted to show us his
classic Chevy. As a matter of fact,
if you really want to see some really
good, cool classics
and restomads, go to the next
Tailpipes and Tacos.
If I can ever get Chase Murray to get back
with me and give me the date
of the spring one, it's going to be somewhere
right before Easter. Got a window, but not
an exact date. Yeah.
At least we know that much.
Isn't that right, Mr. Mars? Yes, sir.
That's all we need is a date.
Yeah, and we need it
pretty soon, as a matter of fact, because
we've got other people that want us
to do remotes and we
signed up for one because we didn't know
and it just so happened that it
conflicted with what the Tailpipes
and Tacos event was going to be.
Well, they had already said
come on down and then we said,
okay, see, we don't,
you know, we don't
be ugly and say,
gosh, I'm sorry,
we're going to go Tailpipes and Tacos.
So anyway,
as soon as we get the date, we'll let you know, but it's going to be
right before Easter.
When is Easter this year? Do you know?
Um, Sunday.
You're always
so clever when it comes up to that sort of stuff.
Let me let this see that would be
in April, we assume.
Mars, you're not chiming in here.
You're not helping at all.
I'm looking at the calendar trying to figure out when Easter is.
Um,
yeah, I don't know.
April the 5th.
April the 5th is Easter this year.
Oh, you're right.
April the 5th.
So sometime in late March would be
my guess is when we're going to have the next Tailpipes and Tacos.
Yeah, because that would be
the first Saturday of April. So.
Yes, that's correct.
And it can't be that weekend.
Well, it can be.
And that would be our luck, but we hope not.
Um,
as a matter of fact, you know what I'm going to do?
I'm going to rattle that boy's cage
right now while we're on the air
and say chase.
We're going to put you on the spot,
but we're not going to put you on the spot.
And if he's not careful, I'll put him on the air while
he's still in bed.
When.
Is.
T.
And.
T.
Question mark.
We'll see if he answers back.
Who knows you may be on the other side of the earth,
kind of like Ainsley is.
You know, it's funny we get a little break down then
and everybody goes.
It just disappeared.
We don't.
It's the last time you took a vacation.
We took a couple of three days.
A few weeks ago during Christmas.
Yeah, but in actual.
I'm trying to get the screen back up there with me.
I know what you're trying to.
Yeah, I'm not going with you though, Jeff.
Next time you go because you go
and you get sick.
I had a bit of a bug.
Um, the, uh,
the other thing is when is,
um,
the Texas road trip.
When is that scheduled?
You know, do we have a date yet?
For what road?
What are you talking about?
About Bobby and.
Oh, the hot ride tour.
Yeah, hot ride tour of Texas.
What is that?
That's April 24, 25, 26, I believe.
Okay.
Well, there's your opportunity to see lots of classics
in all sorts of conditions.
Well, not only that, but you can follow
a hot ride tour of Texas on Facebook
and YouTube.
They've got incredible.
They post a bunch of stuff every day.
They're very, very active
and you learn a lot.
You can see a lot and, you know,
you see the same old suspects, but then you get to know
other people as well.
Well, the fun thing about that, I had to talk
with somebody about that just the other day.
Um, they were thinking about, uh,
joining a bowling team or whatever.
I said, well, I did that.
But, um, once I got into the
the Corvette club stuff,
we went everywhere and met
lots of people.
And some of those people are still my friends today
talking about 40
years ago.
Bill and Sharon Sides, who live not
that far from me.
You know, through the hammy hideout.
And Bill
was the one that was instrumental in
getting, uh,
me together with
John Hovis,
the hammy hideout guy.
Anyway, all right.
I guess we can move on there.
Sure. Is that okay, Mr. Mars?
If we move on? Yeah, I think, uh,
we probably should give it some serious thought.
Okey-dokey. All right.
Well, we're just going to have to do that just ahead.
Jeff's mode a minute and a review of
the new Ford Expedition Tremor.
And no, it's not a medical condition.
That's all when the
in-wheel time car talk show continues
right after this break.
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It's going to be from
9 to noon that day, I believe,
is what we all agreed on. Is that correct,
Mr. Mars? Yes, sir. Okay.
So, 9 to noon out there at-
Now, it will be there an hour before
the doors open. Right. So, you can line
up out there with all the other people
just dying to get in to see us. I might
even step out in the hallway and sign some
autographs while we go. I think you should.
Well, be sure you kind of let
the first rush through the first wave
so you don't get trampled.
Thank you, Mike. Do we know
where we're going to be inside the show
yet? I'm pretty sure we're going to be
right back where we were across some Jeep
and Ram display on the edge
of the Stellantis setup. Oh, good.
So, hopefully, we'll run into
that grumpy guy that sets that up.
Closer to the beer stand, that's what I
agree with. Well...
Mars is not saying anything.
Well, I'm trying to figure out where
the beer stand is. Oh, let's
back there by the restrooms where we come
in. Oh, okay.
Conveniently by the restrooms.
Conveniently, yeah.
Especially for us old guys.
With tremors. With tremors.
Time now for Jeff's Motor Minute.
There you go. I got a story here by Christopher
Smith. He's with Carbuzz. The
Dodge Hornet is going away.
Yes. 1922
was something of an old child
amid the heavy powered
Dodge Chargers Challengers, Durango, all that
good stuff there.
The four cylinder hatchback,
it was essentially an Alfa Romero
tonal, as Don would say.
But in Italy with a Dodge
face and shipped to America.
But yes, it's official.
After going to production hiatus last year,
amid all the
tumultuous tariff policies,
Dodge pulled the plug on the Hornet.
It was introduced at a time where Dodge's
future looked very different from his
VA powered past.
Stellantis was still kind of cruising
at the point where, to be fair to Dodge,
every automaker was looking to electrify
or do something different with the models.
But Dodge is going away on
the Hornet side, so good luck
to him. I don't know what they're going to do.
They're probably going to put an EV in his place,
which that's normally what they do.
But check it out.
Story by Christopher Smith at
Carbuzz.
There you go. I'm still getting used to this.
I apologize.
I'll put a headset on.
Everybody said, oh,
everybody needs it. Just a regular stick
microphone.
You know how to work one? No.
Most people don't.
I'm not bragging.
There's no, I get it.
We're there at some point or another.
But, yeah,
when you start,
it's a whole different thing from the
sportscaster headset where the microphone moves
with you. I'm going to take this and kind of
do like a
little
on a Barry Manilow set.
I want you to sing Barry Manilow.
Name a Barry Manilow song.
Well, just name a jingle.
While that, yeah, a lot of jingles.
Didn't he write a lot of jingles?
World
Three-Part Harmony.
Didn't he do that? Mandy?
No, with the Coca-Cola commercial.
Well, you did Mandy. Yes, we know that.
That's don't say that.
All right.
Oh, I guess that was
kind of the wrong term to use, isn't it?
He did Mandy, yes.
Time now for this hour's car review.
I had the opportunity
to drive
the 2025 Ford Expedition
made in
Louisville, Kentucky, all American.
Available trim levels are the
active, the max active,
the platinum,
the max platinum,
the tremor, which we had,
the King Ranch
and the Max King Ranch.
Can only imagine
what the Max King Ranch cost.
I reviewed the tremor
4x4. This is a standard
or full-size body-on-frame
SUV.
Underneath it, it's
a F-150 pickup truck, for the most part.
That's what it's based on.
Exterior changes, well,
it was fully redesigned for 2025,
although
I think most of us would be
hard-pressed to be able to tell the
difference between a 24 model
and a 25 model.
Exterior features.
Trimmer grille, which is distinct
amongst all of the
Expeditions,
gives a nod to the Chevrolet,
actually. The front grille
kind of looks like a Chevy with the
bar through the middle of it,
with that center horizontal bar. Also,
it does have copper
gold accents.
Now, some people said,
I don't like that. I do.
I think it makes it different.
It stands out a little bit.
I'm sure that I did.
Straight horizontal
side body moldings on it.
Extra
light,
extra lighting now on the rear hatch
makes it more unique.
What I really liked about it
was that the tremor
package gives it a more off-road
or rugged look.
Not sure about the back hatch
with the two-tone look
for most of the Expeditions.
You may have seen one or two of those.
Kind of a piano black thing going on
back there around the color
that's on the car.
Interior highlights. Trimmer stitching
on the seat backs.
Comfortable seating throughout.
Easy access to the second and
third rows. Yes, this is a three-row vehicle.
Sweeping
driver display. Love that.
Plenty of cubbies throughout the cabin
and
really electrical connections throughout
as well. Cargo
adequate. With the third row
seats up, it's just okay.
Clearly, the seats are going to take up
some room back there in what would be
the cargo area. What I liked
the design
and the quality with optional
two-foot
center screen.
A two-foot
center screen. I did say that.
What could use improvement? The steering
wheel accessory controls are
over-complicated and you've got to
look at a screen to see
what you're doing, which kind
of defeats the purpose because you're
supposed to be watching the road. Exactly.
And it's not Ford's fault that everything
I'll do, mine does it too because you make
a mistake and you go oopsie on the steering
wheel and
you're not where you want to be
in the system. Yep.
3.5 liter high output
EcoBoost V6
440 horsepower
510 pound-feet of torque
10-speed automatic transmission
with a tow rating of 9,000
pounds max depending on
how you got set up. It's a big truck. It's huge.
It's an aircraft carrier.
Mileage
15 miles per gallon city
I guess it's better than
the V8, the old V8 that isn't
available anymore because I think it got 12 or 13.
22 on the highway
for combined to 18. I got
16.6 over
486.1 miles.
What I liked about it, the power
not only in the horsepower
but the torque. What could use
improvement? Obviously
fuel economy. I think this would be
ripe for a hybrid
or a diesel
or a diesel.
But you know, it's funny because
they've tried diesels in these things before.
Chevy did it. They've all done it
when they got this big.
It would make sense.
You gotta have a mindset for diesel.
You're going to the eco
side of the ownership rather
than the
torque and the
towing. If you
tow a lot, if you got your
landscaping trailer behind you that's got 10
tractors on it, then maybe
a diesel would work. But there again, Ford does
make diesel left on 50s and 250s.
They do. I don't know what it would take to
put a diesel in this but that's an
open can of worms because
remember when you change
engines in anything, then
you get the EPA involved
and it just becomes a whole
another issue. What I liked about it
the extra
large long
limousine ride.
It's sweet, baby.
What could use improvement?
Steering radius is a little bit
on the long side.
But remember, it's about 100 feet long
so it's going to take you a little bit
to get in that parking. It's the SS Trimmer.
It's exactly right.
What could use improvement? The steering
radius. Alright, so here's the pricing
for this. The base trim
price for the trimmer
is $83,945.
Price is tested.
$86,695.
Probably most
in the floor mats because you got to have
about 15 of them.
Base model price
$57,400.
So you can get in one without the floor mats.
Without the floor mats.
Yeah, there's rubber flooring in it.
$57,400.
Okay competitors, well you know what they are.
Chevy Suburban, $61,500 is where
it starts. The Yukon XL
which is the Chevy's
brother. That's $69,900.
And we threw in the Toyota
Sequoia although it's not quite as big.
It starts at
$62,425.
Not as much sheet metal.
So you get a break on that.
Probably not as heavy either.
Or less towing.
And that is my review
of the
2025 Ford Expedition.
There's the Monrody on it.
Oh boy. It's very nice. Ford Blue.
A lot of fine print.
It's got to have glasses on for that.
Anyway.
We've got another car review next
hour.
And I have to dig down to tell you what
I've done.
But I did want to tell you
that next hour I am going to review
the
Lincoln Aviator all wheel drive.
I didn't see you have that one. That was a short one.
It was a short one.
Well it's a midsize.
You didn't have it for a long time.
Oh yeah. I know.
Because we were going through Christmas and New
Years at that time.
Usually I get a car change on Thursday.
This particular one
happened on a Tuesday.
And so it was
Sometimes during the week
I'll see the vehicle
and he'll point out the features
and go over the Moroni with me.
It's kind of interesting. Pretty cool.
It is actually. I have a lot of people
driving around about the fact that I drive
a new different car every week.
I kind of take it for granted. I've been doing it for so
long. But I really enjoy
it and really appreciate the manufacturers
loaning me the vehicle for a week
because they don't have to.
That.
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About this episode
A lively discussion about what defines a classic car kicks off the episode, with hosts debating whether a 2001 Corvette qualifies. David Graves from the Dallas Area Classic Chevys joins the conversation, although technical difficulties hinder his input. The hosts reminisce about classic Chevys and share personal stories from their car enthusiast pasts. Additionally, Jeff provides a Motor Minute on the discontinuation of the Dodge Hornet, and a review of the 2025 Ford Expedition Tremor highlights its features and performance. The episode blends humor, nostalgia, and automotive insights.
What really makes a car a classic—age, design, or the stories we attach to it? We dive into a lively debate on classic status, from the beloved Tri-Five Chevys to the late-50s and 70s icons that still turn heads. Along the way, we swap drag strip memories, laugh about dual antennas and sagging springs, and draw a clean line between resto-mods and factory-correct restorations. The big question sits in the middle of it all: who decides what’s worth preserving, and how do we keep that passion thriving as the community gets older?
We spotlight how clubs and events carry the torch—Dallas Area Classic Chevies, Tailpipes and Tacos, and the Hot Rod Tour of Texas all give enthusiasts a place to show up, share knowledge, and pass the keys to the next generation. There’s real talk about estates, aging collectors, and why families sometimes sell cherished cars without a plan. But there’s also optimism: local meets, social feeds, and statewide runs are pulling in fresh faces, fresh builds, and a stronger sense of community. If you’ve ever found your best friends under a hood or on a highway run, you’ll feel right at home.
We balance the nostalgia with a clear-eyed review of the 2025 Ford Expedition Tremor. Built on a truck frame and powered by a 3.5L EcoBoost V6 with 440 hp and 510 lb-ft, it tows big, rides smooth, and packs a massive center screen that makes road trips and towing easier. We dig into the Tremor’s rugged look, third-row practicality, steering wheel control quirks, real-world fuel economy, and how it stacks up against the Suburban, Yukon XL, and Sequoia. The verdict: a capable, comfortable land yacht with serious torque and room for the whole crew—just budget for fuel and plan your parking.
If you care about heritage, horsepower, and the people who keep both alive, hit play and join the conversation. Subscribe, share with a fellow gearhead, and leave a review telling us what car earns “classic” status in your book.
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