The Steve Mags Muscle Car Show

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By: Steve Magnante

Steve Magnante, also known as Steve Mags, was born in 1964, at the tail end of the Baby Boom era. Ever since his mother gave him his first Hot Wheels toy car at age 8, Steve has been infatuated with all things automotive. Steve has made his passion a career, first by writing for nationally circulated car magazines like Hot Rod, Car Craft, Muscle Car Review, Mopar Muscle, Chrysler Power and others as well as hosting automotive TV shows like Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold, Rides Reunited, Classic Car Restoration, Hot Rod Magazine TV, and the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, which he has be...

Show # 69 - The FINAL EPISODE of The Steve Mags Muscle Car Show Podcast explores Number Crunching and Press Commentary from the world of Studebaker muscle machines.
#69
04/06/2022

The first episode of The Steve Mags Muscle Car Show Podcast was taped on September 29, 2020 and examined Facts 1-13 from Steve Magnante’s 1001 Muscle Car Facts book (CarTech Publishing, 2013). Over the past 68 Podcast episodes, we covered Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Ford, Mercury, Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler, AMC and Studebaker muscle car history. In this final episode (for now…), Steve shares why Studebaker Avanti sports car production was delayed, why the Packard V8 could have been Detroit’s largest V8 ever, how Studebaker Lark Daytona brakes impressed Hot Rod Magazine testers and  much more. As for the future, Steve Magnante’s 1001 Mustang F...


Show # 68 - Studebaker muscle car Engine and Driveline facts
#68
04/04/2022

Did Studebaker (and Packard) really install more belt driven superchargers than its competition? And what was the reason for the switch to Chevy engines in 1965? Learn all about it in this podcast. Taped at High Octane Classics in Auburn, MA. 

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Show # 67 - Studebaker muscle car Legend and Lore
#67
03/30/2022

Why did Studebaker switch vehicle assembly from Indiana to Canada? Was Studebaker as good as dead after discontinuing vehicle production in 1966? And what do those red STP stickers really mean? All this and more as Steve enters the Studebaker chapter of his 1001 Muscle car Facts book? Taped at High Octane Classics in Auburn, MA. 

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Show # 66 - AMC Number Crunching and Press Commentary
#66
03/28/2022

Steve Mags shares AMC muscle car production numbers, option take-rates, market share statistics and highlights how AMC was saved by the Baby Boom. Taped at High Octane Classics in Auburn, MA. 

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Show # 65 - AMC muscle car Suspension and Brakes facts
#65
03/23/2022

AMC was one of very few automakers to offer factory installed traction bars, but were they found on all muscle models? And why were the 1969 Hurst AMX Super Stock drag cars built without front anti-roll bars? All this and more in this podcast. Taped at High Octane Classics in Auburn, MA.

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Show # 64 - AMC Muscle Car Engine and Driveline facts
#64
03/21/2022

AMC had two families of V8 engines, were any cast from lightweight aluminum? And what was it about the pre-1972 AMC automatic transmission that reduced performance? All this and more in this podcast. Taped at High Octane Classics in Auburn, MA.

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Show # 63 - AMC muscle car Body and Interior facts.
#63
03/16/2022

How did the 1971-1972 Javelin and AMX pay tribute to the C3 Corvette coupe’s T-Top design? And did the 1969 Javelin’s optional roof spoiler really work? All this and more in this podcast. Taped at High Octane Classics in Auburn, MA. 

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Show # 62 - Don’t Forget the Independent Automakers! AMC Facts begin HERE!
#62
03/14/2022

American Motors (AMC) was in there swinging during the muscle car era – once management decided to acknowledge the Youth Market. Legend and Lore about Nash-Healeys, Marlins, Javelins, AMX’s and more! Taped at High octane Classics in Auburn, MA.

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Show # 51 - Roger Dodger, Dodge Body and Interior Facts
10/18/2021

Learn why the 2009 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak came with removable window panels, which American car was first with a trunk spoiler, how many Super Bee convertibles Dodge never built and lots more!

Now sponsored by High Octane Classics, the Northeast’s largest musclecar and supercar dealership!!

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Show # 50- Half A Hundred: We Celebrate our FIFTIETH Show!
10/13/2021

 Learn what’s under the Superbird and Charger Daytona fender scoops, where to find torque boxes, what lies beneath 1969 Dart 440 GTS hood emblems and more, more, more!

Now sponsored by High Octane Classics, the Northeast’s largest musclecar and supercar dealership!!

HIGH OCTAIN CLASSICS
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