1938 Ford

By Vern Parker

Keith Randall is proud to display his 74-year-old 1938 Ford Deluxe four-door sedan that has only recorded 71,000 miles on the odometer.

Randall reports that the serial number on his Ford indicates that it was manufactured in February 1938. Soon thereafter the sedan was purchased new by a Wisconsin man. Those license plates are still with the old Ford to this day.

“Credit for the noteworthy condition of this fine old automobile belongs to the caretakers who have preceded me,” Randall says.

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2012 Toyota Camry XLE

By Edward R. Noble

Toyota brought the first Camry to America in 1983.  It was an instant hit with those who were near collecting their first social security check. It has remained a favorite of those seasoned citizens ever since. Why not, it’s a great near full sized sedan with plenty of quiet comfort for the trek down to Florida each winter.

Toyota is playing it safe with the introduction of the "all-new" 2012 Camry . They have sold about 9.7 million Camrys in the past three decades, and most of them are still in service. For all of the recent troubles befalling Toyota they still have some of the best and most reliable cars ever built.  The Camry will fill the vacancies left by old American names like Mercury, Plymouth, Oldsmobile and Pontiac to name a few.

For the 2012 models there are plenty of equipment choices offered in the Camry lineup. Starting with a very base "L" model at about $21,900 and moving up to; LE, SE, XLE, SE-V6 XLE-V6 the high-end Hybrid that has the 2.5-liter, 156 -horsepower, four-cylinder engine and permanent magnet AC synchronous motor. With that Hybrid model you can expect 43/39 mpg. Also, about a 650 mile range.  And, its done with a 17 gallon gas tank too.

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Vern Parker,  all the Street Dream auto contributors and staff wish our Web friends the happiest of holidays and a wonderful road ahead in the New Year.

1918 Model T Ford

By Vern Parker

Henry Ford often referred to his Model T as a "Universal Car" since it could be adapted to handle any task. From 1908 to 1927 more than 15 million Model T Fords were produced.

By the time the last Model T was built Bob Burke was about to enter his first year in elementary school. Because the Model T was manufactured in such great numbers many of them were still in operation after decades of service. Those survivors always held an appeal for Burke.

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2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8

There are certain cars that you will never forget. Be it your first car or the one that you never did get.

I believe that the Chrysler 300 SRT8 will be one of them. Assuming, you actually bought one.

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