Author Archives: Ken Altes

Road Trip: 1956 Chevrolet 210 2-door in Utah

Written by Ken Altes

I’ll almost always stop for a nifty 1956 Chevrolet 210 2-door sedan like this one as I passed through Vernal, Utah. Love the mags, two-tone paint and stance.

1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 Ram Air Hardtop in Austin, Texas

Written by Ken Altes

I caught this sweet, and slightly tattered, 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 at Lady Bird Lake in Central Austin. It has the Ram Air option with functional hood scoops, higher flow heads with stronger valve springs, and a hotter camshaft, turning out  335 hp. The 400 cu in V8 is an enlarged 389 ci in V8 used in earlier Ponchos. Pretty quick at 0-60 mph at 5.5 seconds, reaching the 1/4 mile, in 14.2 seconds at 100 mph.

Pristine 1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan in S. Austin

Written by Ken Altes

Near perfect, impressive car at Murphos Rod & Custom.  Had either a four speed Hydramatic from GM, or three speed manual.  Big 337 cu. in. flathead V8.  More info on wikipedia.

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Modified 1955 Chevrolet 210 2-Door sedan in Dallas, Texas.

Written by Ken Altes

I found this handsome 1955 Chevrolet 210 2-Door sedan at Gateway Classic Cars near the DFW airport. The ‘210’ model designation comes from shortening the production series number 2100 by one digit.