’70 OLDS W30 4-4-2 ROAD WARRIOR

’70 OLDS W30 4-4-2 ROAD WARRIOR
Few midsize Musclecars from the 1970s can match the road and track creds of the ’70 OLDS W30 4-4-2 ROAD WARRIOR. In many ways, 1970 was the storm before the calm. The war in Southeast Asia continued casting a pall over a much-divided country and thinning the ranks of young enthusiasts. Carmakers’ racing budgets were being drastically cut and engineering resources reassigned to prepare for restrictive emissions and safety legislation. And, Ponycar sales had been plummeting and would regi...
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’67 BARRACUDA: PLYMOUTH’S POTENT PONYCAR

Whatever the ’67 BARRACUDA: PLYMOUTH’S POTENT PONYCAR lacked in power, it more than made up with slick styling and ride & handling! Suddenly the Ponycar market was chock full of new style and power choices. Not long after the ’67 Camaro’s public introduction a potent 302-inch small-block in Z28 trim and big-block 396 engines with up to 375 horsepower appeared. Plymouth upped the ante with a redesigned and very slick Barracuda in fastback and notchback coupe and convertible body styl...
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FRED MACKERODT, A LIFE WELL-LIVED.

FRED MACKERODT, A LIFE WELL-LIVED.
A bid farewell to a colleague, a mentor and a friend: FRED MACKERODT, A LIFE WELL-LIVED. Frederick T. “Fred” Mackerodt died peacefully at home in upstate New York on Christmas Day, December 25, 2023, surrounded by loving friends. Born on September 17, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, he and his former wife of 35 years, Christy Woods Mackerodt, resided at the Stone House Farm in Chester, New York, and in New York City. Fred was respected as a creative communicator, founder and president of...
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