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RealRides of WNY - VW Beetle, c2012

Although it’s not a chiseled-in-stone rule that every car featured here has to be a classic, for years now it’s been the norm. But when I came across this Black VW Beetleover the summer I knew I wanted to feature it here. I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for the old Bugs, and was quite torn about the newer ones when they bowed for model year 2012. This one has the optional

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RealRides of WNY - 1966 Ford Galaxie 500

Hard to look at this 1966 Ford Galaxie 500and not think family car. Nothing fancy — although it wasn’t the cheapest big Ford sedan that year, as the Custom and Custom 500 models were a bit more plain. Ford, in its Buyer’s Digest of New Car Facts for 1966, told us that Families like its roominess and convenience, the luxuriously solid, smooth and quiet ride, the economy and total

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RealRides of WNY - 1962 Daimler Majestic Major

This 1962 Daimler Majestic Majoris a limousine produced by the British automaker Daimler — a nameplate once heavily favored by Queen Elizabeth. Built only from 1960-68, Wikipedia tells us that only 1,180 Majestic Majors were produced, with seating for eight if the folding rear jump seats — officially called “twin forward-facing occasional seats” in Daimler’s literatur

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RealRides of WNY - 1969 Ford Mustang Mach I

Yes, this 1969 Ford Mustang Mach I(or, is it Mach 1? Ford uses both — the Roman numeral in its brochures, but the Arabic 1 on the front fender decal) is wearing a set of whitewalls. Today’s purists might recoil in horror, but it really wasn’t all that unusual back in the day — looking at the brochure, they were actually standard equipment on Mach I’s equipped with a 3

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