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This R4 Red 69 A12 Road Runner is a 4-speed car with buckets and a console. The restoration on this car was just completed in the past year. Steve Lucas had this car at the show.

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This Dover White 69 Chevelle SS is a triple white L35 car with a 4 speed. It still has its original drivetrain and was recently restored. Keith Tubergen had this car at the show.

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Tony Karamitsos brought his 69 Camaro up to the show. This is a drag and drive and True Street car that has run in the 7.80's. This car has also been at MCACN in the past.

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This Cinnamon Firemist 70 Buick GS Stage 1 was sold new at Deans Pontiac-Buick in Ontonagon MI to Joe Guzek. This is a Day 2 car and was one of several cars in the muscle car section of the museum that is a MCACN Alumni. This car was also featured in Muscle Car Review and Hemmings Muscle Machines several years ago.

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This Inca Silver 59 Corvette is 1 of 745 RPO 579D cars built that year and 1 of 142 with the RPO 684 heavy-duty suspension. This car still has its original engine. It is owned by Werner Meier.

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There were also a handful of new additions in the museums that I hadn't seen before. This Franklin Model H Touring with a body by Derham is powered by an air cooled 341ci 6-cylinder engine that produces 42 horsepower. It is 1 of approximately 400 Model H cars built that year.

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This 36 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster is 1 of 6 known to remain today. It is powered by a supercharged 5.4L 8-cylinder engine producing 180 horsepower. It sold new for approximately $14K. This car was displayed at the '36 Summer Olympics in Berlin Germany before being shipped to the U.S. It was sold new to Reginald Sinclair heir to Corning Glass.

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This 09 Pierce-Arrow Model 24-R Runabout was sold new at The Mobile Carriage Co. in San Francisco CA to Jennie Adeline Crocker. After her death the car was passed on to her grandson Charles Henderson who in turn donated it to the museum. This is 1 of 103 produced. It is powered by a 4-cylinder engine producing 24 horsepower. This was the last year for the 4-cylinder at Pierce-Arrow.

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This 30 Cord L-29 Cabriolet is powered by a 298ci 8-cylinder engine producing 120 horsepower. It is 1 of 5,014 L-29 Cords built from '29 to '32.

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This 29 Lincoln Model L by Locke is 1 of 88 sport touring cars built that year. It is powered by a 385ci V8 engine producing 90 horsepower. In the late 20's and early 30's each Detroit Police precinct had a Lincoln for use and this car was used by Detroit Police Commissioner Harold Emmons.