Sajeev Mehta
Senior Editor at Hagerty Classic Cars Magazine
Senior Editor @hagerty. Drummer. @24hoursoflemons Judge. Got an MBA, but kinda just want to be an artsy fool.
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4 days ago |
hagerty.com | Sajeev Mehta
Last week we solicited your choices for the worst vehicle facelifts, and I sincerely thank you for your participation. The According To You series is nothing without reader feedback, and the examples you found of the worst facelifts are thoughtful and entertaining. Peter: The “clown face” facelifts of the revised NC Miata (and the RX-8, even if it wasn’t a facelift) were both failures IMHO. I blame Van den Acker (who was briefly global head of design) for both.
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6 days ago |
hagerty.com | Sajeev Mehta
George writes: I own a 1961 Econoline, and I want a reproduction exhaust system for it. The short block is a 200 CID six, probably from a Falcon. The part numbers show it dates to 1967. The head dates from 1974, so it’s probably from a Maverick. A previous owner installed a “hot” aftermarket exhaust system. Since the engine is right beside the driver, this makes the Econoline very loud. (The stock exhaust is bad enough!)I’m having trouble finding parts to complete the new exhaust system.
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1 week ago |
hagerty.com | Sajeev Mehta
In our last installment of the According To You series, we asked about the best vehicle facelifts. This is technically defined as a mid-cycle refresh, but is more commonly known as a redesign where body panels may change, but the roof pillars, windshield structure, and other expensive “hard points” remain untouched to save money.
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1 week ago |
hagerty.com | Sajeev Mehta
Bill writes: As a faithful follower of the Hagerty team of writers, I figured who better to answer a question regarding when is it time for a restoration, time to move on from survivor mode? So here’s the story of my car. I purchased a 1971 Plymouth Road Runner about four years ago, when I overheard a woman at work complaining, “What am I going to do with my recently deceased husband’s car?” It was towed to the garage of their home in 1987 and sat there until 2020.
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2 weeks ago |
hagerty.com | Sajeev Mehta
Hagerty Media commentator DUB6 writes:My question is about modern radial tires and their “toughness.” I once slid on an icy corner and hit a curb with a bias-ply tire. I was going maybe 5 MPH with a full-size ’60s Chevy when I hit at an angle of about 30 degrees. The brand-name tire developed a bulge and the tread separated at the sidewall juncture, and was thus ruined.
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