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TIMOTHY B. BENFORD is a best-selling author, award-winning novelist, and prolific magazine writer. His feature articles have appeared in more than a hundred publications worldwide. To contact him directly email: TimothyBenford@aol.com

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Autos > Classic Cars Classic cars: What is a muscle car?: 14 of 16
TIM'S AUTO SALES, AND THE EARLY "MUSCLE CARS" Everything you ever heard about used car salesmen is probably true, especially if you knew my father. If you actually bought a car from him then you proved Barnum right about a sucker being born every minute, or something like that. He was selling "muscle cars" before the term wa... More..
Autos > Cars 10 cars in history that flopped: 8 of 9
This article appeared under the heading "The Tucker Torpedo: The Man, The Car, & The Movie" in the November 2005 issue of Car Collector magazine. THE TUCKER, A CAR AHEAD OF ITS TIME? Historically, nineteen hundred and forty eight was a seminal year in many different venues: in the Presidential Election, New York's gang-busti... More..
Autos > Cars Your dream car: 22 of 24
HOW TO GET YOUR CAR IN THE MOVIES, A TV SHOW,COMMERCIAL, NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE AD Have you ever watched a movie or TV show and, lo and behold, there was a car exactly like your precious baby, your collectible car, in some scene? It happens all the time with movies and shows set in the present, and you would usually be hard p... More..
Autos > Classic Cars Classic cars: What is a classic car?: 13 of 14
This article appeared in the February 2006 issue of Car Collector magazine for the 50th anniversary of the Mark II. It turned out to be a two-year model. The last Mark II rolled off the assembly line in 1957, making this year a 50th anniversary as well. The Continental Mark II: A "rich man's car" turns 50 The Mark II was des... More..
Autos > Classic Cars How to get the most enjoyment from your classic car: 11 of 11
GETTING YOUR CLASSIC CAR, OR DAILY DRIVER IN THE MOVIES OR A TV SHOW CAN BE FUN, AND EARN YOU SOME MONEY TOO Have you ever watched a movie or TV show and, lo and behold, there was a car exactly like the classic car you want to buy, or similar to one you have, in a street scene? With daily drivers it happens all the time with... More..
Arts & Humanities > The World Wars D-Day history: 6 of 6
Similar versions of this article, by this author, have appeared in Columbia magazine and The World & I magazine. The two things most veterans remember hearing over the transport ships' loudspeakers were the command "Away all boats!" followed by The Lord's Prayer. There were no atheists on D-Day. Six decades have fallen f... More..
Society & Lifestyle > European Culture Polish and Slavic heritage: 6 of 6
POLISH AND SLAVIC COINS FEATURED ON U.S. CALENDAR High resolution images of twelve coins, ranging from a thousand year old silver denarius, up through a 1934 10 zloty, are the monthly illustrations featured on a 2007 calendar titled Polish Money Throughout the Centuries. Other images, one per month, include ducats, florens, ... More..
Hobbies & Games > Antiques & Collecting (Other) Coins most worth collecting and where to find them: 5 of 5
This article ran in the March 2006 issue of Coin Values magazine. It has also run in my regular monthly column in Canadian Coin News, "Postcards From America". It first appeared under my byline in the Trenton Times (NJ) several years ago. NEW JERSEY'S FIRST LEGAL TENDER COINS WERE IRISH REJECTS WITH NONE OTHER THAN ST. PATRI... More..
Hobbies & Games > Antiques & Collecting (Other) Tips for finding TV and movie memorabilia for sale: 3 of 3
MOVIE PROP $20 GOLD COINS NOT READY FOR CLOSE-UP IN SAHARA' (This article, about movie prop coins, appeared with different headlines than shown here in COIN VALUES magazine in January, 2006, and thereafter in the author's Postcards From America' column in Canadian Coin News.) Numismatists, like most people enjoy the movies'.... More..