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20 Years Ago

October 2003: 106 pages, $3.99

wo covers were produced for the issue, both photographed by Wes Allison. Newsstand buyers got an ultra-close-up look at GMMG’s 600hp ZL1 Camaro, which Editor-in-Chief David Freiburger called “the last of the tuner Camaros.” Subscribers got a shot of some special-edition rides on the 2003 Power Tour built by title sponsor Chevrolet. The Tour traveled 1,500 miles from Nashville to Arlington, Texas, drew a record-setting 1,000 cars, and

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