Kentucky Reintroduces Bill to Assess Motor Vehicles for Property Tax Legislation (H.B. 20) to put in place a new valuation procedure for older vehicles was reintroduced. Vehicles 20 years old or older would no longer be presumed to be in “original factory” or “classic” condition. Original factory and classic vehicles are currently assessed as...
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5 Last-Minute Holiday Gifts from the elves at Old Cars
DA PowerSystem Help a loved one stay on top of car care with a Meguiar’s DA PowerSystem Package. Here is what’s included in the package: · 1 Ultimate Compound · 1 Ultimate Polish · 1 Ultimate Wax · 1 DA Power System tool · 6 assorted foam pads · 3 Microfiber towels Find it...
Concours ceased at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
STAN HYWET HALL & GARDENS WILL NOT CONTINUE CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE IN 2015 Akron, Ohio — Following a comprehensive assessment of the inaugural Concours d’Elegance at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens held in September, Linda Conrad, President and Executive Director, announced its decision to forgo an encore in 2015. “The 2014 Concours made a wonderful...
Brooklin models 1939 Buick Century convertible sedan in 1:43 scale
Only a couple hundred 1939 Buick Century convertible sedan models were built, and you can bet there are only a small fraction left. It’s much easier to get a hold of Brooklin’s new white-metal 1:43 model of the rare four-door droptop. Brooklin has modeled the beloved bulbous body of the harp-grilled 1939 Buick with...
Plan your 2015 show season with an Old Cars Reader Rides calendar
Enjoy timeless automobiles year-round and plan next year’s show season with the popular 2015 Old Cars Weekly Reader Rides Calendar. This 12-month wall calendar features a variety of fabulous machines that are owned by OCW readers and has become an institution for thousands of old car lovers. The calendar shows all major holidays as...
‘Old Cars’ license plate toppers make a great stocking stuffer
License plate toppers have shown where you’ve been and what you’re passionate about since the good ol’ days. Now you can show that you love “Old Cars” with an old school porcelainized topper made of heavy 18-gage steel. These high-quality, limited edition toppers are built just like they were back in the day for...
Automodello’s 1:43 1957 Dual-Ghia model is the result of Old Cars Weekly voters
Old Cars Weekly voters asked for the 1957 Dual-Ghia in scale form, and Automodello delivered. The newly released 1:43 resin-cast model is the direct result of a Facebook vote among Old Cars Weekly’s followers, and Automodello’s outcome of the winner does not disappoint. The model is built with the same accuracies of all Automodello...
Ex-Lambrecht 1963 Impala: 32 ‘before and after’ photos of an 11-mile time capsule
Gary Leidich’s brother and brother-in-law could see through the dust and dirt of the grimy 1963 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe sitting in a field in Pierce, Nebraska, in September 2013. The Impala was one of 50 unsold Chevrolets still on MSO that had been collected by Ray Lambrecht, who operated Lambrecht Chevrolet from a...
Around the world in a ’28 Plymouth: Part 2
John Quam's globe-trotting trip in a 1928 Plymouth roadster continues.
Around the world in a ’28 Plymouth: Part 1
John Quam returned Oct. 8 from circling the globe in a 1928 Plymouth roadster he pulled from his dad’s barn and prepared for the ultimate road trip.