For its July 10-13 event, the Iola Old Car Show has prepared a line-up of four-doors that will appeal to everyone.
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Details of a 283 powered 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Sedan with 2 miles
Myron Smith and his father each bought new 1959 Chevrolets — 55 years apart. The elder Smith bought a new El Camino, and Myron bought one of the five unsold 1959 Chevrolet four-doors from the Lambrecht Collection auction on Sept. 28, 2013. Along with his father’s El Camino, Myron has several other 1959 Chevrolets....
‘Black Plate’ license plates returning to California
BLACK LICENSE PLATES RETURNING TO CALIFORNIA CARS Legacy License Plate Program Created by Assemblyman Mike Gatto Crosses DMV Order Threshold; Will Be Pressed Sacramento, CA – In 2012, when Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) introduced AB 1658 and created the California Legacy License Plate Program, he wanted to preserve California’s classic-car heritage. However, most...
National Hudson Motor Car Company Museum becomes reality
Ypsilanti will host new Hudson car museum The Hudson Essex Terraplane Historical Society announced an agreement with the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum to establish the National Hudson Motor Car Company Museum in the old Miller Motors Dealership. Miller Motors was a Hudson dealership in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and sold cars for 84 years. The dealership...
Austie Clark 1911 Mercer Raceabout will cross Monterey auction block
Austie Clark’s 1911 Mercer Raceabout to be auctioned in Monterey August 15-16 A special 1911 Mercer Raceabout once owned by Henry Austin “Austie” Clark Jr., who literally wrote the book with Beverly Rae Kimes on Mercer and more than 5,000 other prewar cars for OCW in “The Standard Catalog of America Cars 1805-1942,” will...
Tucker club displays its ‘Tucker’ at National Automotive & Truck Museum of the U.S.
A movie star has joined the ranks of The National Auto & Truck Museum of the U.S. (NATM, formerly NATMUS) with a Tucker display loaned by the Tucker Club of America. The 1948 Tucker now on display at NATM is one of four full-sized 1948 Tucker replicas built and used in the 1988 film...
1964 Olds Starfire: Just like his father’s Oldsmobile
Memories of dad’s Olds inspire 1964 Starfire restoration By Angelo Van Bogart When it comes to great cars in your past, you can go back, and sometimes the car is even better the second time around. In 1969, Bryan Hunter’s father drove a 1964 Oldsmobile Starfire as the family ride, and over the six...
‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ 1919 Dodge touring to cross auction block May 24
‘It’s a Wonderful Dodge’ to be auctioned by VanDerBrink Auctions at Murdo in May sale One of the most beloved Christmastime films of all is probably “It’s a Wonderful Life” from 1946. The Internet Movie Database summarizes the film by stating, “An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life...
First and Second Firebird Pontiacs built restored and ready for Texas concours
Pontiac Firebird No. 1 and No. 2 have been restored by Gas Monkey Garage of Fast 'N' Loud fame and will be displayed at the Concours d'Elegance of Texas.
Automodello reveals prototype model of Brooks Stevens Cord L-29 roadster
After teasing Cord fans through its advertisements over many months, Automodello has released these images of a prototype for its forthcoming 1:24 model of the Brooks Stevens Cord L-29 roadster. We’re afraid these images will only drive those Cord fans a little closer to insanity. For Cord fans impatiently waiting for the final version...