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Crane retrieves first three Corvettes from sinkhole

raustin | March 5, 2014
The 1993 40th Anniversary Corvette as it was retrieved from the sinkhole.

The recovery of the three most accessible Corvettes in the sinkhole – the 2009 “Blue Devil” ZR1, a 1993 40th Anniversary Ruby Red Corvette and a 1962 Black Corvette – was successful. More »

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Q&A with Kit Foster: March 6, 2014

raustin | March 4, 2014
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Q. I have shown this to several area old car experts and some antique car clubs but no one can identify it. One guess was an early Cadillac V8. It has two commutators. A stamped number on one side (75-373619) … More »

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Mecum goes big, again, in Kissimmee

raustin | March 4, 2014
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Mecum’s January sale in Kissimmee, Fla., featured more than 2,600 collector vehicles crossing the block. More »

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Q&A with Kit Foster: February 27, 2014

raustin | February 24, 2014
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Q. I was reading about the Sunoco antique car coins in the Q&A column (Jan. 9). It reminded me of an e-mail I received from a Pantown (a neighborhood in Saint Cloud, Minn.) homeowner. He was doing some remodeling in … More »

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The Automotive Circle of life

raustin | February 24, 2014
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I just came off the road from a week of driving around and looking at fabulous antique tractors and cars. I just love that thrill of driving over a hill and seeing a sea of gleaming chrome and stainless all … More »

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Super low-mileage cars at Ft. Lauderdale Auctions America sale

raustin | February 14, 2014
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Auctions America is delighted to announce a bevy of rare, desirable, low mileage cars at its annual Fort Lauderdale sale, March 14-16, including classic and modern examples ranging from a 1954 Chevrolet Corvette to a 2006 Ford GT. More »

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Sinkhole savior: Chevrolet to oversee restoration of historic Corvettes

raustin | February 14, 2014
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Chevrolet will oversee restoration of the Corvettes damaged in a sinkhole at the Corvette National Museum this week. More »

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Backroads Gold

raustin | February 11, 2014
Coker will looking for barn finds like this “amazingly authentic” unrestored 1924 Mercer that appeared at the SEMA Show in 2012.

Last September, at the Antique Motorcycle Club of America National Meet in Davenport, Iowa, I was woofing down some kind of sandwich at the food stand while talking to Jeff and Sharon Powell, a couple of first-class MG and bicycle … More »

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Houston in high gear for Chevy Expo

raustin | February 10, 2014
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The Corvette/Chevy Expo will welcome the hosts of the new TV series “Corvette Nation” this weekend in Houston. More »

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Q&A with Kit Foster: February 13, 2014

raustin | February 10, 2014

Q. Chevs of the ’40s (Vancouver, Wash., www.chevsofthe40s.com, 877-735-0587) has 16-inch rims and Chevrolet offered a four-speed column shift in 1968 and ’69. I only saw one in all the years I spent in Chevy dealerships. — Frank Johnson, via … More »

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