The 1955 Chevrolet Biscayne show car recently restored by the Bortz Auto Collection will be featured at the 2010 Meadowbrook Concours d’Elegance (www.meadowbrookconcours.org) at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, Mich. on July 24 along with three other Motorama Cars from the same collection.
This exhibition will mark the first time that the Biscayne will be shown in like-new condition since the 1955 Motorama. The Biscayne was the first factory dream car to showcase Ed Cole’s small-block Chevrolet V-8, probably the most famous engine of the 20th century. Biscayne styling motifs also showed up on many other Chevrolets of the late-‘50s and early ‘60s.
Gunner’s Garage with John Gunnell
"Gunner" is one of of the most prolific authors and most visible characters in the old car hobby. He has written dozens of books about old cars for Krause Publications and is the former editor and publisher of Old Cars Weekly. His collecting pursuits range from old Pontiacs, to MGs, to retired police cruisers, to Indian motorcycles. He remains a frequent contributor to Old Cars Weekly and owns and operates Gunner’s Great Garage, a classic car restoration and gift shop in Manawa, Wis.
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After my dad passed away in ’63, my mom had gotten a new Biscayne, from my uncle Ben, who owned West Side garage in Berlin, Wi. She really liked the car and drove it for a few years, and proceded to get another one in ’65 Bad idea, as the ’65 Biscaynes were lemons.