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 hiding in the archives for a decade while thousands requested its return, we brought back the invaluable
Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942
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Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975
Old Cars Guide to Auto Restoration CD
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TALES of 40 YEARS #20 – HAPPY AS A PIG IN SHUCKS
In the good old days the OCW staff lined up the theme cars for the Iola Old Car Show. When the 100th year of the automobile was celebrated, the goal was to get a car for every year. We wound … More
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TALES OF 40 YEARS #19 – New Joisey “QQ”
Back in the ’60s I worked as a salesman for a food outfit. I lived in Staten Island, N.Y. and covered territories in New Jersey. Many of my first experiences in the hobby took place in the Garden State where … More
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TALES OF 40 YEARS – #18 – THE CADDY CONVERTIBLE
My last two blogs talked about the MG TD and ’57 Olds convertible that I drove when National Rental Car was renting classic cars in California. A few years after that a new company tried to start a new auction … More
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TALES OF 40 YEARS #17 – CROOZIN’ LA in a “J”
A J-2 that is. The gang from Spectrum Auctions had invited me to one of their sales in LA. They were a good advertiser and LA was nice and warm in the early spring, so I went. I got back … More
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TALES OF 40 YEARS #16-PAR-T
I had always wanted an MG TD. When I was about 10 my dad took me to a Firestone store and bought me a toy MG TD. (Do you remember when Firestone stores sold toys, and tools and bicycles?) I … More
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TALES of 40 YEARS #15 – THE OLD BUICK SKYLARK
In my early years at OLD CARS WEEKLY Ken Buttolph and I would drive to the swap meet in Dunkirk, N.Y. every spring. The swap meet was always the same weekend as high school or college graduation in that area … More
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TALES OF 40 YEARS #14 – LEANING TOWER OF MAGAZINES
Over the years Krause Publications had many successes with hobby publications and management usually felt what worked in one hobby would work in every hobby. I argued that the old car hobby was different. In other hobbies people went to … More
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TALES of 40 YEARS #13 – PIZZA KING
When Domino’s Pizza owner Tom Monaghan got interested in old cars he tried to do it in a big way. Early one fall, in a very short period of time, he purchased two Duesenbergs for $1 million each, which was … More
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TALES OF 40 YEARS #12 – VIPS, NOT PLYMOUTHS
I never thought much about this, but the other day I was internet chatting with John Slusar of Milwaukee after he sent an email with pictures of Jay Leno’s garage. This made me think about the three times I had … More
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TALES OF 40 YEARS #11 – SAVE THE WALES
When I look back on my OLD CARS WEEKLY career, that trip to the Gene Storm’s auction that Christie’s ran in 1983 stands out in many ways. Ken and I met Brian Jackson’s wife on the plane, visited with Don … More
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