My first OLD CARS WEEKLY trip was to Hershey about a week after I started working at OCW. At that time the well-known historian Henry Austin Clark, Jr., was one of our regular writers. In the old days the Hershey meet was smaller and a little road ran diagonally from the far end of the swap area into town. There was a very old bar on that road and we took Austie there for lunch. Historians George Dammann of Crestline books and Frank Robinson Jr. (who was the assistant attorney general of Washington State) came along with us. After lunch we took a photo of the whole gang outside the bar and then we ran it in OLD CARS WEEKLY. The headline we used underr the photo was “Hershey Bar with Nuts.” That was one of my favorite headlines over the 30 years I worked there. Another was the time that Tony Hossain ran a junkyard story and headlined it “Looking for Mr. Good Car.” That was a take off on a popular movie of the time called “Looking for Mr. Goodbar.” And Mr. Goodbar was another candy bar made by Hershey.
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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The Big Book Is Back!
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
Check these out too:
The 2012 Car Collector's Package
Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975
Old Cars Guide to Auto Restoration CD
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