Under the Hood with Angelo Van Bogart
Angelo is the editor of Old Cars Weekly, the antique car hobby’s longest-running publication and the only weekly publication in the hobby. The Minnesota native is a die-hard Cadillac lover, the author of “Cadillac: 100 Years of Innovation,” show judge and a member of many car clubs.-
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Under the Hood
VanDerBrink Auctions offers glimpse at Lambrecht low-mileage Chevrolet collection
With excitement growing for the dispersal of the Ray and Mildred Lambrecht Collection of low-mileage Chevrolets, Yvette VanDerBrink has offered us this preview of the nearly 500 cars and trucks that will go up for bids Sept. 28 in Pierce, … More
Categories: Auction News, Old Car News, Under the Hood
Tags: 1958 Cameo, 1958 Chevrolet, 1958 Chevy, 1964 Chevrolet, 1964 Chevy, 1978 Corvette Pace Car, 78 Corvette, 78 Pace Car, barn find, Chevrolet collection, Lambrecht Chevrolet, Lambrecht collection, low-mileage Chevrolet, low-mileage Chevrolets, Nebraska auction, Nebraska barn find, Nebraska car collection, Nebraska Chevrolet auction, Nebraska collection, Nebraska Lambrecht, VanDerBrink Auctions, Yvette VanDerBrink
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Bill to Provide for Single License Plate Introduced in Wisconsin
Bill to Provide for Single License Plate Introduced in Wisconsin Visitors to this blog know I’ve been arguing for year-of-manufacture license plate in Wisconsin for what seems like years; actually, it has been years. For now, I guess I will … More
French Lake Auto Parts: ’50s Finds Galore
Last Friday, I went to one of my top five favorite places: French Lake Auto Parts (FLAP) in Annandale, Minn. This 100-acre salvage yard always has a great selection of early iron that ranges in the thousands of cars, and … More
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Tags: 1932 Willys, 1939 Mercury, 1941 Mercury, 1942 DeSoto, 1942 Ford, 1955 Chrysler 300, 1956 DeSoto, 1958 DeSoto, 1958 Edsel, 1960 Edsel, 1962 Chrysler 300, Adventurer, Annandale, De Soto, FLAP, French Lake Auto Parts, junk yard, junkyard, Minnesota junkyard, Minnesota salvage yard, parts cars, project cars, salvage yard
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New Model A Ford Museum to be world’s largest
A new Model A Ford Museum — touted as the world’s largest public museum dedicated to the 1928 through 1931 Ford Model A — will have its grand opening ceremony on May 18 in Hickory Corners, Mich., from 9 a.m. … More
Happy Birthday, Sir Henry Royce of Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today celebrates 150 years since the birth of one of the company’s founders, Sir Frederick Henry Royce, OBE. A modest genius that referred to himself simply as a ‘mechanic’, Royce had a simple engineering philosophy – the … More
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Tags: Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce founder, Sir Frederick Henry Royce, Sir Henry Royce
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Last Saab automobiles head to auction
Last Saabs up for Auction GOTHENBURG, Sweden: The last unique Saabs are now going to auction at KVD’s marketplace http://www.kvd.se . Among the lots are cars that were built in very limited numbers, and a number of car models that … More
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Tags: 2011 Saab, 2012 Saab, 2013 Saab, Final Saab, Final Saabs, last Saab, Last Saabs, Saab 9-5 Sportkombi, Saab auction, Saab bankruptcy, Saab Independence, Saab sale
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1971 Dodge Charger ‘Last Hemi’ to debut at Food Lion AutoFair
Last original Hemi — a ’71 Charger R/T — to make its first post-restoration debut The last documented car to leave any Chrysler plant with a factory-installed 426 HEMI engine will make its first public appearance after restoration during the … More
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Tags: 1971 Charger, 1971 Charger R/T, 1971 Dodge Charger, 1971 Dodge Charger R/T, 1971 Hemi, 1971 Hemi Charger, 1971 Hemi Charger R/T, 426 Hemi, 71 Charger, 71 Charger R/T, 71 Dodge Charger, 71 Hemi Charger, AutoFair, Food Lion, Food Lion AutoFair, hemi, Hemi Charger, Hemi engine, Hemi horsepower, Last Hemi
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1966 Mustang owner’s quandary: Restore it or drive it?
Readers sometimes give us more credit than we deserve. We don’t have a crystal ball or an understanding of Nostradamus’ writings, and we can’t predict the future. However, we can sometimes offer solid advice as in the case of this … More
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Tags: 1966 Ford Mustang, 1966 Mustang, 1966 Mustang value, 1966 Mustang values, 66 Ford Mustang, 66 Mustang, 66 Mustang value, 66 Mustang values, Ford Mustang, Ford Mustang values, Mustang, Mustang restoration, Mustang restoration cost, Mustang restore, Mustang values
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Automodello Mormon Meteor model is a work of art
This Automodello 1:24 model of the supercharged Duesenberg Special (a.k.a. “Mormon Meteor”) was recently featured in Old Cars Weekly. The more we look at the model, the more we like it, so I thought I would post the review here … More
Legislation introduced in U.S. Senate to prevent sale of E15 gasoline
Legislation Introduced in U.S. Senate to Prevent Sale of E15 Gasoline SEMA Action Network Update: Legislation (S. 344) has been introduced in the U.S. Senate to prohibit the introduction of gasoline containing over 10 percent ethanol into the marketplace. Over … More
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Tags: e15, e15 epa, e15 fuel, e15 gas, e15 in hobby cars, e15 legislation
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