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The Winning Field: 2012 Golden Quill Awards

raustin | April 23, 2013
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The Golden Quill Award is issued by the staff of Old Cars Weekly to provide special recognition of literary achievement that boosts the hobby. And the 2012 winners are… More »

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VMCCA celebrates its 75th year with array of national tours

raustin | February 4, 2013
Anything pre-war can show up on a AAA Glidden Tour. And a crowd of car nuts is bound to show up and check out each car. (Photo courtesy Veteran Motor Car Club of America)

The Veteran Motor Car Club of America has six national tours planned this year, exploring different parts of the country. More »

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Nationals feature more than 550 muscle cars and Corvettes

raustin | January 18, 2013
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Many of the finest muscle cars and Corvettes on the globe were assembled in a “World Class” setting for the 2012 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals. More »

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Bear hugs: Teddys ‘drive’ vintage cars to hospital

raustin | January 4, 2013
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The Olympic Vintage Auto Club has been collecting and donating teddy bears to Harrison Hospital in Silverdale, Wash., for the past 12 years. More »

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‘Cars, Guitars and Stars’ to benefit Sandy victims

raustin | December 14, 2012
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Mike Hennessy, producer of Hot San Jose Nights Car Show and Car Guy Channel TV Show,  in conjunction with The San Jose Mercury News and the San Jose Rotary Disaster Relief committee have announced a benefit … More »

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Superstorm Sandy: A Hurricane & the Hobby

raustin | November 19, 2012
Although the Vintage Automobile Museum of New Jersey still stands, the inside is devastated from mud and salt water damage following Hurricane Sandy. The building will have to be gutted and restored and the cars rebuilt or scrapped.

After 12 long years, the Vintage Car Club of Ocean County finally fulfilled its dream of opening a car museum in Point Pleasant, N.J., on Sept. 15. Less than three weeks later, that dream washed out to sea, almost literally, when Hurricane Sandy came crashing into the United States’ East Coast on Oct. 29. Just one example of the superstorm’s impact on the old car hobby. More »

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Model A 101: Car connects club and career center

raustin | November 16, 2012
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KANEVILLE, Ill. – Fox Valley Region of the Model A Restorers Club, Geneva, got together with students of the Auto Tech class at the Fox Valley Career Center, Kaneland High School to introduce the Model A Ford. Automotive classes are … More »

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Sweet scenes from Fall Hershey

raustin | October 31, 2012
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There was plenty to see — and swap — at festive Hershey 2012 By Angelo Van Bogart The Antique Automobile Club of America’s (AACA) annual Eastern Division National Fall Meet in Hershey, Pa. (a.k.a. Hershey) contains the largest flea market … More »

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1,100 people, 901 Ponchos at 40th POCI show

raustin | August 22, 2012
Jack Buck of Greenville, Pa., brought his custom-built “El Poncho,” a 1960 Pontiac converted into an El Camino-style pickup.

Activity in the Pontiac Oakland Club International has been up and down over the past 40 years, but the end of the club’s fourth decade brought back a pattern of growth following the demise of the Pontiac brand. That was quite evident at the recent POCI meet. Check out the highlights. More »

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Flint gears up for Back to the Bricks

raustin | August 13, 2012
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Thousands of classic cars are already cruising the streets of downtown Flint, Mich., this week as Back to the Bricks week gets under way. More than 500,000 people expected for the eighth annual event, which already boasts 50,000 cars registered … More »

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