Reader Stories

From garage build to garage find

raustin | February 28, 2012
The author’s 1949 Chevrolet custom retains its 216-cid “stovebolt” straight-six, which has just 50,000 miles.

Custom Chevy remains a great tribute to the great garage ingenuity of hot rodders during the 1950s. It was a true garage build, and now a great garage find. More »

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Dad’s Desirable Drivers

Dr. David O. Hutchinson IV | June 15, 2010

A man who chose Classics for his daily drivers
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Found and Lost: A ’53 Skylark disappears after sighting

Ron Kowalke Photo by William R. Bodin | February 2, 2010

What has become of this abandoned Buick convertible?
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Me & My ’63: great wife, good friends and a ’63 Plymouth Fury ragtop

David T. Chambers | February 2, 2010

With help from others, David Chambers went through great pains, literally, to land his prize
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Two teens convert Porsche to electric in six weeks

admin | August 25, 2009

What do you get when you mix two ambitious 18-year-olds with one Porsche and a bunch of parts?
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Prepping Packards for the War

dmatriccino | July 21, 2009

A former Packard-Milwaukee employee recalls the war years.
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Old Cars Weekly’s Garage Gallery

admin | July 21, 2009

We asked readers for pictures of their garages, and here are some great results.
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When opportunity knocked, this car collector answered

Sharon Thatcher Old Cars Weekly | July 8, 2009

This all-original, all-Super Bee survivor was an unexpected discovery for a Delaware, Ohio collector.
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Car of the Week: 1958 Oldsmobile 98 J-2

admin | June 24, 2009

Oldsmobile’s 1958 models were powered by its Rocket V-8 that rightfully holds a position of tremendous stature in American performance history. By the late 1950s, the engine had grown to 374 cubic inches, and if you were looking to get your big Olds really moving, you went for the "J-2" engine option.

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1913 Hudson was “Gator Aid”

Ric Sitler | April 9, 2009

This Hudson helped carry Florida’s ‘Alligator Man’ and his reptile. More »

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