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tors executive there. In 1956, she bought a 1955 Cadillac coupe that matched
our unusual yellow-and-black car down to the green interior. We know from
GM records that our car was a “factory car,” meaning it had been built for
use by someone at GM. Could it be the same car? The Facebook member is
still looking through his aunt’s numerous slides for an image of her
old ’55 Cadillac. Perhaps its California plates will match those
that were with the Cadillac when Linton bought it and
that are now in our possession.
We couldn’t have learned this much about our Ca-
dillac by leaving it in the garage. By putting your ve-
hicle out into the real world and in the cyber world,
you can help track its history. Even when you hit a
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1935 Packard Twelve Convertible 1958 Imperial Crown Limousine

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18 Cordially Yours
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20 Auburn’s Quick Six

Auburn touted motor strength in
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4 From the Editor 16 Club Clips/Vintage Ad
28 Duesenbergs Lost 12 Sound Your Horn 17 Q&A
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13 News/The Scoop 32 Auction Express
52 Small Buick, 13 Weathered Wheels 33 OC Show Calendar
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1961 Buick Special is one of the 15 Reader Photo 58 Foreign Favorites
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Sound Your Horn
A tall man’s ’57 T-Bird experience
I enjoyed Angelo Van Bogart’s editorial on his 1957 Thun-
derbird experience as it brought back memories. A buddy
and I bought a powder blue 1957 T-Bird in the mid ’70s that
was all original. We paid $5,000 for it and only had to paint
the porthole top. We drove it for a few months and sold it for
$6,000. What was funny was that my friend, who is 6 feet 3
inches, was talking to the lady owner and telling her that this
was the car he always wanted. When he finally was able to buy
this one, he had to crunch down to drive it and looked silly.
Harold Drake, Drake Restoration
A step-down Hudson truck?!
Here’s a picture of a Hudson pickup at a stock car race at
the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit during the summer
of 1951. The truck advertises T.W. Chapman Auto Wrecking
of Strattanville, Pa., on the bed side and Hudson sales and
service on the door. The Chapman family is still in the auto
salvage business in western Pennsylvania. I believe Hudson
pickups such as this one were made from 1949-1951 solely
for dealer use.
The Henry J race car in the background of the picture
dropped out of the race after 165 laps. I think a 1950 Olds 88
won the race that day.
John R. Mesch, Macungie, Pa.
Department of Corrections
I was interested in John Gunnell’s article about the origi-
nal-owner 1959 GMC 860 in the July 18 edition. The article
is informative, howeversomewhat inaccurate, as I have owned
this truck since 1981, being at least the third owner after Mc-
Coy/McMorHan. As near as we can tell, the McCoys sold the
truck sometime in the ’70s and it was used locally around its
original hometown of Shullsburg, eventually ending up in
Cuba City, Wis., where I purchased it from the local feed mill
owner. We restored it in 2000 and refreshed in 2016, which
included lettering the doors to the exact format it had origi-
nally. It was featured on the cover of Wheels of Time magazine
(ATHS) in the September/October 2016 issue along with a
detailed story inside about the truck and the company.
The truck and trailer are currently displayed on loan to the
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum in Walcott, Iowa.
Jim Francis Warren, Ill.

Reader
Wheels
Bob Riding, of Sangar, Calif., owns this
cool 1940 Plymouth Westchester Semi-
Sedan Suburban, also known as the
Deluxe Plymouth station wagon. “It hass
the original 218-cid flathead six motor
and tranny, and can seat eight adults,”
he says. “It features a restored radio
and heater, and absolutely correct
replacement wood made by the Kline
Brothers of Pennsylvania. It was
manufactured at the Los Angeles plantt
in October 1939 and spent its entire life
e
on a turkey ranch in Tonopa, Nevada.
I purchased it as a wreck from the
second owner in 2003 and worked on itt
on and off for 12 years.”

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Hobby News & Views

Auburn ACD Festival turns 63 Historic electric car to cross block

AUBURN, Ind. _ The 63rd annual Auburn Cord Duesen- PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. _ Worldwide Auctioneers’ Pa-
berg (ACD) Festival will be held concurrently with the ACD cific Grove sale during Pebble Beach auction week will in-
Club Reunion Aug. 24-31 in and around the ACD Automobile clude an original 1898 Riker Electric, owned and raced by
Museum. The events will begin on the 24th and run through Andrew Riker, founder of the Riker Electric Vehicle Co. Riker
the following weekend — Labor Day weekend — and are all was an early automotive pioneer who went on to become the
dedicated to preserving and enjoying the history of the auto- head engineer of Locomobile and first president of the Society
mobile. of Automotive Engineers. The car was donated to the Henry
Events will kick off on the 24th with Cheers to the Festival Ford Museum in Michigan in 1929 before being returned to
at the Auburn Atrium Marketplace. This year’s theme will be the Riker family in 1985 and has never been offered for public
“Sip Sip Hooray, Year of the Model J.” Cost is $50 per person. sale until Worldwide’s Aug. 15 sale.
A garage tour will follow Sunday with a drive and tour behind “This is the most important electric car ever built,” said
the scenes at local enthusiasts’ garages and their projects. Cost Rod Egan, principal and auctioneer for Worldwide. “There are
is $10. The Downtown Cruise-In will be Friday beginning at very few cars of this historic significance in existence and cer-
10 a.m. around the Courthouse Square. Cost is $10 per ve-
hicle, spectators are free. ACD Club members from around the
world will pilot their machines through the streets of Auburn
all week long, eventually participating in the free Parade of
Classics on Saturday at 1 p.m., which culminates at the Court-
house Square. On Saturday from 5 to 11 p.m. modern super-
cars and luxury machines will be on display for “Fast and
Fabulous Downtown.” Cost is $25 per car, free for spectators.
Two major auctions are also big parts of the festivities. RM
Sotheby’s Fall Auburn Auction will return to Auburn Auction
Park from Thursday through Sunday. Roughly 700 collector
cars and trucks will cross the block. Worldwide Auctioneers
will hold its annual Labor Day weekend sale Friday and Satur-
day at its global headquarters in Auburn.
For more information, visit www.acdfestival.org and www.
acdclub.org.

Weathered
Wheels
“I have had this picture for about 10
years. I finally got around to sending it
to you,” writes Jake Piontek, of Gary,
Ind. “I saw this car off the side of State
Road 80, east of Hazard, Ky.... I have
been a reader for about 15 years and I
love seeing the old car finds that you put
in.” Somehow, this 1969 Impala Custom
wound up crushed beneath a huge rock.
It has been left alone as a monument to
bad luck.

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The Scoop
Active Interest Media acquires
Old Cars, other F+W titles
BOUNDER, Colo. _ Active Interest Media, North America’s
leading participant media company, recently announced the
acquisition of four storied groups of enthusiast brands from F+W
Media, including Old Cars. The purchase includes Old Cars, Old
Cars Report Price Guide, Military Vehicles, Military Trader, Writ-
er’s Digest, Popular Woodworking, Horticulture and several other
publications. The purchase “significantly extends our footprint in
passionate markets that fit Active Interest Media’s vision for future
growth,” said AIM President & CEO Andrew Clurman. “These
groups bring a combined publishing history of more than 300
years and audiences that demonstrate incredible loyalty through
their attendance at events, participation in online conversations,
and high rates of membership and subscription renewal.”
The brands will become part of AIM’s existing Home Group, a
thriving operation based in Des Moines, Iowa, that includes lead-
ing woodworking and gardening brands such as The Woodsmith
and Garden Gate. “We were attracted to this acquisition by the ob-
vious synergies between our audiences, content capabilities, and
consumer-focused products,” added Home Group President Peter
Miller. “These brands have diversified from their print roots to
include robust digital, event, online education, and other business
extensions, and there’s a lot both sides can learn from each other.”
“We’re thrilled to welcome all 67 staff dedicated to these
brands to the AIM family,” said Clurman. “We will maintain the
existing operations and teams in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Stevens
Point, Wis., while providing support that will help drive growth
from our video, digital marketing, and creative services units in
AIM’s Boulder headquarters.”
tainly hardly any that are available for sale... It is one
of the earliest American electric cars in existence
and certainly the earliest one that raced.”
It retains its original leather license plate with
Riker’s initials, the first car registered in the state of
New York. Andrew Riker drove the car to victory at
the Mechanics Fair at Charles River Park in Mas-
sachusetts in 1898 and again in 1900 at a race at the
1900 Paris Exposition. He also won first place at the
first 50-mile road race in America, on Long Island,
N.Y. In its heyday, the Riker could reportedly reach
40 mph and travel 50 miles on a charge.
For more information on Worldwide’s Pacific
Grove sale, visit www.worldwideauctioneers.com or
call 260-925-6789.
Blackhawk Museum founder
Behring dies at 91
DANVILLE, Calif _ Kenneth Behring, a former
owner of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and founder
of the Blackhawk Museum, died June 25 at the age
of 91. Behring accumulated his fortune through suc-
cessful careers in auto sales and real estate develop-
ment, including purchasing an area east of Danville
and developing a series of communities. He became
a part owner of the Seahawks, then sold the team for
a reported $194 million to billionaire Microsoft co-
founder Paul Allen.
Behring was involved in many national and in-
ternational charities. He founded the Wheelchair
Foundation, which has provided more than 1 mil-
lion wheelchairs to the needy around the world, and

Wreck
of the
Week
John Willoughby, of Evansville,
Wis., shares these two old photo os
of the same wreck. “It happened
on U.S. Highway 14 outside of
Evansville back in the 1940s,” he e
says. “The photographer was Mrr.
Donovan Every. Obviously, the
reclining auto is a Willys, but goo
od
luck identifying the other one... A
Dodge? A De Soto? A Chrysler?”

Well John, we’ve got a pretty goo od

idea what the other car is, but we’ll
leave it up to our readers. If you
have a guess, drop us an e-mail at
oldcars@krause.com.
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007 gadget car on display
NEW YORK _ An authentic
James Bond Aston Martin DB5,
chassis no. 2008/R that will be for
sale at RM Sotheby’s Monterey
Auction Aug. 15-17, was on public
display in the lobby of Sotheby’s
York Avenue global headquarters
in New York. The DB5 was sched-
uled to be on view in Manhattan
through the end of July.
The famed DB5 was one of two
cars fitted with Bond film gadgets
and used in the United States on a
promotional tour for Thunderball.
The DB5 was equipped with front and rear hydraulic over-
rider rams on the bumpers; a Browning .30 caliber machine
worked to provide clean water in third-world countries.
He and his wife Pat, who survives, were married for more
than 69 years. He is also survived by four sons.
Avanti owners to meet Sept. 4-6
DAYTON, Ohio _ The Avanti Owners Association In-
ternational will host its 2019 International Meet in Dayton
Sept. 4-6. Among the activities scheduled for the weekend is
a program remembering “Operation Airlift,” a scheme to in-
troduce the the new Avanti in 1962 to shakers and movers at
the New York Auto Show and 26 cities around the country. A
discussion, photos and film about the venture will be featured
Wednesday at the meet hotel.
Reader
Photos
If you were going to be handcuffed
to one car for a year in 1928, a new
Auburn sedan wasn’t a bad place
to be. Endurance driver “Dare Devill
Warner” started from Bright Bumper
Sales Co. of Los Angeles in May 192 28
and planned to visit “every city in th
he
United States” during his year-long
adventure, all the while in sealed
handcuffs. The Auburn appears
specially outfitted with a box on the
running board, three non-standard
headlamps, an unknown apparatus
in place of the front bumper and
optional Smith steel wheels.
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gun in each fender; wheel-hub mounted tire-slashers; a rais-
ing rear bullet-proof screen; an in-dash radar tracking scope;
oil, caltrop and smoke screen dispensers; revolving license
plates; and a passenger-seat ejec-
tion system. Though never seen on
film, the car was also equipped with
a telephone in the driver’s door to
communicate with MI6 headquarters
and a hidden compartment under
the driver’s seat containing several
weapons.
The car has passed through three
owners and is now scheduled to be
offered during RM Sotheby’s ‘An
Evening of Aston Martin’ single-
marque sale session in Monterey.
More than 150 blue chip cars will
be up for bids at the annual sale. For information, visit www.
rmsothebys.com.
For information, call John Hull at 727-656-2868, or e-mail
avantifromct@aol.com.
Hilton Head Concours
leader Vanagel to retire
HILTON HEAD, S.C. _ Carolyn Vanagel, the long-time
president for the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance
& Motoring Festival, will retire after this year’s event, which
concludes Nov. 3. Vanagel, who has served in the role as presi-
dent for the last 16 years, was responsible for building the
event from a two-day show with 6,000 attendees to what it
has become today — a 10-day lifestyle event with more than
20,000 visitors from around the world.
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Club Clips BY GERALD PERSCHBACHER

Retractable Club gets high marks for tech advice stories

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he Skyliner publication from the International Re-
tractable Club puts zing in each monthly issue, and
the June 2019 issue is a great example. Kudos to
editor Judi Terrell for continuing the tradition.
Part one came when the lead article gobbled up the front
cover with its teaser, so it was natural for
readers to jump to page 8 where the story by
Cheryl Horne and Carol Bray unfolded. Titled
“Perseverance Pays Off,” the story centered on
club member Bruce Horne. Shifting toward a
photo feature with 15 more images, the shots
showed far beyond words that Horne tackled
his restoration challenge without being over-
whelmed. He was no novice “when it came to
working on things that moved.” Then came
the reasons. He restored five Ford Jubilee
tractors and knew how to center his atten-
tion on restoration problems, no – make that
CHALLENGES — with no fear. He also had
tackled a 1957 Oldsmobile, so when he tore into the 1959
Ford retractable, he was fearless and dauntless. It eventually
became his biggest challenge.
Horne won. When he completed the project in the summer
of 2017, he radiated pride, which often is the case when a
person gives it their all to do a job properly. Little improve-
ments quickly followed and, happily, Horne was able to enjoy
the pleasantries of his accomplishment right up to his pass-
ing in October 2018. The article, masterfully displayed with
vim and in full color, proves that the results of a restorer’s
labor can be held as a reminder of the person behind it.
More “zing” came in the next pages of the issue. The
Tech Advice feature by Mike Mathes dealt with “Spare Tire
Assembly,” which is a tricky detail when it comes to retract-
ables. “The spare tire assembly … is designed
to be operated from outside of the vehicle,
even though the decklid is hinged at the
rrear.” The task involves several key steps
iin preservation and/or restoration from the
uuse of gray paint, a glued trunk mat, the use
oof plywood, tee nuts, wheel mounting plate,
hhinge and tire rest brackets, hold-down cup
aand trunk mat, plus wheel mounting bolt and
pplate assembly. A fast read proves that one
does not need to be the owner of a retractable
too gain insight into the fundamentals of the
m
model’s fine points and curiosities.
Club editors of all types are wise to con-
sider a technical article, large or small, in each issue of their
publications as a service to all.
International Retractable Club
6059 Darby Road,
Cicero, NY 13039-9050
IFRC.Office@skyliner.org

VINTAGE AD OF THE WEEK

BY M.J. FRUMKIN
A new automobile category — “pony car”
— was created in 1964 with the release of the
1965 Ford Mustang. That horsey expression
has become part of the public and media ver-
nacular for Mustang and stable mates Chev-
rolet Camaro, AMC Javelin, Mercury Cougar,
Plymouth Barracuda and Pontiac Firebird.
Dodge caught up with the stampede in 1970
with its Challenger, and deliberately chose the
word pony in ad headlines and the pony car
catchphrase in the text. Ads made it clear that
the Challenger was an answer to Ford’s success--
ful steed, and that by calling it a pony car, Dodge
metaphorically tipped its hat to salute Mustang’s
contribution to the automotive industry.
Yet, Dodge was adamant that “it borrowed from m
no one” and the Challenger was “completely new w
from the wide stance up.” Additional ads boasted d
that the ’70 Challenger R/T “has a mean streak,”
beginning with the standard 383 Magnum. “Lightt
it up and you’ll get a quaking trace of four-barrel
thunder.” For more “rip-roaring” performance,
buyers could’ve roped-in the optional 440 Magnu um
With the purchase of a Challenger in 1970, pony car lov-
that made things “a mite stormier” . . . or lassoedd
ers could now saddle up and “Run with the Dodge Scat Pack.”
an all-out “haulin’ Hemi.”

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Q&A
Q. During World War II there was
a metal shortage and every-
one was asked to donate metal to the
government to build war materiel.
Starting in 1943 and ending in 1948,
Illinois made its license plates out of
soybean fiberboard. One of my pic-
tures shows a 1946 fiberboard plate.
The other picture shows a pair of metal
Illinois 1946 plates. To my knowledge
Illinois never made metal 1946 plates.
Can someone do some research and let
me know about these unusual plates?
— Guy Buswell, Fort Worth, Texas
A. The license plate experts tend
to congregate in the Automobile
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License Plate Collectors Association
(www.alpca.org), of which I’ve long
been a member. I don’t collect so much
is not correct. Maybe it was a typo,
but the amount should be $5,000. Not
$500.
as accumulate, but that’s another story. According to the IRS: “A donor who
Indeed the ALPCA archives hold the claims a charitable deduction of $5,000
answer to your question. As you say, or more for a single item or for multiple
Illinois passenger plates were made similar items of personal or real prop-
of a soy-based fiberboard from 1943 erty must obtain a qualified appraisal of
to 1948. A persistent legend says they the item’s or group of items’ combined
were susceptible to being eaten by value.”
animals, primarily goats, but eyewit-
ness accounts are lacking. Your steel — Frank Scheidt, Communications
pair, however, are truck plates, although Director, Early Ford V8 Foundation,
they are not identified as such. The “B” Auburn, Ind.
signifies they’re for a
truck of 8,000 to 10,000
lbs. GVW. The reason for
A. Thanks for catching that error.
It’s a conflation of two separate
limits on my part, not a typo. Charitable
labeling them as FRONT donations are recorded on Schedule A
and REAR is unclear, ex- of Form 1040. Schedule A instructs that
cept that it may be to in- property donations worth $500 or more
dicate to law enforcement require filing Form 8283, which in turn
that they were issued instructs that gifts of $5,000 or more
in pairs and the vehicle must be substantiated with an appraisal.
should have two plates. As with all such legal matters, you
The rationale for steel should not act solely on advice in this
may have been simply column, but consult your tax advisor or
that trucks were expected attorney.
to endure conditions
where fiberboard plates
would be damaged (ex-
Q. Regarding that police cruiser
door (July 4 Q&A); having at-
tended college in Potsdam, N.Y., from
posure to goats, maybe?). 1964 to ’69, I can attest that the Pots-
That said, apparently a dam police did use MoPar police cars.
few fiberboard 1946 truck I can’t recall whether they were Dodges
plates have turned up in or Plymouths, but I can recall the times
collectors’ hands. they pulled me over.
— Pete Hallock, via e-mail
Q. In the July 25
Q&A, you made
the statement: “Regarding A. Thanks for that. I was pretty
sure I was on the right track, but
the tax benefits of non- it’s nice to have confirmation. I hope
cash donations, in order they let you off lightly.
to qualify, a deduction
of $500 or more must be To submit questions to this column: E-mail
oldcars@krause.com or mail to: Q&A, Old Cars,
substantiated by an appraisal which is
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The ‘exclusive advantages’ of the
Front-Drive Cord BY JOHN GUNNELL
“pusher type” with its propeller at the
Four bodies were
cataloged for rear. “But (an) imperative need in aero-
the Cord L-29, nautics was utmost ef¿ciency that soon
but some custom forced aeronautical engineers to adopt
bodies were built, the ‘tractor type’ of plane with (the) pro-
including this peller in front to pull the plane through
coupe by Hayes.
the air,” said the sales copy above a
drawing of a then-modern 1929 plane.

A stronger frame
Other illustrations in the small eight-
panel sales folder pointed out that the
Front Drive Cord had a stronger frame
that was reinforced with cross bracing.
The front-drive car could also use a
frame with straighter side rails because
it was not necessary to have a frame
kick-up over the rear axle. This also
added strength to the Cord’s frame.

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The safer Cord
he Cord Front Drive car that de- As for safety,
buted for 1929 was promoted as the Cord Front
being safer and easier to drive Drive was quieter,
than any other new vehicle that smoother and more
year. Manufactured by the Au- vibration-free be-
burn Automobile Co. of Au- cause the operating
burn, Ind., the front-wheel-drive 1929 mechanisms such as
Cord L-29 — America’s ¿rst such the clutch, transmis-
mass-produced car — was said to have sion, battery, propel-
“exclusive advantages” over its more ler shaft, differential
conventional rear-wheel-drive com- and rear axle did not
petitors. Those advantages ranged sit below the passen-
from the claim that “pulling is bet- gers. All moving parts
ter than pushing,” to the fact that the on the Cord were un-
Cord L-29’s low center of gravity der the hood rather than
gave it safer handling. under the body.
The Cord’s lower
Push versus Pull center of gravity was a
One sales catalog illustration bene¿t of the car’s low-
showed a prancing horse pushing a er-than-normal overall
Cord next to a drawing of a gallop- height. This was achiev-
ing horse pulling a Cord. The idea able because the frame
behind the two images was that didn’t kick upwards at
front-drive cars were speedier
than conventional rear drive cars.
Push-pull characteristics
This concept was repeated
and a strong frame without
again in another illustration that a rear axle kick up were
depicted two aircraft. The ¿rst features promoted by
plane was a very early, kite-like these catalog drawings.
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The Cord's moving parts were under the hood, not the body (illustrated at top)
and its low height gave it a lower center of gravity and more stability (bottom).
the rear. A lightweight rear axle and the
straighter frame also contributed to the
model’s low-slung body work. A cata-
log illustration compared it to a contem-
porary sedan noting that the Cord was
about 20 percent lower.
Better traction
Another drawing in the sales litera-
ture showed two cars — one with front
drive and one with rear drive — stuck
in ruts on a dirt road. On both cars, the
front wheels were turned to the right
in order to drive out of the ruts. The
front wheels of the front-drive car were
shown to pull the Cord out of the ruts,
even when turned to one side. In con-
trast, the rear wheels of the other car
push the angled front wheels straight
ahead, farther into the rut.
The same basic concept underlies
an illustration of front- and rear-drive
cars trying to gain purchase (traction)
in mud or sand or on ice. The copywrit-
ers pointed out that a front-drive car has
“over 1,000 percent more purchase for
traction possibility” than a rear-drive
car. In other words, the front-drive Cord
wins again.
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Cord in practice
So what was driving a Cord Front
Drive like, and did it live up to its prom-
ises?
It’s impossible to fault the styling of
a 1929 Cord, or any of the nearly iden-
tically styled Cords that were built into
1931. Europeans who normally snubbed
American cars frequently bestowed
“best in show” awards upon the Cord at
concours d’elegance events there. How-
ever, the car was not known for speed,
and some owners found the car to be
front-heavy when driving around town.
Regardless of its few shortcom-
ings, America’s ¿rst mass-produced,
front-wheel-drive car began a signi¿-
cant chapter in automotive history and
started a trend that remains strong to
this day.
Better parts
Other noted advantages of an L-29
Cord included an over-sized ring-and-
pinion gear in the differential; bridge-
like construction with 7/32-inch channel
stock and 7-inch-deep frame side rails Front drive meant fewer parts beneath
with 3-inch Àange; an inline eight-cylin- the car (illustrated at top) and better
der engine (straight-eight) with 3-1/4 x steering action (bottom).
41/2-inch bore and stroke and 123 actu-
al horsepower; a double universal joint
that permitted steering up to 42 degrees
(and went 8,000 miles on one oiling);
double quarter elliptic front springs with
rubber shackles; and a body and Àatter
Àoor that allowed passengers to “sit in
the car, rather than on it,” according to
the catalog.
E.L. Cord weighs in
“The Cord Front Drive car is pulled
not pushed,” said E.L. Cord, who felt so
strongly about the front-drive car that he
put his name on it. “This difference makes
possible better transportation; safer con-
trol; easier handling; ¿ner road-ability;
The lack of a long, spinning drive shaft
and greater comfort.” He added, “We offer
(top) meant a smoother ride in a Cord.
the latest automotive development — its Better performance getting out of a
exclusive advantages can better be under- rut (bottom) was also an advantage of
stood by actually driving a Cord.” front-wheel drive.
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AUBURN'S QUICK SIX
efficient six-cylinder motor that Conti-
nental ever produced.”
According to the Auburn Automo-
bile Co., the Auburn Six was so better
built for performance that it “forced
motor manufacturers to re-design their
larger engines to make use of features
developed in this motor.” The six cyl-
inders were cast en bloc, but used a re-
movable cylinder head. This made the
interior of the engine more easily ac-
cessible for the removal of carbon or the
grinding of valves.
This engine had a 3-1/8 x 4-1/2 inch
bore and stroke making its displacement
A 1924 Auburn 6-43 Sport Touring Car.

Auburn touted
motor strength
in its 1924 6-43
BY JOHN GUNNELL

A
utomobile engines of the early
to mid 1920s were not always
first-rate power plants. Follow-
ing World War I, automobile
sales were slow before demand
eventually picked up during the
Roaring Twenties, and cars often went
unchanged year after year as output
took precedence over innovation and
improvement.
More people were driving than
ever before and automakers were hard-
pressed just to keep up with demand. It
also took a long time to make a car be-
cause fast-drying paint had not yet been
invented. New cars would be parked for
months in lots until the finish dried. Au-
tomakers were more interested in solv-
ing such problems rather than designing
better engines.
There were exceptions such as with
the Auburn Automobile Co. of Auburn,
Ind. The relatively small automaker
made sure that its 1924 Auburn 6-43
model was powered by an outstanding
engine, the Red Seal six-cylinder engine
supplied by Continental. The Auburn
sales catalog referred to it as “the most On the right side of the engine were mounted the electrical units.
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195.6 cubic inches. That was enough to lines and finish that are absolutely un- and get more, Auburn offered the 6-63
produce 50 hp at 2600 rpm. Auburns usual in a Six selling at near its price.” — or “6 Supreme” —model, that had an
weighed between 2,555 and 3,025 lbs., For those who wanted to spend more even better Lycoming power plant.
so the big six was more than adequate in
the motivating department. The power-
to-weight ratio provided good pep and
pickup and gave the Auburn 6-43 out-
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The engine was held in a three-point
suspension system with a flexible front
support that permitted slight oscillation
to relieve any strain on the engine when
the car was running over uneven ground.
Ahead of the engine was an over-capac-
ity radiator of the cellular type with a
copper core and tank. The radiator’s
pressed steel shell was detachable and a
flexible spring-mounting setup absorbed
vibrations.
Mounted behind the engine was the
transmission, which had its main shaft
mounted on large, annular ball bear-
ings. The transmission gears were made
of chrome-nickel steel and were oil
tempered. The countershaft gears were
also made of chrome-nickel steel. They
were of the spool type and rotated on a
stationary shaft. The emergency brake
worked on the transmission shaft.
The Auburn 6-43 was a small car by
the standards of 1924 and being pow-
ered by a six made it relatively powerful
for its time. Auburn referred to it as “A
smaller Six of Auburn quality with body
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 Class of
1994 10 keepers that
turned 25 this year The Camaro’s hot-running LT1 V-8 got sequential port fuel
injection, which was a definite improvement over multi-port
BY BRIAN EARNEST fuel injection.
You can find nice examples today with all the right options
and in the right colors for $10,000 or less. If it’s wrong to want

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wenty-five is sort of a magic number in the old one, then we don’t want to be right.
car hobby. It’s the age that some states allow cars
to don collector plates. It’s the age that some car 1994 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
shows use to determine if a car is welcome on their
show fields. Twenty-five is sort of that invisible line where a
car graduates from “used” to “old.”
It’s hard for many of us to digest, but cars from the 1990s
are now achieving collector status, and this year the Class of
1994 joins the club. For a lot of purists, ’94 will never be in the
same conversation as 1957 or 1970 when it comes to iconic
machines, but every year has its high points, and 1994 had its
share.
What follows is a list of 10 cars from 1994 that figure to
hold their place as “collector cars” into the future. We pur-
posely avoided including European cars and other foreign ex-
otic/supercars in this list — it goes without saying that almost
every Ferrari, Lamborghini and Bugatti of any vintage is go-
ing to have great appeal to enthusiasts and collectors. We’re
narrowing our list to cars commonly seen on U.S. roads 25 Only 448 were built. They carried a 405-hp 350 (5.7-liter)
years ago — machines that most of us can identify with. V-8. They blasted down the quarter-mile in 13 seconds and
Of course, there are more than 10 that deserve to be on the topped out at 180 mph. And they cost more than $60,000 —
list. But here’s 10 25th birthday machines we like and expect almost twice as much as the regular Corvette. It all adds up to
to be on collectors’ radars for many years to come. a car you want to keep if you can get your hands on one.
The ZR1 again used the LT5 5.7-liter V-8. It was teamed
1994 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 with a six-speed manual transmission. Arctic White, Admi-
Chevrolet built a total of 112,539 Camaro coupes and ral Blue, Black, Bright Aqua Metallic, Polo Green Metallic,
7,260 Camaro convertibles in 1994, but it is not known how Competition Yellow, Copper Metallic, Torch Red, Black Rose
many cars had the Z28 package. The newly bodied 1994 Ford Metallic and Dark Red Metallic were the 1994 colors. Interi-
Mustang GT and Cobra were natural comparisons for the one- ors came in beige, black, light beige, light gray, red and white.
year-old Camaro Z28, which had little trouble holding its class There are some around with hardly any miles, and then
crown. Among other things, Car & Driver pointed to the Ca- there are stories of guys piling up 200,000 miles on their su-
maro’s top speed of 156 mph (versus 137 mph for the Mus- per-hot ’Vettes with nary an issue. Repairs and replacement
tang) and noted “the Mustang got hammered.” parts can be expensive, but how much is too much for a true
A new convertible body style returned for 1994. It was the American dream machine?
first factory-built Camaro ragtop since the 1969 model con-
cluded the nameplate’s first generation. The open model listed 1994 Chevrolet Impala SS
for $22,565, compared to $19,235 for the coupe. At first, the The 1994 Chevrolet Impala SS was an odd duck. It’s
convertible lacked some of the heavy-duty suspension parts a four-door sedan, it’s big and it caters to comfort as much
used on the coupe and its top speed was governed at 104 mph. as performance. However, putting the SS back in context, it
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ranks as one of the last remnants of the old “big car, big horse-
power” era. It combined a large-for-its-time V-8 with ample
horsepower, rear-wheel drive and full-frame construction.
Unlike some production versions of show cars, the SS was
not a watered-down, wimped-out version. The 260-hp version
of the 350-cid LT1 came standard and was attached to a 4L60-
E automatic transmission. The wheels were special 17 x 8.5-
inch units like those on the show car. They were wrapped with
P255/50ZR17 tires.
Four-wheel ventilated disc brakes were used at all four cor-
ners, as were stiffer coil springs and DeCarbon shocks similar
to those on the Camaro Z28. The result was a 20 percent stiffer
suspension, much better handling and a still-comfortable ride.
From the police car parts bin came front and rear anti-roll bars
and other hardware aimed at going fast on straight or curved
roads.
Chevrolet listed a 0-to-60-mph time of 7.1 seconds, but a
spirited Car & Driver crew got a 6.5-second run and a quar-
ter-mile of 15 seconds with a 92 mph trap speed. A couple
of prototype SS examples were even quicker. GM put a 502
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big-block in a test car and got 0-to-60 mph in 6.0 seconds
and a 14.5-second quarter-mile at 98.2 mph. Horsepower was
claimed to be 385.
The late-model Impala SS cost $22,495 and turned out to
be a small-volume niche car in the GM scheme of things. For
the model’s first year, 6,303 units were built. Of course, instant
collector status was assured for the Impala SS. We may not see
anything like it again, at least from General Motors.
1994 Dodge Viper RT/10
Buying a Dodge Viper RT/10 roadster 25 years ago was an
expensive proposition. The dealer wholesale price of the hot-
looking Dodge climbed to $47,450 and the suggested retail
price went up to $54,500. Even at that, many of the cars were
sold for prices well above what it said on the factory window
sticker. The destination charge remained at $700 and the gas
guzzler tax was once again $2,100.
Production nearly tripled in the Viper’s third season and
Dodge produced a grand total of 3,083 Viper RT/10 roadsters
in the 1994 model year.
Sure, they were expensive to buy, were terrible on gas,
were a bear to drive (at least on a daily basis) and basically
impractical in every way imaginable. But what these cars did,
they did well: Look cool and go fast. The 1994 Viper RT/10
roadster accelerated from 0-to-60 mph in 4.6 seconds and blis-
tered the quarter-mile in 12.9 seconds at 113.8 mph. It had a
top speed of 165 mph.
Today, you could wear Crocs with black socks and your
stupidest pair of shorts and still look cool piloting a ’94 Viper
RT/10.
You remember that girl who broke your heart back when
you were young (or heck, last year, when you weren’t so
young)? Get yourself one of these babies and go drive past
her house.
1994 Dodge Viper RT/10
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Cars of 1994
1994 Ford F-150 Lightning
The hot rod Lightning pickup went through a couple of
evolutions over the years, and 1994 wasn’t the hottest year for
the cool truck, but it was the first year.
The 240-hp, 351-cid fuel-injected V-8 could pull a
15.6-second quarter mile, which made it by far the quick-
est hauler on the market. They had dual exhausts and bucket
seats, which added to their cool factor. Ford only built 11,563
of the first-generation vehicles from 1993-’95, so they don’t
grow on trees.
With pickups among the hottest segments of the old car
market, it seems a given that nice survivors from the earliest
days of the Lightning will continue to climb in value. Really
nice ones command in the neighborhood of $20,000. Now
that the trucks are 25 years old and widely eligible for collec-
tor plates, don’t expect the demand for Lightning to go cold
anytime soon.
Ford Probe (GT and SE)
The 1994 Probe came out right in the middle of the model’s
10-year run, which lasted from 1988-’97. These things were
everywhere when they were at their peak, and they certainly
qualify as one of the best all-around pseudo-sports cars of the
past 25 years. Probably the best thing about them was they
were affordable — just $16,000 and change would get you
into a Probe GT in 1994, and for that you got a pretty hot little
number with great handling, 164 hp from its DOHC 24-valve
V-6 and lots of options to pick from. With or without the five-
speed manual, these cars were fun to drive.
The SE Package was available on the Probes in 1993-’94,
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and juiced them up with fancy alloy wheels, ground effects,
fog lights and some different badging and trim goodies. There
was also a “GT Plus” package, or “Wild Orchid Edition,” that
came with special purple paint and black cloth seats with spe-
cial inserts.
The Probe has a pretty loyal fanbase and active online com-
munity. If you haven’t seen Probes showing up at car shows
yet, we have a feeling you will soon.
Honda Prelude VTEC
Honda squeezed 190 hp out of the VTEC 2.2-liter four-
cylinder, which made this Honda a pretty spirited little beast
for a daily driver 25 years ago. The base engine still gave you
135 hp, but the VTEC was what the cool kids wanted.
Critics gave the Prelude high marks across the board. They
had performance and handling, and Honda’s usual iron-clad
reliability. They had cool smoked dash lenses inside, comfy
seats and five-speed manual transmissions. The Prelude’s styl-
ing certainly didn’t excite everybody, and the VTEC version
would run you close to $25 grand, which was no cheap date,
but it might have been the best sports car-compact car combo
machine around at the time.
The tuner car crowd has been into the Preludes for years.
You’ve likely seen plenty of ’em at stoplights with tinted win-
dows, aftermarket wheels and gaping exhaust cans howling
out the back. They were fun cars new, and they are fun cars
now with a lot of nostalgia for the age 25-to-40 crowd.
1994 Mazda RX-7
The Mazda RX-7 was a hairy little pure sports machine for
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1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT
the guy who wanted Corvette-like performance but not a Cor-
vette. The 1994 version — part of the third-generation FD Se-
ries than ran from 1993-2002 — packed a wallop in the form
of a twin-turbo 1.3-liter two-rotor Wankel rotary engine with a
scintillating 255 ponies in a 2,850-lb. bantamweight car.
Like the Corvette, the RX-7 was a two-seater with very
little cargo space, but who needs room for suitcases when you
can go straight from the office to the track and burn around S
curves like Jackie Stewart? The RX-7 was pretty much a rally
car right out of the box.
Automotive magazine scribes 25 years ago were almost
unanimous in their belief the RX-7 was the raciest car avail-
able in ’94 on this side of the Atlantic. You might not fit in one
if you were a tall guy, and if you were poor you were likely go-
ing to struggle with $35,000 price tag. Pristine examples are
going for a lot more than that these days, and these awesome
rascals seem like a lead pipe cinch to keep climbing in value
and popularity.
1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT
This was the Rodney Dangerfield of the Japanese sport
coupes the 1990s. The 3000GT never seemed to get the
same marketing push or have the same visibility as its Nis-
san, Mazda and Toyota rivals, but the Mitsubishi was a terrific
street machine with an abundance of giddyup and a famously
comfortable ride. The 3.0-liter DOHC V-6 featured twin tur-
bochargers and intercoolers to produce an impressive 320 hp
and 315 lbs.-ft. of torque. That translated to 13.5-second times
in the quarter-mile and 0-to-60 in just 4.9 seconds. The VR4
model also featured full-time four-wheel drive and four-wheel
steering!
This was a car you could really live with as a daily driver,
then get your thrills heading home from the office when the
twin turbos kicked you in the pants heading down the on-
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Cars of 1994
ramp. Unfortunately, the 3000GT got lost in the sports car
shuffle and never became a household name. There are still
plenty of fans of these cars, and there will probably be more
in the future.
1994 Nissan 300ZX
The 300ZX doesn’t get the same love among collectors
— or near the prices — as its main rival, the Mazda RX-7,
but it was a worthy successor to the famed 240, 260 and 280z
cars that came before it. In 1994, it was pretty hard to top the
300 hp and 155-mph-plus top speed of the Turbo model. Even
for the not-so-adventurous, the 222-hp base 3.0-liter V-6 was
more than enough motor to scare yourself and your friends.
One of the best things about the 300ZX was that, unlike
the Corvette and RX-7, you had some cargo space in either the
convertible, T-top coupe or 2+2 T-top coupe. In any configura-
tion, this was a fast, sexy car that didn’t disappoint those who
could plunk down the $36,000-$42,000 it cost new.
With nice examples still trading in the $6,000-$8,000
range, the 300ZXs from the early to mid 1990s are some of
the best collector bargains around.
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Independents Day
The love-it-or-leave-it Airflyte
Certainly one of the
most distinctive cars
of the postwar era, the
1951 Ambassador is
the third and final
version of Nash’s
original Airflyte design.
O
ptimism and enthusiasm
were abundant in immedi-
ate-postwar America, and
as quickly as it could the
auto industry jumped right in with its
vision of the future.
It made perfect sense. Even before
the United States was dragged into
World War II on December 7, 1941, it
had endured the Great Depression and
other problems for more than a decade.
When all of that was finally finished,
Americans had every reason to celebrate
and feel good about what was to come,
and the auto industry also had reasons
of its own. The Big Three, the remaining
Independents and the truck manufactur-
ers could point to defense production
that would have been ridiculed if anyone
had suggested it just a few years earlier.
Like the public, the industry was ready
for something new.
Of course, “something new” couldn’t
exactly appear overnight as the industry
needed to convert back to civilian ve-
hicles and address the vehicle shortage
that had developed during the war years.
Studebaker advertised that it was “first
by far with a postwar car” thanks to its
radically new 1947 line, and Kaiser-
Frazer models that year were truly new
since they had no prewar predecessors,
but they were decidedly conventional.
The rest followed, and while the 1948
Hudson (“the car you step down into!”),
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Tucker and Packard (“the recognized
beauty leader” with its “Free-flow” styl-
ing) were sleekly futuristic, the most
delightfully shocking take on tomorrow
was the 1949 Nash.
Enter the Airflyte
“When you see a car that’s one sheer
streak of racing line,” ads exclaimed,
“with bullet nose splitting the air —
You’re right! It’s a new Nash Airflyte!
When you sit on a sofa four persons
wide — with a great undivided wind-
shield curving around you — and all
your driving dials in the Uniscope –
You’re right – you’re IN a Nash Airflyte!
When the power zooms forth … when
the bumps melt away … when you take
the curves easier, faster than ever before
— You’re right — you’re DRIVING an
Airflyte!”
It was a perfect example of the cli-
che about a picture’s being worth 1,000
words because no description could
fully convey the Airflyte’s look. With its
flat sides, barely there wheelwells and
perfectly smooth windshield-to-bumper
fastback, the new Nash was unmistak-
able. It was more than just a pretty face,
though, as its aerodynamics helped to
return respectable gas mileage from ei-
ther of its sixes; unibody construction
provided a quiet, safe ride; and coils all
around translated to easy driving with
decent handling. The downside was that
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visibility was not good — particularly
when attempting to parallel park or just
back up. There was plenty of room for
even tall passengers, but a tall driver
soon learned to slide down slightly in
the seat in order to use the entire wind-
shield.
Neither of those shortcomings was
a disaster and to be completely fair,
neither was exclusive to Nashes. The
company didn’t need to come up with
a quick redesign as some other manu-
facturers have been forced to do after
an unconventional model’s poor recep-
tion and, in fact, distinguishing the 1950
Nashes from the 1949s took a sharp
eye. The differences were all in details,
including a slightly larger backlight, a
name change for the 600 to become the
Statesman and the availability of GM’s
Hydra-Matic on the upscale Ambassa-
dor. The Statesman’s flathead increased
from 82 to 85 hp and the Ambassador’s
overhead-valve unit went from 112 to
115 hp.
The postwar sellers’ market was
winding down, so the Airflyte’s numbers
show that it was a success at least partly
on its own as Nash sales climbed from
almost 119,000 in pre-Airflyte 1948
models to more than 142,000 in 1949
and almost 168,000 in 1950. Sadly, the
trend didn’t continue in 1951 when sales
fell to slightly more than 101,000 cars.
Some moderately serious facelifting
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couldn’t disguise the fact that the Nash
body was in its third year — probably
the big reason for the drop — but the re-
sult was distinctive enough that the 1951
Airflytes stood out again.
The fastback roofline still continued
into the trunk lid, which was now brack-
eted by a pair of short tailfins trailing
rearward from behind the B-pillar on
two-doors or the C-pillar on four-doors.
The fins allowed for higher tail lamps
compared to their previous location in
the trunk lid, but the key change in front
was a new grille. Vertical bars replaced
the eggcrate, and if that didn’t match
the new tail lamps in terms of safety
improvements, it did indeed freshen the
look.
“Nash presents the world’s most
modern cars,” advertising boasted, “the
brilliant new Airflytes for 1951” …
“Note the new modern front with oval
air intake. The massive new Guard-Rail
bumpers. It’s one sweet sweep of line,
to the Sky-Flow rear fenders and racing
teardrop tail” … “They are America’s
new automobile values” and “new in jet-
line beauty.” In the case of “the distin-
guished Ambassador,” potential owners
were urged to “drive this lordly master
of the highways.” It was for the most part
salesmanship, but then as now, Nashes
have rarely been described as anything
less than good cars and have often been
cited as examples of excellent value.
Admittedly, however, the 1949 through
1951 Airflytes’ appearance is a love-it-
or-hate-it design, but tastes can change.
The Ambassador’s overhead-valve six is “the famous Jet-Fire engine that chal-
lenges all others on performance.” Its 234.8 cubic inches produces 115 hp.
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From ‘leave it’ to ‘love it’
“As a kid, I’ll tell you, I wouldn’t
give you two cents for one of these,” said
Don Rancatti, the Williamstown, Mass.,
owner of the 1951 Ambassador four-
door featured here. “You looked at them
and they were ugly. A neighbor of mine
had one, a 1951 Nash Ambassador, and
he was a salesman and he didn’t know a
thing about the car. He’d go out there in
the winter and try to start it. He’d flood
it and it wouldn’t start,
and of course that all got
blamed on the car. ‘It’s a
Nash. What do you ex-
pect?’
“But as I got older,
I thought, ‘These aren’t
ugly.’”
After more than a year
of searching, he found
the Ambassador in about
2006 when it was adver-
tised for sale on the Nash
Car Club of America’s website. The
seller, he recalled, had purchased it from
a woman who’d used it to commute to
college and it was in excellent condition
with no rust and a nearly perfect interior.
It needed paint and some minor work to
get the overdrive operating properly, and
he installed electronic ignition, a non-
stock oil filter and a starter relay.
The Nash now has less than 60,000
miles showing. Rancatti said that it’s
ready for any trip and when he drives
it, the reactions among those who see
it are consistent.
“The first thing you get,” he said, “is,
‘What year is it?’ Or, ‘What is it?’ One
or the other is first. I think, ‘What is it?’
comes first and then they want to know
what year.
“Some of them are aware of Nash.
Others, I’ll say, ‘It predates AMC,
American Motors.’ ‘Oh.’ Some of them
don’t even know who American Mo-
tors was. ‘Oh, yeah, American Motors.
I didn’t know that.’ ”
Nash slightly toned down the Airflyte
dashboard for 1951 as the earlier mod-
els used a gauge cluster mounted in a
pod attached to the steering column
that it called the Uniscope.
Anyone who’s experienced an Air-
flyte won’t be surprised that he calls it a
“very nice driver” and while he said he’d
probably opt for the Hydra-Matic if he
had it to do over again, the three-speed
with overdrive has advantages. His fuel
economy is about 21 or 22 miles to the
gallon, which is roughly what Nash ad-
vertised, but 70 or 75 mph on the open
road is no problem.
“Without overdrive,” Rancatti said,
“it’d be howling …
“The steering is slow compared to a
modern car and it’s a big steering wheel,
but with the radials on it, it doesn’t wan-
der. With the old ones, it was all over the
place. I don’t know how we drove those
when we were young.”
He owns other cars, but has no hesi-
tation in saying that buying the Nash
was the right move.
“The car drives nice,” he observed.
“That’s probably its most endearing at-
tribute. The thing is easy to drive. It’s a
one-hand driver … You can relax driv-
ing it.”
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10 L OS T
B
etween the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Mu-
seum and ACD Club members, there will be dozens
of surviving Model J Duesenbergs in Auburn, Ind.,
over Labor Day weekend. Each year, Auburn hosts the
club’s annual reunion and it holds its own ACD Festi-
val to honor the great Classics built in that town and
elsewhere in Indiana. Thousands of fans descend on the Mid-
western town to see the rare cars gathered against the factory
showroom that is now the museum. Since the ACD Club is
honoring the Model J for 2019, the Duesenberg spotting in
Auburn will be especially good this year.
Of the 481 Model J Duesenbergs built, many of the 378
survivors have been seen in Auburn over the past 63 years that
the meet has been held. But some Model Js have never been
to Auburn, nor will they ever. Although the survival rate of
Model J Duesenbergs is astronomically high compared to oth-
er cars at 78.5 percent, still 111 cars didn’t survive to become
cherished Classics. Here are a few of those unfortunate cars
lost to time and human carelessness. Be prepared: you will
need a strong constitution to read about how some of these
majestic cars met their demise.
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Model Js that
didn’t survive to
Classic status
BY ANGELO VAN BOGART
Brunn Torpedo Phaeton, J-496
1 The most famous “lost” Duesenberg is J-496, the first Tor-
pedo Phaeton which was constructed to the special order
of a young customer. The Torpedo Phaeton was an original
design by Gordon Buehrig, who worked hand in hand with
the young customer to build a car that precisely met his
ideas for a Duesenberg. The Torpedo Phaeton’s unique body
feature of a rounded rear deck behind the rear seat made it
most unusual for a phaeton at that time. A supercharged was
added after its initial construction and had the long, narrow
eight-port “Monel” exhaust pipe coming out of the passenger
hood side. The owner is said to have enjoyed its nighttime
glow once the engine became hot.
The story of this car was published in J.L. Elbert’s 1951
book “Duesenberg: The Mightiest American Motor Car,” and
Elbert’s prose and the very thought that such a beautiful car
could be lost made it legendary.
Elbert wrote, “Several years later, with its headers glow-
ing, like the silver mane of a wild palomino in the moonlight,
the famous Torpedo Phaeton leaped a cliff in the region of the
painted desert, burning itself into the realm of legend. If there
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is such a thing as a Duesenberg Valhalla, one can wager that
the original Torpedo Phaeton by Brunn is the swaggering king
of the royal hall.”
Unfortunately, much of that story is filled with creative li-
cense and the truth is much less fanciful according to Duesen-
berg historian and restorer Randy Ema. The young owner sim-
ply drove the car into a ditch, damaging the frame and the left
side of the body. The wreck was bought by Duesenberg’s Los
Angeles branch and parted out. That glowing exhaust port and
the supercharger blower went on the “Mudd coupe” (J-212),
and other parts such as the engine and frame may have been
reused, but the beautiful Torpedo Phaeton body was scrapped.
While the original Torpedo Phaeton suffered a ghastly
fate, its beauty was immediately realized and four more nearly
identical bodies of this style were built for Duesenberg chas-
sis (two each by coachbuilders Weymann and A.H. Walker). 3
The body has also been recreated for other Duesenberg chas-
sis and there are now more Torpedo Phaetons than originally the owner of the single other Judkins berline of this style. Per-
built for Duesenberg chassis. haps not fond of the idea that her famous neighbor owned the
same car, Yount sent her husband’s still-beautiful, low-mile
Duesenberg Judkins berline to the World War II scrap drives;
it was photographed on the scale at her Spindletop Farm sans
tires. Legend has it that someone saved the Duesenberg from
the scrap heap and when Pansy Yount learned of this, she re-
took possession of the car and then ensured that it was cut up
and lost forever. Arden’s matching Duesenberg has also been
2 lost, but to unknown circumstances.

Judkins coupe, unknown engine number

2 Texas oil man Frank Yount bought three new Duesenbergs,

one of which he worked with Gordon Buehrig to design.
The result of their work was a long, low three-window coupe
that became the first Duesenberg body designed by Bueh-
rig. Coahcbuilder Judkins turned Buehrig’s two-dimensional
drawing into a three-dimensional masterpiece, resulting in a
duplicate body being built.
Yount reportedly used his Judkins coupe as a “Sunday car”
and for special occasions. After his 1933 death, Pansy, his
wife, moved to Kentucky and took along her husband’s stable
of cars, which included three Duesenberg Model Js (among
them the Judkins coupe). While Frank Yount loved cars, Pan-
sy loved horses and according to researcher Greg Riley, her
horse trainer Cape Grant regularly used the Judkins coupe.
Grant eventually crashed the Judkins coupe in a drunk driving
incident. It was presumably scrapped following the accident,
but at least it didn’t suffer the intentional fate of Frank Yount’s
Judkins berline.
Judkins berline, unknown engine number
4
Franay convertible coupe, J-506
4 At the 1934 Paris salon, a stunning and unique two-tone
Duesenberg Model J convertible coupe was displayed by
Parisienne coachbuilder Franay. The one-off car was unusual
for its separate trunk incorporated into the body’s rakish de-
sign. Also unique were the fenders, which were different than
the standard Duesenberg fare. Not only was the car notable for
its design, it also received one of the 38 superchargers built
for the Duesenberg 420-cubic-inch straight-eight.
Emile Beghain, co-driver to Prince Nicholas who com-
pete with a Duesenberg at the 1935 Le Mans race, bought
the Franay convertible coupe around 1935. It remained in his
possession until he had to abandon his estate during 1962

3 Frank Yount’s last of three Duesenbergs sported another

Judkins body, this one a sedan with a divider window
(berline). Yount purchased this Judkins berline at the 1933
Chicago’s World Fair and had it refinished in black with gold
accents to reflect his oil wealth. The very day Yount watched
his new Judkins berline get unloaded from the train so he
could drive it home, he died of heart failure. The car followed
Yount’s widow, Pansy, to Kentucky where she established ex-
travagant horse stables built from her husband’s oil wealth.
Coincidentally, Pansy Yount’s neighbor was Elizabeth Arden,
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amid war for Algeria’s independence. In the Summer 1996
issue of Automotive History Review, publication of the So-
ciety of Automotive Historians, French automotive historian
Alain Dollfus described the car as a wreck at the time of its
abandonment. How it came to be wrecked by 1962 is unclear,
but Beghain apparently planned to restore the car and had ac-
quired for parts the Duesenberg town car with coachwork by
Kellner (J-365). The Kellner town car was abandoned along-
side the Franay convertible coupe when war broke out, and
both are lost cars today.
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7 The most prolific European coachbuilder on the Due-

5 both when it compete in the January 1930 Rally Mondial de
Letourneur et Marchand faux cabriolet, J-466
senberg Model J chassis was Hibbard & Darrin, perhaps
because E.Z. Sadovich, the importer to Europe of Duesen-
berg chassis, rented showroom space from the coachbuilder.
Twelve different bodies were built by Hibbard & Darrin for
the Model J chassis, the first of which was a town car with
engine J-195.
Town cars are at home on the concours field, but not
necessarily in a speed competition yet this Duesenberg did
l’Elegance Sportive Automobile. This French 1000-mile rally
also included a concours and the Duesenberg did well in both,

5 One of the most elegant fixed-roof Duesenbergs to have

been built was a unique faux cabriolet. This body was es-
sentially a victoria with a fixed, leather-covered roof and pure-
finishing just behind the first-place Rolls-Royce. In June, the
repainted town car was displayed at another concours in Eu-
rope.
ly cosmetic landau irons to make it appear as though the roof It has since disappeared without leaving a tire mark.
collapsed. A large but proportionate trunk gave the black car
balance, and it was fitted with Grabel headlamps to complete
the car’s European look. According to French automotive his-
torian Alain Dollfus, the car was designed and built by French
coachbuilder Letourneur et Marchand for the Marquis de Por-
tago and delivered to him on Aug. 14, 1931. The Marquis de
Portago split his time between Madrid and Paris, but the car
met its demise in the French commune of Roanne. There, the
“inventor” who bought the car in 1950 took it apart simply to
“see what made it tick.” Its remains were scrapped in 1965.
Letourneur et Marchand built two other bodies for Due-
senberg Model J chassis, both cabriolets of similar style, and
they, too, are lost cars.

Brunn limousine, J-520

6 Brunn & Co. of Buffalo, N.Y., is known to have built just

six bodies for the Model J chassis. Despite being known
for its quality construction, only three are known to survive,
all of them Brunn’s Riviera convertible sedan style. Among
those lost is the handsome Brunn fully enclosed limousine
that was used for a time as the personal vehicle of E.L. Cord 7
of the Cord Corp., owners of Duesenberg.

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Union City Body Co. coupe, J-406
8 Although introduced in 1928, a two-passenger coupe with
a rumble seat was not cataloged by Duesenberg for the
Model J until 1931. As a result, very few rumble seat coupes
are known to have been built on the Duesenberg Model J chas-
sis. Four of the coupe bodies that were built were originally
designed to customer order; the other two bodies were of the
design illustrated in the 1931 Duesenberg catalog and built by
the Union City Body Co. Both of these cataloged coupes, one
of which is pictured here, were sold in 1931.
The story of one of those Union City Body Co. coupes was
previously told in Old Cars; it is the car that lost its body in
the 1940s, but Jay Leno recently had a replacement body built
for its original chassis and engine. The other coupe, J-406, is
altogether lost.
Rollston panel/opera
brougham town car, J-568
9 A one-of-a-kind Duesenberg
Model J town car that was butch-
ered early in life received a reprieve,
only to be completely discarded al-
together. Its sad story begins in the
shadow of actress Marion Davies’
spotlight.
Davies was a multiple Duesen-
berg owner, her first having been
a Hibbard & Darrin transformable
cabriolet (a convertible sedan whose
roof could be positioned in several
ways, including as a town car). After
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her Hibbard & Darrin-bodied Model J,
a very modern, streamlined town car
body was drawn for Davies, but she
rejected this design in favor of a very
dated panel brougham town car built
by Rollston. This panel brougham
carried cane work on the rear com-
partment and a “six fender” design in
which there was a break between the
front and rear running boards. When
Davies received this Rollston panel
brougham in 1935, its archaic styling
with squared body edges was at least
8
10 years out of date. When J.L. Elbert
sent a survey to known past and pres-
ent Duesenberg owners for his forthcoming book, Davies re-
plied, “...I bought the [opera brougham] in 1935 at the New
York Automobile Show. It was exhibited in Chicago, with my
permission. I have always considered the Duesenberg the fin-
est car that was ever manufactured. It is too sad that they are
not producing anymore....”
According to Randy Ema, the panel brougham’s rear
compartment was cut off so it could be used on a Hollywood
movie set and the rest was made into a truck after Davies’
ownership. Realizing the studio still had the rear section, a
subsequent owner tried to correct this blasphemous move by
retrieving the rear compartment and installing it back on the
car. The work was subpar, but at least the panel brougham
was whole again. It would not remain whole for much longer,
however. The car was later broken down for parts and only its
engine lives on, now powering a Packard convertible coupe.
10
Locke town car, J-400
10 Just one body was built by Locke & Co. of New York
City for the Model J chassis, a quite formal landualet
body in which only the area above the rear doors was fixed; the
areas above the chauffeur and rear seat could be opened. The
car was opulently dressed with burled wood in the division and
also trimming the remainder of the rear compartment. It also
had a roof rack; rope pulls on the rear doors; and other fine
materials. The cowl was raked rearward in line with the split
V windshield, and the car featured an unusual beltline mold-
ing across the doors. This long-wheelbase Model J was painted
three shades of green and delivered in 1930. Its history isn’t
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 Auction Express
B-J Northeast Auction tops $21m
UNCASVILLE, Conn. _ Barrett-Jackson rolled up $21.8
million with 100 percent sell-through at the 4th Annual
Northeast Auction June 26-29 at Mohegan Sun. Sales over the
four-day event continued to reflect the growing popularity of
resto-mods and late-model performance vehicles. Among the
highlights was a 1997 Toyota Supra Anniversary Edition that
sold for $176,000.
In total, 545 vehicles were sold along with 470 pieces of
automobilia. More than $2.8 million was raised through the
sale of three charity vehicles.
Other highlight sales included:
— The last-built 2019 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, $2.7 mil-
lion (charity vehicle);
— 1954 Buick Special Custom Coupe “G54”, $220,000;
— 1969 Ford Bronco custom, $203,500;
— 1967 Ford Mustang “Eleanor” tribute, $187,000;
— 1971 Plymouth ’Cuda resto-mod, $165,000;
— 1967 Ford Shelby GT500, $165,000.
VanDerBrink to sell 200 ‘barn finds’
BEARDSLEY, Minn. _ VanDerBrink Auctions will fea-
ture two days packed with collector cars, trucks, tractors and a
myriad of other collectibles Aug. 9-10 when it hosts the James
Graham Collection Auction. More than 200 collector cars and
VanDerBrink Auctions photo
This nice 1962
Ford Thunderbird
convertible will
be up for bids in
the VanDerBrink
Graham Collection
sale.
trucks will be up for bids. Graham’s amazing collection fea-
tures more than 50 convertibles, scores of Ford, Chevrolet and
Cadillac vehicles, a long list of Pontiacs and Buicks, and a
huge collection of tractors and farm equipment.
Everything will be sold no reserve. The collection features
everything thing from top-condition restored cars to projects
for the ambitious restorer.
The opening day of the sale will feature farm and construc-
tion equipment. The second day will spotlight cars and trucks.
Among the cars up for bids: a group of Ford Model Ts and
Model As; a 1938 Ford four-door sedan; 1934 Ford vintage
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hot rod; 1950 Ford sedan; 1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL convert-
ible; 1957 Ford Skyliner retractable; and 1962 Ford Thunder-
bird convertible. GM offerings will include a group of Chevy
Impalas from the 1950s and ’60s; a 1957 Chevrolet Cameo;
1954 Chevrolet pickup; 1938 Chevrolet pickup; Pontiacs from
the 1950s and ’60s; 1956, 1959, 1960 and 1962 Cadillac con-
vertibles; and many MoPars, including several 1960s Chrys-
lers and 1930s-1960s Dodges and Plymouths. There will also
be vehicles from Studebaker, Rambler, Nash, Hudson, Kaiser,
MG, Graham and others.
The auction will be held at 5821 State Highway 27 in
Beardsley and begin at 9:30 a.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday.
For information www.vanderbrinkauctions.com.
Loaded lineup set for
RM Sotheby’s Fall Auburn sale
AUBURN, Ind. _ Roughly 700 collector cars and trucks
are expected to cross the block Aug. 29-Sept. 1 at RM Sothe-
by’s Fall Auburn sale over Labor Day weekend. Bidding will
begin each day at Auburn Auction Park with automobilia lots
at 10 a.m. Vehicles will begin crossing the block at 11 a.m.
Admission is $50 for the weekend or $20 for one day.
Among the highlight lots will be two Duesenbergs with
very different pedigrees: a 1923 Model A five-passenger tour-
ing by Millspaugh & Irish, and a 1966 Duesenberg Model D
Concept with just 800 miles. Other
marquee lots include: a 1970 Ford
Mustang Boss 429 in Grabber Blue
with original white interior; a 1966
Land Rover Series IIA 88 formerly
owned by the 14th Dalai Lama; and a
1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Ber-
linetta by Scaglietti.
For more information, visit www.
rmsothebys.com.
Worldwide sale to
feature Tucker 48
AUBURN, Ind. _ Worldwide Auc-
tioneers will hold its annual Labor Day
sale Aug. 29-30 at its Global Head-
quarters. On Friday, The Fabulous
Dakota Discoveries Collection will be
sold at no reserve beginning at 2 p.m.
On Saturday, the Memorabilia and
Cars Auction will begin at 3 p.m. with the Auburn Auction
following at 6 p.m.
Heading the list of consignments is a 1948 Tucker Model
48 sedan offered without reserve. Other highlights will in-
clude: a 1935 Packard Model 1204 Super Eight convertible
coupe; 1955 Indy Streamliner “Fuel-Injection Special” built
by Indy car builder Quinn Epperly for the 1955 Indy 500;
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429; 1937 Cord 812 “Sportsman”
convertible coupe; 1966 Chevrolet Corvette L79; and 1915
Chalmers Raceabout.
For information, visit www.worldwide-auctioneers.com.
www.oldcarsweekly.com
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Corvettes at Carlisle will
be held Aug. 22-25 at the
Carlisle Fairgrounds and
Carlisle Events photo
Expo Center in Carlisle,
Pa. For information, visit
www.carlisleevents.com
SHOWS
ARKANSAS
Sep 6-7 AR, Eureka Springs. 2019
Antique Automobile Festival Eureka
Springs Antique Auto Show. Great
Passion Play Grounds. 479-253-8737,
www.antiqueautofest.com
CALIFORNIA
Aug 10 CA, North Hollywood. Clunkers
Car Club & Pep Boys Speed Shop Au-
gust Car Show. 6065 Lankershim Blvd.
3-8pm. clunkercarclub@gmail.com
Aug 11 CA, Oxnard. LA Gente Car Club &
Onebadpup.com 3rd Annual Car Show.
Fred L. Williams Elementary School –
4300 Anchorage Street. www.onebad-
pup.com/
Aug 11 CA, Pomona. Pomona Swap Meet
& Classic Car Show. 1101 W. McKin-
ley Ave. 5am-2pm. Registration $25,
late models $100, Pre-’31 free. www.
pomonaswapmeet.com
Aug 16-17 CA, Santa Maria. Ford F-100
Elite of Northern California & Pickups
49th North-South Run. 1953-1956 Ford
F-100 Pickups and Panels. Santa Maria
www.oldcarsweekly.com
Inn. nosorun@gmail.com, North:
Bruce Ledbetter 530-396-2350, Randy
Ledbetter 805-598-9150, South: Jim
Moore 951-237-1570
Aug 18 CA, Buena Park. Pickers Para-
dise Swap Meet. Gary 714-299-1776,
garyoccarguy@gmail.com
Aug 18 CA, Turlock. Fall Turlock Swap
Meet. Stance Fairgrounds – 900 N.
Broadway. 6am-2pm. 209-201-8491,
registration@springfallturlock.com
Aug 23-25 CA, Pleasanton. Goodguys
33rd West Coast Nationals. Alameda
County Fairgrounds. www.good-guys.
com/2019-events
Aug 24 CA, Apple Valley. Apple Valley
Firefighters Summer Burnout. 17772
Wikka Road. 2pm. Aaron 760-885-
7546, www.iaff4742.com
Aug 24 CA, Chico. 41st Chico Concours
d’Elegance. concourschico@gmail.
com, www.chicoconcours.com/
Aug 25 CA, Oxnard. Oxnard Police
Department Carshow. 251 S. C Street.
10am-3pm. Registration $25. www.
draggteam.org
Aug 25 CA, Hesperia. Auto Parts Swap-
meet. 17578 Eucalyptus Ave. 6am-3pm.
free. Jim 760-995-3999, www.socalcar-
culture.com
Aug 31 CA, Lakeview Terrace. Moon-
lite Customs and the Yakety Yaks 1st
Annual Car Show. Hansen Dam Park
– 11770 Foothill Blvd. 7am-3pm. 661-
839-6362
Sep 7 CA, Playa Del Ray. 20th Anniversa-
ry Westchester Elks Car Show & Chili
Cook Off. 8025 Westchester Blvd. 9am-
3pm. Register by September 1 $25, af-
ter $30. Car Show – Lisa 818-441-3488,
Chili Cook Off – Deven 310-383-6799,
www.westchesterelks.com
Sep 7 CA, Fresno. 2019 Rods on the
Bluff. Park Place Shopping Center –
7775-7785 N. Palm Ave. 5:30-8:30pm.
Registration $5 with HRC Logo
sticker/$10 without HRC Logo sticker,
admission free. Anthony Granata 559-
825-6808, www.hotrodcoalition.com/
rods-on-the-bluff/, info@hotrodcoali-
tion.com
Sep 7 CA, Romona. 7th Annual Romona
Rod Roundup. Calvary Chapel – 114
14th Street #D. register before Aug. 30
$20, after $25. Brian Storym 760-239-
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Sep 8 CA, Long Beach. Long Beach Hi
Performance Swap Meet. Veteran’s
Memorial Stadium. 6am-1pm. 800-
762-9785
Sep 14 CA, Colton. Variety Inland Empire
Car & Motorcycle Show. American
Legion Post 155 – 1401 Veterans Way.
10am-3pm. Mike 951-351-7654, Angie
951-208-8350, Geno 909-644-0168,
Greg 909-222-7373
Sep 14 CA, Paramount. Hynes D.E.S. Hot
Rod and Bike Show. Hynes D.E.S. Por-
tuguese Hall, 7812 Alondra Blvd. SH:
8am-2pm. Eric at HynesCarShow@
yahoo.com
Sep 15 CA, Buena Park. Pickers Para-
dise Swap Meet. Gary 714-299-1776,
garyoccarguy@gmail.com
COLORADO
Sep 6-8 CO, Loveland. Goodguys 22nd
Colorado Nationals. The Ranch Events
Complex. www.good-guys.com/2019-
events
CONNECTICUT
Aug 18 CT, Wallingford. Yankee Chapter
all Buick Show. Wallingford Buick-
GMC – 1122 Old North Colony Road.
9am-3pm. Registration $10. Rich
Dayton 203-509-6136, Jim Comeau
203-537-2408
Sep 8 CT, Manchester. 40th Annual
MCCNE Mustang & Fords power Show.
Mustangs Unlimited – 440 Adams
Street. 9am-3:30pm. Registration $20
($15 MCCNE Members) www.mccne.
com
Sep 8 CT, South Windsor. 6th Annual
Connecticut Classic Car Show. 133
Connecticut Military Corvette Club
Inc. – South Windsor Court.9am-noon.
Registration $10 donation. lhlovering@
gmail.com
Sep 8 CT, Brooklyn. Yankee Yesteryear
Car Club’s 60th Annual Car Show &
Swap Meet. Brooklyn Fairgrounds – 15
Fairgrounds Rd. Gates open at 9am.
Registration $10. Vend space $25. Bob
Dumas 860-705-9514, www.yycc.org
Sep 15 CT, Naugatuck. 3rd Annual St.
Vincent Ferrer Car Show. St. Vincent
Church – 1006 New Haven Road. 12-
4pm. Registration $10. Tony 203-768-
3486
Sep 15 CT, New Canaan. Caffeine &
Carburetors. Downtown Pine & Elm
Streets. 7-11:30 am. www.caffeine-
andcarburetors.com.Instagram and
Facebook @caffeineandcarburetors,
Twitter @caffeineandcarb
34 ❘ August 22, 2019
DELAWARE
Sep 14 DE, Newark. 3rd Annal Brookside
Fall Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show.
Brookside Community Maintenance
Building – 390 East Chestnut Hill Road.
9am-4pm. Registration $15. www.face-
book.com/events/667064930392915/
FLORIDA
Aug 24 FL, Sebring. Battle at the Bridge
Drag Racing. Sebring International
Raceway. 5pm
Sep 1 FL, Bushnell. Auto Swap Meet,
Car Corral & Car Show. Sumter County
Fairgounds – 7620 S.R. 471. 8am-3pm.
727-848-7171, www.floridaswapmeets.
com
Sep 14-15 FL, West Palm Beach. Palm
Beach Car Show & Swap Meet. South
Florida Fairgrounds – 9067 Southern
Blvd. 954-205-7813, www.SouthFLCar-
SwapMeets.com, info@SouthFLCar-
SwapMeets.com
Sep 15 FL, Ponte Vedra Beach. 2019
Ponte Vedra Auto Show. Nocatee Event
Field – 245 Nocatee Center Way. www.
sjcchamber.com/pv-auto-show-info
ILLINOIS
Aug 12 IL, Skokie. Ford/Lincoln/Mercury
Night Classic Car Show. Westfield
Old Orchard Mall – 4905 Old Orchard
Center. Sign in 5pm, Show 6-9pm.
Registration $5. www.mondaynightcar-
shows.com
Aug 17 IL, O’Fallon. O’Fallon City Fest
Autofest. O’Fallon City Park. 8am-4pm.
Registration judged $!5, non-judged
$10. Elmer Sterthman 618-632-3877,
618-628-0476, Bobby Fournie 618-
604-5330, jfournie@yahoo.com, Ty
Sterthman 314-496-4491, sterth442@
sbcglobal.net
Aug 18 IL, McHenry. Gary Lang Auto
Group 22nd Annual Made in the USA
Classic Car Show. 1107 Route 31.815-
385-2100, www.garylangauto.com,
www.garylangauto.com.dealership/
classic-car-show.htm
Aug 19 IL, Skokie. ‘50s Night Classic Car
Show. Westfield Old Orchard Mall –
4905 Old Orchard Center. Sign in 5pm,
Show 6-9pm. Registration $5. www.
mondaynightcarshows.com
Aug 26 IL, Skokie. Buick/Olds/Pon-
tiac/Caddy Night Classic Car Show.
Westfield Old Orchard Mall – 4905 Old
Orchard Center. Sign in 5pm, show
6-9pm. Registration $5. www.monday-
nightcarshows.com
Sep 2 IL, Skokie. Labor Day Classic Car
Show. Westfield Old Orchard Mall –
4905 Old Orchard Center. Sign in 5pm,
Show 6-9pm. Registration $5. www.
mondaynightcarshows.com
Sep 7 IL, Springfield. 69th Secretary of
State Vehicle Show. Downtown. Reg-
istration begins at 7am. autoshow@
ilos.net
Sep. 8 IL, Deerfield. Deerfield Area
Historical Society’s Vintage Car Show
and Fall Festival at Deerfield Historic
Village, 450 Kipling Place. 12-4pm.
Admission free. Mike Cramer scra-
mer724@yahoo.com, 847-948-0680,
www.deerfieldhistoricalsociety.org
Sep 14-15 IL, Chicago. The Classic Auto
Show. Stephens Convention Center.
www.theclassicautoshow.com/chicago
INDIANA
Aug 10 IN, Lizton. Listen Annual Fish
Fry/Jackie & Larry Sparks Memorial
Scholarship Car Show. Listen Lions
Club – 100 Cherry Street. 11am-3pm.
Registration $25, Car Show – Lance &
Joanne Kennedy 317-445-0099, joan-
nakennedy13@yahoo.com , Vend booth
– Kathy Frederick-Caldwell Kafreder-
ick319@gmail.com
Aug 24 IN, Logansport. Dentzel Carousel
100th Anniversary Car Show. 1208 Riv-
erside Drive. 10am-4pm. Registration
$10. www.casscountycarousel.com/
location/ 574-721-5984
Aug 24-27 IN, Auburn. 2019 Central
National Meet. Early Ford V-8 Museum,
www.2019cnm.com, www.efv8.org
Sep 18 IN, Angola. 7th Annual Cruise
to the Monument Car Show. His-
toric Downtown Angola, Indiana at the
crossroads of US20 and Old Hwy 27.
Parking starts at 4pm. www.angolain.
org/events/cruisetothemonument
IOWA
Aug 23-24 IA, Cedar Rapids. Ford Gal-
axie National Meet. Downtown. Open
to all 1959-1974 Ford Galaxies. Show
9am-3pm. Banquet/Awards held in
evening. Pre-registration $20, banquet
SUMTER
SWAP MEETS
AUTOMOTIVE / ANTIQUE
SWAP MEET – CAR CORRAL
Bushnell, FL
Sept. 1, 2019
Related
Parts Of The Past Welcome.
Come Find
What You Have Been Looking For!
REGISTRATION: 727-848-7171
Visit Our Web Site: www.floridaswapmeets.com
www.oldcarsweekly.com
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dinner $35/plate. www.galaxieclub.
com/events.html, www.facebook.
com/events/323146541825581/, Eric
Magayne 319-310-4516, or eric.
magayne@gmail.com
Sep 6-8 IA, Greenfield. Early Wheels of
Iowa 57th Swap Meet. Adair County
Fairgrounds. Vend spaces outdoor $30,
Indoor $20. Andrea Woodruff 402-699-
5093
KENTUCKY
Oct 11-13 KY, Lexington. Goodguys 2nd
Kentucky Nationals. Kentucky Horse
Park. www.good-guys.com/2019-
events
MAINE
Aug 10 ME, Wells. 8th Annual Wood-
ies in the Cove Car show/3rd National
Woodie Club Car Show and NWC An-
nual Meeting. Next to McDonalds on
Route 1 – 974 Post Road. 8:30am-2pm.
Sonny Perkins woodiesinthecove@
gmail.com
MARYLAND
Aug 10 MD, Rockville. All GM Show.
Montgomery College Rockville Cam-
pus, Lot #2, 51 Mannakee St., Pre-reg.
$15, $20 day of show. Cory PH: 240-
686-0229 or corydraw@gmail.com.
MASSACHUSETTS
Aug 24 MA, Hudson. Push Rods Steel
Rod & Custom Show. Hudson Elks
Pavilion – 99 Park Street. 1-8pm. reg-
istration $10, admission $5, under 12
free. pushrods29@verizon.net
Sep 8 MA, Peppered. 1A Auto Char-
ity Car Show. Peppered Town Field
– 4 Hollis Street. 9am-2pm. Reg-
istration $15. www.facebook.com/
events/309088426646329/
MICHIGAN
Aug 7-17 MI, Kalamazoo. Ford Blue
in Kalamazoo 6th annual Lincoln
Homecoming by the Road Race Lincoln
Register, inviting Lincoln, Mercury, and
Edsel for this all-Ford meet; cruise-
in, driving tours, car show at Gilmore,
drag racing in Martin, Michigan; lin-
colncarmuseum.org; for registration,
arborbob41@aol.com.
Aug 8-11 MI, Hickory Corners. Sixth
Annual Lincoln Homecoming. Lincoln
Motor Car Heritage History. All Ford
Motor Company-built vehicles. www.
lincolncarmuseum.org
Aug 10 MI, Menominee. 48th M&M Auto
Club Auto & Cycle Show. 701 1st Street.
8am-2:30pm. Registration $5. 715-
582-0347, wchartrand@gmail.com
Aug 10 MI, Clarston. Corvettes America
www.oldcarsweekly.com
all Corvette Show. Everset Academy
-5935 Clarkson Road. Admission $10.
info@corvettesamerica.org, 248-884-
3812
Aug 10 MI, North Adams. North Adams
Heritage Days Car, Truck & Motorcycle
Show. North Adams Bible Baptist
Church – 117 S. Hillside Road. 9am-
2pm. Registration $10. Ron 517-398-
2826
Aug 10-11 MI, Hickory Corners. Lincoln
Homecoming Weekend – Lincoln, Mer-
cury, Ford & Edsel Show. Gilmore Car
Museum – 6865 Hickory Road. www.
gilmorecarmuseum.org,
Aug 17 MI, Hickory Corners. Relix Riot
– Traditional Hot Rods, Customs & Mo-
torcycle Show. Gilmore Car Museum
– 6865 Hickory Road. www.gilmorecar-
museum.org
Aug 22-24 MI, Grand Rapids. Cadillac
Allante-XLR Invitational. XCAr Show on
Aug 24 9am-4pm. Harvey Automotive
Group. allantexlrinvitational.com
Aug 23-25 MI, Hastings. 16th Annual
PAS Gathering at the Gilmore. Dave
Stevens 231-740-6610, davenstevens@
msn.com
Aug 24 MI, Hickory Corners. Hurst/
Oldsmobile Show. Gilmore Car
Museum – 6865 Hickory Road. www.
gilmorecarmuseum.org
Aug 25 MI, Hickory Corners. Pierce-Ar-
row Gathering at the Gilmore. Gilmore
Car Museum – 6865 Hickory Road.
www.gilmorecarmuseum.org
Aug 31-Sep 1 MI, Marshall. Big Dogg’s
House of Hot Rods Car Show, Music
Celebration & Vendor Market. Calhoun
County Fairgrounds. www.bdpnetwork.
com, 517-867-1090.
Sep 8 MI, Hickory Corners. Muscle Car
Plus Show & Swap Meet. Gilmore Car
Museum – 6865 Hickory Road. www.
gilmorecarmuseum.org
Sep 14 MI, Tucumseh. Ididit’s 2019 Car
Show & Open House. 610 Maumee
Street. 9am-3pm. www.ididitinc.com
Sep 15 MI, Chelsea. 2019 St. Louis
Center Car Show. 16195 W. Old US
Hwy. 12. 9am-3pm. Registation $15.
Cindy Lesser 734-475-8430, cindyl@
stlouiscenter.org
MINNESOTA
Aug 9 MN, New Brighton. Stockyard
Days Street Dance and Car Show. Long
Lake Regional Park – 1500 Old Hwy. 8.
7-10:30pm
Aug 11 MN, Duluth. 48th Annual Swap
Meet & Car Show. So. St. Louis County
Fairgrounds – 800 N. Boundary Ave.
8am-4pm.Registration $10, Vend
Spaces $20. Jim Van Dell avantiz@
charter.net, 218-624-5932
Aug 11 MN, New Brighton. 33rd Annual
New Brighton Car Show & Swap Meet.
Long Lake Regional Park – 1500 Old
Hwy. 8. 8am-4pm. Registration $4,
admission $4.
Sep 14 MN, Lakeland. 5th Annual Gary
Jackson Memorial Charity Car Show.
Bungalow Inn Bar & Grill. 9am-3pm.
Registration $5. streetrodder49@msn.
com
Sep 15 MN, St. Paul. Auto Restorers
Club of Southern Minnesota 43rd An-
nual Car Show & Swap Meet. Nicollet
County Fairgrounds. 6am-3:30pm.
Registration $15. Swap Meet by Sep-
tember 4 $25, day of show $35, car
corral $20. http://clubs.hemmings.
com/autorestorers
MISSOURI
Aug 16-18 MO, Springfield. 52nd Annual
Swap Meet & Car Corral. Ozark Empire
Fairgrounds. 417-581-1449, 417-736-
3485, www.ozarksantiqueautoclub.com
Sep 7 MO, Parksville. Dust Bowl
Jamboree Vintage Car Poker Run.
FivePlatte County Parks (Departs at
noon – returns to Parkville). Facebook/
DustBowlJamboree, James A Spawn
816-421-1991
Sep 13-14 MO, Fulton. Fall Willys Jeep
Reunion & Swap Meet. Auto World
Museum – 200 Peacock Drive. Art &
Darlene Gloss 573-491-9921 4wd-
jeep@mail.com, Jeff Petrowich 217-
246-5438, jpet@willysreuinon.com,
www.willysreunion.com
Sep 14 MO, Troy. Trinity Lutheran Church
Car Show. 1307 Boone Street. 10am-
3pm. Registration $20. Bryan Gooding,
Chair 636-297-1328 or Jim Lalumond-
iere, Co-Chair 636-290-2535
MONTANA
Aug 10 MT, Bozeman. Gallatin Valley Car
Community Day. 555 Zoot Enterprises
Lane. 10am. www.facebook.com/
events2262372344029730/?ti=icl
Aug 16-18 MT, Cut Bank. Montana Fun
Weekend Car Show & Fly-In. Show &
Fly-in at Sat. 10am, Drag Races Sat.
4-8pm. Call 406-450-1078. nollkam-
per47@hotmail.com
Aug 16-18 MT, Cut Bank. Montana Fun
Weekend. Cut Bank Airport. www.
cutbakairport.org, Roy Nolkamper 406-
450-1078, nolkamper47@hotmail.com
Aug 17 MT, Roundup. Cars and Pars.
Pine Ridge Golf Course. 11am-3pm.
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 www.roundupchamber.org, Shawn
Dutton 406-323-3237, 4duttons@
gmail.com
Aug 17 MT, Manhattan. Manhattan
Potato Festival Auto Show. Conner of
Railroad Ave. and N. Broadway. 8am-
4pm
Aug 18 MT, Bozeman. Cruising’ on Main
Car Show. Downtown Bozeman – 2224
East Main Street. 9am-3pm. www.
downtownbozeman.org, info@down-
townbozeman.org
Aug 24 MT, Billings. All Euro Car Show.
Veterans Park. 9am-3pm. www.face-
book.com/alleurocarshomt
Aug 24 MT, Boulder. Boulder Car Show.
City Park. 9am-3pm. www.boulder-
chamber.org, 406-465-2106
Aug 30-Sep 2 MT, Great Falls. 40th In-
ternational Mustang Meet. Central Ave.
www.russellcountryfordandmustagn-
club.com40-imm.html, Rick George
406-899-1627, rcfordandmustang-
club@gmail.com
Aug 31 MT, Hamilton. Rumble in the
Root. Lolo, MT Poker Cruise to Darby.
8am-5pm. Cliff Bailey 406-961-3136,
bcliff896@gmail.com
Aug 31 MT, Polson. 3rd Annual Cruizin’
the Flathead Poker Run. Around Flat-
head Lake. 10am-5pm. Bill Johnson
406-396-1488, Richard Santomo 406-
529-6849
Sep 7 MT, Miles City. High Plains Car
Show. Riverside Park. 8am-2:30pm.
Sep 7 MT, Lewistown. Chokecherry Car
Show. Main Street – Courthouse Block.
9am-3pm. Dan Stilson 406-366-5750
Sep 14 MT, Billings. Ra Ra’s Show n’
Shine. 2miles east of Blue Basket on
Hwy. 212. 10am-3pm
Sep 14 MT, Lincoln. Lambkins Car Show.
Lambkins of Lincoln – 2316 Lincoln
Springs. 9am – closing. Marge 406-
362-4460, Lambkins 406-362-4380
NEVADA
Aug 6-11 NV, Reno. Hot August Nights.
https://hotaugustnights.net
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Sep 7 NH, Concord. 34th Annual Concord
NH Kiwanis Antique & Classic Car
Show. NH Technical Institute. 8am-
3:30pm. Registration $15. Chris 603-
224-1504, www.ConcordKiwnis.org
NEW JERSEY
Aug 8-11 NJ, Princeton. 2019 VTCI
International Convention. Westin Hotel
Princeton – 201 Village Blvd. www.
vintagethunderbirdclub.net/, Hotel
reservations can be made by direct line
36 ❘ August 22, 2019
to 609-520-6225
Aug 8-11 NJ, Forestal. Vintage Thun-
derbird Club International, Inc. 2019
International Convention. Westin
Princeton at Forestal Village,NJ. All
Thunderbirds 1955-2005. www.vintag-
ethunderbirdclub.net, chairman Jim
Cappuzzo at mseries63tbird@aol.com ,
VTCI President Rod Wake, vtciprez10@
gmail.com.
Aug 10-11 NJ, Princeton. 2019 VTCI
International Convention. Westin Hotel.
Thunderbirds 1955-2005. Concours
and show on August 10. Convention on
Aug. 11. Jim Cappuzzo @ mseries63t-
bird@aol.com
Aug 11 NJ, Metuchen. 10th Annual
Metuchen Rescue Squad Benefit Car,
Truck & Motorcycle Show. Mutton High
School – 400 Grove Ave. 10am-3pm.
www.metrescuesquad.com
Sep 7 NJ, Seaside Heights. 40th Annual
Vintage Automobile Club of Ocean
County Classic Car Show. 1000 Bay
Blvd. 9 am-3 pm. Pre-register by Aug.
31 $12, day of show $15. John Mahoney
732-244-4984 or Everett Ross 732-269-
4560. www.vintageautoclubnj.org
NEW YORK
Aug 11 NY, Monticello. Monticello
Chamber of Commerce Bagel Fest Any
Make, Any Model Car Show. Judging
11am-awards 2:30pm. Tom Matthews
845-985-7162 ,Carl Smith 845-798-
8788, Pat Smith 845-796-2216
Aug 11 NY, Springwater. Community Day
Car Show. Town Park – School Street.
Pre-register $8, day of show $10. Ron-
ald Ingraham 585-669-2832
Aug 17 NY, Port Washington. Queens
County Region Vintage Chevrolet Club
of America 5th Annual Antique Car
Show. North Hempstead Beach park
– 175 West Shore Road. 10am-3pm.
Registration $10. Howie Fishman 516-
662-9379, hfishman52@aol.com
Aug 26 NY, Port Washington. Vintage
Chevrolet Club of America Queens
Chapter FunDay Monday Annual
Antique Car Show. North Hempstead
Beach Park – 175 West Shore Road.
10am-2pm. Howie Fishman 516-662-
9379, hfishman52@aol.com
Sep 1 NY, Picnic. 30th Annual Boy Scout
Car Show. Picnic Lane School. 9am-
4pm. Pre-register $15, at gate $20, car
for sale $20, vend $30. 631-298-5757,
skabrysr@aol.com
Sep 8 NY, Hicksville. New York AutoFest
Hicksville Fire Dept. Car Show & Chili
Cookoff. Sears parking lot . 8am-4pm.
Registration $25. 516-882-5022, info@
nyautofest.com, www.nyautofest.com
Sep 8 NY, Wampsville. New York Model A
Ford Club’s 59th Antique Car Show, Car
Corral, Flea Market. Fireman’s Field.
Register 8am-noon. William Kritzler
315-736-1928, jandb911s@gmail.com,
http://mohicanmodela.weebly.com/
Sep 11 NY, St. Albans. Vintage Chevrolet
Club of America Queens County Region
Antique Car Show. 1994 and older. New
York State Veteran’s Home. Gates open
at 7am. Registration $10. Howie 516-
662-9379, hfishman52@aol.com
Sep 13 NY, Grahamsville. Any Make,
Any Model Cruise to the Neversink
Roundabout a the Grahamsville Fair-
grounds Antique Machinery Associa-
tion Show. Meet at the Tr-Valley School
front parking lot to cruise to show at
9:30am. Tom Matthews 845-985-7162
or Carl Smith 845-798-8788 AMAMCC
Sep 13 NY, East Setauket. Alternatives
for Children 23rd Annual Classic &
Sports Car Rally. Starting line Alterna-
tives for Children in Dix Hills , Finish
Line Long Island Yacht Club in South
Babylon. Susan Ennis 631-331-6400,
ext. 229. Register online @ http://
www.alternativesforchildren.org/
road-rally.html, www.facebook.com/
events/320332578657895/
NORTH CAROLINA
Aug 17 NC, Concord. Cars & Coffee
Concord. 5555 Concord Pkwy. S. www.
charlottemotorspeedway.com
OHIO
Aug 18 OH, Chardon. Charon Community
Action Team’s 20th Annual Car & Bike
Show. On the Square – 101 Main Street.
www.chardoncommunityactionteam.
org, Matt Petersen mpetersen@lgrc.
us 440-205-2672, ccat@chardoncom-
munityactionteam.org 440-537-7316,
www.bigalslist.com/2017slides/
ccat081317
Aug 24 OH, Tallmadge. 27th Annual
Studebaker-Packard-Independent car
show at Summit Racing Equipment,
1200 Southeast Ave. Tallmadge, OH
44278. 11am-4pm. All independent
car brands. Larry at 330-540-0542 or
lsherer@embarqmail.com
Sep 1 OH, Duncan Falls. 26th Annual
Antique & Classic Cart Show. 397 Oak
Street. 10:30am-4:30pm. 740-674-
4444, dfvfd1@rrohio.com
Sep 1 OH, Columbus. 35th Annual All
Pontiac Indian Uprising. Quaker Steak
& Lube – 8500 Lyra Drive. 8am-4pm.
Registration $15. Ron Cozzo 740-777-
1135, rcozzo@earthlink.net, Kevin
Russo 740-549-2279, krusso_sp@
www.oldcarsweekly.com
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hotmail.com
Sep 11-14 OH, Mansfield. Studebaker
Drivers Club International Meet. stude-
guy54@gmail.com
Sep 13-15 OH, Canfield. Dave & Ed’s
Super Auto Events- Canfield Swap
Meet, Car Corral and Sunday Casual
Car Show. Held at Canfield Mahoning
County Fairgrounds, 7265 Columbiana
Canfield Rd, 330-477-8506
Sep 13-15 OH, Springfield. Cars & Parts
Springfield Swap Meet & Car Show.
Clark County Fairgrounds. 937-376-
0111, www.ohioswapmeet.com
OREGON
Aug 10 OR, Hillsboro. 8th Annual Salute
to Veterans Car & Motorcycle Show.
Washington County Fair Complex – 873
NE 34th Avenue. 9:30am-3pm. Admis-
sion free.
PENNSYLVANIA
Aug 10 PA, Monessen. Monessan Public
Library & Cultural Center Car &
Motorcycle Show. Herman Mihalich
Boat Launch – Monongahela Street.
11am-3pm. Registration $10. Glenda
Mavrakis 724-684-4029, gmrn21@
verizon.net
Aug 10 PA, Pottsville. 26th Annual Great
Pottsville Cruise-In & Car Show. Down-
town. 3-8pm. 570-622-9510, Vendors
call Rosann 570-617-5417, jerrys@
jerrysnortheast.com
Aug 11 PA, Macungie. 44th Annual
Collectors Car Show & Flea Market.
Macungie Memorial Park – 50 N.
Poplar Street. 10am-3pm. Registration
$15. Dave Barnes 610-248-9739, Randy
Weaver 610-573-9701, 1stpamustang@
gmail.com
Aug 16-18 PA, York. Goodguys 1st Great
American Nationals. York Expo Center.
www.good-guys.com/2019-events
Aug 17 PA, New Cumberland. 2nd An-
nual Antique & Classic Car, Truck &
Motorcycle Show. American Legion
Post 974 – 352 March Run Road.
8-11am. Pre-register $10, Day of Show
$15.Tom Semones, Post Commander,
717-774-3149, or GuyeshelleyPost-
974Swampmeet.@yahoo.com.
Aug 17 PA, Perkasie. 21st annual Under
the Stars Car Show. 620 W. Chestnut
Street. 5-9pm. Register by August 14
$15, day of show $20. https://perkasie-
borough.org/our-events/under-the-
stars-car-show/, events@perkasiebor-
ough.org or 215-257-5065
Aug 22-25 PA, Carlisle. Corvettes at
Carlisle. Carlisle Fairgrounds/Expo
Center. www.carlisleevents.com
www.oldcarsweekly.com
Aug 25 PA, Madera. Madera Fire Com-
pany Car Show. 2720 Main Street.
10am-4pm. Registration $10. 814-505-
7876 or email melscarshows@gmail.
com
Aug 25 PA, Souderton. Living Branches
Car Show. Souderton Mennonite
Homes – 207 W. Summit Street.
7:30am-2:15pm. Register by August
23 $10, day of event $15. Deborah
Bell at 215-368-4438, deborah.bell@
livingbranches.org or at 215-368-4438
extension 44110, www.livingbranches.
org/…/souderton-mennonite-homes/
souderton-men.
Sep 1 PA, Bristol. 6th Annual Nirvana
Family Fitness Center Car Show.
Nirvana Fitness Center – 1222 New
Rodgers Road. 9am-3pm. Registration
$20. Bobbi (h) 215-752-0484, (C) 215-
820-3276 or www.movinonkruzers.
commovin’onkruzers@inbox.com
Sep 14 PA, Philadelphia. 3rd Annual PJP
marketplace Superstore Car Show.
Shellys Plaza – 8690 Frankford Ave.
9am-3pm. Registration $20, Bobbi (H)
215-752-0484, (C) 215-820-3276, movi-
nonkruzers.com , kruzers@inbox.com
Sep 14 PA, Foglesville. Petrifies Fifth
Annual Fall Car Picnic. 2934 Grundsau
Ct. Meet starts at 11am. Liz RSVP 908-
906-7122, petridis@prodigy.net
Sep 14 PA, Patton. Tackett’s Repair Shop
Car Show. Janesville Dam at Mountz
Memorial Park. 10am-4pm. Regis-
tration $10. 814-505-7876 or email
melscarshows@gmail.com
RHODE ISLAND
Aug 11 RI, Johnston. 40th Annual
MCCNE Rhode Island All Wheels Car
Show. Johnston Memorial Park – 1583
Hartford Ave. 9am-3:30pm. Registra-
tion $20 ($15 MCCNE members),
admission free. www.mccne.com
SOUTH DAKOTA
Aug 9-11 SD, Pierre. 30th Annual Street-
masters Dam Run. www.poerrestreet-
masters.com/dam-run/
Aug 17 SD, Murdo. 65th Anniversary Cel-
ebration. Pioneer Auto Show. 605-669-
2691, www.pioneerautoshow.com
TEXAS
Sep 13-15 TX, Fort Worth. 52nd Annual
Southwest Swap Meet. Texas Motor
Speedway. www.southwestswapmeet.
com, Gary & Suzy Page 469-463-6277,
info@southwestswapmeet.com
VERMONT
Aug 9-11 VT, Waterbury. Vermont
Antique and Classic Car Meet. Farr’s
Field – US Rte. 2. Chris 802-249-0272,
cgeeb99@gmail.com, www.vtauto.org
VIRGINIA
Sep 14 VA, Leesburg. 32nd Annual
Leesburg Car Show. Downtown. 12-
4pm. Registration $20, www.lcps.org/
domain/26427
WASHINGTON
Aug 9-11 WA, Spokane. Goodguys 18th
Great Northwest Nationals. Spokane
County Fair & Expo Center. www.good-
guys.com/2019-events
Aug 18 WA, Tenino. T-9-0 Quarrymen
Car Club 18th Annual Show-N-Shine
Car Show. City Park
Aug 31 WA, Tacoma. LeMay 42nd Annual
Show. 9am-5pm. Members free, kids
$5 325 152nd Street East. www.lemay-
marymount.org
Sep 20-21 WA, Chehalis. 54th Annual
Harvest Swap Meet. Vend Spaces, $40,
www.CCVAC.com. or call 360-273-6961
WISCONSIN
Aug 10 WI, Oxford. St. Car, Truck &
Motorcycle Show Honoring Veterans.
Oxford Village Park. 8am-2pm. Regis-
tration $10. stjohnscarsow@gmail.com
Aug 11 WI, Oak Creek. St. John’s 3rd
52nd l
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 Annual Car & Motorcycle Show. 6700 S.
Howell Ave. 1-5pm. Registration free.
Aug 15-18 WI, Eau Claire. Run Topless.
Convertible, drop-top roadster, topless
hot rod, spyder, cabriolets welcome.
www.openairtours.com
Aug 17 WI, Two Rivers. Two Rivers Fest
Car Show. Aroma Park. Registration
9-11am, show 11am-3pm. 815-347-
3003, www.tworiversfestival.com
Aug 17 WI, Necedah. Sateen Family Rac-
ing 16th Annual Olden Days Car Show.
Queen of the Holy Rosary School.
– W5606 Shrine Road. 11am-5pm.
Registration $10. www.facebook.com/
43rd Annual CAR SHOW
PARTS SWAP
CAR CORRAL
ARTS & CRAFTS
Beloit Evening Lions Club
Coachmen Street Rod Club
Blue Ribbon Classic Chevy Club
Rock Valley Mustang Club
& XLR8 Car Club
Over 1250 participant show cars.
130 vehicles for sale in car corral
& 300 vendor spaces.
TOWN OF BELOIT PRESERVATION
PARK ON ROCK RIVER
4 Miles North of Beloit, Wisc., on Hwy. 51
SUN, SEP 15, 2019 8am-4pm
www.beloitautorama.com
38 ❘ August 22, 2019
oldendayscarshow/, Jennifer Sauter- Car Show, Parts Swap, Car Corral, Arts
Sparby jennifer@bsofttech.com or & Crafts. Town of Beloit Preservation
608-853-0739 Park. 8am-4pm. www.beloitautorama.
com
Aug 17 WI, Hartford. Pre-1973 Chevy
and GMC Truck Show. Wisconsin
Automotive Museum. 9am-2pm. Randy
Baumann at randy74@charter.net AUCTIONS
Aug 24 WI, Merrillan. Merrillan Lions AUGUST
Summer Picnic & Car Show. Gile
Aug 9-10 MN, Beardsley. Jim Graham
Memorial Park. 10am-3pm. Picnic Info
Dale 715-333-5105, Car Show info Bill Collection. 5821 Hwy. 27. Starts 9:30
each day. VanDerBrink Auctions, LLC.
715-896-3340, www.facebook.com/
605-201-7005, www.vanderbrinkauc-
merrillanlions/
tions.com
Sep 8 WI, Saukville. 32nd Annual
Saukville in September Car, Truck & Aug 15-17 CA, Monterey. Russo and
Vintage Snowmobile Show. Grady Park. Steele Monterey 19. 602-252-2697,
Lou 262-284-5800, pleasantvalleyauto- www.russoandsteele.com
body@yahoo.com
Aug 17 IN, Jeffersonville. 10th Semi-
Sep 13-14 WI, Wisconsin Dells. Dash Annual Louisville Summer Classic Col-
to the Dells 30 1948-1972 Ford F-100 lector Car Auction. Clark County Auto
Truck Show. Register by August 12 $30, Auction. George Eber 615-496-2277,
After August 12 $35. Vend space $35. www.southernclassicauctions.com
Mike Conner 608-513-4856, mikes-
Aug 17 MN, Sleepy Eye. LLoyd Braun Es-
fine56@gmail.com, Registration The-
resa Sonn sonnshine62@gmail.com tate Sale. 22894 Co, Rd. 22. 9am. www.
henslinauctions.com
Sep 13-15 WI, Elkhart Lake. Road Amer-
ica Art on Wheels Weekend VSCDA Aug 29-Sep 1 IN, Auburn. Fall Auburn.
www.rmsothebys.com
Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival. 800-365-
7223, www.roadamerica.com Aug 31 MO, Springfield, Collector Car
Sep 15 WI, Beloit. 43rd Beloit Autorama Auction. Ozark Empire E-Plex, 3001
32nd Annual
Saukville in September
Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019
Car • Truck
Cycle Show
Vintage
Snowmobile
• Pancake Breakfast
• Food & Beverages All Day
• Show Cars $5
• General Admission - Free
Grady Park
Hwy 33, Saukville WI
Sponsored By
Pleasant Valley Auto Body
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262-284-5800 or
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N. Grant, 8 am-4 pm, Smith Auctions
1-800-861-7648, www.smithauction-
sllc.com
SEPTEMBER
Sep 14 IA, Red Oak. Coyote Johnson Col-
lection Auction. VanDerBrink Auctions.
9:30am, Montgomery County Fair-
grounds. Approximately 80 American
muscle cars. www.VanDerBrinkauc-
tions.com
Sep 20 WI, Wautoma. Yoder Collector
Car Auction. www.yodersold.com, 920-
787-5549, cell 920-295-2644
Sep 20-21 NY, Saratoga Springs. Sara-
toga Auto Auction.Saratoga Automobile
Museum. 518-587-1935,www.sara-
togaautoauction.com
Sep 21-22 MO, Cape Girardeau. VanDer-
Brink Auctions. Shadow Rest School,
232 Sierra Ridge. 9am both days. Gas
and oil collectibles, collector cars, gas
engines, parts. www.VanDerBrinkauc-
tions.com
CRUISES
AUGUST
Aug 25 CA, Camarillo. Cruise Night 2019.
Main strip – 200 block of Ventura Blvd.
12-5pm.
Aug 31 CA, Fillmore. Elkin’s Ranch
Cruise Nights. 1386 Chambersburg Rd.
Art Sanchez 805-758-4326, sanchez-
ins@sbcglobal.net, Tony Morales 805-
223-0793, Danny Ibarra, Elkins Golf
Course 805-524-1121
Aug 31 St. Louis, Louisville, Chicago,
Detroit, Indianapolis, Tampa Bay, Or-
lando, Houston, Ft. Lauderdale, Nash-
ville, Dallas, Philadelphia, Milwaukee,
Atlanta, Denver, Scottsdale. Gateway
Classics Cars & Coffee presented by
Grundy Insurance. 9am-noon. www.
gatewayclassiccars.com
SEPTEMBER
Sep 8 PA, Quakertown. First Pennsylva-
nia Mustang Club Cruise Night 2019.
The County Square Shopping Center
– 240-3 S. West End. Blvd. (Rt. 309)
4-7pm. Randolph Guill guillrandolph@
aol.com, 215-538-7256, 215-896-8277,
www.firstpamustang.org
Sep 11 IN, Auburn. Auburn Shifters Car
Club Summer Cruise-In. Early Ford V-8
Foundation Museum – 2181 Rotunda
Drive. 6-8pm. http://fordv8foundation.
org/
Sep 15 CT, New Canaan. Caffeine &
Carburetors. Downtown Pine & Elm
Streets. 7-11:30 am. www.caffeine-
www.oldcarsweekly.com
andcarburetors.com.Instagram and
Facebook @caffeineandcarburetors,
Twitter @caffeineandcarb
Sep 28 St. Louis, Louisville, Chicago, De-
troit, Indianapolis, Tampa Bay, Orlando,
Houston, Ft. Lauderdale, Nashville,
Dallas, Philadelphia, Milwaukee,
Atlanta, Denver, Scottsdale.. Gateway
Classics Cars & Coffee Presented by
Grundy Insurance. 9am-noon. www.
gatewayclassiccars.com
Sep 28 CA, Fillmore. Elkin’s Ranch
Cruise Nights. 1386 Chambersburg Rd.
Art Sanchez 805-758-4326, sanche-
zins@sbcglobal.net, Tony Morales
805-223-0793, Danny Ibarra Elkins Golf
Course 805-524-1121
YEAR ROUND
Mondays FL, Ft. Myers. Larry’s Cruise-
In. U.S. 41N. 4pm-7pm. Contact 239-
995-3999 www.shellfactory.com
Mondays FL, Ft. Meyers. Applebee’s
Cruise-In.15151 North Cleveland Ave.
4pm–7pm.
Tuesdays CA, Granada Hills. Granada
Hills Cruiz-In. Park between Baskin
Robins & Carl’s Jr. 6pm
3rd Tuesday of the month CA, Yucca
Valley. Route 62 Cruisers Cruise-in.
Firehouse Subs – 58709 Palms Hwy.
Ste. F. 5:30 pm
Wednesdays MD, Upper Marlboro.
Par-A-Digm Presents High Heels &
Corvettes Sophistication Meets Power.
5010 Brown Station Road. Randy 240-
354-4752
Wednesday Nights PA, Morgantown.
Cruise-In Car Show. Classic Auto Mall,
6180 Morgantown Road, 4-8pm. 610-
901-3804
Thursday mornings CA, Chatsworth.
Earl’s Coffee Cruise. 20429 Devonshire
St. 8-10am. www.facebook.com/Earls-
Donuts, 818-341-2869
Thursdays MD, Accokeek, East Coast
Drifters Cruise-In. Wendy’s in Man-
nokeek Shopping Center – W. 228 Ac-
cokeek. 6-9pm. Bobby 240-682-6432
Last Thursday of Every Month. CA,
Santa Monica. West End Santa Monica
Car Club Mel’s Drive-in Cruise Night.
1670 Lincoln Blvd., 7-9pm.
Friday Nights CA, Northridge. Cruise
Night. Bob’s Big Boy – 8876 Corbin Ave.
4pm
Friday Nights CA, Burbank. Valley
Cruise Nights. Fosters Freeze – 201
South Glenn Oaks Blvd. 7-9pm
Friday Evenings MD, Laytonsville. (Year
Round Cruise-in): Laytonsville Cruise-
In. 6840 Olney-Laytonsville Road,
Laytonsville, MD 20882. 5-8 pm. www.
cruisein.us, email inex01@verizon.net
Saturday Nights IN, Noblesville. Central
Indiana Vintage Vehicles Cruise In.
Noblesville Courthouse Square. 4:30-
8:30pm. Dave Shank 317-674-8045,
Larry Grabb 317-710-2585, www.civv.
club.com
Saturday Nights IN, Noblesville. Court-
house Square. 4:30-8:30pm. Hosted by
Central Indiana Vintage Vehicles. Dave
Shank 317-674-8045, Larry Grabb 317-
710-2585. www.civv.club.com.
First Saturday of each month FL, Engle-
wood. Cruise-In Dearborn. Downtown
Englewood. 4-8pm. Tom Brooks 941-
815-6204
Last Saturday of the month, various
locations. Gateway Classic Cars Cruise-
In. Gateway Classic Car locations. 9am-
noon. www.gatewayclassiccars.com
Last Saturday of the month CA, Win-
netka. Cupid’s Cruise. 20030 Vanowen
St. 4-8pm. www.cupidshotdogs.net,
cupidshotdogs@gmail.com, cupidshot-
dogs@gmail.com
Last Saturday of Month CA, North Hol-
lywood. Pep Boys Speed Shop Cars &
Coffee. 6065 Lankershim Blvd. 8-noon
Sundays CA, Northridge. Classic Cars &
Coffee. Suppressing Shopping Center –
19500 Plummer Street. 6-10am. www.
facebook.com/SoCalcrScene, www.
facebook.com/groups/CarsCoffeeBa-
gels, carscoffeebagels@yahoo.com
Sundays CA, Northridge. Classic Cars
& Coffee. Supering Shopping Cen-
ter–195000 Plummer Street, 6-10am.
www.facebook.com/SoCaleruScene,
carsandcoffeebagels@yahoo.com
First Sunday of each month CA, Malibu.
Cars & Coffee Cruise-In. Trances
County Market. 7-10am
First Sunday of the month FL, Mira-
mar. Miramar Outlets Car Cruise-Ins.
11am–3pm info: 239-948-3766, www.
Miramaroutlets.com
Sunday Mornings MD, Rockville. Shady
Grove Cruise-in. 16705 Crabbs Branch
Road, Rockville, MD 20855. 9am-1pm.
www.cruisein.us or email inex01@
verizon.net
Sunday Mornings MD, Potomac. Po-
tomac Cafe Racers Cruise-In. 10220
River Road. 10am–noon. www.cruisein.
us or email inex01@verizon.net
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8960 1950’S CARS
1948 Crosley Wagon, fun little
car, nice body and paint, good
redone int, 4 cyl, 3 speed, fun to
drive, sliding windows, runs and
drives good. cntryclsscrs@madi-
sontelco.com (618) 635-7056
$7,950.00 FWC17976239
1956 DESOTO Fireflite 4dr sedan,
well kept, nice body and paint,
great redone int, shows 77,xxx
miles, hemi v8, push button
auto trans, www tires, cool fins,
great looking car, runs and drives
good. $13,550.00. cntryclsscrs@
madisontelco.com (618) 635-
7056 FWC17976031
1957 Ford Thunderbird roadster. hard-
top and tonneau, gray primer, was red/
red, new interior, auto trans rebuilt, 312
d code, t & c radio, skirts, tele, runs
and drives nice, 51K miles, $16,500.00,
517-351-1729 East Lansing, MI.
FWC17977392
8970 1960’S CARS
FOR SALE 1969 BUICK GRAN
SPORT 400 CONVERTIBLE 1 RED
REPAINT WITH WHITE TOP AND
RED INTERIOR, A/C, PS, PB,
COLUMN AUTO, 80K MILES, 712-
380-4969 FWC17971372
8980 1970’S CARS
FOR SALE 1972 BUICK SKYLARK
CUSTOM, 350 2 BBL, AUTO, A/C,
PS, PB, TILT, RADIO DELETE
GREEN IN COLOR WITH GREEN
CLOTH BENCH AND GREEN VI-
NYL TOP SHOW WINNER WITH
36K MILES $14000, 712-380-
4969 FWC17971352
1976 Gold Cadillac Eldorado
Convertible 2600 miles, excel-
lent condition, has always been
stored inside. Ph: 773-254-4125
(IL), $44,900, FWC17862240
40 ❘ August 22, 2019
8990 1980’S CARS
FOR SALE 1989 BUICK RE-
ATTA. BLUE WITH BLACK IN-
TERIOR, AIR CONDITIONING,
SUNROOF AND 103K GENTLE
MILES $4500.00, 712-380-4969
FWC17960116
1982 FIAT SPIDER CONV, fun little car,
nice redone int, new top, factory al-
loy wheels, 4 cyl, 5 speed, new tires,
new timing belt, runs and drives good.
cntryclsscrs@madisontelco.com (618)
635-7056 $5,950.00. FWC17980179
9000 AMC-NASH CARS
FOR SALE
1960 AMC Metropolitan Convert-
ible, Original, Unrestored, 9,505
miles. Original tires, upholstery,
black rubber mat, belts, hoses,
etc. Original wheels cylinders,
master cylinders and slave cyl-
inder rebuilt. Runs, drives, stops
nice. $29,000 Private seller 815-
389-9500 FWC17951465
1969-AMC Rebel SST 4dr sedan, well
kept, good body and paint, good original
int, factory dog dish hub caps, 6 cyl,
auto, runs and drives good.
$6,950.00
Can deliver
over 600 cars in stock
(618) 635-7056
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CARS FOR SALE FOR SALE
Any Cadillac From
1956 Cadillac Eldorado, first- 1902 Thru 1960
year Seville 2dr HT, factory 1959 CHEVY BELAIR 4dr sedan,
Mountain Laurel (pink), project ANY CONDITION
“TOP DOLLAR PAID”
nice car, mild custom, shaved
car, 2x4 carbs, Sabres, title, rear door handles, full side
great builder, not running, good WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.
pipes, good body and paint,
interior, minor lower rust, no air nice new period correct int, v8,
cleaner. Rare chance at a desir- 3 speed, old school torq thrust,
30 Years
able and deserving project. Call
651-269-2659, cadking1962@
Experience
mag wheels, runs and drives
good. $13,950.00. cntryclsscrs@
msn.com. Waupaca, WI. $8000 madisontelco.com (618) 635-
FWC17833604 GULLWING 7056 ϖFWC17980170
Motor Cars, Inc.
Tel: 1-800-452-9910
Email: Peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com
Website: GullwingMotorCars.com
Ask for Peter Kumar

Frame-off Restoration, 1 of 2140. Rust

Free Rebuilt 400 CI V8 engine. Rebuilt
Turbo 400 Transmission. Verdi Green
Metallic, Parchment Interior,
Factory Power Convertible Top.
To be auctioned off at the Lucky Collector
Car Auction Aug. 31st/Sept. 1st at LeMay
Marymount Event Center in Tacoma, WA.
Bid live or online.
(206) 467-6531
www.luckyoldcar.com
1973 CADILLAC ELDORADO
CONV, Indy 500 Pace Car, TX
car, 1 of 566 made, well kept
47,xxx miles believed to be ac-
tual, good body & paint, nice orgl
leather int, good top, full power,
v8, auto, ps, pb, cold a/c, just
driven in 600 miles, runs and
drives good. cntryclsscrs@madi-
sontelco.com (618) 635-7056
$12,950.00. FWC17980175
9092 CADILLAC-LASALLE
PARTS FOR SALE
1941 Cadillac engine complete- mag-
nafluxed, guaranteed good and rebuild-
able. $1,300. 928-486-6715 oldcarres-
cue@att.net FWC17980270
1963 Chevrolet Impala Super
Sport, SS 409 V-8 2d HT, 340
hp, 4-bbl, Auto. Same owner
50 years. Loaded with buckets,
console, tach, p/windows, tilt,
r/defrost, p/trunk release, cruise
control, factory vinyl top, appear-
ance package. Orig. red, now
black. Black interior. Matching
numbers drivetrain. 76K miles.
Turn-key car. Cody’s Classic
Cars. www.codysclassiccars.
com. 715-709-0343. Stanley, WI.
$59,900 FWC17944640

All Cads is all you’re

1954-Buick Special, nicely redone, nice
paint, auto, new int, v8, ps, pb, cold a/c,
vintage alum wheels, 66,000 miles,
good chrome, ready to go.
$11,950.00
Can deliver
over 600 cars in stock
(618) 635-7056
www.countryclassiccars.com
1968-Buick Electra 225 2dr ht, great
cruiser, nice body and paint, good orig
int, 96,000 org miles, full power, v8,
auto, ps, pb, dual exhaust, cold a/c,
runs and drives good.
$13,650.00
Can deliver
over 600 cars in stock
ever going to need
for parts for your 1940s
and 1950s Cadillac
1991 CADILLAC ELDORADO,
well kept, 55,xxx miles be- allcads.com
lieved to be actual, good body 800-808-1147 1982-Chevy Impala Wagon, nice custom
and paint, good original leather
int, full power, 4.9, v8, auto,
paint, nice int, 64,000 miles on v8, ps,
pb a/c, p rear windows, new tires.
$7,550.00
ps, pb, runs and drives good.
$2,950.00.cntryclasscrs@madi- Can deliver
sontelco.com, (618) 635-7056, over 600 cars in stock
FWC17980173
WANTED: CADILLAC from 1900 to
“Serving Cadillac - LaSalle
Enthusiasts Worldwide” for over
(618) 635-7056
1960. Any model, any condition, top www.countryclassiccars.com
20 years
dollars paid. We will pick up anywhere
in the USA. Please call Peter Kumar,
1-800-452-9910. E-mail:peterkumar@ CADILLAC &
gullwingmotorcars.com 3970679
OTHER GM
WANTED
Speedometer
Windshield 1970-Chevy Monte Carlo, first Generation,

(618) 635-7056
CADILLAC Washer Pump
Wiper Motor
originally designed for nascar, nice straight
body, overdrive, slick custom pearl white
paint, nice redone int, 8 inch corvette rally
wheels, big block v8, auto, ps, pb, nicely

www.countryclassiccars.com
Any Cadillac Repair
Our top notch technician, with
detailed, factory a/c, runs and drives great.
$21,450.00

from 35 years experience can restore Can deliver

over 600 cars in stock
1900-1976 these vital components of your
(618) 635-7056
WHEN FINDER’S FEE PAID
car to like new condition.
Call for details www.countryclassiccars.com
PLACING YOUR Any Condition
PH: 913.722.0707 • Fax: 913.722.1166
www.mcveys.com WANTED: ANY Chevy, any year before
CLASSIFIED Top Prices Paid 1972, any model, any condition, top
dollars paid, we will pick up anywhere
Will Pick Up From 9100 CAMARO CARS
AD AT Anywhere in the USA WANTED: CHEVROLET Camaro from
in USA. Please call Peter Kumar at
1-800-452-9910. E-mail:PeterKumar@
GullwingMotorCars.com 3970597
www.oldcarsweekly.com, 1967 to 1969, any model, any condi-
please include Call Alex Manos tion, top dollars paid. We will pick up
anywhere in the USA. Please call Pe-
WANTED: CHEVROLET Impala from
1958 to 1964, any model, any condi-
your contact 877-356-2365 ter Kumar at 1-800-452-9910. E-mail:
PeterKumar@GullwingMotorCars.com
tion, top dollars paid. We will pick up
anywhere in USA. Please call Peter
information. alex@beverlyhillscarclub.com 3970589
Kumar, 1-800-452-9910. E-mail: Pe-
terKumar@GullwingMotorCars.com
3970584
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 1949-54 CHEVY 1937 Cord 812
COMPLETE Phaeton

1949 - 54 Chevy National ACD Winner, Chassis No. 633,

NOS & Used 1963 Chrysler Newport Series,
convertible. Two-owner car. Full
Engine No. FB 1865, Serial No. 812
1633 H. Lycoming V-8 running the front
$1,595 SAVE $$$ Parts and Accessories documentation back to window
wheels through a four-speed, electrically
shifted pre-selector transmission and
INTERIOR KITS No list - Call/Email with needs sticker and bill sale. Same fam- “key” off the steering column.
ily until 2018. 361 V-8, push- To be auctioned off at the Lucky Collector
CARPET, SEAT COVERS,
DOOR PANELS, HEADLINER (815) 726-6455 button auto trans. Red exterior, Car Auction Aug. 31st/Sept. 1st at LeMay
Marymount Event Center in Tacoma, WA.
black and white interior, white Bid live or online.
MORE & MORE bbfalk@aol.com conv top. Recently serviced. (206) 467-6531
CLOTH, VINYL, 96K miles. Cody’s Classic Cars. www.luckyoldcar.com
"RUCE &ALK s *OLIET ),
LEATHERETTE www.codysclassiccars.com.
715-709-0343. Stanley, WI.
7 STYLES + $9995 FWC17944675
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BRAKE PARTS!
Over 3 million vintage
WHEN mechanical parts in warehouses.
PLACING YOUR 1936 Chrysler Airstream DeLuxe
Series C-8, convertible Mild Hot
One of USA’s best sources.
CLASSIFIED Rod. 2d Rare! Vortec V-8, auto All makes and models from 1910 to present.
trans w/OD, Ford 8-in rear end, BRAKES, IGNITION, ENGINE, and CHASSIS.
AD AT red exterior, leather interior, Sorry NO BODY or TRIM. Call us first.
www.oldcarsweekly.com, rumble seat, Nova sub-frame,
please include p/steering, p/brakes, custom
top, new chrome, electric wip-
Grand Rapids, MI
your contact ers. Vintage Air needs recharge. www.northwesternautosupply.com
information. Cody’s Classic Cars. www.co- 1-800-704-1078 or Fax 1-616-241-0924
dysclassiccars.com. 715-709-
0343. Stanley, WI. $44,900
9132 CHEVROLET PARTS FWC17944684 9180 CORVETTE CARS
9167 CORD
FOR SALE 1972 CORVETTE COUPE Steel Cities
WANTED: CORD 812 model L29, Gray, Black Interior, 350 CI V8, Auto,
42,260 miles, exc cond. $26,500. 1990
Chevs of the 40’s
Westchester, Beverly, any year, any
condition, top price paid. We will pick ZR-1 Coupe, Black on Black, six speed,
up from anywhere in USA. Please call 32 V Dual Overhead Cams, Like new.
The World’s Most Complete Supplier of 1937–1954 Chevrolet Car & Truck Parts. Peter Kumar, 1-800-452-9910. E- New set of tires incld. 4,169 miles.
mail:PeterKumar@GullwingMotorCars. $37,000. Covers, Manuals & lit inc for
Finned Valve Cover 37-62 $279-$389. Chrome Valve Cover both cars. David 616-392-2155 (MI)
Chevy Six Cylinder 37-62 $45.75-50. Side Covers Chevy Six com 3970677
FWC17969403
Cylinder 50-62 $35.5-$299.75. Valve And Rocker Cover Set
50-62 $106. Oil Fill Cap $34.25. Oil Pressure Line 50-55 $15.
Timing Gear Cover 37-62 $54.25. Lifters 37-55 $15.99. Manifold 1965 Corvette Coupe,
Clamps & Bolts 37-57 $35. Oil Fill Cap 37-62 $26. Rod Bolt nice, white, black leather,
Boots ALL $4.99. Valve Cover Hardware 37-62 $15-39.25. Valve power windows, brakes, antenna,
Cover Grommets 34-53 $4.5. Valve Cover Acorn Nut 29-53 KO wheels, nice paint, no rust,
$4-$12. Valve Cover Breather 37-62 $48.5-$72-89. Valve Spring 35,000 miles, asking $49,900.
Cap 35-42 $2; 47-48 $2.5. Engine Bolt Kit Stainless Steel 37-62 Must sell/trade.
$65-70. Plastigauge ALL $5.25. Main Bearings And Shims L29, 810, 812, Beverly, & 716-763-8296, NY.
37-62 $53-$251. Rod Bearings And Shims 37-62 $47-$200. Rod Westchester, Any Cord from
Service 37-53 $58. Rod 37-47 $54-$124.89. Rod Bolt And Nut

WANTED
1929 Thru 1937
33-53 $5.5-$11. Rod Dipper $4.99. Rod Bolt Boots ALL $2.75. ANY CONDITION
Wrist Pins 37-62 $4.75. Pistons 37-62 $228-$296. Rings 37-62 “TOP DOLLAR PAID”
$45-$65. Valve Seats 38-62 $5-$9. Valve Guide 38-62 $6.25-$7. WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.
Valve 35-62 $15.5-$31. Valve Springs 28-58 $3.5-$4.5. Valve
Seals 38-57 $5.5. Valve Stem Locks 34-57 $5.99. Rocker Arm
34-54 $13.49. Rocker Assembly 37-58 $295-$365. Lifters 29-58
$12-$16. Pushrods 37-62 $7.5-$15.5. Camshaft 37-62 $71.5-
30 Years
Experience
CORVETTE
$179.5. Camshaft Bearings 37-58 $37.5-$42.25. Camshaft
Thrust Plate And Spacer 37-57 $16.19. Camshaft Thrust Plate
Screws $1.5. Timing Gear 37-62 $55.75. Dampener Balancer
ALL $199.5. Stove Bolt 40-60 $6. Cylinder Head Bolts 34-62
$4. Oil Fill Cap 46-57 $8. Manifold Clamps & Bolts 37-57 $5.
GULLWING
Motor Cars, Inc.
Tel: 1-800-452-9910
1953-1972
Sleeves Metal 34-62 $7.5. Woodruff Keys ALL $2. Engine As- Email: Peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com
FINDER’S FEE PAID
sembly Lube $7-$20. Timing Hole Plug $7.69. Soft Plug Set Website: GullwingMotorCars.com Any Condition
37-54 $7.75. Expansion Plug 38-54 $1.75-$2.89. Oil Pan Plug Ask for Peter Kumar
28-57 $2-$3.59. Oil Dipper Alignment Tool 37-53 $450. Gasket Top Prices Paid
Oil Fill Cap 31-48 $1.99. Oil Pressure Line 37-54 $26. Oil Will Pick Up From
Distributor Valve 40-53 $2.09. Oil Pickup Grommet 53-54 $1.75.
Oil Pump 37-54 $62-$157. Bee Hive Oil Filter ALL $214.5. Link into the Anywhere in the USA
Oil Filter Element $18.75-$28. Oil Filter Hose 37-54 $18.99-
$30. Dampener Balancer 37-54 605203 37+54 $8;
Classifieds!
Seeking, Buying or Selling
Call Alex Manos
Free catalog with first order! Over 800,000 parts in stock!
The Classifieds are your
877-356-2365
CHEVS OF THE 40’s link to success.
alex@beverlyhillscarclub.com
1605 NE 112TH ST., HMN VANCOUVER, WA 98686
PH: 800-952-2904 • www.chevsofthe40s.com

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Any Corvette from
1953 Thru 1972
ANY CONDITION
“TOP DOLLAR PAID”
WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.
30 Years
Experience
GULLWING
Motor Cars, Inc.
Tel: 1-800-452-9910
Email: Peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com
Website: GullwingMotorCars.com
Ask for Peter Kumar
WANTED CORVETTES from 1953 to
1972 coupe and convertibles, any con-
dition, top price paid, we will pickup
from anywhere in the US, please call
Peter Kumar 1-800-452-9910, email:
peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com
3970561
WANTED: CORVETTES 1953-1969,
will pick up from anywhere in the USA,
top price paid in any condition please
call. Alex Manos, 877-356-2365, CA;
Email: continental5000@gmail.com
FWC8039379
9190 DODGE-DESOTO CARS
FOR SALE
1970 Dodge Challenger
Convertible
Superb Restoration, Extremely Nice Driver.
340ci V8 engine with a pistol-grip 4-speed
manual transmission. A beautiful restora-
tion. A correct FYI high-impact Lemon
Twist Yellow car with black leather interior,
A-66 Challenger performance package.
To be auctioned off at the Lucky Collector
WANTED: DUESENBERG from 1900
to 1948, any model, any condition,
top dollars paid. We will pick up any-
where in USA. Please call Peter Kumar,
1-800-452-9910. E-mail: PeterKumar@
GullwingMotorCars.com 3970668
WANTED: Duesenberg from 1900-
1948, and model, any condition; top
dollar paid, will pick up from anywhere
in the USA, please call Alex Manos,
877-356-2365, CA; email: continen-
tal5000@gmail.com FWC11447021
9210 EDSEL CARS
1967 EDSEL ENTHUSIASTS. Join
the original Edsel Owners Club,
formed 1967. 6 issues of The Big
E plus color calendar, local chap-
ters, annual convention. Contact
Lois Roth 503-492-0878, OR.
Or email: lois_roth97030@msn.
com FWC10507775
9230 FORD CARS FOR SALE
1931 Ford Model A, Complete res-
toration rebuild in 2000. Started out
as a sedan converted into a 2dr pha-
eton model with Calif top. Fun driver.
$19,750. Call Lee 920-901-6319.
19,750 FWC17837633
1954 FORD Crestline 4dr se-
dan, nice cruiser, straight body,
nice chrome, good original int,
straight 6 cyl, 3 speed, new
carb, runs and drives good.
$7,950.00. cntryclsscrs@madi-
sontelco.com, (618) 635-7056
FWC17976021
1990 Ford Crown LTD
4 dr. 75,000 mi. Tan
Immaculate inside & out
Local, No FLA car second owner
$3800.00 | 850-594-4838
1973 Ford Gran Torino, 429 engine,
4-bbl carb, project car, shabby on inte-
rior, exterior intact. 707-592-5717, CA.
$1,500.00 FWC17963563
WANTED ALL Fords, from 1900 to
1970, any condition, we pay top price
of you car, we pickup from anywhere in
the US. Please call Peter Kumar 1-800-
452-9910 or email: PeterKumar@Gull-
wingMotorCars.com 3970568
1970-Ford Galaxie 500 country sedan
wagon, 6 passenger, well kept, original
car, good body and paint, nice orig int, v8,
auto, ps, pb, rare car, runs and drives good.
$8,950.00
Can deliver
over 600 cars in stock
(618) 635-7056
www.countryclassiccars.com
9230 FORD CAR PARTS
FOR SALE
America’s Convertible &
Interior Headquarters
• Convertible Top Cylinders
• Top Motor, Latches
• Hose Set and Much More!
Hydro-E-Lectric
941-639-0437
www.hydroe.com
THE ULTIMATE
SUPERCHARGER KIT
FOR FLATHEAD FORDS!
9270 JAGUAR CARS
WANTED: JAGUAR XKE S-I, S-II, S-III
coupe and convertible; XK-120, 140,
150, MK-II, MK-IV, MK-V, SS; any year,
any model, any condition, top dollar
paid. We will pick up from anywhere in
the US. Please call Peter Kumar, 1-800-
452-9910. E-mail: PeterKumar@Gull-
wingMotorCars.com 3970607
WANTED: JAGUARS, all XKEs, E-types
and XK 120, XK 140, XK 150s, all
roadsters and coupes, dead or alive,
any condition, barn finds, abandoned
projects, anything considered, top dol-
lar paid; serious buyer will pick up from
anywhere in the USA, please call. Alex
Manos, 877-912-0007, CA; Email: con-
tinental5000@gmail.com FWC8039416
SERIOUS BUYER
wants XK’s, XKE’s in any condi-
tion, any location. Please call
Steve’s British Connection
630-553-9023.
E-mail: sbcinc@aol.com
SS-1, SS100, MK IV, MK V,
XKE-I, II, III, XK120,
XK140 & XK150
ANY CONDITION
“TOP DOLLAR PAID”
WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.
30 Years
Experience
GULLWING
Motor Cars, Inc.
Tel: 1-800-452-9910
Email: Peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com
Website: GullwingMotorCars.com
Ask for Peter Kumar

WANTED
Car Auction Aug. 31st/Sept. 1st at LeMay
Marymount Event Center in Tacoma, WA.
Bid live or online.
(206) 467-6531

9208
www.luckyoldcar.com

DUESENBERG CARS
JAGUAR
All XKE, E-Types, XK
1966 FORD Thunderbird landau,
owned by a private collector,
120, 140, 150, MK IV
good body and paint, nice landau & V, SSK, SS1, SS100,
vinyl top, original int, big block
v8, auto, ps, pb, factory a/c, nice Single, Dual
Coupes, Convertibles
chrome, runs and drives good.
$7,950.00. cntryclsscrs@madi- or 4 Carb Setups! and Roadsters
sontelco.com, (618) 635-7056 FINDER’S FEE PAID
Any Year, Any Model, FWC17976040 Pricing & Instructions Any Condition
AVAILABLE ONLINE! Top Prices Paid
1965 Ford Shelby
Any Condtion
www.tr-desi ns.com Will Pick Up From Any-
ANY CONDITION
“TOP DOLLAR PAID”
AC Cobra or call 805-644-8899 where in the USA
WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. Call Alex Manos
30 Years built by Everett Morrison Company, 351
9250
WANTED: PONTIAC from 1964 to
GTO CARS
877-912-0007
alex@beverlyhillscarclub.com
Experience Cleveland V8, Side Pipes, red/black, In 1970, GTO, any condition, top dollars
like new condition, 2441 original miles, paid. We will pick up anywhere in USA.
3 spoke Ford Dino racing steering wheel,
Please call Peter Kumar, 1-800-452-
GULLWING Hurst gear shift on a 4-speed manual
transmission with racing clutch. 9910. E-mail: PeterKumar@Gullwing-
WHEN PLACING YOUR
Motor Cars, Inc. To be auctioned off at the Lucky Collector MotorCars.com 3970643

Tel: 1-800-452-9910
Car Auction Aug. 31st/Sept. 1st at LeMay
Marymount Event Center in Tacoma, WA. Friend us on CLASSIFIED AD
Bid live or online. at www.oldcarsweekly.com,
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9280 KAISER-FRAZER-
HENRY J CARS
1951 KAISER deluxe 2dr sedan,
rare car, nice restoration, good
straight body, slick paint, nice
chrome, nice redone int, www
tires, super sonic flathead 6
cyl, auto, runs and drives good.
$13,650.00. cntryclsscrs@madi-
sontelco.com, (618) 635-7056,
FWC17975985
9300 LINCOLN CARS
FOR SALE
1958 Lincoln Continental Mk
III convertible. original black,
original rust-dent free california
car, 2 tone black interior, great
project $4600, 323-251-1100,
clean title, also have [3] other
restorable 1958 convertibles,
4/drs & parts available 3750
FWC17960288
1960 Lincoln Continental Mk
V convertible. rare factory AC,
original turquise, solid original
california car, 2 tone interior,
great project, $4600, 323-251-
1100. clean title, also have [5]
other 1960 convertibles, hard-
tops & parts available 4600
FWC17960355
WANTED: LINCOLN from 1900 to
1957, any model, any condition. Top
dollars paid. We will pick up anywhere
in USA. Please call Peter Kumar, 1-800-
452-9910. E-mail: PeterKumar@Gull-
wingMotorCars.com 3970652
9302 LINCOLN PARTS
FOR SALE
1958, 1959, 1960 lincoln parts. -
have several convertibles, hardtops &
4dr’s to part out, most anything avail-
able, call for needs, 323-251-1100
FWC17961365
9310 MG CARS
WANTED: MG-A, TA, VA, TD, TC, TF
and any other classic British car, any
condition, any MG s 1900-1962; top
dollar paid. Please call Peter Kumar,
1-800-452-9910. E-mail: PeterKumar@
GullwingMotorCars.com 3970612
WANTED: MGA, TA, VA, TC, TD, TF. We
buy British sports cars in any condition,
top dollar paid, serious buyer; will pick
up from anywhere in the United States,
please call. Alex Manos, 877-356-2365,
CA; email: continental5000@gmail.com
FWC8177198
SERIOUS BUYER
wants MGA, MG T-Series, Pre-War
MG’s, MGB, MGC any condition,
any location.
Steve’s British Connection
630-553-9023.
E-mail: sbcinc@aol.com
44 ❘ August 22, 2019
1958 MGA
Roadster 1500
Original 1489 cc engine fitted with twin
H4 type SU Carburetors produced 68 hp
with a 4 speed manual transmission.
15” wire wheels wear Vredestein Sprint
Classic tires. White/crimson, Complete
Restoration, Spectacular, Documented.
To be auctioned off at the Lucky Collector
Car Auction Aug. 31st/Sept. 1st at LeMay
Marymount Event Center in Tacoma, WA.
Bid live or online.
(206) 467-6531
www.luckyoldcar.com
9320 MERCEDES CARS
WANTED: 190SL, 230SL, 280SL,
250SL, 280SE coupes & convertibles,
220A cabrio & coupes, Gullwing,
300SL, 300S convertibles & 300S
coupes, all 300 Series coupes, convert-
ibles, sedans 500, 540K, 280SE coupes
& convertibles, any classic Mercedes in
any condition, we will pick up from any-
where in the US, top dollar paid, please
call. Alex Manos, 877-912-0007, CA;
Email:
FWC8039402
continental5000@gmail.com
1963 Mercedes Benz
220 SEb Coupe
2,195 cc (2.2 L) I6 with a 4 speed auto-
matic transmission. Absolutely spectacular
car throughout. One owner from new. De-
sirable 4 speed. Resplendent interior just
completely retrimmed in factory leather.
To be auctioned off at the Lucky Collector
Car Auction Aug. 31st/Sept. 1st at LeMay
Marymount Event Center in Tacoma, WA.
Bid live or online.
(206) 467-6531
www.luckyoldcar.com
1966 Mercedes Benz
250 SE Cabriolet
1 of 954, runs great, inspected by
Mercedes Master Mechanic and received a
good bill of health. 2,496 cc (2.5 L) I6 with
an automatic transmission a desirable 4
speed. Everything on this beauty is superb,
body and interior are show room quality.
To be auctioned off at the Lucky Collector
Car Auction Aug. 31st/Sept. 1st at LeMay
Marymount Event Center in Tacoma, WA.
Bid live or online.
(206) 467-6531
www.luckyoldcar.com
1972-Mercedes 350 SL Conv, well kept,
nice original int, hard and soft top,
nice chrome bumpers, v8, auto, ps, pb,
runs and drives good.
$10,950.00
Can deliver
over 600 cars in stock
(618) 635-7056
www.countryclassiccars.com
Old Car Classified Ads
Get Results!
Go to: www.oldcarsweekly.com
WANTED: MERCEDES 300 Gullwing,
300SL, 300S convertibles and 300S
9330 MERCURY CARS
FOR SALE
coupes; 500, 540K, 280SE coupes and
convertibles, 220A Cabrio and coupes;
190SL, 280SL, 250SL, 230SL; any
classic Mercedes in any condition, all
300 Series coupes, convertibles, se-
dans, any condition, top dollars paid.
We will pick up from anywhere in the
USA. Please call Peter Kumar, 1-800-
452-9910. E-mail: PeterKumar@Gull-
1955 MERCURY Montclair 2dr
wingMotorCars.com 3970680 ht, good solid straight body, nice
slick paint, nice redone int, great
chrome and stainless, same
WANTED
owner for 30 years, continental
kit, www tires, v8, auto, ps, dual
exhaust, runs, drives and looks
great. $24,950.00. cntryclss-
MERCEDES BENZ
190SL, 280SL, 230SL,
crs@madisontelco.com, (618)
635-7056 FWC17976030
2 1953 Mercury
Monterey Convertibles
220A, 280SE, 220SE
250SL, 300S, 300
Gullwing, 300SL
170, 220SE Coupes have not run in years but
original straight bodies,
and Cabriolets; orig paint, seats, flathead
300 Series Coupes, engines, 1 auto, 1 3-speed
on column, power seats,
Convertibles & PW, power top.
Sedans; 500K and Some spare parts
& a spare engine.
540K $20,000 each
360-674-2108
FINDER’S FEE PAID please lv msg, WA.
Any Condition
Top Prices Paid
Will Pick Up From
Anywhere in the USA Join the
Call Alex Manos Int’l Mercury
Owner’s Assoc.
877-912-0007
alex@beverlyhillscarclub.com
• Quarterly 56-page Quicksilver magazine
• Free classifieds
• Take part in our active online forums
and more! Annual dues $40 U.S.
$45 for Canada and $50 International
IMOA
P.O. Box 1245
Dept. OCW
Northbrook, IL
60065-1245 M-F
Jerry Robbin at (847) 997-8624
info@mercuryclub.com
www.mercuryclub.com
Visit our Facebook page
https://m.facebook.com/pages/
category/Motor-Vehicle-Company/
Any Classic Mercedes-Benz,
300 Gullwing, 300 SL Roadster, International-Mercury-Owners-
300 S Convertibles, All 300
Association-294552500651059/
Series Coupes, Convertibles,
Sedans, 500 K, 540 K, 170, 220
A Cabriolets & Coupes, 220 SE &
280 SE Coupes & Convertibles, 9336 MILITARY VEHICLES
190 SL, 230 SL, 250 SL, 280 SL
ANY CONDITION
“TOP DOLLAR PAID”
WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.
30 Years
Experience
1942 BMW R12 rare Military
version. Here is a fully restau-
GULLWING rated BMW r12 for sale. This is a
Motor Cars, Inc. military version. Is a must have,
Please Call Peter Kumar I have a clear title in my name.
$13500 bikerguy115@gmail.com
1-800-452-9910 Thanks FWC17978214
Email: Peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com
GullwingMotorCars.com 9350 MOTORCYCLES &
BICYCLES FOR SALE
1925 Harley J model. I am selling
my 1925 Harley J model This is eas-
ily the cleanest example you will ever
see of a bike of this age. and has
never been crashed. It truly is in mint
condition! classyworld03@gmail.com
FWC17976243
www.oldcarsweekly.com

1929 101 Scout. The bike
was perfectly restored, With
all new parts, Its 600cc mo-
tor. All the parts are new and
original. $16,500 307-269-0014
FWC17965427
9357 MULTI MAKE PARTS
WIRING HARNESSES: Authen-
tic reproductions thru 1954
(wire, terminals, construction
braiding) all with complete in-
stallation listing. All vehicles
except: Ford, Lincoln, Mercury.
Also selling wiring supplies,
braiding service.
www.harnessesunlimited.com
Catalog: Harnesses Unlimited,
PO Box 435, Wayne, PA 19087.
Rhode Island Wiring
Service, Inc
Wiring harnesses - highest
quality reproductions, correct
gauge and color coded, fire
resistant, braided or plastic
wire (depending on originality).
Full installation instructions,
soldered connectors
PO Box 434,
West Kingston, RI 02892
Phone: (401) 789-1955
Specify American Cars thru 1939
American Cars 1940-1959 (Cars A-K)
American Cars 1940-1959 (Cars L-Z)
Foreign Cars or Supplies Catalog
Catalogs $2.00 each (refundable on first order)
9360 MUSTANG CARS
FOR SALE
1964-70 Convertibles &
Fastback and all Shelbys
ANY CONDITION
“TOP DOLLAR PAID”
WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.
30 Years
Experience
GULLWING
Motor Cars, Inc.
Tel: 1-800-452-9910
Email: Peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com
Website: GullwingMotorCars.com
Ask for Peter Kumar
www.oldcarsweekly.com
WANTED FORDS, Mustang from 1965
to 1970, Fastback and convertibles and
any other Ford from 1900-1960, any
condition, we pay top price of your car,
we pickup from anywhere in the US.
Call Peter Kumar 1-800-452-9910 or
email: PeterKumar@GullwingMotor-
Cars.com 3970566
WANTED: MUSTANGS from 1965 to
1970, fastbacks and convertibles, in
any condition; top dollar paid, serious
buyer, will pick up from anywhere in the
US, please call. Alex Manos, 877-356-
2365, CA; Email: continental5000@
gmail.com FWC8039420
WANTED
MUSTANG
1964-1970
Convertibles &
Fastbacks
FINDER’S FEE PAID
Any Condition
Top Prices Paid
Will Pick Up From
Anywhere in the USA
Call Alex Manos
877-356-2365
alex@beverlyhillscarclub.com
9370 OLDSMOBILE CARS
FOR SALE
1933 Oldsmobile 4dr touring
sedan, rare car, good body and
paint, nice redone int, original
artilary style wheels, www tires,
flathead 6 cyl, 3 speed, runs and
drives good. $18,450.00. cntry-
clsscrs@madisontelco.com,
(618) 635-7056 FWC17975971
1953-Olds 88 4dr sedan, solid
previous texas car, shows 46,xxx
miles believed to be original,
nice body and paint, rocket v8,
auto, 12 volt, fender skirts, nice
cruiser, runs and drives good.
$10,950.00, cntryclsscrs@madi-
sontelco.com, (618) 635-7056
FWC17975804
1962 Starfire convertible
Western time capsule, 100% original top to
frame, excellent throughout, 2 owners, window
sticker, protect-o-plate, red, 394/345 HP. PW,
bucket, trunk, antenna. Cruise control, guide-
matic dimmers, safety sentinal, tach.Always
garaged/maintained. Drive anywhere.
Sell or trade. Can deliver. Possible payments.
847-823-0808, IN
1972 Oldsmobile 442
9410 PLYMOUTH CARS
FOR SALE
Convertible
Same Owner 42 Years, Garage Kept. W30
Code, Rare Classic, 1 of 113, Original
Drive-train 455 V8 (rebuilt) and TH-400
Automatic transmission. Original Paint,
Interior was redone. Original condition,
probably only half are still in existence. 1941 PLYMOUTH business
To be auctioned off at the Lucky Collector
coupe, special deluxe, same
Car Auction Aug. 31st/Sept. 1st at LeMay
Marymount Event Center in Tacoma, WA. owner for 50 yrs, restored in the
Bid live or online. mid 70’s and always kept inside,
(206) 467-6531 good body and paint, www ra-
www.luckyoldcar.com dial tires, good org int, wood
grained dash, flathead 6 cyl, 3
WANTED: OLDSMOBILE from 1900 to speed, runs and drives good.
1957, any model, any condition, top
dollars paid. We will pick up anywhere
in USA. Please call Peter Kumar at
$16,850.00. cntryclsscrs@madi-
sontelco.com, (618) 635-7056
FWC17975975
1-800-452-9910. E-mail: PeterKumar@
GullwingMotorCars.com 3970642
9380 PACKARD CARS
FOR SALE
WANTED: PACKARD, any year, any
condition, top dollars paid. We will
pick up anywhere in USA. Please call
Peter Kumar, 1-800-452-9910. E-mail:
PeterKumar@GullwingMotorCars.com 1948 PLYMOUTH Special deluxe
3970650 4dr sedan, nice straight body,
slick custom pearl paint, great
1929 Packard 633 redone int, chrome reverse mag
Coupe wheels, www tires, rear suicide
doors, flathead 6 cyl, 3 speed,
runs and drives good. cntry-
clsscrs@madisontelco.com,
(618) 635-7056, $12,950.00.
FWC17975977
Dry Stored, 40 Years. Fabulous original
doctor’s coupe with rumble seat and
golf club door incredibly correct and
unmolested original. One of the finest
vehicles of its day. Needs Restoration.
To be auctioned off at the Lucky Collector
Car Auction Aug. 31st/Sept. 1st at LeMay
Marymount Event Center in Tacoma, WA.
Bid live or online.
(206) 467-6531
www.luckyoldcar.com 1961 PLYMOUTH valiant 4dr se-
dan, 2 owner car, well kept, good
body and paint, nice redone int,
9382 PACKARD PARTS rare car, slant 6 cyl, factory 3
FOR SALE speed on the floor, 84,xxx miles,
REBUILD YOUR believed to be actual, runs and
drives good. cntryclsscrs@madi-
PACKARD sontelco.com, (618) 635-7056,
WITH $6,950.00. FWC17976036
We have the parts you need for your
PACKARD with a 12,000 sq. ft.
warehouse of new, NOS & used
parts. Call for our FREE catalog.
TOLL
FREE 800-526-1096
1962 PLYMOUTH Valiant 2dr,
INFO: 973-334-9575 FAX: 973-939-8787 nice car, good body and paint,
76 Monroe Street, Boonton, NJ
nice redone int, new tires, dog
www.kanter.com/packard dish hubcaps, slant 6 cyl, 3
Code: L275-OCGV speed, shows 38,xxx miles, neat
body style, runs and drives good.
$8,650.00. cntryclsscrs@madi-
9405 PIERCE ARROW sontelco.com, (618) 635-7056,
WANTED: PIERCE-ARROW from 1900- FWC17976038
1938, any model, any condition, top
dollars paid. We will pick up anywhere
in USA. Please call Peter Kumar, 1-800-
452-9910. E-mail: PeterKumar@Gull-
WHEN
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9420 PONTIAC CARS WANTED PORSCHE 356A, B, C & SC, 9454 SERVICES OFFERED
911, Speedster, any condition, top price
FOR SALE paid, we will pickup from anywhere in CHROME PLATING
the US. Please call Peter Kumar 1-800-
QUAL KROM-GREAT LAKES PLANT
PONTIAC- 452-9910, email: gullwingny@aol.com
3970557 ERIE, PA
OAKLAND 1-800-673-2427

WANTED
www.qualkrom.com
Club International Silver Ghost, 20-25, 25-30, Phantom Custom show quality plating.
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, Wraith, Silver Wraith, Copper, Nickel, Chrome.
The World’s Largest Silver Dawn, Cloud I, II, III & Corniche, Satisfaction Guaranteed
ALL-PONTIAC CLUB
$45 Annual Membership (US)
PORSCHE Any Rolls Royce From 1904 Thru 2007

ANY CONDITION
FUEL PUMP
(Canadian $74 • Foreign $74) 356 A, B, C, SC & “TOP DOLLAR PAID”
Electronic Membership $25
(.pdf download of magazine) SPEEDSTERS
WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.
REBUILDING
• 96 Page Monthly Magazine
• FREE Member Advertising
911 & 912 30 Years
Experience
We rebuild almost
any mechanical screw
• Local Chapters - Nationwide
• Tech Advisors/Ref. Library
FINDER’S FEE PAID together pump, using
Any Condition GULLWING modern material.
Join, Renew, Motor Cars, Inc.
A
Advertise On-Line A Top Prices Paid TERRILL MACHINE INC.
Will Pick Up From Tel: 1-800-452-9910 1000 CR 454
PO Box 421 Email: Peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com
DeLeon, TX 76444
Long Lake, MN 55356 Anywhere in the USA Website: GullwingMotorCars.com
763-479-2111
Ask for Peter Kumar In Business Since 1978
pociworldhq@aol.com Call Alex Manos 9450 SERVICE &
PH: 254-893-2610
www.poci.org
877-912-0007
alex@beverlyhillscarclub.com
RESTORATION AIDS
9422 PONTIAC PARTS
FOR SALE
AUTO CARPET
Cut & Sewn CAST METAL
WANTED: PORSCHE 356, 356A, 356B, Press Molded
356C, 356SC, 911, dead or alive, any
Front & Rear
From $49.99 From $89.99 RESTORATION
America’s Convertible & condition, barn finds, abandoned proj- ALSO AVAILABLE: Cracked, Broken or Eroded
Interior Headquarters ects, anything considered, top dollar • Headliners • Trunk Mats • Convertible Tops Cast Iron and Aluminum Cylinder
paid; serious buyer, will pick up from Heads, Blocks, Manifolds, etc.
• Convertible Top Cylinders anywhere in the USA, please call. Alex MOST MAKES & MODELS FORD GM
CHRYSLER Cars & Trucks All Applications.
• Motor Pump & Hose Set Manos, 877-912-0007, CA; Email con-
tinental5000@gmail.com FWC8041803 Jefferson Beef Building Spaces IF 638-639 Complete Machine Shop Service
• Switches, Boots, Tops Finest Quality Auto Carpets 1940’s Thru 1990’s Available. 37 Years of Experience.
• Original Colors • EZ To Install CROW CUSTOM CAST WELDING
9440 ROLLS-ROYCE CARS 364 Ruthie Ln., Hudson, WI 54016
Quality Auto Carpet 888-425-6654 715-425-6653
WANTED BENTLEY from 1900 to 2005, (773) 622-7404 www.castmetalwelding.com
any condition, top price paid, we will Mon. - Sat. 9-6
pickup from anywhere in the US, please qualityautocarpet@yahoo.com
P.O. BOX 390478 VISA/MC Accepted
call Peter Kumar 1-800-452-9910, CHICAGO, IL 60639-0478
email: peterkumar@gullwingmotor-
cars.com 3970560 www.qualityautocarpet.com
Hydro-E-Lectric
Complete Restoration
WANTED
941-639-0437
Service
www.hydroe.com Over 50 Years Experience
www.oldcarlenses.com
9426
Serious Buyer
PORSCHE CARS
ROLLS Original NOS
Headlight Lenses,

wants Porsche
911, 912, 356
ROYCE Tail-light Lenses, License
Marker, Cowl, Fender
Glass, Auxiliary lights,
Will pay the most. Any condition.
Steve’s British Connection
630-553-9023
BENTLEY Spotlights, Spotlight
Glass, Dashboard Glass,
Mirrors & Mirrorscopes,
E-mail: sbcinc@aol.com FINDER’S FEE PAID
Any Condition Stiles Jct., Lena, WI for Cars, Hot Rods,
920-834-4447
Top Prices Paid www.antique-automotive.com Trucks, FireTrucks, &
Will Pick Up From Tractors
Anywhere in the USA 1900’s-1960’s
WHEN PLACING YOUR
CLASSIFIED AD If it’s Glass or Plastic... we have it!
Call Alex Manos at www.oldcarsweekly.com,
(802) 362-4808
please include your
356 A, B, C, SC & Speedsters 877-356-2365
alex@beverlyhillscarclub.com
contact information. We Ship Worldwide
All pre-’73 911 & 912
Complete Exhaust
ANY CONDITION
WANTED: ROLLS Royce Silver Ghost, Systems
“TOP DOLLAR PAID” 20-25, 25-30, Wraith, Silver Wraith,
WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. Phantom-I, II, III, IV, & V; Cloud-I, II,
Pre-bent Pipes,
We’ll buy one car or complete collections!
III and any Rolls Royce from 1900 to Mufflers & Resonators
2003, in any condition, top price paid.
We will pick up from anywhere in the Custom Built Mufflers
30 Years
Experience U.S. Please call Peter Kumar, 1-800- Aluminized Steel or
452-9910. E-mail:PeterKumar@Gull-
wingMotorCars.com 3970636 Stainless Steel
GULLWING WANTED: Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I, Cars & Trucks:
Motor Cars, Inc. II, II Silver Wraith, Corniche convert-
ible, Chinese Eye; any Rolls any con-
1909 – 1980’s
Tel: 1-800-452-9910 dition; top dollar paid, serious buyer; www.waldronexhaust.com
Email: Peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com will pick up from anywhere in the USA,
Website: GullwingMotorCars.com please call Alex Manos, 877-356-2365, Call us at: 1-800-503-9428
Ask for Peter Kumar CA; email: continental5000@gmail.com
FWC11431303
or 269-467-7185
46 ❘ August 22, 2019 www.oldcarsweekly.com
 LEATHER FROM KELEEN LEATHERS SHOCK ABSORBERS
LEVER TYPE
Let us WOW you with our impeccable customer service and finest
quality drum-dyed leathers. 1000’s of leathers ready to ship OR let FORD, GM, CHRYSLER,
us custom produce hides to match your color, grain, and sheen. We BRITISH, DELCO,
love custom show cars and know just what award-winners need!
Family owned for over 45 years, owner is an avid car collector.
Houdaille, Armstrong
Budget leathers also available.
Give us a call today 630-590-5300 and ask for Maggie, $95 - $245 most
our automotive specialist!
If you have a swatch to send us, please send it to:
Keleen Leathers, 1010 Executive Drive, Suite 400 BRAKES
Westmont, IL 60559 Master cylinder sleeved ........ $95.00
www.keleenleathers.com Wheel cylinder sleeved.......... $50.00

All State Master Slv & Rebuild (most) . $175.00

Wheel Slv & Rebuild (most)..... $85.00
Title Service
AppleHydraulics.com
Damper Doctor Titles for Cars,
1610 Middle Road, Calverton, NY 11933
Replace the rubber in your Trucks, Motorcycles, 1-800-882-7753, 631-369-9515
harmonic balancer. Save your 1910-1993
crank from breaking. Many models
available for purchase or exchange. 9460 SPORTS & WANTED: ALPHA Romeo, 1900 to
Custom rebuilding of your OEM part 10 Day 1969, any condition, top price paid.
keeping your cars value. Turnaround IMPORTED CARS We will pick up from anywhere in USA.
DAMPER DOCTOR WANTED AUSTIN Healey 100-4, 100- Please call Peter Kumar, 1-800-452-
sales@damperdoctor.com Call Randy Pitt Anytime 6 and 3000, Mk.I, II and III, any year, 9910. E-mail: PeterKumar@Gullwing-
Ph: (530) 246-2984 | F: (530) 246-2987 615-414-8063 any condition. Top dollar paid. We pick MotorCars.com 3970675
from anywhere in the US. Please call
1055 Parkview Ave. PO Box 988 Peter Kumar 1-800-452-9910, email:
Redding CA 96001 Goodlettsville, TN 37070 peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com
3970553
1975 Datsun 280Z
LET US DO IT, WE KNOW HOW! LET US DO IT, WE KNOW HOW!
wanted
Bob’s Speedometer Any Austin-Healey, MGA, Porsche,
Jaguar, Triumph, Alfa-Romeo,
Bob’s Speedometer 1-800-592-9673 Riley, MGT series 190 SL’s.
10123 Bergin Rd. Est. 1929 810-632-0400 Any Condition.
Steve’s British Connection
Howell, MI 48843 FAX: 810-632-6587 630-553-9023
E-mail: sbcinc@aol.com 1 Owner, Garaged, 8 K original miles.
Clusters Automobiles To be auctioned off at the Lucky Collector
WANTED BANTAM, any year, any con- Car Auction Aug. 31st/Sept. 1st at LeMay
-Speedometers dition, top price paid, we will pickup Marymount Event Center in Tacoma, WA.
Trucks from anywhere in the US, please call Bid live or online.
-Tachometers Peter Kumar 1-800-452-9910, email:
Military Vehicles (206) 467-6531
-Clocks peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com www.luckyoldcar.com
3970562
-Gauges Boats
WANTED BMW 502, 503, 507, 327, WANTED: Aston Martin DB2, DB4, DB5
Fire Engines 328 and Isetta, any condition, top price and DB6, any Aston Martin, any condi-
Gas Tank Sending Units paid, we will pickup from anywhere in tion. Top dollar paid, serious buyer;
Cables and Casings Motorcycles the US. Please call Peter Kumar 1-800- will pick up from anywhere in the USA,
452-9910, email: peterkumar@gull- please call. Alex Manos, 877-912-0007,
Cruise Controls Bicycles wingmotorcars.com 3970558 CA; email: continental5000@gmail.com
Ratio Boxes WANTED: Alfa Romeos, from 1900- FWC11431306
Complete Repair, Restoration and Custom 1969 all classic and vintage cars, any
WANTED: ASTON Martin, DB2, DB4,
condition, anywhere, top dollar paid;
Free Estimates serious buyer; will pick up from any- DB5, DB6, any other Aston Martin, any
where in the USA, please call. Alex Ma- condition, top price paid, we will pickup
www.bobsspeedometer.com • bobsspeedometer@aol.com from anywhere in the US, please call
nos, 877-912-0007, CA; email: conti-
LET US DO IT, WE KNOW HOW! LET US DO IT, WE KNOW HOW! nental5000@gmail.com FWC11431318 Peter Kumar 1-800-452-9910, email:
peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com

RADIO REPAIR
3970554

We repair factory radios from 1930 to 2000

for all makes & models.
• Including all factory adjustments & some cosmetics 8 Litre, 6 Litre, 4 1/4 Litre, 3 1/2 Litre,
R Type, All Continental, S1, S2 & S3 1969-Nissan Patrol, very similar to a land
rover, removable top, nice paint and int,
(plating is extra). Any Bentley From 1919 Thru 2007
36,000 miles, believed to be actual,
4 x4, inline 6 cyl, 3 speed, runs and
• Turnaround is 3 weeks or less. ANY CONDITION
“TOP DOLLAR PAID”
drives good, great utility vehicle.
$14,850.00
WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.
Can deliver
Call today! 2 YE
WAR AR
RAN
30 Years
Experience
over 600 cars in stock

(618) 635-7056
TY
770-777-1031 GULLWING
www.countryclassiccars.com

WANTED: AUSTIN-HEALEY 100-

K&B SPECIAL PRODUCTS Motor Cars, Inc.

Tel: 1-800-452-9910
1015 NINE NORTH DRIVE, Email: Peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com
Website: GullwingMotorCars.com
SUITE 300 • ALPHARETTA, GA 30004 Ask for Peter Kumar
4, 100-6 or 3000, MK I, II and III, in
any condition; top dollar paid, serious
buyer; will pick up from anywhere in the
United States, please call. Alex Manos,
877-912-0007, CA; Email: continen-
tal5000@gmail.com FWC8039513

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 WANTED: DELOREAN, any condition,
running or not; top dollar paid; will pick
up from anywhere in the USA, please
call. Alex Manos, 877-912-0007, CA; WANTED
FERRARI
or email: continental5000@gmail.com
FWC9430365

1969-Austin Healey Sprite Conv, tons Lamborghini from 1900 to 1989,

of fun in a small package, good body and
paint, good original int & top, 4 cyl,
4 speed, getting harder to find,
246, 250, 275, 330, 365 400GT, Miura, Espada, Jarama,
Coutach and any other Lamborghini
runs and drives good.
$7,950.00 Any Ferraris ANY CONDITION
“TOP DOLLAR PAID”
Can deliver
over 600 cars in stock 1950-2015 WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.

(618) 635-7056 100-4, 100-6, FINDER’S FEE PAID

www.countryclassiccars.com 3000 MK I, II, III Any Condition 30 Years
Top Prices Paid Experience
WANTED: Bentley from 1900-2005, ANY CONDITION Will Pick Up From
any condition, top dollar paid; serious “TOP DOLLAR PAID” Anywhere in the USA GULLWING
WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.
buyer; will pick up from anywhere in the
USA, please call. Alex Manos, 877-356- Call Alex Manos Motor Cars, Inc.
2365, CA; email: continental5000@
gmail.com FWC11431308 30 Years
Experience
877-912-0007
alex@beverlyhillscarclub.com
Tel: 1-800-452-9910
Email: Peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com
Website: GullwingMotorCars.com
WANTED: BMW 502,503,507,327,328,
Isetta, top dollar paid; in any condition, Ask for Peter Kumar
serious buyer; will pick up from any-
where in the USA, please call. Alex Ma-
GULLWING WANTED: DETOMASO, any year,
nos, 877-356-2365, CA; email: conti- Motor Cars, Inc. Pantera, any condition, top prices paid.
nental5000@gmail.com FWC11431311 Tel: 1-800-452-9910 We will pick up from anywhere in USA.
Please call Peter Kumar, 1-800-452-
WANTED: BUGATTI from 1900 to 1957, Email: Peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com
Website: GullwingMotorCars.com 9910. E-mail: PeterKumar@Gullwing-
any model, any condition, top dollars Ask for Peter Kumar MotorCars.com 3970673
paid. We will pick up anywhere in USA.
Please call Peter Kumar, 1-800-452- WANTED: Excalibur top dollar paid in
any condition, any model and will pick
9910. E-mail:PeterKumar@Gullwing-

WANTED
246, 250, 275, 330,
MotorCars.com 3970666 365, & 512. Any Ferrari
from 1947 Thru 2007
up from anywhere in the USA, please
call Alex Manos, 877-912-0007, CA;
email: continental5000@gmail.com
FWC11446857

AUSTIN-HEALEY ANY CONDITION

“TOP DOLLAR PAID”
WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.
WANTED: EXCALIBUR, any model,
any condition, top dollars paid. We will
pick up from anywhere in USA. Please

100-4 30 Years
Experience
call Peter Kumar, 1-800-452-9910. E-
mail:PeterKumar@GullwingMotorCars.
com 3970678
DB2, DB2/4, DB4, DB5,
DB6, DBS, Any Aston Martin
From 1921 thru 1989
100-6 & 3000 GULLWING
WANTED: FERRARI 246, 250, 275, 330
365 Series, top price paid, any Ferrari
from 1950 to 2006, any condition, will
FINDER’S FEE PAID pick up from anywhere in the USA,
ANY CONDITION
Any Condition Motor Cars, Inc. please call. Alex Manos, 877-912-0007,
“TOP DOLLAR PAID”
WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. Top Prices Paid Tel: 1-800-452-9910 CA; Email: continental5000@gmail.
com FWC8039533
Email: Peterkumar@gullwingmotorcars.com
Will Pick Up From Website: GullwingMotorCars.com
Ask for Peter Kumar
30 Years
Experience Anywhere in the USA WANTED: DELOREAN, any year, any
Call Alex Manos model, any condition, top dollars
paid, we will pick up anywhere in USA.
GULLWING Please call Peter Kumar at 1-800-452-
Motor Cars, Inc. 877-912-0007
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 SI M Pl E

Humble ’61 Buick sedan

isn’t fancy, but it’s nearly
flawless STORY AND PHOTOS BY BRIAN EARNEST

N
ick Lehman needed three rough and deteriorating old Buicks to produce one
good one. By the time he was done, however, the Fremont, Wis., resident had
a whole that was greater than the sum of its parts, and certainly one of the nicest 1961
Buick Specials in existance.
The saga started with a pipe dream and an old car Lehman’s father had rusting away in a barn. That
car never did get ¿nished, but it planted the seed for a worthy reclamation project that required many
months of parts chasing, research and time in the shop.
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 “Years ago my parents picked up
a ’62 Skylark one time when they
were on vacation,” recalled Lehman.
“And Dad wound up buying a parts
car for it … Well, when he eventu-
ally sold the Skylark, he didn’t need
[the parts car] anymore and he just
shoved it in the barn and it sat there.
It’s always been here.
“Well, I always dreamed, ‘Hey
maybe some day we’ll restore that.
But it was real far gone. Sometimes
it was, look at the one in the barn,
then go online and look at
pictures of other cars
and what they look
like. And we’d say
‘Hey, this is what
it could be.’”
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Nick already had a Chevy II for a
hobby car when he began entertaining
the idea of taking on a project car for his
wife Tiffany to eventually drive with
him to weekend car shows. His casual
online searches eventually turned up a
1962 Buick Special sedan resting qui-
etly in a barn in northern Illinois.
“It was probably a three-hour
drive. We saw it on the internet
and thought about it and wound up
calling the guy and asked about it,”
Nick said. “He still had it, and we
wound up going down one week-
end and looking at it in his garage.
It didn’t run at the time, but it was
complete. It was cheap enough. It
was complete, but it had been re-
painted a couple times and had a lot
of surface rust from sitting. It was
probably in the guy’s garage for
10 years. He had bought it think-
ing about restoring it and just never
got to it. I think it was at his son’s
house and at some point they had to sell
the house, and he had to sell the car, too,
because he had no place to put it.”
That purchase kicked off Lehmans’
¿rst big restoration project. It took sev-
eral years, some help from a paint and
body shop, and the purchase of a parts
car, but the couple persevered. The end
result was fantastic, and even more than
Nick bargained for.
Nick and Tiffany Lehman patiently
put together this dandy 1961 Buick
Special, using pieces and parts from
three cars.
August 22, 2019 ❘ 53
 “The idea was to restore it enough
to take it to car shows. We already had
mine (Chevy II) and then we would
have one Tiffany could drive,” he says.
“It was December when we got it, so it
went into the garage. It turned over, but
it wouldn’t ¿re. I think it was 12 years at
least, since it ran. I think the guy said he
drove it around the block once.
“Then that spring I started going at
it. I took the brakes apart and ¿xed the
carburetor and a bunch of other stuff,
then slowly got it running. It took a
lot of research and internet searching.
It was a couple years. I got it running
and did a lot of mechanical stuff, then I
drove it to work sometimes in the sum-
mer, a couple days here, couple of days
there.”
The Special Rides Again
The return of the Special name was
big news at Buick for 1961. It was also
the ¿rst time, since 1907, that Buicks
did not have torque tube drive and the
¿rst time since 1934 that the accelerator
was not mounted on the starter. The all-
new “compact” line of Buicks was built
on the new unibody GM Y platform and
given the holdover 215-cid V-8 that pro-
duced 155 hp.
Calendar year production was
291,895 units for a 5.28 market share.
Model year production was 277,422
units for a 5.1 percent share of industry
output. Buick held the eighth place in
popularity.
Buicks new quality car in a small
package immediately found an enthu-
siastic following. Styling was related
to the larger 1961 Buicks. Specials had
three ventiport appliques on each front
fender. Trim was minimal on the Spe-
cial. Standard features of the Special
included dual sun visors, dual armrests,
cigar lighter and electric windshield
wipers. The base Special was trimmed
in cloth and vinyl. Deluxe models had
richer Custom interiors of cloth and
vinyl (all-vinyl in the station wagon),
plush carpeting, rear armrests, rear ash-
trays and a Deluxe steering wheel. They
were distinguished by Custom exterior
moldings, which included a highlight
bright strip on the upper body. A mid-
year Skylark sport coupe was added that
featured unique emblems.
The Standard series included a four-
door sedan, two-door sport coupe, and
54 ❘ August 22, 2019
six- and eight-passenger wagons. The
big eight-passenger wagon was not of-
fered as a Deluxe model.
The new downsized lineup of Buick
Specials lasted three years, from 1961-
’63, and was warmly received by both
buyers and scribes of the day. One big
reason was the arrival of the new V-6
engine in 1962, which helped the Spe-
cial earn “Car of the Year” honors from
Motor Trend. A year later, in 1963, the
Special bodies were redesigned again,
although that change lasted only one
year before an entirely new lineup was
unveiled for 1964.
A four-door sedan like the Lehman’s
car — one of 18,339 such examples built
for the model year — would have car-
ried a base price of $2,384 and weighed
in 2,610 lbs. The two-speed automatic
gearbox Buick called Turbine Drive
was optional and added about $189 to
the price. Other options included a heat-
er-defroster and windshield washer
“It’s got the power steering, which is
factory correct. It’s an option, but it did
not come on the car originally. I added
it,” Nick says. “It’s nice to have at car
shows … The windshield washer pump
is on it — that was an option. The clock
on the dash is an option. The radio —
technically that’s an option. I added the
FM converter added underneath. That
was 70s era, but it was the only way
you could get FM .. The heater was an
option. It’s got the automatic transmis-
sion… And the hubcaps are also techni-
cally an option, I think.”
Turquois Jewel
The Lehmans made their restoration
a whole lot easier early in the process
when they located another ’61 Buick
Special in Minnesota. It was in rough
shape, but had plenty of usable parts. “It
was only a 30,000-mile car, but it had
been sitting for a long time and under-
neath it was all rusted out,” Nick noted.
“But the doors were better than the one
I had, and the interior and hood were all
good. That one I found on Craigslist,
and that turned out to be big, because a
lot of the parts were better than the ones
I already had.”
When Nick had rounded up enough
parts and gotten all of his ducks in a
row, he took the Buick back off the road
and decided the time had come to go
all in on a full restoration. After disas-
sembling the car down the nothing but a
shell, he enlisted the help of a local body
shop, FX Auto in New London, Wis., to
handle the paint and body work. Nick
handled almost everything else himself.
“We stripped her down and then
kind of ¿gured out between the two cars
which parts were the best,” he recalled.
“I sent a lot of parts off to be re-chromed.
When I got it down to just the shell, I
took it in to get the paint and bodywork
done. I got it in to him in the summer
and he had it until December. When I
took it back home, it was just a shell
that was pained. I did all the little parts,
cleaning and painting. Then I basically
assembled everything. I did everything
underneath, cleaning and painting, and
then bolted it all back together.
“The door panels were perfect, so I
was able to re-use them. The steering
wheel was in the right color and it was
in good shape. I got the clock and some
of the other things like door handles and
arm rests – we were able to get a lot of
things to re-use out of that one car. The
only thing that is technically not stock
is it has a dual master cylinder. That is
an upgrade that I’ve seen from a lot of
people with these cars. There are groups
and forums for people that have these
compacts, and you can see what other
people have done. And the other thing
is the rear seat belts aren’t factory. I
wound up having to put Pertronix in it. I
had points in it originally, but that only
lasted about a year and then I started
burning up points on it. So I put the Per-
tronix on and it’s been good since then.”
One sticking point where Nick de-
ferred to his wife was on the paint
scheme. The couple was settled on the
Dublin Green — i.e. turquoise — to
match the interior. Tiffany, however,
wanted the white top, which was op-
tional originally. “We knew we wanted
to do it stock. The idea of the white top
was de¿nitely her idea,” Nick admits.
“That was a factory combination, but
I wanted to go with just one color. She
said she wanted the white top. We had
seen that in pictures and she liked it.
Once it was done, then I was sold.”
Lehman was also able to add a fac-
tory power-steering unit to his resur-
rected ’61 sedan, making it easier to
handle around town and in car show
¿elds. Nick is busy swapping a new
engine into his Chevy II these days, so
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The simple controls for the heater, lights and wipers are
located to the left of the steering column. (Right) The
small 215-cid V-8 was no powerhouse and produced a
modest 155 hp, but it is still plenty to propel the compact
Special. Like the rest of the car, the engine bay is
immaculate.

Many smaller bits, interior pieces and chrome

goodies were transplanted from a donor car —
including the cool dash-mounted clock.

There wasn't
a ton of trim
pieces on the
1961 Specials.
Styling on the
downsized
Buicks was on
the conserva-
tive side, but in
keeping with
the times.

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the Buick ¿gures to get some extra duty
going to car shows this summer. That’s
just ¿ne with the Lehmans, who are
more interested in driving the car and
enjoying some family time than saving
the car for trophy chasing and points
judging — although the car is certainly
in condition to do so.
“I really like driving it. It’s fun to
drive,” he says. “I like driving it more
than I do some of the new stuff that’s
out there. The power steering helps a
lot. And it does have a V-8 in it. Grant-
ed, it’s only a 215, but it more than
meets our needs. “
When the car does make appear-
ances at area car shows, it gets its fare
share of attention. The fact that was a
base model “everyman” sedan makes it
unique among the ¿elds full of big ¿ns,
Àashy convertibles and muscle cars.
And the car’s stunning, squeaky-clean
condition make it stand out no matter
where it shows up.
“People ask if we bought it like this.
‘Did you buy it at auction?’” Tiffany
says. “No, there were bins and bins of
parts!
“We’ve had a couple people through
Facebook say, ‘Hey, I saw your car. If
you ever think of selling it…’ No, not
until we’re dead and gone. Then we’ll
give it to [the kids]. Unless something
horrible comes along, we’d never sell it.
And then we’d sell a lot of other things
¿rst.”

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If I had to choose today between buying
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I’d do. But I have to tell you, that white
TR3A bowled me over.
Triumph had its start in 1887 as the
Triumph Cycle Co. building bicycles
and, later, motorcycles. It introduced
three-wheel cars in 1903, but didn’t
move up to four-wheelers until 1923
probably because England has always
been a pretty good market for three-
wheelers due to wheel taxes, at least
until recently. The first Triumph four-
wheeler had a 1.4-liter engine and four-
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to the Triumph Motor Co.
Due to financial difficulties, Triumph
became a subsidiary of the Standard
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point on, Triumphs were mostly based
on Standard components. Like most
U.K. automakers, Standard-Triumph
found itself in the position of being
forced to “export or die” after the war.
Luckily, many American GIs had driven
Triumphs while stationed in England
during the war, so selling Triumphs in
the vast American market was an easy
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about the only economy in the world
that hadn’t been shattered by the war.
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A small number of Triumphs were
sold in the United States from 1948-
1952, including a delightful small sedan
called the Mayflower, which we’ll cover
in a future column. Then for 1954, the
company’s U.S. distributor, Fergus Mo-
tors in New York City, began deliveries
of Triumph’s all-new TR2 sports car and
sales rapidly began to climb. The TR2
boasted lovely low body lines including
sharply cut-down doors that gave occu-
pants of the car the feeling of being in a
fighter plane. Talk about an “open” car;
passengers were so close to the road that
they could touch the ground merely by
reaching out with their hand. The long
hood and short rear deck, large wheel
openings and swoopy body sides all
combined to make the TR2 particularly
lovely. An improved TR3 for 1956 con-
tinued that sales growth. (I should note
here that in sales brochures, Triumph
spelled it out as T.R.3.).
Then came the TR3A for 1958. Styl-
ing was updated with a full-width grille
with inset turn signal lamps, replacing
the “small mouth” grille and separate
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inch wheelbase as prior generations and
overall length of 151 inches remained
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lb. roadster from 0-60 mph in about 12.5
seconds. A top speed of just over 100
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skirts and fitted suitcase for the trunk.
Two body styles were listed: a roadster
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the latter is rarely seen. Factory prices
were $2,675 for the open car, $2,835 for
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