Perhaps the most read publication in my little collection of automotive books is The Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1805-1942. Written by historians Beverly Rae Kimes and Henry Austin Clark, Jr., …
April 29th, 2010
The One Book Every Classic Car Collector Should Have
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January 25th, 2010
Highly Desireable Tucker Convertible Remains Unsold
One of the most interesting cars at last week's Scottsdale auctions, the 1948 Tucker convertible, failed to reach its reserve price. A survivor of the windstorm that blew down Russo and Steele'…
December 31st, 2009
Russo and Steele to Auction Only Tucker Convertible in Existence
Few American classics can match the romantic, even mysterious image of the Tucker. Brilliantly conceived, superbly engineered, it was brought to a halt by indecent accusations of stock manipulation, b…
October 28th, 2009
For Some a First Car, for This Man a First Collectible
This is not the kind of automobile that people rush to see when it’s parked in a vintage car show. And if they did I suspect many of the younger folk in the audience, whose enthusiasm is limited to mu…
August 23rd, 2009
American Motors AMX, the GT That Could Have Been
Old Cars Weekly has a lovely tale of an American Motors 1970 AMX in its weekly newsletter, which I highly recommend reading. But first some personal recollections. The AMX was an American Motors atte…
July 28th, 2009
The Kaiser-Frazer That Never Was? Or Was This the Pride of Willow Run?
The October 2009 issue of Collectible Automobile has a fascinating profile of carleton Spencer, who was in charge of interior colors and materials for Kaiser-Frazer from the company's beginnings …
May 11th, 2009
Packard Stars Among Vintage Cars, Here in My Own Backyard
They cruised into Sidney-by-the-Sea on Saturday, May 09. They were members of vintage car clubs located all over Vancouver Island, plus a few welcome visitors from the nearby State of Washington. With…
May 1st, 2009
Lost American Marques: Hupmobile
To modern ears Hupmobile, as the name of a car, might sound a little odd. Oldsmobile, yes, for Olds has a pleasant ring to it but Hupmobile? Still, that didn't prevent more than a million owners f…
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April 2nd, 2009
Detroit’s Beauty on the Lawns of a Mansion built by Matilda Dodge Wilson. Yes, that Dodge
Of all the North American 2009 concours, nothing could be more appropriate than one that takes place in Detroit and honours the best in American design, especially when the industry is threatened with…
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March 11th, 2009
Give a Tucker Enough Space and it Will Overwhelm You
Sometimes you really have to view a car in the metal to appreciate its true style and personality. I've seen Tuckers before but only in museums or on crowded auction floors. At the Palm Springs De…