Jeepster: A classic large or small

My favorite Jeep A big reason we collect cars is because there is an emotional attachment. Mine for AMC, and Jeeps, coming from my dad working at American Motors. AMC bought Jeep from Kaiser in 1970. My favorite Jeep is the Jeepster originally produced by Willys-Overland from '48-'50 and then '66-'73. A vehicle so popular... Continue Reading →

May 10, 2015 0

Chasing Classic Cars: Not your father’s Pacer

The Racer Pacer I had never heard of this before my dad gave me a book to read "The Cars of American Motors", by Marc Cranswick, McFarland Publishing. The "this" were not the Pacers that rolled off the assembly line in Kenosha, WI. I had one, just like this, a 1975 with a 258. My... Continue Reading →

November 19, 2014 2

5 cars that will never be classics…

...and guys should never be seen driving in. Before I reveal what they are, I want to get a couple of things out there. I love cars, some that get great mileage, some of them are small, and some of them are unusual designs. This comes from a guy who drove a Gremlin and a... Continue Reading →

September 11, 2014 0

Barn Find for AMC Enthusiasts

More like a closet find I love American Motors' products. Part of my sickness comes from my dad working for the company. Sure they had the clunkers but also had some cool cars. Dad brought home tons of stuff and now it's time to thin things out a bit. My collection includes full-line catalogues mostly... Continue Reading →

May 8, 2014 0

Chasing Classic Cars: What five would you own?

Your chance to dream big I daydream a lot about "if money was no object" and I had a place to store them (like Jay Leno's Garage) what five cars would I own. Of course I'd want more but in this blog entry decided to stick with five. So here you go. 1970 AMX I... Continue Reading →

November 14, 2013 4

Chasing Classic Cars: An AMC family reunion

One big happy family of car guys No mater what car(s) you collect you probably belong to an owners group. It's a great place for the owners to get together and show off their pride and joy, swap stories, or maybe event parts. But unless your group is located near where your car was built,... Continue Reading →

October 12, 2013 0

Chasing Classic Cars: An AMC Pacer?

OK, not a classic and only cool in my eyes or any of the other AMC nuts that love the Pacer too. Oh yeah, they are out there. This looks to be about a 75 or 76. So here's your Monday morning laugh. Have a great week.

July 22, 2013 0

My 1st Car: Everybody has a story

We all remember our 1st car How many times has it happened when you're driving down the road, or coming out to your car in a mall parking lot, or see a car on TV or a movie and boom, you remember that you had a car, your first, just like that. Not your second... Continue Reading →

June 19, 2013 2

Mercury Breezeway: When a Merc wasn’t a Ford

Another unique automotive innovation of the '60s I hate to see a car company go out of business, or car line dropped, especially being such a big AMC guy. Most likely the cars they produced utilized several innovations to separate them from their competition. The rear engine Chevy Corvair, Unibody Construction by American Motors, and... Continue Reading →

June 12, 2013 0

Promo model: 1948 Hudson Hornet

Usually when I get ready to make a new blog post on a promo model I have seen it for sale at some auction site but this time I took a bit of a different run at it. I tried to find the car first. In this case a 1948 Hudson Hornet. Why that? Sure... Continue Reading →