Car Spot: A Mustang that’s not a Mustang

At least in Germany ... The hottest car on the planet in 1966 was the Ford Mustang. By the end of the year, it set an all-time sales record with just over 600,000 rolling off the assembly line. Mustangs were everywhere, except in Germany where somebody else, a truck manufacturer, had a trademark for the... Continue Reading →

September 8, 2023 1

It’s only money, right?

It all depends on how badly you want that car I've done blog entries on the real collector cars with some of them going for millions. If I had the cash, which I don't, at least until the pull my numbers for the Mega Millions, I'd pop for one or two. Won't hold my breath... Continue Reading →

December 16, 2013 0

Promo models from the country that gave us Saunas

The U.S. isn't the only country which likes making promo models Say what? So I'm perusing the model car auction sites, as I almost always do to see what's up for auction and what cars in my collection are worth, when I come across a couple of Volvo's, yup Volvo's. Not from one of the... Continue Reading →

December 9, 2013 0

Chasing Classic Cars: A Ford that is out of this world

In the 60's the space race was hot Because of that the auto manufactures took cues from the space race whether it was in the design or the name. Ford is a good example, specifically their Galaxie. Yes the word is spelled Galaxy but maybe Ford didn't want to just rip off the word. The... Continue Reading →

November 4, 2013 0

The holy grail of Mustangs

A Mustang collector's dream While the Mustang was pretty much the king of the pony cars it was about to get some competition and in 1967, the Mustang saw its first major redesign. For the first time since its launch, the car faced some serious competition. This resulted in Ford evaluating the Mustang's strengths and... Continue Reading →

September 25, 2013 1

Chasing Classic Cars: A Lincoln that rode like the wind

A rare classic car So I dropped by the car show that I go to every once in a while not far from my house and this beauty caught my eye. A 1947 Lincoln Zephyr Convertible. This car is cherry and also famous for a huge V12 engine. I would have loved to hear the... Continue Reading →

August 19, 2013 3

Chevy El Camino and the history of the “ute”

It all started "down under" G'day mates! Travel towards the Great Ocean Road from Melbourne and as you skirt Geelong on the new bypass you'll cross the Moorabool River on the Lewis Bandt Bridge. It's a name with great automotive significance. Bandt is credited with inventing the ute. The story goes that in the early... Continue Reading →

February 2, 2013 0

Promo model: Restored 1966 Ford Galaxie 500

Turning a junker into a gem Barn find is a term used when somebody finds a really special car which has been sitting in the corner of a barn all covered up. What the treasure hunter will do is restore the car to the way it came out of the factory. But restoration projects are... Continue Reading →

January 11, 2013 0

Promo model: The Edsel

The aim was right, well sort of Ford invested $400,000,000 in its development and those were mid-5o's numbers. Can you imagine what that would have taken in today's dollars? Yikes. It would be enough to bankrupt a car maker. The Edsel is most famous for being a marketing disaster and the name "Edsel" became synonymous with commercial... Continue Reading →

October 2, 2012 1

Promo model: 1960 Ford Thunderbird

Here's a quick question and I bet only the T'bird geeks will get it. Geeks in a good way. The T'bird might not have happened at all. Henry Ford II came up with a 2-seat concept and it was called the Vega! Wonder what Chevy would have had to come up with a name for... Continue Reading →