For those who like me love going to the app store and classic cars Let's face it, we're all car junkies! If we don't already have our classic car, our baby, we lust for it. Well.....there's always the promo models but they're not interactive. Relax followers, I found a couple of apps that might interest... Continue Reading →
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 →
Chasing Classic Cars: A rare Vette
Looking for classic cars That's my modus operandi whenever I'm out on my bike. Heck I've even been known to see an oncoming classic car and turn around to catch up with it and see if I can talk with the owner. Well one day I saw this 50th Anniversary Corvette, did the turn around... Continue Reading →
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 →
Chasing Classic Cars: Lambrecht Chevrolet auction
Some are calling it the field of dreams Hundreds of low mileage went on the auction block this past weekend in the historic Lambrecht Chevy Sale. Click here to see an update from AutoWeek.
Chasing Classic Cars: Porschephiles, this is your nirvana.
Who doesn't love a Porsche? I like all of them but probably the older ones a bit better. In case you are interested in buying one, check out this article from AutoWeek.
The 60’s: Big hair, cheap gas, and colorful cars
Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday While that isn't true so much anymore, it was huge in the 60's as all the manufacturers were into racing, mostly the Trans Am series, even tiny American Motors. The Javelin had just been introduced in '68 as AMC's entry into the pony car category. The colors were red,... Continue Reading →
Who needs air conditioning. This is a cool car!
So I'm going through my news feed this morning and this image caught my eye. I like these guys. Crazy, just like me:)
Bank on collecting metal promo models
For the heavy metal collectors Up until this point, all of the promo models I have written about have been plastic but there are a segment of collectors who concentrate those made of metal, most of them banks. Produced mostly in the 40's by Banthrico Company in Chicago, IL. Banthrico models painted in authentic Big... Continue Reading →
A T’bird, a Bel Air, and a Studebaker Avanti show up in the same parking lot…
This is no joke as I saw recently at a car show I attended. Check out the vid.