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1957 was a part of an ambitious back nine for that decade. There was a space race to get people free from the shackles of Earth-and a potential global holocaust, given there was also a very competitive nuclear arms race during the Fabulous Fifties. However, the main driving force was a sense of unbridled optimism […]
The ’74 Cuda was the swan song for the legendary Mopar pony car—the Barracuda era ended under bumper and smog laws. Nevertheless, there was nothing in the rule book about upgrading the car 50 years later. That’s the story behind this 1974 Cuda. Jerry Sutherland Travis Neater is the proud owner of this clearly non-stock […]
A 1953 Ford F-100 pickup is part of a very popular era for Blue Oval trucks because of their timeless and classic design. This generation of F-100 trucks had all the right curves in all the right places and are still rock stars in the vintage vehicle hobby. Jim Sutherland Many car guys choose to […]
This is the first clue to today’s Michener-Allen Auctioneering “What’s It?” Wednesday. Here’s the second clue. You’ll see the answer below on Thursday. This open-access page is sponsored by Michener-Allen Auctioneering.
I have a buddy who is a skilled practitioner in the dark art of curbing cars and trucks. His message is pretty simple: Don’t fall in love with a car. It’s a rule based upon ownership and sale of a large herd of used vehicles over the past several decades. Jim Sutherland My buddy’s message […]
The history of any vehicle (old or new) is a big factor in any purchase. History is particularly important in the world of classic iron because a paper trail is very important–documentation adds big dollars to the bottom line. The history behind this mint ’57 Dodge Custom Royal Super D-500 was the major selling point. […]
Barbara Kranz was only 20 years old when she walked into her local GM dealership in 1965 and attempted to order a brand-new Corvette. Barbara’s youth and gender worked against her, so she was not taken seriously at the time. Jim Sutherland However, she was able to buy a 1965 Pontiac GTO and traded in […]
Bashaw, Alberta is named after Eugene Bashaw; a founding father in the area who won the land in a poker game. This is big farm and oil country—think Texas North because the driving economic factors are the same. That’s also why there’s a huge car culture in Bashaw. Jerry Sutherland The best part about Bashaw […]
Trucks are the hottest item in the hobby today and the market reflects this trend. The domestic car builders pumped out some interesting special models over the years and the pace picked up in the 80s. That’s why this MyStar Five for Friday features five special editions of trucks from the 1980s. Jerry Sutherland The […]
There was a big trend in the 1950s and 60s to name cars after places. Marketing guys thought a cool location would graft some cool on a car with the same name. Here are 12 examples. Jerry Sutherland The Kaiser Manhattan is a great place to start. Kaiser thought the most expensive address in the […]
We all paint the good old days with a sentimental brush–the car hobby is based on it. The truth is less kind to older cars because, just like real life, they were a strange mix of good and bad things. Here’s a more realistic assessment of the good old days of cars. Jerry Sutherland They […]
Wilma McKay was a loyal Volkswagen buyer when she went into a VW dealership 47 years ago and bought a brand-new Super Beetle convertible. The stylish little German drop top became a family legacy vehicle because Wilma’s daughter Tanara is now the proud owner of the Super Beetle. Jim Sutherland 1979 was the last year […]
Here’s the first clue to today’s Michener-Allen Auctioneering “What’s It?” Wednesday. This is the second clue. Look below on Thursday and you’ll see the answer. This page is open-access courtesy of Michener-Allen Auctioneering.
1968 was a long time ago, but that’s when this (Canadian-only) GMC 910 rolled off the assembly line. This was a strange build because the GMC was an upper-end model, but it came with a barebones, 250-cubic-inch, inline six cylinder and a three-on-the-tree manual transmission. That’s just part of the story because this truck went […]
The typical family car from the Baby Boom era was a station wagon or a four-door sedan because you had to haul so many kids. It was called the Baby Boom for a reason. This 1969 Buick LeSabre 400 isn’t a typical family car because it only has two doors and it’s a higher-end Buick. […]
Alix is a village of under 1000 people in Central Alberta that punches well above its weight with their annual Show and Shine event. It takes a village of people to run a successful gig like the Alix Show and Shine, and the locals are enthusiastically behind their car show. There are plenty of volunteers […]
I’ve been to more car shows in the month of August than most people go to in their whole lives. I learned one thing–weather is not an exact science. You can get a cold and wet day. Or you can get an incredible summer day. To be honest, most of them are sunny–check out some […]
Bear with us on this introductory horsepower factoid because we run a real risk of boring readers into an involuntary coma with our explanation of the term. Most sources indicate horsepower is measured by the amount of time it takes to raise 33,000 lbs. by one foot in one minute or 550 lbs. by one […]
I’ve had thousands of conversations with car guys, so I’ve become an expert on how they think—mostly because I think the same way on most of these topics. This is a list of things that bug car guys. Jerry Sutherland The first one (not in any defined order) is paint. The color you pick defines […]
Fury was a legendary name for Plymouth because it set the stage for the performance era at Mopar. Before that, Plymouth was simply regarded as a reliable, toned-down car for sensible buyers with modest budgets. That changed in 1956, so the ’56 Fury is a logical place to start for five classic versions of the […]
B-movies were the lifeblood of drive-in theaters. They didn’t cost much, so Hollywood could crank them out every week and they only had one mandate. Draw in teenagers who used the drive-in as a second home. Jerry Sutherland ‘Daddy-O’ was the perfect drive-in B movie because it had street racing, rock and roll music and […]
