Old Cars Weekly – 1969 Mercury Montego
Posted by rariccardi in Old Cars Weekly on July 11, 2010
The car is actually on its third body and second engine, but it’s still close enough to the same car that Herzfeldt inherited back in 1986 to make it a cool, if slightly non-stock, survivor. Even if it hadn’t been lovingly re-created with new bodies twice in its past, the Montego would still be somewhat unique in that only 17,785 of the two-door versions were built for 1969, and the remaining examples seem to be few and far between these days.
via Old Cars Weekly – 1969 Mercury Montego.
Old Cars Weekly – 1911 Buick Model 33 Touring
Posted by rariccardi in Old Cars Weekly on July 11, 2010
The nearly century-old car has had just three owners in its lifetime. Houser, a Utah resident, first saw the car advertised in 2001 in the Horseless Carriage Gazette, the publication of the Horseless Carriage Club of America. Fellow club member Douglas Rich’s ad for the car stated, “1911 Buick, unrestored, complete” and the price.
via Old Cars Weekly – 1911 Buick Model 33 Touring.
Old Cars Weekly – 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk
Posted by rariccardi in Old Cars Weekly on July 11, 2010
Any Golden Hawk is pretty much a show-stopper these days, and Ladroga’s Studebaker is certainly that. In fact, it’s been to plenty of judged shows, and Ladroga has the shiny hardware to prove it. “Oh, I’ve had all kinds of trophies with it and also took a national first in 1997 in the Studebaker national meet in South Bend, Indiana,” he said. “It’s pretty much all authentic, except for the radial tires.”
via Old Cars Weekly – 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk.
Old Cars Weekly – 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air racer
Posted by rariccardi in Kustoms, Old Cars Weekly on July 11, 2010
“I really had to be careful not to over-restore it and make it too nice,” Todd Newton said. “The rough edges around the windows and the holes that they cut in the floor — I left them all just the way they were. I didn’t smooth things out or try to do anything different. We didn’t want anything to be too good. If they torch cut something, I did too.”
via Old Cars Weekly -.
Motor Trend Classic: A Sneak Peek | Car News Blog at Motor Trend
Posted by rariccardi in Celebs, Movie Cars, TV Cars on July 11, 2010
Like many of you, I suspect, I had the die-cast model Batmobile made by Corgi in the 1960s (you know, the one that fired the plastic rockets) when I was a kid. So it was a real thrill to get the original full-size Batmobile — and its creator, the irrepressible George Barris — into our new photo studio here at Motor Trend Towers for a photo shoot. Wes Allison’s pictures are stunning, and Arthur St. Antoine’s story a terrific mix of hard-nosed reporting and misty-eyed nostalgia (the photo of a young St. Antoine in a Batman costume is priceless). Ask The Man Who Drives One? We did. Arthur even tracked down Adam West, the original Batman, for an interview.
via Motor Trend Classic: A Sneak Peek | Car News Blog at Motor Trend.
Old Cars Weekly – Car of the Week: 1908 Black high-wheeler
Posted by rariccardi in Old Cars Weekly on July 11, 2010
“I’ve never had it out on the road, but I’ve driven it around the lawn,” said Benz. “I’d love to get it out on the road, but it’s got a little oil problem that I need to get corrected first. Basically, it’s got a ring problem, but I know exactly what it is.”
via Old Cars Weekly – Car of the Week: 1908 Black.
Old Cars Weekly – 1959 Buick LeSabre Convertible
Posted by rariccardi in Featured, Old Cars Weekly on July 11, 2010
So when he gushes about how much he digs his sparkling, and rare, 1959 Buick LeSabre convertible, you know the car must be special. It has some big tracks to follow in DiGregorio’s garage, but a totally original 1959 ragtop with just 32,000 miles and über-rare, three-on-the-tree is certainly something to get worked up about, no matter what else you’ve owned previously.
via Old Cars Weekly – 1959 Buick LeSabre Convertible.
Fleetwood Country Cruize-In 2010 06 04
Posted by rariccardi in Car Shows on May 29, 2010
Fleetwood Country Cruize-In is an Automotive Extravaganza like no other presented by Steve Plunkett!
via Fleetwood Country Cruize-In 2010 06 04 | CJBK.
Bang Shift : The 2010 George Barris Culver City Car Show
Posted by rariccardi in Car Shows on May 29, 2010
big schwag ride
From the ‘Magnum P.I.’ Ferrari to the Batcycle: TV cars to go on display – Drive On: A conversation about the cars and trucks we drive – USATODAY.com
Posted by rariccardi in Car Shows, Kustoms, Movie Cars on May 29, 2010
Whether it's the Green Hornet's Black Beauty or Broderick Crawford's Buick patrol car from the Highway Patrol series of the 1950s, a bevy of famous television and movie show cars are going to go on exhibition in Los Angeles.
They are part of “Good Guys, Bad Guys, Hot Cars” exhibition opening at the Petersen Automotive Museum.