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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.”
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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.
1931 Plymouth Rumbleseat Coupe
Posted by rariccardi in Old Cars Weekly on May 29, 2010
Leon Krogman insists he wasn’t on the lookout for another old car when bought his 1931 Plymouth.
But, the way Krogman figures it, sometimes you just have to step in and perform an intervention when a nice old car is in need of a new home. That was definitely the case back in 1988 when Krogman, a retired resident of Spring Green, Wis., reunited with the old Plymouth he had known about since he was a boy.
via Old Cars Weekly – Car of the Week: 1931 Plymouth.
1982 Chrysler LeBaron convertible
Posted by rariccardi in Old Cars Weekly on May 29, 2010
It’s not easy to come up with a list of 1980s cars that most enthusiasts would consider “collectible,” but the 1982 Chrysler LeBaron convertible probably belongs in the conversation. It may never go down alongside the ’32 Fords, ’57 Chevys and Hemi Mopars on any all-time collector rankings, but the ’82 LeBaron ragtop had plenty going for it.
via Old Cars Weekly – 1982 Chrysler LeBaron convertible.
1959 King Midget
Posted by rariccardi in Old Cars Weekly on May 29, 2010
1959 King Midget
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1966 Ford Bronco Roadster
Posted by rariccardi in Old Cars Weekly on May 29, 2010
The way Jeff Leslie figured it, if he was going to take on a challenge as ominous as fully restoring an elusive and obscure 1966 Ford Bronco roadster, he was going to go all the way. If there were NOS parts available somewhere on the globe, he would find them. If there were original pieces hanging on some old Ford in a boneyard somewhere, he would ferret them out.
via Old Cars Weekly – 1966 Ford Bronco Roadster.