During the 2022 Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Eastern Fall Nationals in Hershey, Pa., I came across the featured 1919 Dodge Bros. truck with a Graham Bros. 1-1/2-ton Truck-Builder conversion and its caretaker, Doug Walters. As I walked ar

When it comes to 1974 Pontiac Trans Ams, John Friske is in pretty good shape. Fifty years ago, John and his wife Connie, who reside in Verona, Wis., bought themselves a new 1974 Trans Am. Brand spanking new, Admiralty Blue, 400-cube V-8 with an autom

Down a rarely traveled dead-end gravel road just outside the small town of Centerville, Ark., is what appears to be a shuttered salvage yard overtaken by trees and brush. Appearances can be misleading, and that is the case with this forgotten-looking

Ford Pintos get a bad rap for bursting ablaze in rear-end collisions, but as this old news photo seems to indicate, that reputation is at least partially deserved. The details of the incident have been blacked out from the back of this photo, but a d

There isn’t much doubt which customer base Ford was trying to target in this beautiful Model T ad. The print ad featured a 1926 T and two finely dressed gals who seem to be pleased with their mode of transportation. Ford sales, or course, were boomin

A tip-of-the-hat goes to editor Frank Pascoe (f.pascoe@hotmail.com) for a recent issue of WPC News (Chrysler Product Restorer’s Club) for the cover-story and centerfold involving a 1960 Imperial, titled “Elegance and Brawn.” The nine-pager with a sle

“Free to a good home (no parting-out: 19?? Federal dual-wheel truck. It was parked long before I purchased our Brown County, Ohio farm in ’06,” says reader Chuck Klein. “The transmission, differential and six-cylinder flathead engine all seem to be t

TULSA, Okla. — Mecum Auctions rolled into Tulsa for the fourth time from June 7-8. The Mecum Tulsa sale is held at the SageNet Center at Expo Square in the shadow of the iconic Tulsa Golden Driller Statue. The docket seemed like it was slow to fill,

At least one 100-year-old Model T Ford can still “go the distance,” but the fourth time crossing the American continent required considerable assistance. In 1924, the 10-millionth Model T that Ford Motor Co. had built since the model’s introduction i

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I was rather offended by B. Mitch Carlson’s portrayal of poor old car enthusiasts in his Aug. 15, 2024, auction report in which he calls buyers of inexpensive cars at auctions “bottom feeders.” What about first-time old car buyers? What about the roo

We’re not sure who Jim was, but we know this car identified as his is an example of the ever-popular Ford Deuce. The photo was found amongst a group of other old photos, so even though Jim’s complete identity is forever lost, we’re grateful this imag

HERSHEY, Pa. — The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) and the Hershey Region of the AACA will again welcome antique and collector-car enthusiasts from all over the world to Hershey for the Eastern Fall Nationals, to be held Oct. 8-11. The show

Ron Sportel is the proud owner of this unique 1953 Chrysler Town and Country. “The drive train is not original, but all we did to the paint was clear coat it,” he says. “I bought the car in 2017 and stuck it in the barn for a couple of years. We want

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My main job at home these days is grocery store runner. I have four kids, a dog and wife, and my main function is just driving back and forth to the local grocery store to keep everybody fed. I’m almost a trip-a-day guy. I’m good for at least five or

Q. In the August 15th issue, Joseph Fantilli has a problem starting a 1990 Ford F150 when it’s hot. I had the same problem with a 1990 Lincoln Continental V6, which was really a V8 with two cylinders chopped off. It would also stall sometimes in stop

From the earliest days of automotive production, serial numbers were meant more for inventory control than to identify a certain car. Almost from the start, inventor George B. Selden held a patent on an internal combustion-engined vehicle, and went a

It doesn’t take a lot of deep thinking to conclude that Brass Era vehicles have been a cornerstone of the antique car world from just about the beginning. After all, they predate the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) by 20 or more years, and

In the 1930s, BMW was mainly known in Germany for producing motorcycles and airplane engines rather than automobiles for the relatively small portion of the German population who could actually afford to own one. However, it had begun automobile prod

The 1986 flick “Hoosiers” is widely regarded as the greatest sports movie ever made. Based loosely on the true story of tiny Milan High School’s march to the 1954 Indiana state basketball championship, the film follows fictional Hickory High School’s

It’s been about five years since Tom Thompson bought his 1966 Thunderbird and he clearly remembers the trip home in it, but not because of problems with an unknown car. “I was scared to death,” he admitted, “coming up (Interstate Route) 81 with tires

Chevrolet LUV, a newcomer to the American market in the early 1970s, was introduced through outdoor advertisements. The choice of the “LUV” name may have been influenced by the popular 1967 song “All You Need is Love” by Paul McCartney and John Lenno

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With 1,027 trucks on the show field, choosing the most interesting example at the Antique Truck Club of America’s 44th national meet is almost impossible, but a 1962 Studebaker diesel tractor is surely near the top of the list. “It was delivered in F

Reader Tom Squires dug out this great photo from his family album showing his dad sitting on the hood of a sharp 1934 Dodge two-door sedan. “It was his first car he bought from his brother-in-law in Brooklyn, N.Y.,” he says.■

Jeff and Karen Underwood have a love for saving old cars. A few years ago, Jeff heard that a salvage yard filled with old cars in a city about 25 miles away was closing and going to send a bunch of vehicles to the crusher. City officials had received

Many “Tri-Five” Chevy fans tend to lean toward the bookend model years—1955 and 1957—rather than the 1956 models. However, fans of the ’56 remain adamant in their loyalty. Look at the numbers, they say. The numbers they’re referring to are the sales

As our garage replacement project has ramped up toward the end of this summer, I hear the Beatles’ lyrics “I get by with a little help from my friends” every time I look at the slowly disappearing remains of our old and rotten garage. It’s been a whi

Q. I found a car I really want, but the seller says “no title and no VIN.” It’s a 1950 Ford. How do I get it titled? How can I prove it's not stolen? Thanks in advance for the help. I really like it. I might buy it even if I can’t drive it legally!