As we celebrate a half century, Old Cars takes a stroll down memory lane.

The world has drastically changed throughout the last fifty years, but one thing has been constant, Old Cars dedication to the hobby. We looked back over the last fifty years and created a timeline of what was happening in the old car hobby as well as the changes within Old Cars. We hope you enjoy the trip back through memory lane as much as we did compiling it.

1971

Old Cars was published monthly
Chet Krause founds Old Cars
Dave Brownell, editor
Glidden tour, creation of Milestone Car Society
John Bobo of Dayton, Ohio, founds the International Ford Retractable Club
American Truck Historical Society founded

1972

Old Cars was published monthly
Dave Brownell, editor
1951 Olds with 8 miles sells for $2750 in Charlotte, NC. First owner died night he drove it home.
Harold Coker of Chattanooga, Tenn., was installed as 1972 president of AACA in February
Henry Austin Clark, Jr.’s Young Nuts and Old Bolts column begins

1973

Old Cars was published monthly, then twice-monthly
Dave Brownell, editor
Mack gives $1 million to establish American Truck Historical Museum and Library in Allentown, PA
Hitler’s Mercedes 770Ks sell for $153K and $93K, record breaking, at Kruse AZ auction
Bob Lichty joins Old Cars as ad manager (May 1973), replacing founder Chet Krause
OC frequency doubled (June 1-15, 1973), to “serve expanding hobby.”
Montana bill adds “Vintage” plates for post-1934 vehicles
Car Classics is published
Richard A. Dick Teague assumes Jeep styling duties at AMC
Maurice Hendry stops by OC offices.
Nebraska inks collector car bill allowing collector license plates for 20 years old and older, modeled after WI bill. One-time fee for collector plates.
August NSRA Street rod national meet hosts 18K fans, 2K cars (September reporting)
Macungie Flea Mark bursting at ‘seams’
35 Duesenbergs at ACD meet, First Duesenberg to hit $100,000 mark sells at Kruse Classic Auction company, 1932 LeBaron swept-panel dual cowl phaeton
Marilyn Chandler’s 1939 M-B 540 K takes PB Best of Show
Gas shortage causes fewer entries at West Coast National show in Buena Park, CA (October). Southern California Region of CHVA
Robert Pass & Kruse Classic Auction Company bring first car auction to St Louis
Hitler’s 770K resold to another record: $176,000 to Robert Pass at Earl Clark’s Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, PA.
Bonnie and Clyde Ford sedan “death car” sells for $175,999
Krause Publications sells Car Classics to Frank Taylor, its editor for last 6 years
Chrysler Town & Country registry formed

1974

Old Cars published twice-monthly
Dave Brownell, editor
Bob Lichty, ad manager
Terry Boyce, admininstrative assistant
Terry Boyce joins OC as administrative assistant
AACA lifts age limit to 1949
Maryland gains collector car law with Maryland Historic Vehicle Act passing, gets “historic motor vehicle” plates
2 millionth visitor given special tour of Harrah’s Automobile Collection by Bill Harrah himself
MSRA holds first Back to the 50’s car show in St Paul
Alaska act provides for special consideration for “historic or special interest motor vehicles” with plates
Buehrig will be guest at Labor Day auction (Kruse Classic Autciotn Company)
Cadillac Ranch reported on in OC; cars are pictured graffiti-less.
Oldsmobile and Reos join for Aug Olds-Reo Festival in Lansing
Packards come to Warren for 75^th anniversary meet; hosted by Cleveland Region of Packard Automobile Classics
Rain plagues first Carlisle meet, “Postwar ’74,” but returns to start Carlisle Events
Scuba diver reclaims 1929 Hudson from shipwreck of new cars at Lake Erie.
Old Cars moves from twice-monthly to biweekly
Ford of Canada observes 70 years, 9 million cars
Metropolitan Owners Club created in December 1974

1975

Old Cars published bi-weekly
Dave Brownell, editor
Terry Boyce, administrative assistant
Rick McLaughlin, associate editor
Robert Lichty, ad manager
Governor Ronald Reagan signs California Historical Vehicle bill, providing special license plates to vehicles 25 years old and older.
Record 570 cars offered at Scottsdale sale by Kruse
John Lee submits article on new Nebraska Chevy museum, “Chevyland”
Aston Martin ceases production; says shutdown in temporary
Buck Club historian picks 1908 Buick 10 as ‘Greatest Ever’
CCCA expands to include “certain outstanding postwar automobiles through 1948.” Continental is already included
Franklin B. Tucker becomes AACA president
Old Cars Price Guide published in print issues of Old Cars (2-25-75)
Designer Dutch Darrin given honorary CCCA membership
AMC Pacer wins American Iron and Steel Institute’s “Design in Steel” award
Tri-National Group acquires ailing Aston Martin
Kenosha mayor “recalls” all Nash cars to city’s 125^th anniversary in Kenosha July 11-12
Detroit Public Library’s auto literature collection now called “National Automotive History Collection”
CORSA membership tops 4000 members in just five years
Michael Lamm elected president of SAH for 1975
Starkweather Packard story, May 6, 1975
Senators sponsor bill in Ohio fro retrofitting antque cars with pollution equipment
Jim York’s Auto Museum in Howes Cave, NY, opens
400 cars, mostly 1936-42, face crushing in Kansas; among the casualties is 1947 Buick Super convert
Maserati placed in liquidation
Hispano-Suiza Society club formed
Revival of 1908 around-the-world race planned in connection with U.S. bicentennial
Temple City, Calif., hobbyists successfully protest city ordinance calling disabled vehicles a “public nuisance.”
225 Ferraris meet in Illinois for Ferrari Club of America’s 13^th meet, declared “most successful yet”
First National Woodie Meet held, hosted by Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter
Kruse Auctions plans antique car, plan auction during EAA Fly-In, but EAA thwarts effort
Arkansas to issue collector plates for vehicles 25 years old and older
Harrah’s buys Winthrop Rockefeller estate of 68 vehicles and 3 carriages for $947,000
Ohio passes collector vehicle licensing bill
600 cars offered at Kruse Labor Day auction
Crosley Automobile Club hosts three national meets (Ohio, New Jersey, California)
Harrah’s Collection cars featuring in Perry Como TV special on CBS
Carlisle in October doubles in size; more than 1000 vendors on hand
Hershey is muddy
Catalytic convertors become the norm, leaded fuel disappears from gas stations
Chrysler products return to Detroit for corporation’s 50^th anniversary year
Famed prewar car hoarder B.J. Pollard of Detroit holds first dispersal auction. Disappointed with prices, Pollard says auction went “Bad.”
Diamond-Reo purchased by Consolidated Industries of Ohio
18^th Pierce-Arrow Society meet draws 32 cars, one bicycle to Michigan
Two unrestored Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts, 1935 Packard V-12 sold from comedian Harold Lloyd’s estate
Old Cars moves to new office on State Street in Iola
U.S. “Solid Waste Act” moves to encourage states to establish motor vehicle disposal programs.”
Pierce-Arrow “archer” modeler reveals story of mascot’s design
Doctor retrieves 1912 Peerless from snake-infested California canyon by helicopter

1976

Old Cars publihed bi-weekly
Dave Brownell, editor
Terry Boyce, associate editor
Rick McLaughlin, associate editor (June)
Terry Boyce, Advertising Manager (June)
Museum of Transportation at Larz Anderson Park announces moves to Boston
Hawaii undertakes restoration of 1912 Avery, first truck imported to islands
Scranton couple refuses Liberace’s offer to purchase their 1927 LaSalle convertible
GM gives first Chevette to Flint’s Sloan Museum (January)
450 cars offered by lone auctioneer Kruse at Scottsdale over 3 days
Landmark Ormond (Fla.) Garage, “Birthplace of Speed,” destroyed by fire
CCCA adds 1938-41 Cadillac 60 Special, 1940-42 Packard 160 and 1939 Packard Super 8 to list of Full Classics
1956 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud rolled by Oklahoma jail escapee
Skip Marketti named ACD Museum Executive Director
Franklin Club prepares 25^th anniversary celebration
Hupmobile Club welcomes Hupp-Yeats Electric and R.C.H. automobiles
Flea market, auction activity brisk at second annual Atlantic City meet
100 pre-World War I cars destroyed in Barney Pollard collection fire on March 24
Cunningham Automotive Museum marks 10^th anniversary with party
$250,000 worth of cars destroyed in fire
New International Vintage Volkswagen Club holds first meet
1932 Stutz Super Bearcat sells at Harrah’s auction for a record $74,000
Last U.S. convertible, a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado, is built on April 21
First fiberglass car, 1944 Stout Scarab, added to Detroit Historical Museum
‘New’ Model A Ford roadsters using reconditioned chassis are built by Lordship Antique Auto
Vincent Gardner, designer who worked on Auburn and on 1955 T-bird, dies by suicide in Auburn, ind. (June)
$150,000 for 1929 Mercedes SSK at Movieworld “Cars of the Stars” California auction, a record for unrestored original
Fred and Augie Duesenberg’s grand-nephews aim to build new cars under Duesenberg Brothers name
New Indianapolis Speedway Museum opens to public “without fanfare”
50 pre-1915 cars encounter Yellowstone blizzards in VMCCA “Spirit of ‘76” Transcontinental Reliability cross-country trek; end in Philly on July 4
Hobbyists open Museum of Automobiles atop Petit Jean Mountain with Rockefeller cars
600 cars, 10,000 spectators make Iola Car Show one of nation’s biggest
Montana Historical Society evicts Edward Towe’s collection of 30-plus Fords – Towe later founds own museum
World War I Liberty Lorry restoration for Smithsonian Institution wraps up
Southwest Florida AACA chapter assembles Model T in record time: 5 minutes, 20 seconds
Maryland classic car dealer Eugene M. “Gino” Caraffa’s body found in Great Kill Harbor off Staten Island; police later confirm connection to organized crime, car thefts
Nebraska Gibbon Body Shop auctions Ford projects; just $3,200 buys complete and solid ’32 roadster
Leaded gas supply said to be “adequate for future use” says superintendent of technical information services for Ethyl Corp.
Packards International remanufactures Big Eight exhaust manifold
1909 Zimmerman runabout donated to ACD Museum
Lagonda name returns with new Aston Martin sedan model at London Motor Exhibit
177-mile 1940 Plymouth two-door discovered in barn, bought by Wisconsin collector
Leo Gephart establishes new Ohio-based Auction America Corp. for nationwide auctions
Eleanor Ford dies on Oct. 19 at 80
Florida restorer begins converting new cars into convertibles; complete three Mustang II droptops
84-car collection donated to McPherson College to fund industrial arts program restoration course
100 Fords from Ed Towe collection to be housed in old Montana Satate Prison at Deer Lodge
William L. “Bill” Mitchell honored with honrary Doctorate of Science Degree by Art Center College of Design
Fred “Fritz” Pike Duesenberg, son of August Duesenberg, dies in LaFayette, Ind., on Oct. 28.
22 cars sold in second Barney Pollard auction; prices still “low,” Pollard says. $500 buys unrestored 1905 Dorris
Old Cars reaches goal of 76,000 subscribers in ‘76

1977

Old Cars published twice-monthly
Terry Boyce, editor
R. Chris Halla, associate editor
Tim Bauer, ad manager
First Spring Carlisle Collector Car Swap and Show held (no record, but 1978 is second annual)
851 Rolls-Royces gather at Windsor Castle for Silver Jubilee Tribute to Queen Elizabeth
150-plus Ferraris – including five GTOs – gather for 14^th annual meeting of the Ferrari Club of America
Pontiac designer, whose career there went back to 1925, dies June 19 at 90
Society of Automotive Historians adds Canadian chapter
900 cars, 20,000 spectators at 1977 Iola Car Show
First woman to cross U.S., Alice Huyler Ramsey, age 90, speaks at Catskill Region Antique Automobile Meet on June 4
Anticipating 75^th anniversary, Ford Motor Co. searches for 1903 Model A cars
17-year-old Minnesota teen drives first restoration project to Plymouth Four and Six Cylinder Club’s spring meet, takes how two trophies
650 Corvairs attend Corvair Society of America (CORSA) meet in Bloomington, Minn.
At 375 cars, Northeast Ohio Chapter of Buick Club of America declared “largest Buick meet ever”
Workers take control of Schlumpf collection of Bugattis; French government considers freezing cars
Sale rate breaks 50% at “largest ever” Kruse Auburn auction
CCCA celebrates Silver Anniversary Classic Car CARavan
Designer Strother MacMinn interviewed in Oct. 18 issue of Old Cars
Professional Car Society holds its inaugural international meet in Cincinnati in July
J.L. Hudson department store’s 51^st annual parade will honor Ford’s 75^th anniversary
Former Packard vice-president dead at 85; with company until 1958
Ton Hulman, “man who made Indy” and chairman of the board of directors of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, dies Oct. 31, 1977
Deutsches Museum in Munich, home of Karl Benze’s 1886 three-wheeler, celebrates 75 years
Carroll Shelby interviewed in Dec. 27 Old Cars

1978

Old Cars starts year at twice-monthly, goes to weekly with Feb. 21, 1978, issue
Terry Boyce, editor
R. Chris Halla, associate editor
Tony Hossain, editorial liaison as of Feb. 21 issue
John Gunnell, technical editor in fall
Kenny Buttolph (mentioned in June 27 issue)
19 early cars lost in fire at Old Carriage Shoppe in Spring Arbor, Mich., on Dec. 9, 1977. Destroyed 1908 Fuller and 1902 Jackson steam car “may have been last of their kind in existence.”
1936 Lagonda LG45 destroyed by fire in Falls Church, Va.
Ford’s search for 1903 examples uncovers 50,000 pieces of new Model T-era automotive glass
Otis Chandler, car collector and publisher of the Los Angeles Times, profiled in Jan. 24, 1978, issue
Kenny’s 1954 Olds 98 makes its debut in Jan. 24 issue
Nearly 1000 cars and 10,000 spectators at Sixth Annual Kruse Scottsdale Auction
1937 Cadillac V-16 town car owned by Phillippino President Quezon and then Gen. Douglas MacArthur found and restored
Famous collector Bob Gottlieb profiled in Feb. 7, 1978, issue
Bob Lichty, now independent, offers 1964 Comet convertible f0r $1950 from Auburn, Ind., dealership
Old Cars goes weekly with Feb. 21 issue
Shelby employee Phil Remington profiled in Feb. 21 issue of Old Cars
Indy Pace Car for 1978 is Silver Anniversary Corvette
Crawford Auto Aviation Museum’s televised membership telethon in Cleveland “a tremendous success”
CCCA marks end of era with last winter meet at Buck Hill Falls, Pa.
Hagstrom Sales CO. offers new child-size ‘Tin Lizzies’ for $650
AACA reports record 40,927 members at February annual meet
Classic-era designer Frank Hershey to speak at Southwest Grand Classic in Dallas on July 8
Shelby American Automobile Club’s 3^rd annual international convention to be held in Pasadena, Calif. Club reports nearly 5,000 members
Original owner of 1932 Hupmobile finally trades it even-up for a 1976 Mercury Monarch
1929 Packard 626 Speedster donated to Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn
Pete Brock, former Shelby employee, profiled in April 4, 1978, issue
Groundbreaking held for new “Verbiesen’s M.G. Museum” in Canyon Country, Calif. Museum defunct by 1982, and in 2017, fire destroyed Verbiesen collection
Recently founded Marmon Club to hold national membership meeting in May at Thomasville, Ga.
1961 Pontiac Monte Carlo show car added to San Antonio Museum of Transportation collection
Walter P. Chrysler Club holds 9^th annual meet in Manassas, Va., in July 1978
Sharp 1950 Chrysler hardtop narrowly escapes Nebraska crusher in Collector vs. City Hall battle
Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum holds parade of Ford from every year for FoMoCo’s 75^th
AACA founding member Earle S. Eckel dies; with club since 1935 inception
Power steering inventor Francis W. Davis, dies at 91; invented unit in 1926
2^nd annual Buick Show held by Buick Club of America Gopher State Chapter; show continues today
$400,000 in Kruse Las Vegas auction proceeds stolen in transit; auction company says funds are “protected.”
Automotive journalist Karl Ludvigsen appoint to VP of corporation relations for Fiat North America.
100 years later, HCCA commemorates first race between road vehicles, again race from Green Bay to Madison, Wis.
Kenny Buttolph & Tony Hossain attend Reno meet
1941 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet donated to Henry Ford Museum as a VIP car
Chet Krause’s 1903 Ford displayed in Milwaukee during FoMoCo’s Diamond Jubilee
Dearborn celebrates FoMoCo’s 75^th in Dearborn
William F. Harrah dies on June 30 following heart surgery
683 Buicks return to Flint for marque’s 75^th anniversary
Henry Ford II fires FoMoCo President Lee A. Iacocca on July 13, 1978
Benson Ford, grandson of Henry Ford, dies on July 27 at age 59
Lesney Products Corp., of Matchbox toy fame, to acquire model kit producer AMT
400+ Studebaker return to South Bend for Studebaker Drivers Club meet
Shelby American Automobile Club holds third American convention in Pasadena, Calif.
Walter E. Gosden becomes editor of Society of Automotive Historian’s SAH Newsletter
John Gunnell joins Old Cars staff as technical editor; still writing for Old Cars 43 years later
Robert F. “Bob” Lemke becomes editor of Old Cars
At $235,000 during Kruse Fall Auburn sale, Duesenberg (SJ-261) sets world record price for an automobile sold at auction.
Old Cars announces charter subscription offer for Old Cars Price Guide; 65,000 prices offered|
Record 3,300 vendors attend Fall Carlisle
1933 Stutz Monte Carlo sells for $50,000 at Harrah’s Automobile Collection sale
Second Annual Fall Eastern Flea Market and Antique Auto Show held at Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J.
Elite Heritage motors Corp. of Elroy, Wis., to display pilot Duesenberg II model
200,000 pilgrimage to AACA’s 1978 Fall Hershey meet
New Sceptre 6.6S production announced in Goleta, Calif.; styling influenced by Talbot Lago, Bugatti and Delahaye
Milestone Car Society expands recognition through 1967
ACD Museum named “National Historic Place”
Contemporary Historical Vehicle Association now accepts automobiles built through 1958
Antique Car Rally to be held in Soviet Union in conjunction with 1980 Olympic Games
Newly formed Southern California Region of Pierce-Arrow Society holds first meet; 60 members with 12 cars attend
Henry Austin Clark, Jr., reports the Long Island Old Car Club commemorates 1908 Vanderbilt Cup of 1908
Charles A. Chayne, former Buick chief engineer and GM engineering vice-president, dies Oct. 20 at age 80
Chet Krause’s 1930 Packard 733 coupe restored
Designer J. Herbert Newport dies on Dec. 25 at age 72

Founder Chet Krause

1979

Old Cars publishd weekly
Robert Lemke, editor
John Gunnell, technical editor
R. Chris Halla, features editor
Tony Hossain, news editor
Robert “Bob” Lichty, advertising
LeRoi C. “Tex” Smith, editor in Oct. 23 issue
Wisconsin begins offering vanity plates
10 hobbyists’ work reopens the Museum of Automobiles on Petit Jean Mountain in Arkansas
Raymond H. Dietrich & Howard “Dutch” Darrin to appear at February Packars International annual membership meet
Robert “Bob” Lichty, advertising rejoins Old Cars in advertising department
Kruse Classic Car Auction Co., Inc., announces its worst year, seeks stability
Locomobile owners’ organization forms
Harrah’s Car Show and Swap Meet is cancelled following founder’s death; future uncertain
Harry H. Bennett, Henry Ford’s notorious right-hand man in 1930s, dies Jan. 4 in California nursing home
$1.5 million grossed by 3^rd annual Scottsdale auction, held by Auction America and Russ Jackson, Inc.
$3.4 million grossed by Krause Auction Co. at 7^th annual Scottsdale Collector Car Auction
History of Woodward Avenue published in Feb. 20, 1979, Old Cars
Old Cars introduces “Car Exchange” magazine
William H. “Bill” Smith elected as AACA national president for 1979
Designer Richard Teague, AMC styling chief, will speak at HET Club banquet
Original tires of FDR’s 1936 Ford phaeton finally replaced by Hyde Park, N.Y., library
$400,000 paid for 1936 Mercedes-Benz 500K roadster is new world record for collector car sold at auction
Toledo Willys-Overland building slated for destruction; razed April 14 — pieces sold at auction
U.S. marshals appeared at Atlantic City Collector Car Auction, Swap Meet and Auto Concours on Feb. 17 to carry out a judgment rendered against the Kruse Classic Auction Coo., Inc.
Antiques phased out of 1979 Chicago Auto Show
French high court rules 580-car Schlumpf Collection containing 120 Bugattis may be sold; more legal battles ensue
$6,000 Model A roadster fiberglass replicas now offered by Model A and Model T Reproduction Corp.
Gordon Bennett’s 1905 Star race car found in India and restored
GTO Association of America (GTOAA) conceived by Tony Bastien
Smith Old Truck Tour in New Hampshire, first-of-its-kind old truck rally, planned for May 5-6.
Society of Automotive Historians approves Wisconsin Chapter
National Chrysler Products Club, Inc. is formed
Barbra Streisand buys 1956 T-Bird, 1941 Lincoln Continental and 1926 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost at Christies’ sale of late M.L. Bud Cohn Collection
Greenfield Village turns 50
Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso signs law to exempt collector cars from inspection regulations
Three Mile Island nuclear plant troubles no match for Spring Carlisle
Dunkirk Swap Meet to celebrate 10^th anniversary
Kruse Auction Co.’s auctioneering license revoked in Indiana
Walter P. Chrysler Club plans 10^th anniversary celebration; Raymond Dietrich speaks
Kruse Auctioneers, Inc. gets contract to hold auction in conjunction with Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival
Gas shortages blamed on low collector car prices at auction
Father-son team of Bill and Angelo Klenck to embark on Artic to Antarctic trip in 1929 Ford Model A truck; complete journey on Nov. 7
Henry Austin Clark, Jr. announces the Long Island Automobile Museum will close after 31 years; more than half of museum’s vehicles auctioned Oct. 13
“Mini-Toronado” engineering car becomes first vehicle donated to R.E. Olds Museum in Lansing
Roy D. Chapin, Jr., son of one of Hudson Motor Car Co. founders, to address HET Club
Iola Old Car Show draws 2,000 collector vehicles; Model A Fords featured
Gerald Ford’s presidential limousine, a 1973 Cadillac, to cross Greater Wisconsin Collector Car Auction block
NSRA nationals attract 4,500 cars to St. Paul; 12,000 people drawn to 318 pioneer cars at Straits Area Antique Auto Show in St. Ignace
National Chrysler Products Club holds first meet in Strasburg, Pa.; draws 150 cars
Nelson Rockefeller’s 14-car collection sells for $800,000 in “quiet” deal
In Des Moines, Shelby Owners of America hold 3^rd annual national convention
Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club marks marques’ 70^th anniversary and club’s 20^th
New England Willys Overland Jeepster Club holds first meet; 29 Jeepsters gather in Avon, Conn.
Ford’s oldest dealership closes; Hughson Ford of San Francisco had been in business since 1903.
First Concours d’Elegance held at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, Mich.; now called the Concours d’Elegance of America
9^th annual National Nomad Club attracts 200 cars, 1,000 enthusiasts to Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Chrysler 300 Club Inc., Chrysler 300 Club International, Hemi Owner’s Club and Superbird/Daytona Club convene at Chrysler Proving Grounds for test track’s 25^th anniversary
150,000 attend Wally Rank’s 14^th annual Antique and Classic Car Show in Milwaukee
Sale of Harrah’s casinos and hotels to Holiday Inns, Inc., includes famous automobile collection
From bottom of Lake Michigan, salvagers raise 22-mile 1924 Rollin from sunken cargo ship carrying new cars
1955 Chevrolet convertible sells for surprising $13,800 at Midwestern United States Collector Car Auction in Auburn, Ind.
California Highway Patrol gets Z-28 Camaro cruisers
Crown Victoria nameplate returns to Ford line for 1980 model year
MG production to cease217 1942-and-older cars attended Northland Glidden Tour hosted by the AACA’s Minnesota Region
“Tex” Smith joins Old Cars as editor
Thomas W. Barrett III and Russell C. Jackson announce renewed partnership, to host new Scottsdale Barrett-Jackson auction
Pate Museum of Transportation observes 10^th anniversary with concours
Rippey Veteran Car Museum closes its doors after 16 years in Denver
Just 75 Silver Shadow II models to be sold for Rolls-Royce’s 75^th anniversary
Fire apparatus builder Pierce Manufacturing registers name Pierce Arrow
38-car fleet of 1958 Chevy rental cars featured in Old Cars
Fire destroys one of few remaining Diamond Reo plants in Lansing, Mich., on Oct. 30
Wayne Corp. of Richmond, Ind., announces closing of Miller-Meteor, its professional car manufacturing division

1980

Old Cars published weekly
LeRoi Tex Smith, editor
John Gunnell, technical editor
R. Chris Halla, features editor
Tony Hossain, news editor
1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K lost at sea en route from Milwaukee to Hamburg; owner suspects foul play and sues for $400K
Thunderbird Classic Motor Car Reporduction Corp., builders of a new ’57 T-Bird, sued in LA over false advertising practices
New national museum, “Auto Canada,” slated
1970 Chrysler 300-Hurst will be admitted to Chrysler 300 Club International concours judging classes
Junkyard stolen from Rhode Island doctor, who returned to his 10-acre property and found it cleared out
MGB will be produced until late 1980, ending MG production
Reader’s stolen 1965 Buick Riviera keeps getting parking tickets at swap meets around nation
GM announces plans to move Corvette production from St. Louis to Bowling Green, Ky.
Tucker movie is in early stages, announces Coppola Cinema Seven
Craven Museum in Canada closes doors to museum
Raymond Dietrich, famed designer, dies on March 19 at age 86
Fire ravages San Antonio (Texas) Museum of Transportation on March 31, damage estimated at $500,000
MG nameplate reportedly saved by agreement between British Leyland and Aston martin Lagonda, Ltd.
Richard Johnson joins Old Cars staff as associate editor with April 22 issue
Imperial nameplate to return to Chrysler Corp. line for 1981
Schlumpf collection may be reopened to public, French courts say, but future still uncertain
Spring Carlisle 1980 “largest ever,” Bill Miller says, with 3800 flea market spaces sold
92-year-old designer Joe Thompson, who started in auto industry in 1904, dies in California
Elgin Road Races to be revived in Illinois
Morgan Plus-4 Club & Morgan 3-Wheel Club celebrate 70 years of Morgans, 25^th anniversary of Plus-4 club
First Hershey in the Spring considered a “big success”
Camaro Club of America formed
Chrysler Corp. stops production of full-size cars, but luxury New Yorker will be offered in 1981 as mid-size car
Mt. St. Helens erupts, ash falls upon third-annual Antique Auto Swap Meet in Kennewick, Wash.
Chip Miller & Bill Miller of Carlisle shows hold first Harrisburg Swap
Old Cars announces new western bureau, hires Neal East for western office
2,700 cars “jam” 1980 Iola Old Car Show
“Lost” Dean Van Lines Offenhauser roadster found, restored
Chrysler Historical Collection’s Historical Information Service discontinued
12 cars displayed at McAfee, N.J., for second annual 1953-54 Buick Skylark Show
New venue causes decline of 1932 Fords at 8^th annual Deuce Day show in California
10^th annual Nomad Club national convention held in Colorado Springs, site of first convention
Factory experimentals highlight Kenosha ’80, a meet of Nash Car Club of America, American Motors Owners Association & AMX Club
Crown Victorias meet in Colorado Springs for second annual Crown Victoria National Convention
Facel Vega Club started
At AACA meet, 1916 Koehler truck sold by Fred Kohler to Herman Koehler III, grandson of truck’s manufacturer
Pebble Beach celebrates 30 years; 10,000 spectators pay $10 each for entry. Duesenberg SJ “20 Grand” wins Best of Show
Replica of Jaguar XK-120 to be built by Classic Reproductions, Ltd. Of Costa Mesa, Calif.; debuts at San Francisco import Auto Show
J.C. Whitney files Chapter XI finance reorganization
Frederick C. Crawford will reminisce to Friends of Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland.
45-foot tractor trailer loaded with 600 tires stolen from Coker Tire in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Harrah’s Automobile Collection announces it will now offer restorations to individuals
First U.S.-built Ford Escort is presented to Henry Ford Museum
Last International Harvester Scout, #532,674, rolls off Iine on Oct. 21.
Southern California Chapter added to Society of Automotive Historians
Gene Bordinat to retire after nearly 20 years as FoMoCo VP of design
Schlumpf collection in France to be “released for sale”
Richard Noble sets new British land speed record of 251.19 mph
Leo Gephart closes dealership in Englewood, Ohio, with auction; heads to sunny Arizona

1981

Old Cars published weekly
LeRoi Tex Smith, publisher/editor
Richard Johnson, associate editor
John Gunnell, technical editor
Tony Hossain, managing editor
Chris Halla, senior editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
Duesenberg II replica speedster sells for $500,000 — a record price paid for any automobile
Carroll Shelby back in a 1966 GT-350 convertible, thanks to Beverly Hills Mustang repro
1937 Rolls-Royce Hooper-bodied sedan lost to fire
ACD Automobile Museum searches for past employees, dealers, distributors
John Lennon’s psychedelic-painted 1956 Bentley S-1 to cross auction block; sells for $325,000 at Auburn Labor Day Weekend sale
GMC pickup to be pace truck at Indy 500 race; Buick Regal to be pace car
Brooks Stevens to host Wisconsin Chapter of Society of Automotive Historians meeting
“Electric cars are expected to be taking a share of the vehicle market after 1985….” Reports Jan. 22 issue
Old Cars begins the Golden Quill Award competition; 20 winners selected
Bernard J. “Barney” Pollard, who saved early cars from scrap drives, dies
10^th annual Kruse Scottsdale auction features 300 cars, 35-40% sell-through
Excalibur Series IV Roadster debuts at Greater New York Automobile Show
Aston Martin purchased by C.H. Industrial, Ltd., and Pace Petroleum in joint British venture
Harrah’s Automobile Collection restoring Ed Roth’s Beatnik Bandit and The Outlaw
Second Scottsdale Barrett-Jackson auction sells about $4 million and sets several record prices; Mercedes “gullwing” sells for $106,000, Duesenbergs net $210,000 and $190,000
Airport at Hershey to close before AACA Fall Meet
Detroit’s
Dodge Main, once the nation’s largest auto factory, undergoes the wrecking ball
15^th annul Turlock Swap Meet held in northern California
Briggs Cunningham contemplates moving collection from Cosa Mesa to San Diego
National Auto Racing Historical Society (NARHS) joins Veteran Motor Car Club of America (VMCCA)
The 14,624,866^th Pontiac V-8, and the maker’s last V-8, is built in Pontiac Motor’s engine plant
23 millionth Buick, a Regal coupe, rolls off Flint assembly line on March 18
1951 Studebaker used in Muppet film surfaces one year after filming, is snatched by collector
James J. Nance, former president of Packard, to speak at Motor City Packards’ 4^th annual Perrysburg (Ohio) Meet; fans from 15 states flock to meet him at May 1-3 meet
26-mile 1917 Ford Model T featured in Old Cars…where is it now?
Last full-size Chrysler Corp. product rolls out of company’s Lynch Road plant, which then closes
New Imperial Palace casino on Las Vegas strip announces it will display vintage cars in early ’82
Harry Shay to wind down Model A Roadster replica to focus on building new 1955 Thunderbird replica
30,000 hobbyists gather for Portland Auto Swap Meet April 11-12
Harrah’s Automobile Collection will auction 107 automobiles, 23 commercial vehicles, plus boats and aircraft
Dutch government taps Old Cars’ audience for “1939-43” Ford four-door convertible it can buy for parade use
’69 fastback sells for record Mustang price at $13,000
Old Cars asks, “Leaded Gas Coming Back?”
Radio commentator Paul Harvey talks to Old Cars about restoring his 1938 LaFayette, his honeymoon car
GM drops air bag research: “safety belts in cars on the road today are the best answer” to occupant protection
Lucas Automotive now offers authentic Firestone tires for 1953-’63 Corvettes
Ford to reintroduce convertibles, speculates first will be ragtop version of Ford EXP/Mercury LN7
AUTO + TECHNIK MUSEUM Sinsheim opens in southwest Germany
New record Mustang price: $21,500 for 1965 GT convertible in unrestored condition
Mercedes 540K-inspired Excalibur Series IV unveiled
Entire Harrah’s Automobile Collection of 1,500 cars to be sold by Holiday Inn following its purchase of Harrah’s casino
Famous observation tower erected on Krause Publications’ property for IOLA ’81
75^th anniversary of Kissel celebrated by hometown of Hartford, Wis.
Vintage Chevrolet Club of America holds 20^th anniversary meet in Downingtown, Pa., with 400 Bow-Ties
$10,000,000 in cars have been purchased by Ralph Engelstad for his new display at Imperial Palace
Smithsonian acquires rare World War I Class B Liberty truck
Elite Heritage Motors, builders of Duesenberg II Speedster, announce dual-cowl phaeton “Royalton” version
Holiday Inn announces plans to shift responsibility of Harrah’s Automobile Collection to a non-profit foundation
GM is “optimistic about oil supplies”
“Kennedy Lincoln” goes on display at the Henry Ford Museum
Nevada governor announces formation of Harrah Automobile Foundation to keep part of collection in state
Studebaker Historical Collection may move to permanent South Bend, Ind., location after 15 years of “near seclusion”
40 former Studebaker stylists and designers gather in South Bend, INd.

1982

Old Cars publihed weekly
LeRoi Tex Smith, publisher
Tony Hossain, editor,
Richard Johnson, associate editor
John Gunnell, senior editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
Bob Lichty, art director
Designer Howard “Dutch” Darrin dies on Jan. 4 at age 84 in Modesto, Calif.,
Powell Sport Wagon registry formed
Chrysler Corp. announces in 1983, it will build first convertible from a manufacturer since 1976 Cadillac Eldorado
Granatelli-designed 1978 Corvette with turbine engine sells for $550,000 at Kruse Scottsdale auction
1,500+ plus vendors at 22^nd Pomona Swap Meet
Car built by Sephaniah Reese, Sr., found in N.J. — 1884 or ’87 car may be “oldest”
Katie Robbins becomes president of the Classic Car Club of America, begins long tenure
1^st Edsel built goes on display at Henry Ford Museum
78,000 gather in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 25-28 for Bud Josey’s Winter Festival
Late Great Chevy Association to hold its second national convention from July 4-6 in Dayton, Ohio
22 cars destroyed in blaze at restoration shop in New Jersey on March 19
Antique Truck Historical Society undertakes first registry of antique trucks in North America
Model A and Model T Reproduction Co. of Battle Creek, Mich., faces Chapter 11
Checker Motors Corp. of Kalamazoo, Mich., calls it quits, ends production in July
Chevy engineer Robert A. Kirkman says only six-cylinder 1955 Corvette built appeared in OC classifieds
Don J. Brown named executive director of new Harrah Automobile Foundation
Boston’s Museum of Transportation closes doors
Kaiser0Frazer owners mark 100^th birth of late Henry J. Kaiser at Kaiser Center in Oakland, Calif.
VMCCA sponsors first Chrome Glidden Tour for 1935-1957 cars
Weathered 1936 Scarab given “Worst Car Trophy” at 4^th Mississippi Gulf Coast Antique Auto Show and Swap Meet
National Chevelle Owners Association holds first convention
Harold Coker of Coker Tire appointed to National Highway Safety Advisory Committee
117 Ford Skyliners gather for International Retractable Ford Club convention for a record
103-car Chevyland U.S.A. Auto Museum in Nebraska expected to expand to 120 cars
100,000 street rodders jam Minnesota State Fairgrounds for 13^th annual Street Rod Nationals
Imperial Palace Car Collection touts 200 cars on display
Volkswagen of America president presents 1949 VW Beetle to Henry Ford Museum
Studebaker Drivers Club nationals in Seattle/Tacoma attract 300 cars
H.H. Franklin Club sees record turnout for Franklin Trek
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K Sindelfingen Special Roadster fetches Best in Show at Pebble Beach concours
Record 500 vendors at Ontario, Canada’s Barrie Automotive Flea Market
First Corvettes at Carlisle held Aug. 27-29
Henry Ford Museum auctions duplicate cars one week after Greenfield Village Festival
Ertl buys AMT Co., becomes AMT/Ertl
Hershey is 91 degrees and sunny
Classic-era coachbuilder Thomas L. Hibbard dies Oct. 11 in Rockport, Maine, at age 84
Plymouth 4 & 6 Cylinder owners to recognize cars up to 1959, including V-8s
Santa Ynez Airport to sell its fleet of 1958 Chevy taxis
Northern California Packards to host The Packard Club’s 30^th anniversary meet
Year-of-manufacture plate display OK’d in California
Collector Jerry J. Moore buys two 1934 Packard V-12s for record $450,000, plans $20 million museum in Houston
First Reggie Jackson Fall Classic auto auction in California called “A grand slam”

1983

Old Cars published weekly
LeRoi Tex Smith, Publisher (gone before end of the year)
Tony Hossain, editor
Richard Johnson, Associate Editor
John Gunnell, senior editor
Dennis Schrimpf, technical editor (on or before Nov. 17 issue)
Ken Buttolph, research editor
Bob Lichty, art director
Chevrolet brings back the Super Sport with the 1983 Monte Carlo SS
New TV program, “Classic Car Report,” debuts in Los Angeles station KWHY
Vintage vehicles to race for $200,000 in first Great American Race
Postwar “Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1946-1975” introduced
Grandlich Grand Old Cars Museum in Arizona closes, auctions world’s largest collection of convertibles
Bob Wingate of Bob Wingate Classic Cars faces suits filed by several complaintants
Model T Club announces 1984 New York to Seattle Run
Restoration shop fire in Rolla, Mo., destroys ’48 Chrysler sedan and MG
Thomas H. Keating, former Chevrolet general manager and employee from 1916-1959, dies at age 88
Model A Restorers Club helps build nearly all-new Model A station wagon for Greenfield Village rides
Car Exchange editor declares, “The 1984 Corvette…will become the most sought after and highly regarded American automobile produced in this model year.”
Sunoco brings back “hot” gas with 93.5 octane rating
Bill Mitchell guest at St. Ignace show, Zora Arkus-Duntov guest at Black Hills Corvette Classic
Famous designer and engineer W. Everett Miller dies April 6 at age 78
Record $319,000 paid for 1933 Duesenberg SJ LaGrande phaeton at LA Christie’s auction
Bay Area Roadsters, one of oldest roadster-only clubs, holds first California Roadster Show, Swap Meet and Trade Show
Fourth (and final?) Hershey In The Spring show held in April
Duesenberg II Royalton functions as Old Cars’ Great Race press car
Larry McClure’s Vintage Auto Museum in Georgia to be completely auctioned
Chrysler Historical Collection is back in business after four years of inactivity
Tucker bid to $60,000 at LA auction; took another $5,000 to buy it
9^th annual Tucker Automobile Club of America convention held in Virginia
Harrah Auto Foundation, Harrah’s Automobile Collection bring back Reno show, swap
7,000 Corvettes gather at 11^th annual Bloomington Corvette Corral — “largest Corvette gathering ever”
Impala faces extinction, opines editor Tony Hossain
Early Porsche parts to be available again through owners of Porsche brand
Packard Automobile Classics celebrates 30^th anniversary meet
6^th annual “Fall Little Carlisle” Swap Meet and Car Show to be held by Madison Classics in Jefferson, Wis.
75^th anniversary of General Motors celebrated week of Sept. 15, 1983
First Antique Truck Show & Fleamarket (sic) held in Attleboro, Mass.
Kaiser-Frazer Owners Clug Internatinoal holds 25^th annual nationals
Great American Road Race weekend at Elkhart Lake, Wis., draws 150 cars, 3,000 spectators
1930 Isota Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna dual-cowl phaeton Best of Show at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Original 1955 Lincoln Futura show car-based “Batmobile” sells for $77,000 at Rick Cole sale
One-off 1937 Cord 812 coupe donated to ACD Museum
Costume judging added to ’83 Greenfield Village Old Car Festival
325 cars run at 10^th Monterey Historic Automobile Races
National Antique Oldsmobiel Club holds second annual club meet
2^nd National Chevelle Owners Convention held in Huntington, W.Va.
The Dodge Brothers Club formed at Hershey on Oct. 7
George Barris sells “Green Hornet” 1965 Imperial for $20,000 at Rick Cole auction
VMCCA & FIVA host first international rallye
Pontiac Fiero becomes first four-cylinder Indy 500 pace car since 1912
Reader submits photo of GM Motorama ’55 Biscayne & LaSalle concepts at Warhoops in 1970 while looking for rumored fuelie 1958 Chrysler 300D there
1948 Ford Sportsman Woodie stolen in San Diego from original owner
Watkins Glen to reopen announces 1984 reopening after closure in 1981

1984

Old Cars published weekly
Tony Hossain, editor
John Gunnell, senior editor
Dennis Schrimpf, technical editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
Bob Lichty, art director
(Tony Hossain gone by March, Mary Haefner editorial assistant by March)
OC sister pub Car Exchange picks 1984 Mustang GT as its future “Collector Car of the Year – 2004”
Du Pont Co. sells most of its colored pigments business to CIBA-GEIGY Corp.
Reggie Jackson talks “Old Cars” after his second Kruse/Reggie Jackson auction
Das Awkscht Fescht contributes $45,000 to Macungie Memorial Park treasury
Antique Truck Club of America to host its fifth national meet in Macungie
New Auburn in the Spring hobby event planned for May in Auburn
ACM Museum catalogs Auburn and Cord photos in order to sell prints; proceeds will develop the museum’s archives
San Antonio Museum of Transportation moves from one part of city to another
Harrah’s Automobile Collection to auction 335 “surplus cars,” start reduction of collection from 1,000 to 200 cars
Barrett-Jackson reports $7 million in sales and 800 registered bidders at January Scottsdale auction
Original “Christine” 1958 Plymouth Fury movie car won by Oshkosh, Wis., man
Ford Mustang celebrates 20 years, 1984 anniversary edition “highlights” New York Automobile Show
Ford Model T celebrating 75 years since first model
Chevrolet to produce new IROC Z-28 later in model year
“Car Exchange” magazine sold to Dobbs Publications
Austin-Healey 100S replica, the Saxon 100S, to be built by Fargo, N.D. firm
Record $51,000 paid for a Buick phaeton; the 1935 example was one of 186 built
William F. Harrah Automobile Foundation receives $1 million gift from Verna Harrah Levin, his widow
Last Studebaker dealer closes; business has been repairing Studebakers since it sold its last car
1974 Plymouth Satellite used by former California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., sells for $25,000 to benefit charity
80 Fieros participate in Indy Pace Car activities
Boston Museum of Transportation to reopen May 19
Henry Ford Museum to exhibit first Mustang
First Midwest Regional Convention of Late Great Chevy Association to be held in Madison, Wis.
Chicago Historical Antique Automobile Museum to sell all 150 cars, close, before Harrah sale floods market
Blaze destroys 20 collector vehicles in former Auburn, Ind., dealership
1931 Marmon Sixteen coupe, stolen 5-1/2 years earlier, discovered abandoned on Spring Carlisle grounds
Pate (Texas) Swap Meet a complete sellout
1936 Bentley wins 1984 Great Race
Nudie Cohn, who famously customized cars in western motif, dies May 8 at age 81
Model T speedster crashes in 75^th anniversary edition of 1909 California Grand Prize Road Race
Westminster (Vt.) MG Car Museum opens on May 8
Towe Ford Museum in Deer Lodge, Mont., to open Lincoln Room on June 17
20 never-driven 1970-1976 Chevrolets to be auctioned by Bill Miller of Carlisle Events and Klare Sunderland in Harrisburg, Pa.
AACA Library and Research Center purchases Marmon literature collection
New Grand Manor museum opens in Conway, N.H.
James Ward Packard heirs to sell family mansion in Ohio
007’s Aston Martin DB5, one of four used in “Goldfinger,” sold for $80,000 by Rick Cole Auctions
Steve McQueen collection of 22 cars and 120 motorcycles to be auctioned at Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino
“Tin Goose” Tucker prototype restored, shown at 10^th annual Tucker Automobile Club convention
James J. Nance, last Packard Motor Car Co. president, dies weekend of July 21-22
34 antique autos depart New York City for Seattle in recreating transcontinental race held 75 years earlier
GM sued because its “last convertible” isn’t its last
Wills Ste. Clair plant in Marysville, Mich., recognized as state historical site
“World’s First Funny Car,” a 1965 Mercury Comet drag car, restored by Jim Barillaro
100-plus antique cars valued at $4 million burn in Hamtramck, Mich., arson case
Hudson Essex Terraplane Club holds 15^th anniversary meet at location of first gathering
185 cars, including 35 Duesenbergs, participate in largest-ever ACD Club Reunion in Auburn
18 Amphicars attend Sacramento Water Festival
50 cars burn in Readington, N.J., fire on Aug. 25
1929 Cunningham all—weather phaeton wins Pebble Beach Best of Show where admission is $12
Fifth annual James Dean Memorial Run to be held in California
Fall Carlisle flea market sold out
In California, collector cars allowed to wear year-of-manufacture license plates
1951 Hudson coupe pulled from long-closed Roy M. Heath Hudson dealership in Salina, Kan.; building demolished thereafter
Chicago bans sale of leaded fuel
First sale of Harrah’s Automobile Collection nets $10.2 million with 235 cars sold; Nethercutt buys back Duesenberg Rollston convertible coupe for $800,000
Kay Buehrig gifts husband, Gordon, with a 1936 Cord he designed at their joint birthday party
At $35,000, 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 tops 12^th annual Dallas Collector Car Auction
Lalique hood ornament of head with wind-blown hair sells for $5,200 at Bonhams’ London auction
George Crocker, Glenn Salada, to honor Harrah in new Rear View Mirror museum in Nags Head, N.C.; actual opening is in 1985
Mickey Thompson added to SEMA Hall of Fame
1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing sells for record $116,000 in San Diego
El Camino-based 1978 Grand Prix sport pickup restored by Pontiac Motor Division personnel
Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Mich., to become home of Classic Car Club Museum
Deer Park Collection in Escondido, Calif., opens
$147,000 paid for Steve McQueen’s 1957 Jaguar KX-SS roadster
1929 Mercedes-Benz returned to Pope John Paul II after its restoration by Daimler-Benz workshop
Joe Bortz to open museum at his Rockford, Ill., Blue Suede Shoes club
NASCAR driver LeeRoy Yarbrough, dies in Jacksonville, Fla., on Dec. 6 at age 46

James T. Lenzke (third from left) with the Old Cars Weekly staff and "Buck," the 1954 Chevy panel truck built by Kenny Buttolph (second from left).

1985

Old Cars pubished weekly
John Gunnell, editor
Dennis Schrimpf, technical editor
Mary Haefner, news editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
Comic W.C. Fields’ 1938 Cadillac V-16 purchased by Imperial Palace Auto Collection
Record $325,000 paid for 1930 Bentley Blue Train Speed Six coupe at Sotheby’s auction
Ford Model A parts dealer Medicine Bow Motors of Missoula, Mont., goes into receivership
Washington, D.C., awaits approval of Lemon Law
Former Clenet assembly worker revives Clenet coachworks
Avanti Motor Corp and its bank enter agreement so that Avanti can continue building cars
9 cars — including Duesenberg Model J Rollston convertible sedan — demolished in Ohio fire
William F. Harrah Foundation unveils plans for Reno museum
“Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1805-1942” published
Metro Moulded Pars moves to Minneapolis
Nelson Rockefeller’s 1941 Lincoln damaged by arson in Ft. Lauderdale
Sir William Lyons, founder of Jaguar, dies Feb. 8 at age 84
Walter L. Jacobs, 1918 founder of what would become Hertz, passed away on Feb. 6
Vintage Chevrolet Club of America celebrates 25^th anniversary
82-mile 1961 Tempest, earliest-known, restored by Pontiac Motor Division
Old Cars hands off Iola Old Car Show to new non-profit organization, Iola Old Car Show Inc.
Old Cars Week slated for week of May 11-19 in California
Spring Carlisle reports record crowd of 47,000 in one day
Old Cars celebrates 100 years of the automobile
1899 Waverly donated to ACD Museum in Auburn
McDonald’s food chain buys 1955 Chevy to promote 30^th anniversary
Pacific Auto Rentals, Movieworld Museum collections to cross the block
1953 Cadillac LeMans Motorama show car, five other cars burn in Pleasanton, Calif., fire on May 14
Recreated 1929 Auburn Cabin Speedster completed, shown at Auburn in the Spring show
FWD of Clintonville, Wis., celebrates 75^th anniversary
4 Model A Fords depart Cincinnati for Alaska
Chrysler turns 60
Tornado in Beaver Falls, Pa., on May 30 destroys 30 collector cars
Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance adds vintage race
Collector car dealer Thomas W. Barrett III in court over $550,000 transaction
Kaiser-Frazer Owners Club International meets with retired K-F UAW members
George Barris, Gordon Buehrig, Jim Wangers, DJ Dick Biondi attend 10^th Straights Area Antique Car Show in St. Ignace, Mich.
John Lennon’s 1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V limousine sells for $2.229,000 at Sotheby’s auction
“$1 million-plus” paid for very desirable supercharged Duesenberg torpedo phaeton
70 collector cars destroyed in fire at former Godfredson Truck plant in Windsor, Ontario
Elite Heritage Motors, manufacturer of replica Duesenbergs, “temporarily closes” shop in Elroy, Wis.
Publisher Motorbooks celebrates 20^th birthday
More than 35,00 abandoned vehicles winched from the mountain hollows of Kentucky in cleanup effort
All 6 original Bugatti Royales gathered at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Golden Age Auto Corp. formed to produce new 1934 Ford Cabriolets, to be available at Ford dealers
Domino’s Pizza founder pays $1 million for Duesenberg Model J phaeton, then buys Murphy convertible coupe at Harrah’s auction for another million
Reno buys land for Harrah’s Auto Foundation amid auctions of collection; Harrah’s buyer, Holiday Inn, has already donated 100 cars to foundation
San Diego approves plans for auto museum in Balboa Park
Excalibur Automotive Co. in Milwaukee files Chapter 11, “taking time to reorganize”
‘55 Thunderbird, ’57 Chevy convertible destroyed in Kansas City Royals’ World Series victory parade when confetti catches fire from hot exhaust
1926 convertible sedan, 1928 boattail speedster Franklins discovered in Massachusetts cellar
AACA celebrates 50^th anniversary with Nov. 9 party in King of Prussia, Pa.

1986

Old Cars published weekly
John Gunnell, editor
Dennis Schrimpf, technical editor
Mary Jaefner Sieber, news editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
Harrah’s Collection liquidated in three auctions by Holiday Inn; $19 million sold in June 28 auction alone
$6.5 million paid by Jerry J. Moore for 1931 Bugatti Royale in one of Harrah’s Automobile Collection liquidation auctions
$8 million paid to Jerry J. Moore for ex-Harrah 1931 Bugatti Royale by Domino’s Pizza founder Thomas S. Monaghan
Hartford Heritage Collection/Industrial Museum opens in Hartford, Wis., on Aug. 15; focuses on Kissel Kars.
Kruse International forms after Dean Kruse severs relationship with ITT Auction Services Corp.
Vintage Chevrolet Club of America members celebrate club’s 25^th anniversary
Raymond Loewy, famous designer, dies July 14 in Monaco at age 92
Gasohol is posing a fire hazard in some older cars with deteriorated rubber fuel lines
Briggs Cunningham Automotive Museum in Costa Mesa, Calif., closes on Dec. 31 after sale to family friend Miles C. Collier of Palm Beach, Fla. Prospective buyers Jerry J. Moore and Tom Monaghan were turned down by Cunningham.

1987

Old Cars published weekly
John Gunnell, editor
Dennis Schrimpf, technical editor
Mary Sieber, news editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
Chevrolet begins celebrating 75^th anniversary of make
“Olds is oldest” touts Oldsmobile at 90^th anniversary
Fifth annual Great American Race will stretch from Disneyland to Disney World
Harrah’s/Holiday Inn will now donate 175 cars to Harrah Automobile Foudnation for new museum
AMC sells Jeep brand to Chrysler Corp. on March 9 for $800 million
The Imperial Palace Collection in Las Vegas and the Blackhawk Collection will host new auction April 11-12
Bobby Unser announces second running of La Carrera Classic, a recreation of famed Mexican Road Race, on April 11
Gen. William Lyon spends $28.8 million on 82 cars from Harrah’s Automobile Collection in fourth and final liquidation sale
Pontiac reintroduces Bonneville as front-wheel-drive model
Kruse Scottsdale sale highlighted by Reggie Jackson appearance and $205,000 sale of 1939 Cadillac V-16 convertible
Barrett0Jackson auction in Phoenix offers 1,000 vehicles — $225,000 for Mercedes Gullwing, $41,000 for ’55 Ford convertible are records
Cord Foundation of Reno donates $250,000 grant to ACD Museum
GM and Chrysler sell test cars used for competition research; Lamborghini Countach, Bitter SC and Maserati Biturbo Spyder among them
50^th convention held for Horseless Carriage Club of America
Horseless Carriage Club of America to celebrate its 50^th anniversary in Universal City, Calif.
New Avanti Motor Corp. introduces “limousine-style” sports coupe, its newest model
Wrecked 1965 Corvette placed on a pole in Phoenix causes neighborhood distraction
9^th annual Chevy/'Vettefest attracts 30,000 enthusiasts
Don “Big Daddy” Garlits and Charleston Brothers Auctioneers plan third “Autoganza” auction, show and swap meet in Ocala
Florida man enraged at wife sets fire to their 1953 Corvette, completely destroys car
Fleetwood Square, a two-story building built to look like a 1969 Cadillac front end, erected in Woodland Hills, Calif.
Kissel family donates scrapbook to Hartford Heritage Collection in Wis.
Volkswagen buys 1959 VW Type II Westfalia Camper, donates it to Henry Ford Museum
Nestor and Angelo Ferioli, who drove Model T from South America to Alaska are broke, want to sell Model T for $30,000
First New London to New Brighton Run held in Minnesota
Chrysler Corp. marks 25 years of its Pentastar trademark
Record 52 Duesenbergs gather at the Gilmore Classic Car Club Museum Concours on June 20 in Hickory Corners, Mich.
1966 Volvo P1800 hits 1 million miles
Helen J. Earley, “First Lady of Oldsmobile,” retires from Olds after 45 years
“On Black Monday, Oct. 19, the stock market crashed, but…investments in old cars did not,” reports Old Cars
National Car Rental System begins renting 1950s, ’60s convertibles in Los Angeles
On Nov. 19, collector car dealer buys ex-Briggs Cunningham 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale for $9.845 million
Old car vendors begin fearing affects from GM enforcing its copyright
Ferrari 250 GTOs begin shattering the $1.5 million mark
Oldsmobile Starfires, Duesenberg SSJs, Bugatti Royales, 1959-1960 Cadillac Eldorados, Jeeps and Mitchells among Old Cars’ “Top 10 Collector Cars” of 1987
Last Buick Grand National rolls down GM “G Car” assembly plant in Pontiac, Mich., on Dec. 11
17 cars destroyed in explosion at Carolina Classic Car Restoration in Simpsonville, S.C., on Dec. 12
GM closes Clark Street assembly plant and Fleetwood body facility on Dec. 17; Clark Street cornerstone laid in 1919
Vincent Kaptur, original stylist in in GM Art & Color section, dies Dec. 26 at age 92

1988

Old Cars published weekly
John Gunnell, editor
Robert M. Hall III, associate publisher
Mary Sieber, news editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
Old Cars received a new look and format change (same size)
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme to pace Indy 500 race
1988 Stutz Bearcat II convertible to feature a diamond fiber compound body
100,000^th V-12 Jaguar built
102-year-old Quebec man quits driving, never having had an accident or ticket
First Bugatti, a 1908 Petit Pur Sang built by Ettore, to be sold at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale sale
AACA creates HPOF program for unrestored original cars
Efforts to create museum in former Stutz factory stall due to lack of funding
Michigan to allow year-of-manufacture plates
Thrill show driver George “Joie” Chitwood dies Jan. 3 in Tampla, Fla., at age 75
Coachbuilder Charles A. Eisenhardt, Jr., of Hess & Eisenhardt Co., dies Jan. 14 at age 79
GM’s 1927 Pontiac, Mich., assembly plant and 1923 Flint assembly plants closed
1953 Cadillac Eldorado, serial #1, sells for $103,000 at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale sale; many records broken
The National Auto & Truck Museum of the United States (NATMUS) opens in Auburn, Ind.
Chrysler closes Kenosha, Wis., assembly plant, the oldest in the United States
Route 66 sees a revival with dedication ceremony celebrating preservation on April 22
First historic museum in Soviet Union to open in Riga
First National Vintage Dodge Power Wagon Truck Show and Rally to be held in Fairfield, Iowa
75^th anniversary of Lincoln Highway celebrated with tour through Laramie, Wyo.
Barris battles with DC Comics over use of ‘60s Batmobile likeness
Michelin to offer vintage-style tires through Coker Tire Co.
GM to close Leeds Assembly Plant, which opened in 1929
McPherson College restores 1922 Ford Model T coupe
Concept car collector Joe Bortz acquires 1964 Pontiac Banshee XP833
GM will stop building Fieros; Pontiac, Mich., plant to close indefinitely
First GreatRace (one word) California completed; 44 vehicles compete
Carlisle Events to start Carlisle California in San Diego from March 25-27; canceled for 1989
Oklahoma Northwest Area Vocational-Technical School in Alva to start auto restoration program
Mickey Thompson, age 59, and wife shot to death on March 16 in Los Angeles County
Carter AFB four-barrel goes back in production
1927 International truck restored in Big Rapids, Mich., by Ferris State College students
Former GM president Elliott M. “Pete” Estes dies March 24 at age 72
Corvette celebrates 35^th anniversary
Pre-1946 vehicles may run year-of-manufacture plates in Wisconsin
Harley-Davidson plans big bash for 85^th anniversary; 30,000 bikes attend
1963 Volkswagen in Pasadena, Calif., passes the million-mile mark
Chrysler Corp. begins enforcing rules regarding use of its trademarks
New racing museum planned in Coldwater, Mich.|Mercedes-Benz’s new replica of 1886 Benz to be unveiled at San Diego Automotive Museum
Kruse International of Auburn, Ind., given OK to build auction complex in that city
Buick may revive Roadmaster name
AMC fans in AMC World Club plan farewell to automaker from July 28-30
Tuckers featured at shows nationwide in anticipation of upcoming film “Tucker: The Man and His Dream”
After 80 years, Exchange Club and Lion’s Club of Easton, Conn., revive hill climb there
First MG displayed at New England MG T Register’s annual meeting in Andover, Mass.
64 international collector car auction companies listed in Aug. 4 issue
USPS issues stamps featuring Locomobile, Pierce-Arrow, Cord, Packard and Duesenberg
Fire destroys 35 (one-third) of Reggie Jackson’s car collection
Enzo Ferrari dies on Aug. 14 at age 90
“Tucker: The Man and His Dream” premiers on Aug. 3
National Automobile Museum is name for new William F. Harrah Foundation museum
Bonnie and Clyde’s 1934 Ford “death car” sells to Whiskey Pete’s Hotel-Casino for $250,000
1934 Hispano-Suiza town car best of show at Meadow Brook Hall Concours d’Elegance
1937 Alfa Romeo 2900 Spyder best of show at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
$2.75 million paid for 1963 Ferrari 250 P at auction in Monterey, Calif.
1959 CERV I concept car pulled from auction as GM files motion to restrict sale
Das Awkscht Fescht celebrates its 25^th anniversary from Aug 5-7
DeSoto Club of America’s third national convention held in Carlsberg, Calif.
Joe Bortz saves 4 ‘50s GM Motorama dream cars at Warhoop’s Used Auto & Truck Parts
Behring Museum opens in Danville, Calif.
William L. Mitchell, famed GM designer, dies Sept. 12 at age 76
Number 5 condition 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz sells for $25,000
Mullins Red Cap trailer designer Vernon H. Broomall, Sr. dies Aug. 7 at age 83
Riviera Owners Association meets to mark 25^th anniversary of Buick model
Ground breaks on Sept. 15 for Harrah National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nev.; old car remains ominously dug up from site
Mercer cars meet for Sesquicentennial of Mercer County, N.J.
“Old 16,” winner of fourth Vanderbilt Cup Race on Long Island Motor Parkway, featured at VMCCA-LI Old Car Club chapter event
Stutz Club celebrates first year with Sept. 16-18 national meet in Indianapolis
First woman to compete with her own car in London to Brighton run is Californian Margaret Ann Payne
Collier Automotive Museum in Naples, Fla., opens to public on Nov. 25
Kansas State Penitentiary holds car show, 91 cars attend
Carroll Shelby to team with SCCA for one-seat, 300-hp Shelby Can-Am spec racers
San Diego Automotive Museum opens doors on Dec. 17

Kenny Buttolph with the Old Cars Weekly 1954 Chevrolet panel truck nicknamed "Buck" for its Buckskin color. Chet Krause told Kenny to paint the truck white, like every other company vehicle, but Kenny knew it would look horrible in that color, so he picked this off-white color. He saved his job, and the appearance of the truck, even if Chet ended up cussing him out over the color choice.

1989

Old Cars published weekly
John Gunnell, editor
Robert M. Hall, III, associate editor
Mary Sieber, news editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
Jim Lenzke, technical editor
Michelle (Roe) Kraemer, advertising
$1.7 million1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster is third-highest price of year for collector car
Grand National Roadster Show in Oakland, Calif., celebrates 40 years
Ford celebrates 25^th anniversary of Mustang
Homer Fitterling collection of 21 Duesenbergs sells to carpet king Ed Weaver
Old Cars publishes first “swimsuit issue” in response to popular Sports Illustrated edition
Los Angeles area threatens to ban gas-powered cars from its roads by 2007
1954 Buick Skylark carries Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry in his farewell parade, then gets totaled an hour later
Music channel VH1 gives away 36 Corvettes, one from each year
1907 Italia completes recreation of 1907 Peking to Paris run in three months
$1.2 million for 1932 Duesenberg SJ Murphy convertible coupe is sixth-highest price paid in ’89 for collector car, but highest price for U.S.-built car
Joe Bortz unearths Biscayne, LaSalle roadster and sedan and Eldorado Brougham GM concept cars in Michigan salvage yard
Elvis Presley Automobile Museum opens on June 12
Rick Carroll, famous Florida collector, dies in automobile accident in South Carolina
“Tappett Brothers — Click and Clack” (Tom and Ray Magliozzi) among OC’s 1989 movers and shakers
1941 Chrysler Newport parade phaeton — possibly Walter P. Chrysler’s car — found in New England
Record $275,000 paid for 1948 Tucker following 1988 debut of Tucker movie
AACA Fall Hershey debuts Green Field; White Field eliminated
Henry “Toby” Halicki, 48, dies Aug. 20 filming “Gone in 60 Seconds II” when stunt goes wrong
$2.536 million Vanwalll VW 10 Formula 1 race car highest price paid in 1989 for collector car
$1.924 million for 1956 Jaguar D-type at same Oct. 28 London auction second-highest price paid
National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nev., opens during November
Japanese luxury brands Infinity, Lexus begin sales late in year of 1990 models
Allante, SS454 pickup, ‘Vette ZR-1, Miata, Vector, Lexus LS400, Infinity Q45, Vector, Chryser TC make OC’s 10 most collectible ’90 models
Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to display at least 25 Model J Duesenbergs at all times

1990

Old Cars published weekly
Mary Sieber, editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
James T. Lenzke, technical editor
Ron Kowalke, associate editor
Crude oil skyrockets with news of Iraq invading Kuwait
Gordon M. Buehrig, famous designer, dies on Jan. 22 at age 85
Unocal Corp. will purchase and crush pre-emissions cars (pre-1971), paying owners $700 each
D. Cameron Peck, famous car collector, dies on April 19 at age 77
Old cars get a boost on the big screen with “Driving Miss Daisy,” “Dick Tracy” and “Havana”
Chrysler Corp. clamps down on counterfeiters, but authorizes some reproduction vintage car parts
Ettore Maserati, founder of Maserati racing car company, dies Aug. 4 at age 96
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance celebrates 40 years, donates $1 million to charity
6 in. of rain deluge AACA Fall Hershey meet, giving 1990 event nickname “Swamp Meet”
Carol Yohe named first SEMA Professional Woman of the Year

1991

Old Cars published weekly
John Gunnell, publisher
Brad Bowling, editor
Ron Kowalke, associate editor
James Lenzke, technical editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
Old Cars undergoes first size change, from 11x17 in. to 15 in.x 11 in., with Oct. 3, 1991, issue
Chrysler considering dropping Plymouth due to recession, weak sales, according to Chicago Tribune
Buick brings back Roadmaster as rear-wheel-drive sedan and wagon
Tucker #38 sells for $450,000 at Kruse Fall Auburn sale
GM to license reproduction parts
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SC roadster sell for record $550,000 at Christie’s Pebble Beach auction
First-time show in Dover Downs, Dela., draws 21,000 to October event

$300,000 paid for 1-of-2 1969 Corvette ZL1 at Kennedy Space Center auction on Oct. 11
Chrysler will make its V-10 available to hot rodders
Willys-Overland’s Model MB military jeep designated an ASME International Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in Toledo, Ohio
Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas buys 1937 Packard 1507 Dietrich convertible Victoria
1,000 vintage cars star in new “Bugsy” film
Concept car collector Joe Bortz now up to 9 GM Futurliner buses
$20 million bond issue approved to help finance $20 million Robert E. Petersen Automotive History Museum in LA
30 millionth Pontiac — a 1992 Bonneville SSEi — built on Oct. 29
Oldest Ford in existence, 1903 Model A with chassis #68, sold in England for $60,192
Chevrolet promoting 80^th anniversary
Atlanta Braves fans damage vintage and new convertibles in parade celebrating team’s World Series participation
1972 Mustang Sprint Registry starts
Harry Bradley, Art Center College of Design working on new Oscar Mayer Weinermobile, first was seen in 1936
Jaguar ownership transferred from Ford of Britain to Ford’s Dearborn headquarters
Dennis Carpenter Reproductions reports record year for production, shipments of Ford and Cushman parts
Old Cars contemplates new company car
Mattel celebrates 1 billionth Hot Wheels car
1991 Henry Austin Clark, Jr. dies on Dec. 15, as Old Cars celebrates 20 years
Imperial Palace has new restoration shop inside Nevada prison
Old Cars celebrates 20 years with Dec. 26 issue

Kenny with his loaded-down 1963 Corvair coupe. He, a friend, and loads of parts fit in the car in the drive from Wisconsin to Oregon. There are four 1955 Packard fenders on the roof of that Corvair.

1992

Old Cars published bi-weekly
John Gunnell – publisher
Brad Bowling – editor
Ken Buttolph – research editor
Ron Kowalke – associate editor
James Lenzke – technical editor
Richard Hare – advertising manager
Barbara Lane – advertising
Paul Katzke – advertising
Mark Wenzel – advertising
15”x11”
Tucker designer Alex Tremulis dead at 77
Bortz Auto Collection finds a home
Swimsuit Issue
Horseless Carriage Foundation Library and Richard A. Teague Reading room opens
Motorbooks acquires Crestline Publishing
Iola Car Show “Fabulous Fifties”
Doc Boneyard’s Salvage Yard Sweepstakes contest
Nardi to celebrate 50 years of design and steering wheels
America’s Packard Museum opens in Dayton, Ohio; housed in 1917 Packard dealership
40 Years of KP
George Bush & EPA “Pollution credits” to crush pre-1980 cars
Camaro Silver anniversary in ‘92
Early Ford V-8 Foundation founded
John Gunnell moves to Editorial Director in June. Old Cars & Toys are now under Greg Smith as Publisher
Kruse International undergoing IRS probe
Classified galore!
Bow Tie Chevy Association forms
40 years of Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club

1993

Old Cars pubished bi-weekly
Greg Smith - publisher
John Gunnell – editorial director
Brad Bowling – editor
Ken Buttolph – research editor
Ron Kowalke – news editor
James Lenzke – technical editor
Richard Hare – advertising manager
Barbara Lane – advertising
Paul Katzke – advertising
Eric Dingman – advertising
California’s South Coast Air Quality Management Distrist approvs scrapping for pollution credits program
Excalibur introduces high-performance model
Plymouth Prowler makes debut at So-Cal Rod & Custom event
Iola Car Show ’93 “Great Anniversaries”
Murder suspect dies while resisting arrest at Carlisle Fairgrounds
Porsche 911 Turns 30
British automaker Jensen folds
Fiat brings back Abarth nameplate
GM sells Lotus to Bugatti
Hot Wheels Silver Anniversary

1994

Old Cars published bi-weekly
Greg Smith - publisher
John Gunnell – editorial director
Brad Bowling – editor
Ken Buttolph – research editor
Ron Kowalke – news editor
James Lenzke – technical editor
Richard Hare – advertising manager
Dave Sarna – advertising
Paul Katzke – advertising
Ricard Dance – advertising
LA earthquake affects car collectors
Lynn H. Steel of Steele Rubber Products, LLC dies
Fun with April Fools with cars that never existed
President Bill Clinton guest at Mustang 30^th Anniversary celebration in Charlotte
East Coast Chevy/GMC Truckin’s Nationals merges with Carlisle All-Truck Nationals
Ron Kawalke goes to Book Division and Chad Elmore enters as News Editor
Glossy cover June 30 Spectrum Car Show& Auction
Peterson Automotive Museum opens
Corvette museum in Bowling Green nearly complete
AACA Museum incorporated

1995

Old Cars published bi-weekly
John Gunnell, editorial director
Brad Bowling, editor
Chad Elmore, news editor
James T. Lenzke, auction and technical editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
1995 will be end of line for Rolls-Royce Corniche convertible
California Air Resources Board approves plan to scrap 75,000 cars to reduce emissions
1917 Pierce-Arrow used by President Woodrow Wilson acquired by Imperial Palace
$250,000 donated to National Automotive Historical Collection by GM
Famed designer Brooks Stevens dies Jan. 4 at age 83
Upholstery resources LeBaron Bonney, Hampton Coach merge
Carroll Shelby, Imperial Palace Prison Restoration Program build new Shelby Cobras
1969 Mustang saved by National Muscle Car Association from “clunker” buying program
1942 Packard staff car allegedly used by Gen. MacArthur sells or just $16,000 at Barrett-Jackson
Zil to close all 12 Russian factories
Horseless Carriage Club of Missouri celebrates 50^th anniversary; may be oldest local club
Atlantic concept by Chrysler Corp. bows; takes inspiration from Bugatti, Talbot Lago
Tom McMullen, founder of Street Rodder and other magazines, dies in plane crash at age 59
Plymouth revitalization includes Mayflower badge’s return, Prowler concept
ZR1 Corvette production to end, Chevrolet announces
Charlotte AutoFair celebrates 40 years
Chet Krause, Old Cars founder, wins first Meguair’s Award for Collector Car Hobby’s Person of the Year
Brad Bowling leaves Old Cars, Gunnell resumes editor position
Chrysler Corp. sues model maker Motor City U.S.A. for back royalties on Nash, Hudson and Chrysler models
New MGF debuts at Geneva Motor Show
1959 Cadillac tailfin appears on USPS postcard stamp
St. Louis Car Museum and Sales opens in Missouri
“Boss” Mustang is back with new Larry Shinoda aftermarket graphics package
65 years later, Harry Verity, Sr. still driving 1930 Ford roadster he bought new
Joe Oros, Ford designer from 1946-1975, honored guest at Deer Park Gathering
British license “A-1” offered for sale at $397,500
Lincoln’s 75^th anniversary to be celebrated in Dearborn from July 18-23
“Wolfman Jack” Robert Smith dies July 1 at age 57
Iola Old Car Show to celebrate 100 years of the automobile industry with huge Horseless Carriage Club of America display
Old Cars addresses cars on-line, asks, “What can you expect?”|
New body shells to be offered for Jensen-Healeys by the Martin Robey Group
GM Motorsports engineers offer “facelift” to 1^st Chevrolet 265 V-8 with new 300 hp crate 265 at engine’s 40^th anniversary
Society of Automotive Historians founder Richard B. Brigham dies on July 6 at age 89
30 Duesenbergs, 30 Corvettes, more go under gavel at auction in estate auction of Ed Weaver
Don Garlits adds antique car museum to existing museum in Ocala, Fla.
Isotta-Fraschini name to return to $120,000 sports coupe
“Mr. Chevrolet,” “Pinky” Randall, retires from AACA board of directors
First Iola Rod & Kustom Weekend held in Wis.
Henry Ford Museum Online joins the internet
Juan-Manuel Fangio, grand prix great, dies July 17 at age 84
George Romney, president of AMC from 1954-’62, dies July 26 at age 88
Dennis Casteele, Olds employee/historian and Old Cars contributor, dies on Aug. 8 at age 49
New Mecum Auction Gallery facility planned in Marengo, Ill.
James Dean Memorial Park dedicated in his howtown of Fairmount, Ind., on Sept. 30
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts featured at 45^th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
1931 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8B wins Best of Show at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Brian Jackson, co-owner of Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, dies Sept. 28 at age 49
Chet Krause receives Society of Automotive Historians’ Friend of Automotive History award
Roger Penske buys Kmart auto service centers
Cadillac recognizes 60^th anniversary of Cadillac Craftsman’s League training program
Old Cars resized to 12x11 tabloid format publication with Nov. 9 issue
1902 Knox burns in fire during antique automobile tour in Bermuda on Sept. 7
Previously “unknown” Jeep CJ4, serial No. 1, found — may be a 1951 prototype
Fire destroys landmark grandstand at Carlisle, Pa., fairgrounds
1910 Franklin Model G touring donated to H.H. Franklin Museum in Tucson, Ariz.
GM initiates restoration parts licensing program
National Highway Act signed, EPA’s emissions authority restricted
Revell-Monogram celebrates 50 years with new plastic models kits
Bill Stroppe, motorsports legend, dies Nov. 7 at age 76
1895 Chicago Times-Herald auto race re-run at 100^th anniversary on Nov. 28

Lenzke (third from left) with former OCW staffers (from left) Kenny Buttolph, Chad Elmore and John Gunnell (far right).

1996

Old Cars published bi-weekly
John Gunnell, editorial director
Chad Elmore, news editor
James T. Lenzke, auction and technical editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
Old Cars celebrates 100^th anniversary of American automobile industry
Iowa arched bridge built in 1916 saved through Lincoln Highway Association
275 pre-1916 cars are headed for Iola Old Car Show
New York tests flat-surface license plate
President Bill Clinton wishes Old Cars a happy 25^th anniversary
Following renovation, Imperial Palace Antique & Classic Auto Collection reopens
After 10-year hiatus, Barry Meguiar returns as president/CEO to Meguair’s
Spokane’s Dukes Auto club celebrates 50 years
1946 Hudson, built for auto industry’s 1946 Golden Jubilee, returns to Detroit for Detroit Auto Show
Mystery tear drop appears in Old Cars, is identified as Brooks Stevens-designed Western Clipper and saved by reader
Barrett-Jackson celebrates 25^th anniversary with its January auction in Scottsdale
Pontiac turns 79, celebrates with new Ram Air Trans Am
Chevrolet will pace 1996 Brickyard 400 with 30^th anniversary 1997 Camaros
First Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance to be held April 4-7 at The Golf Club of Amelia Island
Bill Miller, Chip Miller receive Meguiar’s Award for Collector Car Person of the Year
Lincoln is first to be fitted by factory with run-flat tires (Michelin MXV4 ZP tires)
Mid America Designs to buy last C4 Corvette, a 1996
Clare M. MacKichan, head of Chevy design studio from 1952-1962, dies Feb. 20 at age 77
Shelby American completes first of last Shelby Cobras in Nevada prison
Vintage Chevrolet Club of America celebrates its 35^th anniversary
Fire destroys collection of Struder Super Service in Monroe, Wis.
Zora Arkus-Duntov, of Corvette fame, dies April 21 at age 86
Museum of Automotive History is slated to open in Syracuse, N.Y., featuring Walter Miller literature collection
AACA one of many clubs planning meets in Detroit during American automobile manufacturer’s centennial
426 Hemi’s “father,” Thomas M. Hoover, honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
AC Cars, in business for 95 years, enters receivership
First Annual AACA Museum Inc. Auto Exposition held in Hershey, Pa.
Edsel designer Roy Brown to be honored at “Gathering on the Green” in Escondido, Calif.
Liberty-Owens-Ford glass supplier acquires Buchinger’s Auto Glass assets, triples inventory of old glass
J.C. Whitney moves from Chicago home of 80 years to LaSalle, Ill.
World’s first automotive art museum to open in Behring Automotive Museum in Danville, Calif.
Glidden Tour to honor 100 years of American automobile industry
200-plus cars in HCCA “Tour of the Century” descend on Iola Old Car Show
Crayford Coachworks factory in Westerham, Kent, England, demolished
Nethercutt Collection reopens following repairs required after January 1994 earthquake
Madison Classics, promoters of Jefferson and Elkhorn, Wis., shows, adds event in Waukesha
AACA creates junior membership program
Oshkosh Truck Corp. to purchase Pierce Manufacturing of Appleton, Wis.
Old Cars tours Jay Leno’s collection
Mamie Doud Eisenhower’s 1962 Valiant donated to museum honoring her in Boone, Iowa
French government gets Schlumpf vehicle collection of Bugatti autos
Kruse International celebrates 25 years during Auburn auction
10^th annual Concours Italiano held in Carmel Valley, Calif.
Stutz collector A.K. Miller car, part hoard sold Sept. 7-8 in Vermont
AACA acquires 25 acres for AACA Museum in Hershey, Pa.
Hobbyists meet with EPA officials in St. Louis
Las Vegas Motor Speedway opens, operated by Richie Clyne of the Imperial Palace
Ford donates President Nixon’s 1967 Lincoln to his library in Yorba Linda, Calif.
Revell, Monogram plastic model kit brands combine into Revell-Monogram
236-vehicle Towe Antique Ford Collection must be sold, says bankruptcy court
SEMA Action Network established by ARMO at 1996 SEMA Show
Mercedes-Benz now offers roadside assistance to vintage models
GM begins leasing EV1 electric cars
Behring Museum becomes Blackhawk Automotive Museum

1997

Old Cars pubished bi-weekly
John Gunnell, editorial director
Chad Elmore, news editor
Ron Kowalke, editor
James T. Lenzke, auction and technical editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
Excelsior-Henderson motorcycles to be built again, this time in Minnesota
Barrett-Jackson January Scottsdale sale will be broadcast on live television for first time
Plymouth Prowler becomes production reality for 1997 model year
Chrysler Historical Collection to get permanent home in Auburn Hills, Mich., says manufacturer
National Packard Museum established in Warren, Ohio
Northern Ohio Region of CCCA holds 40^th show at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens in Akron
AC Cars bought by Pride Automotive
21 collector cars burn on Feb. 3 in Maple Shade, N.J., dealership
Oldsmobile Aurora paces Indy 500 at marque’s 100^th anniversary
Italian coachbuilder Nuccio Bertone dies Feb. 25 at age 82
Thunderbird production stops for first time; 1997 model to be last until early 2000s
Chrysler to bring back 300 model
Shelby Series I debuts at Los Angeles Auto Show
Buddy Holly’s 1958 Impala found, reunited with “Peggy Sue”
Jay Leno receives Meguair’s Award, is Collector Car Hobby’s Person of the Year
Actor Nicolas Cage buys 1971 Lamborghini
Jay Leno endows scholarship at McPherson College
Maaco paints 10 millionth car
Mid America Design buys first C5 Corvette
Bloomington Gold celebrates 25^th year
BMW turns 70
Jackson family acquires full control of Barrett-Jackson Auction Co.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld sells 1954 Porsche 356 to Yankee Candle Car Museum
Ferrari is 50 years old
Lena Shelby, wife of Carroll, dies May 1
Nissan celebrates 40 years in USA with remanufactured 240Z cars
Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Collection acquires Miller Motors, last Hudson dealer
Plymouth Prowler production starts in June
Pontiac Oakland Club International celebrates its 25th year
Chrysler Corp. buys back on of its 5 1941 Newport parade phaetons
American Station Wagon Owners Association holds first annual convetion
2,500 Oldsmobiles expected in Lansing, Mich., for Olds’ 100^th celebration
RM Classic Car Productions buys into Rick Cole Auction Co.
Historic hot rods at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance for first time
Automotive Hall of Fame to open Aug. 16 in Dearborn, Mich.
Dutch Wonderland Auction celebrates 25^th year
Pate Swap Meet moves to Texas Motor Speedway
Mid-America Designs enters VW market
Carlisle Productions expands to Midwest with show in Bloomington, Ill.
“Old 16,” winner of 1908 Vanderbilt Cup, goes to Henry Ford Museum
Hershey’s new Kissmobiles celebrate 90 years of chocolate Kisses
American LaFrance opens museum in Cleveland, N.C.
Auctioneer Keith McCormick will open The Palm Springs Automotive Museum in California
Nethercutt Collection breaks ground on second facility
1937 Talbot Lago T150C coupe wins Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Best of Show
Morgan Motor Car Co. returns to U.S. with Morgan 4-4
Mercedes-Benz shows off Maybach design concept in Tokyo
London taxi gets first redo since 1959
SEMA pegs restoration market at $785 million
Ford celebrates 50 years of F-Series on Oct. 1
Sacramento Towe Museum remains open despite auction of Towe’s Fords
Designer Franklin Q. Hershey dies Oct. 20 at age 90
Rolls-Royce company put up for sale
70 years of Ford Model A celebrated in December 1997

The staff of Old Cars Weekly while LeRoi Tex Smith was editor and publisher.

1998

Old Cars pubished bi-weekly
John Gunnell, editorial director
Chad Elmore, news editor
Ron Kowalke, editor
James T. Lenzke, auction and technical editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
Early Ford V-8 Club of America celebrates 35^th meet in Dearborn
$1 million from Wisconsin slated for future AMC & Nash museum in Kenosha
Toy Cars & Vehicles magazine launched as sister pub to Old Cars
Bloomington Gold ‘Vette show returns to Bloomington, Ill.
Ford Model T appears on USPS stamp
Designer Strother MacMinn dies Jan. 19 at age 79
Beach Boys’ “Little Deuce Coupe” tours car show circuit
500 Mustangs expected in Dearborn for Mustang Club of America June meet
GM announces Buick City in Flint, Mich., will close in 1999
Automotive Heritage Museum opens in Kokomo, Ind.
Chrysler Chronos dream car recalls 1953 Chrysler D’Elegance concept
NASCAR 50^th Anniversary Fan Tour circles tracks nationwide
Shelby American will resume production of Daytona coupe, 289 FIA Cobra
OC celebrates 40 years since first Impala
Ferry Porsche dies March 27 at age 88
Buick Club of America undertakes nationwide survey of clubs
Washington state exempts older vehicles from emissions inspection
“Mr. Norm” Kraus, of Grand Spaulding Dodge, celebrates 50 years of performance
Tim Flock, NASCAR legend, dies March 31 at age 73
Chrysler, Daimler-Benz merge into DaimlerChrysler AG on May 7
Imperial Palace Antique & Classic Auto Collection open Biloxi, Miss., branch on May 8
Duesenberg J-286, with Murphy convertible coachwork, donated to ACD Museum
Jules Huemann and Lorin Tryon awarded Meguiar’s Award
Inaugural Route 66 Car Show to be held at new Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill.
Concours on Rodeo to occupy three blocks of Rodeo Drive
Petersen Automotive Museum to host inaugural Cars & Stars event
OC celebrates 70 years of Plymouth
National Ford Tool Collector (NAFTCO) club formed
Saleen Performance celebrates 15 years, 10 special Mustangs to be produced
Subaru celebrates 30 years in U.S.
Hobby watchdogs COVA, CVAG merge into COVA/CVAG
Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen — ex-GM, Ford then White executive — dies July 6 at age 85
Chrysler Cordoba Club formed with registry
Tom Kendall breaks Mark Donohue’s record for most consecutive Trans-Am victories
Packard Timing Tower at Utica Packard Proving Grounds to be saved, moved
Chrysler Historical Museum to open in mid 1999
Michigan universities, carmakers and museums form non-profit Automobile National Heritage, Inc.
Eldon Hostetler invites Hudson-philes to his private collection
BMW chairman tells Rover to get Riley brand back on the road in 365 days
Nissan has Z-car back on its drawing boards
Cushman scooter developer, Robert H. Ammon, dies Aug. 16 at age 81
John Gunnell celebrates 20 years at Old Cars
Ford Piquette Plant, birthplace of Model T, at risk of razing — museum talks quickly follow
GM to drop Buick Riviera on Nov. 25, Oldsmobile 88 on Dec. 23
Dick Gold, charter CCCA member and club past president, dies on Sept. 17 at age 71
Mercedes-Benz Club of America tops 30,000 members
Renault celebrates 100 years
Cougar Club of New Jersey gets its start
Honda Motor Co. marks its 50^th anniversary
Detroit seizes control of Packard plant
First Franklin, 1902 light roadster, returns to hometown of Syracuse for museum display
First Durant tour to start in Canada during June
Wisconsin issues 100,000^th collector plate

1999

Old Cars pubished bi-weekly
John Gunnell, editorial director
Chad Elmore, news editor
Ron Kowalke, editor
James T. Lenzke, auction and technical editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
William Clay Ford, Jr. becomes chairman of Ford Motor Co.
100 years since first Packard, Opel
Lincoln Highway license plates offered in Illinois
Pontiac brings back GTO name for show car
Saturn to build right-hand-drive station wagon for U.S. letter carriers
2001 Ford Thunderbird makes its debut
Oakland Roadster Show renamed Grand National Roadster Show at its 50^th anniversary (February)
Forney Museum of Transportation changes Denver addresses, gets bigger building
California teen takes road test in ’23 Model T
Ford confirms 25^th anniversary Mustang model
Dodge debuts Charger R/T show car at Chicago
30^th anniversary Pontiac Trans Am offered
Jay Leno drives Indy 500 pace car
75 years of GM proving grounds in Milford, Mich., marked by events
Chevrolet debuts new Nomad concept, Cadillac Catera concept is “hot”
Rochester (N.Y.) Corvette Club celebrates 40 years
Packard centennial to be held in Warren, Ohio
18 old cars burn in fire by grinder in Campbell, Ohio
eBay buys Butterfield & Butterfield Auctioneers Corp., acquires Kruse International
New Holland buys Case Corp. of Racine, Wis.
Washington law redefines “street rod”
Mr. Norm’s Sport Club revitalized
Father’s Day fire in Iola, Wis., spares car show office, but depletes downtown businesses
10 millionth Model T driven cross-country for its 75^th anniversary
1931 Bugatti Royale sold for over $12 million
Corgi toy creator Arthur Katz dies June 26 at age 91
Plymouth, Dodge names will not appear on Canadian cars
Nels Egge, Egge Machine Co. owner, passes away July 30
Timken Co., of bearing fame, celebrates 100 years
80^th anniversary of Pan Motor Co. celebrated in St. Cloud, Minn.
GM purchases marketing and distribution rights to Hummer
Mustang stamps to be sold by USPS in September 1999
Walter P. Chrysler Museum to open Oct. 5 in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Malcolm Meguiar, of car wax fame, dies Aug. 19 at age 84
Piquette Plant Preservation Project purchases Ford’s early plant
Elvis’ 1956 Continental Mark II sells for $277,000 in Las Vegas
Plymouth nameplate joins De Soto in MoPar mortuary
51 old cars burn in fire at Dells Auto Museum in Lake Mills, Wis.
Dean Kruse buys 100 classics, including 36 Duesenbergs, after selling auction company
1971 Hemi ’Cuda convertible sells for $400,000 at Kenmore, Wash., auction
GM finalizes deal to buy Hummer marketing, distribution rights
Ford donates $2.5 million to fix Fair Lane, Henry’s old home

2000

Old Cars pubished bi-weekly
John Gunnell, editorial director
Chad Elmore, news editor
Ron Kowalke, editor
James T. Lenzke, auction and technical editor
Ken Buttolph, research editor
Robert & Margie Petersen donate $30 to save namesake Petersen Automotive Museum
Packard Motor Car Foundation & Shelby Township work to make proving grounds a Nat’l Historic Place
Stalin’s ’48 ZIS limousine found in Poland
Rumor: Ford to replace Blue Oval logo on its headquarters with script
Ford Model T is voted “Car of the Century”
Porsche named “Engineer of the Century”
Mini is Europe’s “Car of the Century”
Auburn Automobile Co. centenary celebrated in 2000
Chrysler presents new 300 Hemi C convertible Letter Car
Ford debuts 2000 Bullitt Mustang as prototype
Restored prototype 1965 Mustang coupe to be displayed at 35^th Mustang Club of America meet
A GM Futurliner to be finally restored by volunteers, NATMUS
OC columnist Peter Winnewisser wins AACA’s Thomas McKean Memorial Cup for his Model A book
NYC’s last Checker cab sells for $120,000 at auction
Ford buys Land Rover from BMW on March 17
Couple begins circumnavigating globe in 1949 Buick Woodie on May 1; finishes July 18
50^th anniversary Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance held Aug. 20
Pomona Swap Meet & Car Show celebrates 25 years
Lee Petty, racing patriarch, dies April 6 at age 86
Around the World in 80 Days Motoring Challenging begins May 1
Milwaukee car dealer Wallace “Wally” Rank, known for his collector cars and shows, dies at 83
Hartford Heritage Collection in Wisconsin becomes Wisconsin Automotive Museum
75 Years of Pontiac
Designer Dave Holls dies June 16 at age 69
GM to close Desert Proving Grounds in Mesa, Ariz., by end of 2002
1913 Car-Nation discovered in New York barn
Buick’s retro-styled Blackhawk concept debuts at Buick Club of American meet in Virginia
Shipper Passport Transport sold to FedEx Custom Critical, Inc.
Hobbyist William Swigart, of museum fame, dies July 10 at age 85
50^th Greenfield Village Old Car Festival held Sept. 9-10
New Nethercutt Collection building opens on June 16; displays 100 cars

2001

Old Cars publihed weekly
Greg Smith - publisher
John Gunnell – editorial director/editor
Brad Bowling – editor
Ken Buttolph – research editor
Ron Kowalke – auction/technical editor
Todd Haefer – associate editor/book editor
Pat Lacke – advertising manager
Michelle Kraemer – advertising
Dennis Piotrowski – advertising
Hank Stanczyk – advertising
David Eschenbauch – advertising
90 years of Chevrolet
Old Cars turns 30
Chicago Auto Show turns 100
Dale Earnhardt dies in Daytona crash
Old Cars has a “web site” directory in print
Ford has 49 Concept (written by an upstart Angelo Van Bogart)
Ed ‘Big Daddy’ Roth dies.
Angelo Van Bogart added as Associate Editor in February
Smokey Yunick dies at age 77
Keith Mathiowetz becomes editor in May
Colleen Courtney taken on as Old Cars intern
Pontiac turns 75
Ghost Pontiac in Iola
GM's Nomad concept
Retro-inspired Thunderbird was Motor Trend’s Car of the Year
Kenny Buttolph retires

Ford debuted the restored 20 Millionth Ford, a 1931 Model A at Old Cars' headquarters during the Iola Old Car Show. Pat Lacke (OC sales manager) on the far left, a Ford representative, Keith Mathiowetz (editor), Angelo Van Bogart (editor) and Greg Smith (OC publisher).

2002

Old Cars published weekly
Greg Smith - publisher
Keith Mathiowetz – editor
Angelo Van Bogart – associate editor
Ron Kowalke – auction/technical editor
Pat Lache – advertising manager
Michelle Kraemer – advertising
Dennis Piotrowski – advertising
Hank Stanczyk – advertising
David Eschenbauch - advertising
Terry Ehrich (Hemmings Motor News) dies at age 60 lung cancer
Krause turns 50 (Celebrated with Chet tank ad)
Ford GT40 concept unveiled at NIAS
Cadillac Cien concept at NIAS (Looks a lot like current Corvette)
Studebaker hits 150 years
Wally Parks receives first Petersen award
Charlotte AutoFair turns 25
Jefferson Car Show turns 25
GM builds SSR “Corvette pickup”
Detroit Autorama celebrates 50^th show in 2002; show started in 1953
Hemmings sold to American City Business Journals, Inc.
Racing legend Buck Baker dies at age 83
Restored 20 Millionth Ford debuts at Old Cars headquarters during 30^th Iola Old Car Show
Eldorado ends production
Last new 4^th Gen Camaro sold at auction

2003

Old Cars published weekly
Greg Smith - publisher
Keith Mathiowetz – editor
Angelo Van Bogart – associate Editor
Ron Kowalke – auction/technical editor
Pat Lacke – advertising manager
Michelle Kraemer – advertising
Dennis Piotrowski – advertising
Hank Stanczyk – advertising
David Eschenbach - advertising
Barret-Jackson expands to Florida
Ford 100^th Anniversary
Chicayne wins Shine Award at SEMA
Shelby American introduces new Cobra 289
Cadillac Sixteen concept and Magnum SRT-8 concepts at 2003 NAIAS
Hagerty advertised with us
AACA Museum open to public in June
100 years of Rolls Royce
Buick turns 100
Corvette turns 50

2004

Old Cars published weekly
Greg Smith - publisher
Keith Mathiowetzz – editor
Angelo Van Bogart – associate editor
Brendon Dooley – associate editor
Ron Kowalke – auction/technical editor
Pat Lache – advertising manager
Michelle Kraemer – advertising
Dennis Piotrowski – advertising
Hank Stanczyk – advertising
John Hammond - advertising
LeMay starts construction of museum
Rick Groth to take over as publisher
AACA hires Steve Moskowitz as executive director
Chip Miller of Carlisle Events dies from complications of Amyloidosis
Tom Barrett of Barrett-Jackson dies at age 75
Brendon Dooley added as associate editor
RM Auctions celebrates 25 years
Ford’s Dearborn Assembly Pant closes
Jessica Toth added to Advertising
Road America turns 50
Pomona Swap Meet turns 30

2005

Old Cars published weekly
Keith Mathiowetzz – editor
Ron Kowalke – auction/technical editor
Angelo Van Bogart – associate editor
Brendan Dooley – associate editor
Pat Lache – advertising manager
Michelle Kraemer – advertising
Jessica Toth – advertising
Hank Stanczyk – advertising
Bob Crase of Car Show dies at 75
John Z. DeLorean dies at age 80
Denny Suesenberg dies at age 91
Chip Foose love was strong in 2005
Hirohata Mercury at Ohio Concours
Hurricane Rita hampers shows in Texas
Kevin Isaacson becomes publisher

2006

Old Cars published weekly
Kevin Isaacson -publisher
Keith Mathiowetzz – editor
Ron Kowalke – auction/technical editor
Angelo Van Bogart – associate editor
Brendan Dooley – associate editor
Pat Lache – advertising manager
Michelle Kraemer – advertising
Jessica Toth – advertising
Hank Stanczyk – advertising
First Newport, R.I. Concours d’Elegance
Gopher State Timing Association holds 50^th Rod & Custom Spectacular
AACA Museum becomes a Smithsonian affiliate
5^th Gen Camaro concept hits NAIAS
Dodge Challenger concept hits NAIAS
GSTA hosts 50^th Rod & Custom Show
Pontiacregistry.com is born
Angelo Van Bogart becomes editor in May
Robyn Austin becomes editorial director
Brian Earnest Old Cars book editor
Challenger received green light from Chrylser for production
Early Ford V-8 Foundation set to build new museum
’57 Chevy bodies earn SEMA award nomination
Slight re-design (More columns added)
Old Cars is 35

2007

Old Cars published weekly
Kevin Isaacson - publisher
Keith Mathiowetzz – special projects editor
Ron Kowalke – auction/technical editor
Angelo Van Bogart – editor
Brendan Dooley – associate editor
Robyn Austin – editorial director
Steve Madson – advertising manager
Michelle Kraemer – advertising
Joe Diedrich – advertising
Hank Stanczyk – advertising
Dick Landy (Drag Racing fame) dies at age 69
Pontiac Solstice voted as “Future Classic” of the year
NAIAS turns 100
Lance Miller and Bill Miller Jr. take over the families’ business
Robert Peterson dies at age 80
Matt Gergeni becomes Online Editor
Old Cars beomces online presenc
30 years of Spring Jefferson
Warren Avis dies at age 92 (rental cars)
Tulsarama! Digs up rusty 1957 Plymouth time capsule
Bill France Jr. dies at 74 (NASCAR)
Short-lived “Build-a-Car” opens (Build-a-Bear style)
Meredyth Albright added as copy editor
2008 Dodge Challengers hit the market
Jeff Pozarski takes over as Publisher
Evel Knievel dies at 69
Brian Earnest takes te helm of editorial director
Jay Leno’s garage now online
Old Cars gets a wrap cover
Philip Egan, one of Tucker’s designers, dies Dec. 26 at age 88
Beverly Rae Kimes dies

2008

Old Cars published weekly
Dean Listle - publisher
Ron Kowalke – auction/technical editor
Angelo Van Bogart – editor
Brian Earnest – editorial director
Meredyth Albright - copy editor
Matt Gergeni - online editor
Steve Madson – advertising manager
Michelle Kraemer – advertising
Joe Diedrich – advertising
Hank Stanczyk – advertising
Model T turns 100
Tom Dupuis takes over design work
Holley Performance files for bankruptcy
Edsel turns 50
Boyd Coddington dies at 63
Orbitron found in Mexico
Public Enemies films in Wisconsin with old cars
GM razes Fisher Body plant
Two die of carbon monoxide poisoning at Chickasha
Leno sued over Duesenberg; co-defendant takes own life
Kevin Ulrich takes over as head designer
Sharon Thatcher added as associate editor

2009

Old Cars published weekly
Ron Kowalke – auction/technical editor
Angelo Van Bogart – editor
Brian Earnest – editorial director
Sharon Thatcher - associate editor
Meredyth Albright - copy editor
Matt Gergeni - online editor
Steve Madson – advertising manager
Michelle Kraemer – advertising
Joe Diedrich – advertising
Hank Stanczyk – advertising
GM to auction 25% of Heritage Collection at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale sale
Camaro production to begin mid-February for new 2010 Camaro; paces Indy 500
Steve Saleen’s new SMS company will create new ultra-high-performance Mustangs
Chevy Vettefest holds engine-building challenge Nov. 22-23
Porsche increases stake in Volkswagen AG to more than 50%
Historic Vehicle Association (HVA) founded to document notable vehicles
Bloomington Gold holds 25^th GoldTour for Corvettes on June 27
Rocker Eddie Van Halen auctions 1956 Chevy 210, Nomad in Arizona
Shelby Automobiles opens new expansion at Las Vegas factory
“Tucker convertible” featured in Old Cars’ Feb. 5 issue
Saleen debuts new hi-po Dodge Challenger SMS 570
Cadillac pulls plug on XLR roadster; just 1250 built alongside Corvette in 2008
SEMA joins fight against “cash for clunkers” bill
35^th Winter Autofest held in Zephyrhills, Fla.
Atlantic City Classic Car Auction highlights 110 years of Packard
Fiberglass pioneer Dee Wescott dies on Jan. 29 at age 81
Unrestored 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante sells for $4.4 million at Bonhams sale
1970 Chevelle SS454 from 21-car trailer find goes to AACA Museum
Alaska’s first car, homebuilt in 1905 by Robert Sheldon, loaned to Fairbanks Antique Auto Museum
Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum opens
Mercury XM-800 concept, now restored, sells for $390,000 at RM Auctions’ Arizona sale
Ellen “Nellie” Jackson, matriarch of Barrett-Jackson, dies Feb. 10 at age 90
David Uihlein, founder of Harry A. Miller Club, dies Jan. 29 at age 89
TP Tools opens collector car museum in Canfield, Ohio
California collector Tom Price buys 21 Ferraris for $30 million
Muscle Car City Museum opens in Punta Gorda, Fla.
GM shelves hi-po program while seeking federal aid
After settlement, American’s 1919 Turcat-Mery returns to France where it’s a historic landmark
Mercedes-Benz brings back gullwing model with AMG-produced SLS, priced around $250,000
National Packard Museum features every 1937 model
Hurst begins delivery of HURST/Hemi Challengers and 50^th Anniversary HURST/Vipers on March 16
Hagerty initiates Operation! For youth
Hudson Essex Terraplane Club celebrates club’s 50^th, Hudson’s 100^th
President Obama rejects GM, Chrysler restructuring plans amid bankruptcies
Robert Turnquist, Packard collector and co-founder of CCCA, dies on April 4 at age 82
Towe Auto Museum becomes California Automobile Museum
Karmann USA launches aftermarket group to rebuild/restore convertible tops
NATMUS suffers flood in Auubrn, Ind.
International Scout creator Theodore Ornas dies March 14 at age 91
NSRA now welcomes vehicles as young as 30 years old
Barrett-Jackson begins offering collector car insurance
GM to pull plug on Pontiac in 2010
Tom Brownell, 25-year Old Cars Q&A columnist, dies May 2 at age 67
LeMay Automobile Museum to break ground on new museum
Daimler AG, Chrysler split
1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa sells for $12.15 million at RM Auctions sale in Italy
Pierce-Arrow Society celebrates celebrates 80 years of 8 cylinders at 52^nd meet
GM strikes deal to sell Hummer
First Elvis Presley Car Show at Graceland held in Memphis
First Legends of Drag Racing Festival held in Union Grove, Wis.
3 Idaho gang members sentenced for rioting at 2008 car show at Boise State University
AC Owners Club celebrates 60 years
Antique & Classic Car Museum in Shreveport, La., closes doors
MG auto rebuilder University Motors closes doors after 34 years
Amendment to “cash for clunkers” bill protects pre-1986 vehicles; passed June 18
Unissued, early-1930s California license plates uncovered beneath house roofing
Beverly Rae Kimes’ research materials donated to Society of Automotive Historians
E-M-F Registry celebrates 100-year anniversary of Everitt-Metzger-Flangers Co.
Lee Iacocca blesses 45^th anniversary Mustang
Papa John’s pizza founder offers $250,000 to find his long-sold 1972 Z/28 Camaro
Packard Motor Car Co. assembly plant in Detroit suffers devastating fire
California reissues black-and-yellow license plates for pre-1970 vehicles
Weinermobile crashes bun-first into Mount Pleasant, Wis.
Buick GSX reunion planned for Aug. 1 outside Columbus, Ohio
NFL linebacker Thomas Davis’ 1975 Caprice Classic stolen
5^th Back to the Bricks event in Flint, Mich., expects 25,000 collector vehicles
Keith Marvin, historian and OC contributor, dies June 22 at age 84
First Symco Shakedown traditional hot rod show held in Wisconsin
1.5 millionth Corvette rolls off Bowling Green GM assembly plant on May 28
4 Hurst/Olds cars stolen during Hurst/Olds Club of America 25^th National Meet in Indy
$7.25 million buys Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe at Aug. 15 Mecum sale; sets American car record price
1985 Maserati BiTurbo with 18K miles turned into “cash for clunkers”
Now VW says it will buy 42% stake in Porsche with merger
GM reaches deal to sell Saab to Koenigsegg Group AB
Automotive History & Preservation Foundation to set up museum in Monterey, Calif.
First Keene Hill Climb Reunion scheduled in New York for Sept. 26-27
Milwaukee Corvair Club & Holtz Motors to celebrate 50^th anniversary of Corvair intro on Oct. 3
Hurst Performance to build 50 2010 BF Goodrich/Hurst Mustang Pace Cars
Penske deal to buy Saturn from GM fails; production to end in 2012
Jim Wangers teams up to build restomod GTO Judge; duplicates to be sold
Last Duesenberg Model J in original owner’s family is sold to new family
Gilmore Garage Works program teaming high schoolers with mentors begins
'36-'37-'38 Buick Owners’ Association formed
Bill Thomas, Sr., Chevy high-performance legend, dies Oct. 10
1937 Kenwoth tour bus put back into use at Mount Rainier National Park
Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum adds hall of fame for female automotive pioneers
Karmann files for bankruptcy, Volkswagen AG looks to buy it
John O’Quinn, who built huge collection after suing tobacco industry, dies in car crash on Oct. 9
Zephyrhills FallFest celebrates 25 years
57 Heaven museum in Branson, Mo., closes, disperses collection in Oct. 24 Mecum auction
First Nickey Chicago Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals held
Coker Tire Co. plans to build replicas of first Indy 500 cars
Federal prosecutors say Indy-based car collector Timothy Durham defrauded investors in Ponzi scheme
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance celebrates 60^th anniversary
Hagen’s Auto Parts, rare parts source for 65 years, burns in Puyallup, Wash.
Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum adds 1963 Corvette Grand Sport
Palm Springs Exotic Car Auctions suffers $500,000 in damage after Dec. 11 arson
Saab Automobile AB closes sale of assets to Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co. Ltd. On Dec. 14
Pate Museum of Transportation in Ft. Worth, Texas, closes doors on Dec. 24

2010

Old Cars published weekly
Ron Kowalke – auction/technical editor
Angelo Van Bogart – editor
Brian Earnest – editorial director
Sharon Thatcher - associate editor
Meredyth Albright - copy editor
Matt Gergeni - online editor
Steve Madson – advertising manager
Michelle Kraemer – advertising
Joe Diedrich – advertising
Hank Stanczyk – advertising
Leo Gephart buys, displays stainless-steel 1936 Ford Tudor
300-car collection of alleged Ponzi schemer Jeffrey L. Mowen headed for auction
Don “The Snake” Prudhomme announces retirement from racing
January Scottsdale auctions rocked by storms; tent falls on cars at Russo & Steele sale
Cadillac–LaSalle Museum and Research Center will join Gilmore Car Museum campus
Dodge offers 2010 Challenger R/T Classic in Plum Crazy
Giant John O’Quinn car collection to be liquidated
Bob Lutz, famed designer, retires from GM on May 1
Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance becomes Concours d’Elegance of America
Donald Frey, retired Ford engineer with role in Mustang development, dies March 5 at age 86
1958 Buick Special discovered in home’s porch foundation in Kankakee, Ill.
Old Cars goes from 11x12-in. tabloid to 8x10-3/4-in. magazine with April 15, 2010, issue
Mullin Automotive Museum of French Full Classics opens in Oxnard, Calif.
Inaugural Midwest MuscleCar Challenge held inLawrenceville, Ill.
Chrysler 300 Club International, Inc. holds its 40^th Annual Spring Meet in Virginia
Ford’s remaining 1969 Talladega prototypes will gather in Kingsport, Tenn., at Forge Musclecar Show
Brass in Bucks County (Pa.) moves to Berks County, keeps initials and brass-car focus
Henry Ford Estate and Ford House unite
Dodge builds 50 “Final Edition” 2010 Viper SRT10 models
Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic sells for record price of $40 million to Peter Mullin
Huntington Beach Concours d’Elegance celebrates 25 y ears
Chevrolet Suburban’s 75^th celebrated May 3 at GM’s Arlington, Texas, assembly plant
H.H. Franklin Club, Inc., dedicates its new 7000-sq-ft museum in Hickory Corners, Mich.
U.S. Senate Oks resolution for first National Collector Car Appreciation Day on July 9
55^th anniversary of 1955 Thunderbird celebrated at Ford World Headquarters on June 26
Record 30-50 International Highwheelers to gather in LaPorte, Ind.
$925,000 paid at Mecum auction for 1963 Corvette originally gifted to Harley Earl
Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum celebrates 100^th anniversary of Alfa Romeo
GM bestows new Corvette to Detroit Tigers pitcher after perfect game record is snatched by ump’s bad call
First Ab Jenkins Memorial Duesenberg Exhibition of Speed held with annual ACD Reunion
Kissel Gold Bug Speedsters unite in Greenfield Village
Chevrolet says, “stop using ‘Chevy’” in marketing
FoMoCo will stop building Mercurys at end of 2010
70 cars expected at meet celebrating Willys-Overland-Knight Registry’s 50^th anniversary
Madison Classics holds 25^th Elkhorn Swap Meet, Car Corral and Car Show in Wisconsin
GM Futurliner comes to Iola
RM Auctions buys Kruse Auction Park in Auburn, Ind.
Egglefield Bros. in Elizabethtown, N.Y., celebrates 100 years of selling Fords
3 floors of historic cars, automobilia featured at new Louwman Museum in the Netherlands
Roy Rogers’ 1964 Pontiac Bonneville convert sells for $254,500 at Christie’s sale in New York City
Last PT Cruiser rolls off Chrysler’s Toluca, Mexico, plant on July 9
Larry Watson, custom car legend, dies July 20 at 70
1933 Delage D8S De Villars, featured on Aug. 26 OC cover, is Pebble Beach Best of Show
Golden Age of Trucking Museum, founded in 1998 in Middlebury, Conn., closes
Custom car builder Larry Alexander, of Detroit, dies Aug. 25 at age 79
Autoseum announced for Long Island
Actor Tim Allen to become voice of Chevrolet, starting with 2011 Cruz ads
AACA celebrates 75 years at Fall Hershey meet
First Hurst Challenger goes up for sale
Ex-Bond 1964 Aston Martin DB5 goes up for auction
Dodge unleashes race-only V-10-powered MoPar Challenger Drag Pak
A new 3-wheel Morgan will be built for first time in 60 years
FoMoCo plans to shed Lincoln dealerships
Porsche’s search for oldest survivor at its 60^th anniversary turns up a ’52 356 Cabriolet
Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi opens on Oct. 7
GM to send Mr. Goodwrench packing on Feb. 1, 2011, after 37 years
New Allard J2X MKII, built in Canada, to be distributed in Europe
Rocker Neil Young’s electric-powered 1959 Lincoln convertible burns on Nov. 16 in charging mishap
Stolen 1956 Ford pickup returned to California owner 38 years after theft
Eckler Industries acquires Dearborn Classics
Frank Kleptz, owner of see-thru ’40 Pontiac and a Chrysler Turbine Car, dies Nov. 5 at age 89
Chuck Jordan, famed GM designer, dies Dec. 9 at age 83

2011

Old Cars published weekly
Ron Kowalke – auction/technical editor
Angelo Van Bogart – editor
Brian Earnest – editorial director
Robyn Austin - editor
The Elegance, a concours at the Hotel Hershey in Pennsylvania, debuts
New Model A Ford Museum groundbreaking at Gilmore Car Museum campus announced for 2011
Chrysler says Viper will return for 2012
Chevrolet celebrates 100 years
Mark Racop says he will build licensed replicas of the Batmobile from the 1960s TV series
45-year-old Gilmore Car Museum expands with Heritage Center
Joel Rosen of Baldwin-Motion fame partners to build 427 and 454 2011 Camaros
Rapper Eminem pumps Chrysler, Detroit in Super Bowl commercial
Wisconsin DOT withdraws proposal to prohibit registration of post-1967 imports
World Race 2011 New York to Paris begins April 14
Reno Swap Meet adds Sacramento event on April 17
Glenn Pray, of Auburn Cord Duesenberg Co. fame, dies March 23 at age 86
1911 Mormon Wasp appears on USPS stamp highlighting Indianapolis 500
Hurst to offer supercharged 2011 Hurst HEMI Hauler based on RAM 1500 regular cab, shortbox
Joe Mondello, legendary engine builder, dies April 6 at age 74
70 years of Jeep celebrated at Walter P. Chrysler Museum
Brit Joy Rainey to drive 1904 Olds across U.S. to raise money for cancer research
100^th anniversary of Lincoln Highway celebrated with tours of roadway
50^th anniversary of Jaguar XK-E
Margie Petersen, her foundation, bestow $100 million gift upon Petersen Automotive Museum
Race car builder Smokey Yunick’s historic “best damn garage” destroyed by fire on April 25
Pontiac-Oakland Museum opens July 23 in Pontiac, Ill.
Carlisle GM Nationals held for 10^th year
$12 million gift aids Crawford Auto Aviation Collection
Chrysler Group LLC returns $7.6 billion in bail out money to U.S. and Canadian governments on May 24
Nicola Bulgari adds last Cadillac DTS built to his collection
Wheels Through Time Museum, opened in 2002, plans move out of Maggie Valley, N.C.
Gerald L. Durnell, publisher of Automobile Quarterly, dies May 23 at age 69
25^th New London to New Brighton Antique Car Run held Aug. 13 in Minnesota
Bentley Drivers Club celebrates 75^th anniversary north of London from Aug 13-14
Cuba to loosen restriction on buying and selling of cars
Gen. William Lyon’s impressive Duesenberg collection displayed at Lyon Air Museum
25^th anniversary Hot August Nights held in Reno, Sparks
SEMA Action Network mobilizes to save salt fading from Bonneville
125^th anniversary of Carl Benz’s first car celebrated at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
First Concours d’Elegance of Texas organized
40^th annual Intermountain Concours d’Elegance (formerly Utah Concours d’Elegance) held Aug. 27
Texas wildfires claim 175 collector cars
Studebaker Corp. foundry in South Bend is razed for new businesses, park
Chip Foose returns to TV with new show “American Icon With Chip Foose”
100-millionth Chevy small-block produced by General Motors
$700,000 paid for resto-modded ’64 Fairlane at Barrett-Jackson; money goes to charity
ACD Museum cofounders John Martin Smith and Barbara Smith die Oct. 5 in car accident
First 2012 Camaro ZL1 publicly sold gets $250,000 at Barrett-Jackson auction
Model T Ford Club of Amerca plans to move its Richmond, Ind., museum
Margie Petersen, wife of late publishing executive Robert E. Petersen, dies Nov. 25 at age 76
Ford’s St. Paul assembly plant closes Dec. 16; last vehicle is a Ford Ranger
Duesenberg/Willys-Overland/Star plant in Elizabeth, N.J., destroyed by fire on Dec. 22

2012

Old Cars published weekly
Angelo Van Bogart – editor
Brian Earnest – editorial director
Robyn Austin - editor
8 Ferraris, a Lamborghini and 2 Mercedes crash in Japan during a tour
Dynacorn to build complete, new first-gen Mustang convertible bodies
Bloomington Gold moves to Champaign County for 2012
Saab Automobile files for bankruptcy after failed purchase
80^th anniversary of Ford’s 1932 “Deuce” honored by Ptersen Automotive Museum
Old Cars celebrates 40 years with March 1 issue
R.E. Olds family establishes R.E. Olds Family Award
$180 million in collector cars sold during January auctions around Scottsdale
Bruce McCalley, co-founder of Model T Ford Club of America, dies Feb. 15 at age 86
Speedway Motors celebrates 60 years
Inaugural Concours d’Elegance of Texas to feature Beatle’s 1965 Aston Martin DB5
Gilmore Car Museum opens year-round
Saab’s museum saved by Wallenburg family trust
Mecum Auctions establishes its HQ in in Walworth, Wis.
Branson Auto Museum to rebuild after Feb. 29 tornado
MKZ unwrapped at Detroit auto show with hopes to revive Lincoln brand
Edward Towe, Ford collector and one-time museum owner, dies March 13 at age 97
Bill “Grumpy” Jenkis, NHRA pro-stock icon, dies March 29 at age 81
Keith Richards’ 1950 Pontiac convertible heads to April 30 Bonhams auction
Pennsylvanians can display year-of-manufacture plates
55^th Pierce-Arrow Society meet to be held at its museum on Gilmore Car Museum campus
Willie G. Davidson, 50-year head of styling for Harley-Davidson, retires April 3
Jim Grundy announces return to Grundy Worldwide Collector Vehicle Program
Yellowstone Trail Days celebrates 100 years of the first-cross-continental road
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, creator of Porsche 911, dies April 5 at age 76
1911 Marmon Wasp replica completed by Corker Coker & Honest Charley Garage team
Nancy LeMay donates $700,000 to LeMay — America’s Car Museum
Auction expert Rick Cole joins Barrett-Jackson
Carlisle Events expands with Bloomsburg Nationals powered by Carlisle Events
20 Millionth Ford leads Model A Ford Club of America tour
Famed automotive artist David J. “Dave” Bell dies May 5 at age 72
Custom 1937 Imperial C-15 town car used by Walter P. Chrysler’s wife unearthed
RK Motors to restore last 426 Hemi, a 1971 Dodge Charger R/T
LeMay Museum opens in Tacoma during early June
Carroll Shelby dies May 10 at age 89
Saab now to be bought by Hong Kong and Japanese investors
60 years in hiding, only 1940 Graham convertible to debut at Concours d’Elegance of America
35^th annual Appleton (Wis.) Old Car Show and Swap Meet held July 22
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, first Model T plant, opens as museum in Detroit
Scott Bailey, founder of Automobile Quarterly, dies June 26
1971 Chevrolet C10 welcomed back at Flint assembly plant where it was built
Coachbuilding icon Sergio Pininfarina dies July 3 at age 85
Laster Mercer, 1925 Series 6 Type 35R raceabout, rolls onto Pebble Beach lawn
Back to the Bricks, in Flint, commissions Louis Chevrolet statue in city
At its 50^th anniversary, Ferrari Club of America plans 20,000-mile relay
Mid America Motorworks plants time capsule at Corvette’s 60^th anniversary, to be opened in 2053
Dodge withdraws from NASCAR
Foreclosure judgment jeopardizes the Dean V. Kruse National Military History Center
Collector buys DeanKruse foundation building, keeping open adjacent military center
“Dr. Phil” McGraw’s 1957 Chevy Bel Air convertible stolen
Federal judge rejects challenge to EPA’s increase in ethanol to fuel
8 Tuckers gather at Ohio’s Glenmoor Gathering in September
007’s 2012 Aston Martin V12 DBS coupe from ”Quantom of Solace” heads to Christie’s auction
Legal battle ensues over 1 of 3 Corvettes that raced at 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans
Model A Ford Museum opens on Gilmore Car Museum campus Sept. 22
T-bucket creator Norm Grabowski dies Oct. 12
Legendary racer and safety advocate John Fitch dies Oct. 31 at age 95
Walter P. Chrysler Museum, founded in 1999, to close; Chrysler Foundation LLC buys collection
Wheels of Yesterday Antique and Classic Car Museum, founded in 1996, closes
Statue of David Dunbar Buick unveiled in Flint, Mich., on Dec. 1

2013

Old Cars published weekly
Angelo Van Bogart – editor
Brian Earnest – editorial director
Robyn Austin - editor
Kansas designates 13 miles of Route 66 as a Kansas Historic Byway
Bill Ford, FoMoCo executive chairman, buys oldest known Ford passenger car, a 1903 Model A
Glenmoor Gathering ends after 18-year run
Studebaker collector loses 50 cars in Chesnee, S.C., fire
VMCCA celebrates its 75^th anniversary with six national tours
Alfa Romeo will return to U.S. by end of the year
Atlantic City Classic Car Show & Auction celebrates 40 years
Elliott Museum opens March 3 in Stuart, Fla.
Concept 1955 LaSalle II roadster restoration completed for owner Joe Bortz
USPS puts muscle cars on stamps
Edsel chief stylist Roy Brown dies Feb. 24 at age 96
Ferrari is determined to be world’s most powerful brand in study
Old cars used for erosion control turn up on Water Mill, N.Y., shore
Tucker collector David Cammack dies April 7 at age 87
Inaugural 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance held June 2 in Excelsior, Minn.
1 millionth Mustang rolls off Ford’s Flat Rock, MIch., assembly plant since pony car production began there in 2004
1901 Olds replica, built in 1960s, to travel 4,500 miles to raise money for wounded vets
Dean Jeffries, legendary customizer, dies May 5 at age 80
GM buys “Factory One,” a century-old building in Flint originally Durant-Dort Carriage Co. facility
MSRA’s Back to the 50’s turns 40
Early Ford V-8 Foundation offers coin commemorating Henry Ford’s 150^th birthday
AACA Museum celebrates 10 years
The Peerless Motor Club, Inc., starts new publication, The Peerless Co-Operator
VCCA celebrates its 50^th anniversary Central Meet
Ground breaks on new Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum on Gilmore Car Museum campus
Juan Manuel Fangio-driven 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 race car sells for $29.6 million in London
David Cammack Tucker collection donated to AACA Museum
50^th Das Awkscht Fescht celebrated Aug. 2-4 in Macungie, Pa.
25^th anniversary of Blackhawk Automotive Museum
Joyce Smith, “Mrs. Speedway” of Speedway Motors, dies Aug. 4
20^th anniversary of Corvette Funfest
Statue of William Durant erected in Flint, Mich.
Chevy pickup trucks are most stolen vehicles in Ohio
Man crashes into Buick Gallery at Sloan Museum in Flint, Mich., on Aug. 10
VanDerBrink Auctions sells Lambrecht Collection of 50 unsold 1958-and-newer Chevys Sept. 28-29
CHP searches for 3 Chevys stolen during Monterey car week
40^th anniversary Fall Carlisle event
Buick celebrates 110 years, Riviera celebrates 50
New Lister cars to be offered again after almost 25 years
Irvin Gordon’s 1966 Volvo P1800S hits 3 million-mile mark on Sept. 17
Statue of Louis Chevrolet unveiled in Swiss city of La Chaux-de-Fonds
“Studebaker” forest at old proving grounds honored at 75^th since planting
$3.2 million paid for L88 1967 Corvette roadster at Mecum Auctions Dallas sale
Joshua B. Malks, Cord historian, dies Oct. 11 at age 78
Bob McEwan, ACD Club cofounder, dies Oct. 18
Former Packard plant sells again, this time for $6 million
Lincoln Continental that transported Kennedy on last flight to Dallas sells for $318,000 on Oct. 24
Dodge brings back Scat Pack Club at its 45^th anniversary, Shaker hood scoop
Actor Paul Walker dies Nov.30 at age 40 while racing 2005 Porsche Carrera GT
Shelby American opens global headquarters on Dec. 1 in Las Vegas|First new Saab in 2-1/2 years rolls off line Dec. 2

2014

Old Cars published weekly
Angelo Van Bogart – editor
Brian Earnest – editorial director
Robyn Austin - editor
Bob Stevens, longtime Cars & Parts editor, dies Jan. 1 at age 68
AACA plans permanent Tucker exhibit for Cammack collection
Mecum Auctions takes financial stake in MidAmerica Auctions
Inaugural Arizona Concours d’Elegance held in Phoenix on Jan. 12
At its 100^th anniversary, Dodge issues centennial Charger, Challenger models
Marry Barra becomes GM CEO
1898 Porsche electric carriage, Ferdinand Porsche’s first vehicle, at Porsche Museum in Stuttgart
Jim Wangers helps celebrate Pontiac GTO’s 50^th
Robert (R. Chris) Halla, former OC staffer, dies Jan. 31 at age 64
Stolen 1957 Chevy returned to owner 30 years later, and in better condition
Sinkhole beneath National Corvette Museum swallows 8 Corvettes on Feb. 12
Fiat-Chrysler tells schools to crush Vipers donated for educational purposes
Tom Medley, author of “Stroker McGurk” cartoons, dies March 20 at age 93
William Clay Ford, Henry Ford’s last surviving grandchild, dies March 9 at age 88
Mustang Club of America, Ford celebrate pony cars’s 50^th with 2 concurrent events
Frank Hagerty, cofounder of insurance company, dies March 18 at age 79
“Speedy” Bill Smith of Speedway Motors dies May 30 at age 84
40^th anniversary of Spring Carlisle
Last of 8 ‘Vettes pulled from 30-ft.-deep sinkhole beneath National Corvette Museum April 9
1964 Ford GT40 prototype sells for $7.1 million at Mecum Auction’s Houston sale
Ford to build 1,964 50^th anniversary Mustang GT models based on new 2015 model
MoPar celebrates 50 years since 426 Hemi with intro of second-gen 426 race Hemi
Duesenberg sign restored on former complex at 1511 W Washington St. in Indianapolis
AACA begins its Century Club Recognition Award for centenary vehicles
Museum planned for Newport, R.I.
Raymond J. Miller, last surviving founder of Model T Ford Club of America, dies March 10 at 90
A.J. Watson, Indy car mechanic and designer, dies May 12 at age 90
3,500 vintage cars crushed after Montana yard closes
Milwaukee Masterpiece celebrates 10^th anniversary
National Hudson Motor Car Company Museum established in Ypsilanti, Mich.
20^th Millers at Milwaukee – Vintage Indy Car Event held at Milwaukee Mile
USPS puts Deuces on stamps
$3.5 million paid for 1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda convertible at June 14 Mecum sale
Robert E. “Bob” Johnson, famed literature dealer, dies May 29 at age 62
Don Bunn, truck historian and OC contributor, dies June 18 at age 78
Small fire at National Automobile Museum on June 20 temporarily closes museum
Bill Hoglund, retired GM CFO, dies June 9 at age 79
50^th LA Roadster Show held in Pomona, Calif
Preston Tucker’s daughter, Marilyn Lee Tucker McAndrew, dies June 5 at age 87
15^th annual Syracuse Nationals held
2,000 tons of salt deposited on Bonneville Salt Flats as part of “save the salt” campaign
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum celebrates 40 years, has had 2 million visitors
Space Age Chevrolet Region of AACA forms for post-1954 Chevys
$8 million raised to save part of factory where Rosie the Riveter worked during WWII
Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum opens Aug. 9
$35.65 million buys 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO at Bonhams Aug. 14 auction in Monterey
60^th anniversary celebrated by Pioneer Auto Show in Murdo, S.D.
40 years of Fall Carlisle
Heidi Hetzer, 76-year-old German businesswoman, takes 1930 Hudson around the world
1954 Ferrari 375 MM first postwar car to take Best of Show at Pebble Beach concours in nearly 5 decades
Checker Motor Cars open to restore, recondition Checkers
David Cammack Tucker Gallery at AACA Museum opens during Fall Hershey meet
GM’s Warren Technical Center a National Historic Landmark
Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center opens Sept. 28 in Hickory Corners, Mich.
30 Rolls-Royces ordered by Hong Kong tycoon for his Macau resort
Petersen Automotive Museum closes Oct. 19 to begin $125 million renovation
1928 Plymouth roadster circles the globe
Historic Electric Vehicle Foundation opens Route 66 Electric Vehicle Museum in Kingman, Ariz.
Harold Coker, founder of Coker Tire Co., dies Nov. 16 at age 84
2014 North American classic car auction sales reach $1.3 billion
Edward Herrmann, actor and car collector, dies Dec. 31 at 71

2015

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Revival Glidden Tour, the 70^th held, returns to Oklahoma City
Government finally begins selling used military Humvees
Wisconsin Chapter of the Model A Ford Club of America celebrates 50 years with Greater Milwaukee Indoor Winter Swap Meet
J.C. Whitney celebrates 100 years
Ford begins shipping Mustang to China
1-of-a-kind 1927 Duesenberg Model X Speedster donated to ACD Automobile Museum
After 40 years, Zephyrhills Winter Auto Fest ends
Yellowstone Trail Association celebrates 100^th anniversary of Yellowstone Trail completion
Phil Bonner’s 1964 Ford Thunderbolt race car found
Lane Motor Museum completes replica of Dymaxion Car #1
Jeep celebrates 75 years
CCCA now recognizes some cars as old as 1915 as Full Classics
Volvo to build its first U.S. assembly plant
40-year Texas landmark, a 1955 Cadillac, lowered and sold to restorers
Tom Hoover, “father of the 426 Hemi,” dies April 30 at age 85
Journalist and race car driver Denise McCluggage dies May 6 at age 88
Famous longtime Packard owner Margaret Dunning dies whlle touring May 17 at age 104
National Impala Association celebrates 50^th anniversary of 1965 Chevrolet
LeRoi “Tex” Smith, second Old Cars editor, dies June 11 at age 81
30^th annual Summer Elkhorn Swap Meet & Car Show
Indian Uprising All Pontiac Weekend celebrates 25 years
Aston Martin DB5 and Vauxhall Astra crash on July 28
Flint Factory One to become GM research and archive center
GM finishes restoring 1 millionth Corvette after it falls in National Corvette Museum sinkhole
Britain’s National Motor Museum founder, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, dies Aug. 31 at age 88
Vette racer Dick Guldstrand dies Sept. 2 at age 87
Checker Motor Cars to produce second-generation Checker vehicles
Real Deal Steel says it will build replacement 1966-67 Nova bodies
George Barris, “King of Kustomizers,” dies Nov. 5 at age 89
Jacksonville (Fla.) Automotive Museum to move in 2016
License plates on Lincoln carrying JFK when he was assassinated sell for $100,000
Art Fitzpatrick, famous for Pontiac ad artwork, dies at age 95
Arson at America’s Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio, destroys cars, artifacts on Nov. 16
Replicas of vintage cars can be built in low volume without meeting current safety standards
$28 million for 1956 Ferrari 290 MM at RM Auctions sale in New York City
Janis Joplin’s psychedelic 1964 Porsche 356 C 1600 sells for $1.6 million
1974-1977 Porsche 911 gains most in value; 1946-1952 loses most value, says Hagerty

2016

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Hudson collector, museum owner Eldo Hostetler dies Jan. 8 at age 93
Peach Auction Sales shutters
Automobile Gallery in Green Bay, Wis., opens Jan. 2
Motostalgia holds its first Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
500 new DeLorean to be built in Humble, Texas, by 2017
Reggie Jackson buys into Rick Cole Auctions
EPA starts efforts to ban turning road cars into race cars
Nicola Bulgari to host Buck Club of America’s 50^th anniversary celebration
17 Jerry Seinfeld sells 17 Porsches, VWs for $22 million at auction
Gilmore Car Museum celebrates its 50^th
Ferrari restorer Wayne R. Obry of Motion Products dies March 11 at age 62
30^th annual Iowa Gas Swap Meet
Dream Car Museum opens in Evansville, Ind.
Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum to open in 2016
Designer Ed Welburn to retire from GM July 1
Jaguar plans continuation 1957 XKSS cars
Land Rover to restore 25 of its Series 1 trucks
First Atlanta Concours d’Elegance held Oct. 8-9
BMW turns 100
Howard Eckler, owner of Eckler Industries, dies April 23 at 74
First York US30 Heritage Days held July 8-9
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Co. Factory Meet to celebrate 50^th anniversary of Auburn 8-66
25^th Carlisle Chrysler Nationals
20^th annual Ironstone Concours d’Elegance
Customizer Bill Hines dies May 20 at age 94
James T. Lenzke, former OC staffer, dies May 26
OC founder Chester “Chet” Krause dies June 25 at age 92
Carroll Shelby’s first Shelby Cobra heads to RM Auctions’ auction block
Pre-1997 cars banned from Paris on weekdays
50^th annual Belltown Antique Car Club Vintage Motorcar Meet
25^th annual Iola Vintage Military & Gun Show with Vintage Tractors and Equipment
Florida man sells Ferrari for not selling him its new LaFerrari
1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet is Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegane’s Best of Show
First Camaro restored, displayed at Woodward Dream Cruise
75^th anniversary of 1941 Cadillac celebrated by Potomac Region of Cadillac & LaSalle Club
Bob Taylor’s Classic Auto in Bloomington, Ill., closes Oct. 27 after 37 years
Hagerty team assembles, drives Model A built from parts at Fall Hershey
Walter P. Chrysler Museum to close, again, space turned into offices
Feds round up counterfeiters at SEMA Show
Vintage Chevrolet Club of America forms Vintage Chevrolet Heritage Foundation
Dave Cole, automotive historian, dies Nov. 11 at age 85
OC staffer Kenneth “Kenny” Buttolph, dies Dec. 23 at 78

2017

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17 cars donated to Early Ford V-8 Foundation of America and Museum
First Carlisle Hurst Nationals held
Classic Thunderbird Club International holds reunion of E- and F-code T-Birds at their 60^th
AACA and AACA Museum reiterate separate entity status
Bob Lemke, former OC editor, dies Jan. 3 at age 65
Simeone Museum in Philadelphia buys 1907 Renault race car
Carl Jensen, Road America official, dies Jan. 5 at age 74
Pete Chapouris, of Pete and Jake’s fame, dies Jan. 6 at age 76
Keefe Media International buys National Impala Association
Northeast Classic Car Museum celebrates 20 years
Newport Car Museum in Portsmouth, Maine, to open in June
Jim Mateja, automotive journalist, dies Jan. 30 at age 71
Airstream Ranch, in Seffner, Fla., removed to make way for an Airstream museum, dealership
Four Wheel Drive (FWD) Museum in Clintonville, Wis., moves
Mecum Kansas City sale celebrates 25 years
Illinois Region of the AACA holds 40^th annual Auto Parts Swap Meet on April 2
AACA Hornets Nest Region hosts 10^th Charlotte AACA Southeastern Spring Meet
After 79 years, Veteran Motor Car Club of America changes “Veteran” in name to “Vintage”
40 vintage cars, 40 vintage tractors burn in Alberta fire
50 years of Camaro, Firebird celebrated across the hobby
Bullitt Mustang #558 found in Mexico junk yard
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1932 Packard ticketed for restoration
40^th annual Spring Jefferson Swap Meet and Car Show held in Wisconsin
AMSOIL founder Al Amatuzio dies March 31 at age 92
Fort Lauderdale Auto Museum opens in Florida
John Parham, of the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa, dies at age 62
25^th annual Oldsmobile Homecoming Car Show & Swap Meet in Lansing
Arizona Concours d’Elegance folds after 4 years
Classic Industries acquires California Mustang Parts, California Muscle Parts and Highway Classics
Inaugural Philadelphia Concours d’Elegance
GM finishes restoring Durant-Dort Factory One for May 1 reopening
RM Sotheby’s ends its Michigan Motor City auction after 2 decades
Worldwide Auctioneers joins Monterey Car Week foray with new auction
Boyertown Museum of Historic vehicles hosts rand re-opening
Newport Car Museum in Portsmouth, R.I., officially opens June 1
Vic Edelbrock, Jr., dies June 9 at age 80
“Akron” Arlen Vanke dies June 15 at age 80
Hostetler Auto Museum in Shipshewana, Ind., will close unless community acts
AACA holds first Zenith Award competition for club’s best restoration
1931 Stutz last car to drive on historical Stillwater, Minn., lift bridge
Clyne Gateway Exhibition Gallery construction begins on AACA Museum
Hibernia Auto Restoration co-founder Sonia “Sunny” Turnquist dies Aug. 3 at age 89
Madison Classics’ Fall Jefferson meet turns 40
Country Classics suffers 8-alarm blaze in Staunton, Ill.
Mitch Silver sells Silver Auctions Arizona operations
1956 Aston Martin DBR1 sells for $22.55 million at RM Sotheby’s Monterey sale
1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker tourer wins Best of Show at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Hagerty Insurance to make hundreds of collector cars available for rent across U.S.
1 killed, 5 hurst when two cars crash during Speed Week at Bonneville Salt Flats
AACA Museum to unveil Tucker Torpedo recreation
Henry Austin Clark, Jr.’s former museum in Long Island sold
Henry Ford’s “Secret Experimental Room” opens in Piquette Avenue plant for first time in 100 years
Cars 40 years old, older, no longer need an MOT inspection in the U.K.
John Gunnell’s 1917 Oakland to tour all 406 miles of the Wisconsin Yellowstone Trail
RM Sotheby’s discontinues “Auctions America” brand
GM donates $5 million to The Henry Ford museum
1914 Ford plant in Indianapolis sold; will be repurposed
4 people injured in London to Brighton Run in Surrey, England, on Nov. 5
Rocker Neil Young to sell part of his car collection, including ’53 Skylark
Arjay Miller, former FoMoCo president, dies Nov. 10 at age 101
Steve McDonald, SEMA’s VP of government affairs, dies Sept. 26 at age 56
New National Corvair Museum opens at Chevrolet Hall of Fame Museum in Decatur, Ill.
Linq Museum, formerly Imperial Palace Collection, to close Dec. 30

2018

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Hackett Auto Museum planned in Jackson, Mich., for 2019
OC goes glossy with Feb. 1 issue
Tucker Automobile Club of America becomes part of AACA Museum
Former Pierce-Arrow Administration Building in Buffalo, N.Y., sold to developer for apartments
45^th Atlantic City Auction & Car Show
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park to close after 52 years in Englishtown, N.J.
$929,000 — most ever paid for a vintage motorcycle — buys 1951 Vincent Black Lightning
Ritchie Bros. buys Leake Auction Co.
Jay Leno’s recently restored Duesenberg Model J LaGrande coupe featured on March 8 issue
Jaguar to built 25 new D-Type race cars; originals were built in 1956
Bullitt Mustang #559 “hero car” resurfaces in good, original condition at Detroit Auto Show
Phillipines government publicly destroys 2 dozen illegally imported vehicles to send message
Jim Schneck of Manitowoc, Wis., dies Jan. 18 at age 75
Water pipe causes minor damage to National Automotive History Collection in Detroit
New Cigar City Concours held in Palm Harbor, Fla.
Stowe Vermont Antique and Classic Car Meet to change name, move venue to Waterbury, Vt.
Amelia Earhart’s 1932 Essex stolen, recovered, returned to owner in California
GM plant in Janesville, Wis., to be demolished
50 years since last Amphicar celebrated by International Amphicar Owners Club
Chrysler Historical Services to move to former Viper plant
Carroll Shelby estate cars to cross Bonhams auction block
30^th annual Chevrolet Nomad Convention
FoMoCo announces it will eliminate all cars but Mustang to focus on SUV, truck production
New 1968 Yenko Camaros on drawing board of Brand New Muscle Car
45^th MSRA Back to the 50’s held
25^th Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance held
2000 Corvette with 773,000 miles donated to National Corvette Museum
$70 million reportedly paid for 1963 Ferrari GTO, highest price ever paid for a collector car
Last Viper, a 2017 model, auctioned for charity at Barrett-Jackson June auction
25^th year of Corvette Funfest
Katie Robbins, longtime CCCA officer, dies June 18
Coachbuilder Marcel De Ley dies at age 89
Mustang Owner’s Museum opens April 17 in Concord, N.C.
Collector car dealer Mark Hyman speaks before US Dept. of Commerce committee members
Eldon Hostetlers’s Hudson Auto Museum liquidated for $7.5 million, nearly twice pre-sale estimate
Ford produces 10 millionth Mustang; 60 Mustang owners form “10,000,000” with cars
1956 XM-Turnpike Cruiser found by Tom Maruska; restoration begins almost immediately
FoMoCo plans renovation of Michigan Central train station
1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 Touring Berlinetta is Best of Show at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Bonhams auction house sold to Epiris Fund II
“Kookie Kar,” famed T-bucket, sells for $484,000 at Mecum Indy auction
John S. “Jack” Juratovic, founder of Automotive Fine Arts Society, dies Oct. 15 at 79
Terence Adderly, benefactor to hobby, dies Oct. 16 at age 85
William S. “Bill” Hirsch of Bill Hirsch Auto Parts, dies Oct. 23 at age 90
Gilmore Car Museum hosts a year of Duesenbergs with approx. 20 on display at all times
Meltdown Drags call it quits after 8 years
Timbs Roadster, famous 1952 custom, burns in California wildfire
Coker family sells Coker Tire Group to Irving Place Capital private equity firm
Irv Gordon, who drove 1966 Volvo P1800S to more than 3.2 million miles, dies at age 77
Model T Restoration Program started by Saratoga Automobile Museum, Tri-City T’s Club and Capital District Chapter of MTFCA

2019

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18 months after fire, tornado strikes Country Classics dealership in Stauntion, Ill.
1927 Chevy found aboard sunken steamship at bottom of Lake Huron
Marilyn Monroe’s 1956 Thunderbird sells for $490,000
Tupelo Automobile Museum closes in April, sell contents
Cadillac dealer buys back 1912 touring it sold new
Famous bridge at Packard plant collapses, owner faces foreclosure
Jaguar Land Rover North America archive dedicated to Michael Cook
Only known Badger automobile donated to Wisconsin Automotive Museum
Jerry Seinfeld in legal dispute over 1958 Porsche sale
Haynes manual founder, John Haynes, dies Feb. 7 at age 80
Fisher Craftsman’s Guild display opens at Gilmore Car Museum April 4
103^rd Indy 500 welcomes all original pace cars for special display
AACA secures property for new library, headquarters
Inaugural Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm (Ind.) held July 13
Carlisle Events adds Sarasota, Fla., auction
Tims Ford Region AACA Car Show and Flea Market turns 50
“Bandit Jump” with Pontiac Trans Am at Carlisle Carlisle June 21
Bugatti builds, sells just on La Voiture model, priced at almost $19 million
Arkansas bumps minimum collector vehicle age from 25 to 45 years old
LeBaron Bonney exits upholstery business, files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Military vehicles no longer need plates in Tennessee
Former FoMoCo HQ on Woodward Avenue up for sale
$1.8 million buys Tupelo Automobile Museum’s Tucker; car goes to Maine Classic Car Museum
75 old cars, motorcycles burn in Etna, Pa., fire
Motorcar Portfolio moves to new Canton, Ohio, address
$70 buys 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO
Forty Ford Day turns 43
Arrest made in 2001 heist of multi-million-dollar 1938 Talbot-Lago T150C-SS teardrop coupe
Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum rededicated on May 10 after expansion
Richard P. Kughn, car collector and manufacturer of Lionel trains, dies June 7 at age 89
Gateway Auto Museum and contents offered for sale at $279 million
Sloan Museum in Burton, Mich., begins expansion
Honda restores 1961 Chevy pickup
Burt Reynold’s replica “Smokey and the Bandit” Trans Am sells for $317,500
Italian court says Ferrari 250 GTO is a work of art, preventing future replicas
Lee Iacocca dies July 2 at age 94
OC columnist Byron “Barney” Olsen dies on July 9 at age 84
4 GM concepts shown at Cadillac Fall Festival in Hickory Corners, MIch.
Active Interest Media buys Old Cars
Kenneth Behring, founder of Blackhawk Museum, dies June 25 at age 91
007’s 1965 Aston Martin DB5 (with modifications) sells for $6.4 million by RM Sotheby’s
$1 million donated to McPherson College by Richard and Melanie Lundquist
Pics of James Dean’s fatal crash sell for $22,498
Markel Corp. buys stake in Hagerty Insurance
Actor Kevin Hart hurt in wreck with 1970 Plymouth Barracuda
Actor Brian Austin Green sued over sale of 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster
Gilmore Car Museum plans new muscle car museum
Late Paul Walker’s car collection to be sold
TV reporter fired for climbing on cars in “Good Day Sacramento” segment
North Carolina lowers collector plate age to 30
Team Penske buys Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Oct. 28
1903 Knox driver dies in London to Brighton Run
Fire devastates Porsche business Benton Performance on Oct. 30
Pontiac Fiero Firehouse building at Fisher Body Plant dismantled in Pontiac, MIch., on Nov. 2
Film “Ford v Ferrari” debuts in movie theaters on Nov. 15
3 cars swiped Nov. 9 at Goodguys Pleasonton, Calif., event
Walter Miller, literature dealer, dies Nov. 15 at age 66

2020

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Duesenberg celebrates 100 years of passenger cars
First Duesenberg Model A is donated by original family to ACD Automobile Museum on Jan. 9
Bullitt Mustang Hero Car #559 sells at Mecum Auctions Kissimmee sale for $3.74 million on Jan. 10
Last Impala rolls off GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck assembly line on Feb. 27, goes to M.G. “Pinky” Randall
Author, car collector Clive Cussler dies Feb. 24 at age 88
Bristol Cars will be liquidated, ending 75 years of car building
Car shows, auctions close due to COVID-19 pandemic
Former Cadillac general manager John O. Grettenberger, Sr., dies March 17 at age 82
VanDerBrink Auctions quickly moves to online auctions
Gale Halderman, who sketched first Ford Mustang, dies April 29 at age 87
Sloan Museum Auto Fair converts to cruise
Mustang historian, owner of earliest Mustang coupe, dies at age 77
Fieros Forever, in Midland, Mich., flooded, taking 20 cars
Car museums begin to reopen in June
Carlisle Events holds Spring Carlisle after suing PA Department of Health
Vicki Wood, “fastest woman in racing,” dies June 5 at age 101
Ohio moves to single, rear license plate
Iola Car Show adds fall swap meet, flea market, then cancels
1^st Shelby GT350 R-model, aka the “Flying Mustang,” sells for $3.85 million at Mecum Auctions Indy sale
RM Auctions holds 50^th anniversary Auburn Fall Auction Sept. 3-5
Gooding & Co. holds first overseas sale
Mecum Auctions adds new Indianapolis sale in October
William D. “Bill” SIuru, former OC contributor, dies July 12 at age 82
Fall Hershey is car show only, and in Gettsyburg, for 2020
Graffiti USA Classic Car Museum planned for Modesto, Calif.
“Christine” movie car sells for $275,000 at Saratoga Motorcar Auction on Sept. 19
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum begins auctioning some cars in revamp
Allard Motor Co. makes comeback with continuation series of 1953 race model
Transaxle from James Dean’s missing 550 Spyder “death car” surfaces
Gayle “Glenn” Garnder, co-designer of original Chrysler minivan, dies Aug. 7 at 84
Very Beach, Fla., begins planning for new museum
I-X Center in Cleveland closes due to pandemic, takes shows with it
$92,000 for 1972 Datsun 240 Z at RM Sotheby’s sale
Hagerty Insurance buys California Mille rally
Meyers Manx brand sold to Trousdale Ventures
Milton E. Schornack, legendary Pontiac mechanic, dies Nov. 14 at age 85
So-Cal Speed Shop bought by PC3 Holdings, which includes Chapouris family members
Steve Ames, of Ames Performance Engineering, dies Dec. 20 at age 78

2021

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Old Cars goes twice-monthly again
McConkey Auction Group (MAG Auctions) buys ABS Auto Auctions
Moss Motors buys Victoria British
Fiat Chrysler, PSA Peugeot vote on Jan. 4 to merge
William “Red” Lewis, founder of Automobile Gallery in Green Bay, dies Jan. 7
Frank Scheidt, of Early Ford V-8 Foundation, dies Jan. 12 at age 76
Keith Brown, longtime ACD Club/CCCA member, dies Jan. 14 at age 87
Treworgy’s Muscle Car City Museum closes, contents auctioned Jan. 22-23
MicroMini Car Club starts
NHTSA allows tribute vehicles to be built, operated on U.S. roads
Randy Rundle, of Fifth Avenue Antique Auto Parts, dies Feb. 1 at age 62
20-car collection wiped out in Bushwood, Md., on Feb. 19
Norman “Mr. Norm” Kraus dies Feb. 26 at age 87
Gallery of Automotive Art opens May 1 at Museum of American Speed
At its 50^th, American Truck Historical Society plans new American Trucking and Industry Leader Hall of Fame
Thomas A. McPherson, professional car authority, dies Feb. 25 at age 73
Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed and Darryl Starbird’s National Rod & Custom Car Hall of Fame merge
“Big Oly,” Parnelli Jones ex-racing 1969 Bronco, sells for $1.87 million at Mecum sale in Indianapolis
International supply shortage affects hobby, including SEMA youth build
Hagerty Insurance buys Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
Rocker Neil Peart’s car collection auctioned by Gooding & Co.
FWD Seagrave Museum expands archive
Duesenberg restorer Randy Ema retires from resto business, focuses on history
New parts for vintage Land Cruisers offered by TOYOTA GAZOO
1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurier wins Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Best of Show
Legendary Companies acquire Paragon Corvette Reproductions
Hirohata Merc, most famous Mercury kustom, will be sold January 2021 by Mecum Auctions
Segerstrom Shelby Event Center to open in Irvine, Calif.
1979 Porsche 928 driven by Tom Cruise in “Risky Business” sells for $1.98 million
Club forms for Brooklin Models collectors
William H. “Bill” Smith, former AACA president, dies Sept. 19 at age 86

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