Archive for 'Classic Car' Category
All Steel Reproduction Auto Bodies
16 November 2006All steel reproduction auto bodies are becoming available for the most coveted muscle cars and pony cars of the late ’60s. Plus, earlier classics like the 57 Chevy Bel Air are being produced as complete all steel bodies, body on chassis or even as a complete car.
Many really popular older cars can be built or [...]
Boyd Coddington Collector Car Auction
30 May 2006The Barrett Jackson auctions have turned into quite the televised buying frenzy with enormous dollars chasing cars of all types. It’s not surprising that someone else with a bit of name recognition in the custom car field has decided to jump into the auction business.
Boyd Coddington will hold his first collector car auction on [...]
Aging Tires and Old Parts – Mandatory Replacement?
23 February 2006Did you know the Japanese will soon not be able to sell any electronic device if purchased before 2001? The government is eliminating the second hand market by law to force people to buy new products, an obvious and huge catering to Japanese electronic companies. It sounds totally ridiculous but there’s more. (Be sure to [...]
Making Cars Last Forever
21 February 2006Are there any cars that deserve to be restored, repaired and kept on the road forever? Not one specific car you or I may have, I mean a particular model that has some traits, characteristics or history that should have parts available for as long as possible. The original manufacturer would probably not want to [...]
AC Cobra Overexposure
18 February 2006Too many Cobras, that’s the problem. A long time ago, seeing a Cobra was a rare treat. It didn’t matter if it was a small block or big block, both were unmistakable and whenever you saw one everything stopped as you watched it go by, or if it was parked, you had to check it [...]
1965 A/FX 427 SOHC Mustang
16 February 2006Cruising through the ebay listings I spotted something you don’t see every day, a 1965 A/FX 427 SOHC Mustang for sale. (Old listing, no longer available) These were special factory race cars, only 10 or 11 were built, and modified by Holman Moody for racing in the A Factory Experimental class. It has the 427 [...]