As an organization with an interest in classic cars, it would be odd for us to operate this blog without writing at least once about the Classic Car Club of America. The CCCA is one of those bedrock institutions that have been around for nearly as long as the oldest of us can remember. Because […]
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Ken Block’s Super Sixties Mustang
We’re not accustomed to blogging about news from the twenty-first century on this blog, what with our designation as a blog about a classic car auction. Today, Ken Block has served up a story that is a sufficient enough crossover, and we aren’t talking about the segment of compact utility vehicles. Block, best known as […]
Model A Restorers Club Completes Tour in Carthage
In our line of work, we get a thrill whenever a large group of people gather to celebrate old cars. That’s why it was especially exciting when the Model A Restorers Club wrapped up their national tour in Carthage, North Carolina, earlier this week. The Ford Model A is an exceptional rare car, having been […]
The Good Ole’ Days: 1962
1962 was the year that the United States established the Navy SEALs. Mister X defeated Verne Gagne for the National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship in ‘62. It was also the year that gasoline cost 31 cents per gallon. In 2014, though the Navy SEALs are still very much active, Verne Gagne has long since […]
A Father, a Son, and Their 1951 Chrysler New Yorker
Our favorite cars are the ones with their own history, with people who have a story to tell. It’s only fitting that this July episode of Petrolicious would catch our eye. At the start, Jack Auerbach wonders aloud what he would have talked to his father about if they didn’t have cars. Together, father and […]