Automobile Collectables

Richard January 16, 2021
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1977 Vel’s Parnelli Jones Bronco
Go To Part 1 When documenting certain Fords, there is no substitute for the Marti Report. When Rich acquired the…
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Richard January 10, 2021
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1977 Vel’s Parnelli Jones Bronco
We have always been a fan of the early small Ford Bronco but never owned one. As for Parnelli Jones,…
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Richard October 19, 2020
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Driving a Classic Car Part 3
Uncle Tony’s Garage is back with Part 3 about a novice taking a classic collector car on a long road…
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Richard October 11, 2020
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Driving a Classic Car
Recently, we have been doing some joint projects with Uncle Tony’s Garage YouTube Channel and have decided to run one…
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Richard October 2, 2020
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Dealership Specials by Parnelli Jones
It was 1968 and racing was big. One of its biggest stars was Parnelli Jones. He was active in Indy…
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Richard September 7, 2020
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Building a Detailed Model Car
When I was a kid the AMT model kits were just hitting the market. The first one I owned was…
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Richard May 3, 2020
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Motion Performance Mustang!
Most of us have heard of the successful drag racing Motion Performance cars and Baldwin Chevrolet. Joel Rosen has long…
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Richard April 5, 2020
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Best Barn Find Ever?
I was almost tired of hearing about every car for sale being a barn find. The term for a Barn…
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Richard February 7, 2020
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C2 Corvette Stingray
The owner talks about his classic 1967 Corvette. His comments are typical of how most of us collector car owners…
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Richard February 1, 2020
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Financing a Collector Car
Until recently, if you wanted to purchase a collector car and you didn’t have a huge bank account you had…
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Richard June 28, 2019
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Gilmore Car Museum
We recently visited the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners Michigan. We have visited auto museums from coast to coast…
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Richard June 7, 2019
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1963 Chrysler Turbine Car
The 1962 Chrysler Turbine Car is one of those very rare Prototypes that was actually a fully operational car. Not…
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Richard June 6, 2019
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Carroll Shelby’s Story
Ford Goes To War Ford Motor Company and Carroll Shelby go to war with Ferrari and everyone else as far…
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Richard April 26, 2019
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The Cars That Should Have Been
How would you have built your favorite car if you could have designed it? That is the question that Nashville’s…
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Richard April 21, 2019
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Marathon Village & Museum
In the early 1900’s there were car factories springing up everywhere in America. If you built bicycles or horse carriages…
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Richard April 7, 2019
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Buying your first Car or considering a Collector Car?
Portions of this article were originally published at HiCharlie.com“. Buying your first car is likely the second biggest purchase a…
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Richard March 20, 2018
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Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum 2018
I have visited the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum more than once and still walk away amazed at the cars that…
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Richard January 7, 2018
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Car Art, Part Three
This is our third part of our Three Part series of car art done by artist Robert Luczun. To see…
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Richard August 2, 2017
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GAA; Greensboro Classic Car Auto Auction July 2017
Televised Classic Car Auctions Most of us have seen the televised classic car auctions on TV. Both Barrett Jackson and…
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Richard July 29, 2017
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Getting Youth Involved, Save the Hobby!
One of the most often heard topics around the car hobby is: “What is going to happen to our cars…
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Richard June 12, 2017
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Man Cave Toys
One of our favorite things to do on the weekend is to hook up with some of our car friends…
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Richard May 18, 2017
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Collector Car Stolen
Editor: I received the following email today. It is one more reminder of how important it is to watch over…
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Richard May 4, 2017
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Lane Motor Museum, Nashville TN
Not if, but when you visit Nashville TN put the Lane Motor Museum on your list of things to do…
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Richard March 27, 2017
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FEATURE CAR: Buckminster Fuller’s 1933 Dymaxion Replica
When I was in college studying architecture many years ago, Buckminster Fuller was a guest lecturer one year. At that…
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Richard December 19, 2016
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History of the Daytona 500; Part 6: Conclusion
I hope you have enjoyed this look back at an old comic book version of the Daytona 500 history. Although…
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Richard October 6, 2016
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Futuristic Automotive Styling Art
If you are into old futuristic automotive styling art I have some terrific examples you may want to explore. Frank…
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Richard August 9, 2016
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Automotive Art Collection
We have a wide variety of automotive art in our home and man cave. Some of it is because it…
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