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No Edsels!

September 9, 2009

In conversations about the upcoming Glenmoor Gathering, I've heard people speculating about how many Edsels will be there. Well, I'm here to tell you that there will a grand total of ZERO!
Not that anyone has anything against Edsels. As a matter of fact, they were actually very good cars that were victimized by some of the [...]

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Free Glenmoor Gathering Tickets!

September 1, 2009

As in previous years, the nice people at the Glenmoor Gathering have given us a limited quantity of tickets to share with our readers/commenters at no charge. To receive your complimentary ticket (normal price $20) to this great event, just contact Tabetha Salsbury at 330-966-3600 or tsalsbury@glenmoorcc.com and mention the Car [...]

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How was Stan Hywet?

June 23, 2009

As many of you know, the annual Father's Day car show held at Stan Hywet is one of longest running in the country, having just concluded its 52nd edition. I've been coming to this event since I was very young and have only missed a few in the past four decades. Unfortunately, out of town [...]

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Collector Car Hobby is Losing Old Timers

April 14, 2009

Is it just me?  I don't think so.  In recent months I've noticed on both the local and national level that the collector car hobby is slowly losing its old-timers.  Some of these folks were around when the hobby was relatively new-1940's and ‘50's-and represent what some people call "institutional memory."  They remember when Hemmings [...]

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Private Car Collections

March 20, 2009

There's an article on ohio.com today (and I assume, Saturday's Beacon) about a Wadsworth couple who have a wonderful car collection and have decorated their house in a collector car theme. There are many passionate car people in Northeast Ohio who have amazing collections. Another one who comes to mind is Bob Jones, whose collection [...]

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Scottsdale and the Collector Car Economy

January 19, 2009

Now that the Arizona collector car auctions are over, have we learned anything about the current state of the collector car market? Is it sharing the rest of our economy's apocalypse or is it a safe haven to protect your assets and have fun at the same time? I would say, "yes and yes".
If you [...]

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Auto-Related Christmas Gifts I Could Have Done Without

January 2, 2009

Well, another Christmas and with it the usual presents under the tree-some great and some not-so-great.  Specifically, I'm referring to automotive-related presents, since many of my family and friends know I'm a car guy.  Every year I get a few car-related gifts and I have to tell you that some of them really miss the [...]

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Sign of the Times

December 8, 2008

I was looking at today's ohio.com classifieds (doesn't everyone?) and noticed something that I found very interesting. There were only ten listings in the "Antique and Classic" cars for sale section. Within those ten listings, only six had cars that were actually for sale. The other four were offering services such as chrome plating or [...]

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What automotive gift would you like?

December 5, 2008

I know it's always better to give than to receive, but receiving a special treat every once in a while is pretty nice too. Even though many people have tightened their budgets on holiday giving this year, cool gifts for car guys* are available in all shapes, colors, sizes and price ranges. Of course, a [...]

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What got you into old cars?

November 13, 2008

What got you into old cars?  Were you always an old car person-or did you get into the hobby later in life?  I truly can't remember when I wasn't interested in old cars.  As a kid, I built the Highway Pioneers series of old cars-Stanley Steamer, Ford Model T, Studebaker electric and others instead of [...]

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