Classics Articles

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Christine Harrell @ Friday, 21st November 2008

It is really satisfying to buy a junked Willys Jeep, buy a collection of CJ2A parts, and restore the classic offroad vehicle to new condition. While some people like to keep their vehicles looking rugged, particularly those who are going to use it for actual offroading, others want to make their vehicles look at good as possible. Start With a Good [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Thomas Pretty @ Monday, 20th October 2008

Peugeot like many of the European car manufacturers such Audi and Citroen have a rich and illustrious history. The cars on the forecourts of dealerships evidently use this heritage as a means of development and styling. However Peugeot were not always involved with the manufacturing of cars; originally the company made steel rods, not exactly glamorous but the rods were [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Monday, 13th October 2008

Austin-Healey was a brand of sports car that was established through a joint venture arrangement that was set up in 1952 by Leonard Lord of the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation and Donald Healey who was a renowned automotive engineer and designer. They produced cars until 1972 when their 20-year agreement between the two men came to an [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Monday, 13th October 2008

In the 1920\'s and 1930\'s, it was a distinction to drive such a car. Mercedes-Benz created supercharged cars that overshadowed all the refined and powerful cars that had existed before them. They created a new era of automotive engineering. Politicians and captains of industry, artists and athletes were the people driving these supercharged Mercedes cars. These people opted for an [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Monday, 13th October 2008

Once upon a time there, was an American Indian named Pontiac. He was known as an Ottawa leader who became famous during the American Indian struggle against the British military occupation of the Great Lakes region in the years 1763 to 1766. Now the name Pontiac has become a brand for automobiles that is produced by General Motors and has been [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Monday, 13th October 2008

You have been in love for a long time with the all-American classic Ford Thunderbird. You may have been dreaming about cruising on the strip of Las Vegas with your girlfriend in your arms. You have done your homework, put the pictures on the wall, saved enough money, and planned for the trip. But sometimes reality does not go along [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Monday, 13th October 2008

We\'ve always dreamed of going to Las Vegas and giving ourselves nothing but a good time. Maybe even get ourselves a girl, get hitched, and make our mothers proud back home. Las Vegas, we have waited long enough,we have saved enough and now is the time to do it. And of course the first stop would have to be to avail [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Friday, 10th October 2008

Two for the price of one. Prince Charles was born on November 14, 1948 and is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Although he is a resident of and mostly directly involved with the oldest realm, the United Kingdom, he is equally and separately the heir apparent to the thrones of sixteen sovereign states. He [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Friday, 10th October 2008

If you want attention in Las Vegas, you have got to get the car that will get you attention and maybe more. You have got to get a car that is more famous than you. And what better way to get that than by renting a Rolls Royce, the name that defines elegance and luxury. And what better way [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Friday, 10th October 2008

We can talk all night about any given topic. Debate, discuss, and lay down the facts, but nothing beats experiencing the live thing. Nothing tops really letting the senses feel everything, or to hear, touch, smell, taste, and to see the real deal. The axiom, \"To see is to believe,\" is what we get when go to museums or car [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Sunday, 5th October 2008

Is it the car that makes one famous? Or is it the driver who make the car famous? Or is it both? The Ford Thunderbird is an American car icon that has been manufactured in the United States from 1955 to 2005. It was Ford\'s response to Chevrolet\'s Corvette, but it was not sold as a full-blown sports car upon its [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Sunday, 5th October 2008

It is said that the first car rental started in 1916 when a Nebraskan named Joe Saunders lent out his Model T to a traveling salesman. The salesman needed the car for a date with a local girl. Then car rentals passed some bad reputation in its history when it became associated with bootleggers, bank robbers, and prostitutes. Yes, that was [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Sunday, 5th October 2008

Auburn was an American car manufacturer which produced cars from 1900 to 1936. Like so many other early automobile manufacturers, Auburn automobiles were created by makers of horse-drawn carriages Frank and Morris Eckhart of Eckhart Carriage Co. The first car models were experiments as they were hand-built cars and distributing them only in the Auburn area. Over time, Auburn cars [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Thursday, 2nd October 2008

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to race? You have seen all those race car films that it got you wondering, what does it feel like to ride through the streets at break-neck speed? And I am not talking about go-carts here. I am talking about the real deal, the Indy car. Now imagine more, what if you [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Thursday, 2nd October 2008

Hot-rodding is a popular American culture. The phenomenon was first covered by magazines. Glossy print names such as The Rodders Journal, Hot Rod Magazine, Street Rodder, Popular Hot Rodding, and Rod and Custom Magazine are just a few of the magazines that feature this staple activity in the American life. In addition to print, hot-rodding likewise gained mileage in [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Thursday, 2nd October 2008

Hot-rodding is a popular American culture. The phenomenon was first covered by magazines. Glossy print names such as The Rodders Journal, Hot Rod Magazine, Street Rodder, Popular Hot Rodding, and Rod and Custom Magazine are just a few of the magazines that feature this staple activity in the American life. In addition to print, hot-rodding likewise gained mileage in [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Wednesday, 1st October 2008

You can\'t buy this car anymore. You can only rent it. The Austin Healey was a British brand of sports car that was last produced in the year 1972. The company was established through a joint venture set up in 1952 by Leonard Lord of the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation(BMC) and Donald Healey, a renowned designer and [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Francis Hesse @ Wednesday, 17th September 2008

There is a love of classic cars that just cannot be stripped away from some people. It is more than just the captivation they have with the look of the car, it is also about the way they were built and the era that they came from. But as with anything classic, restoring these cars can be time consuming [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Kadence Buchanan @ Monday, 15th September 2008

Model cars have been around for quite some time. Even I have to admit going through the phase of putting them together. Even as I write this, I can think of a few of the boxed sets that I would love to pick up from the shelves at the local store and piece together bit by bit. I also have [more...]

Cars and Trucks » Classics | By Paul Fitzgerald @ Friday, 12th September 2008

This car has gotten a lot of admirers. In fact, this car is so loved (or desired, I should say), that it is made an inspiration for songs as mentioned or referred in songs such as The Ramones with \"Go Li\'l Camaro Go\", Kings Of Leon\'s \"Camaro\" and Bruce Springsteen\' s \"Racing in the Streets.\" The famous model that it [more...]