Archive for August, 2011
Recognized as the largest classic car and nostalgia festival in the United States, Hot August Nights returns for another year of celebrating a simpler time from August 9-14. The event hosts thousands of classic cars, as well as concerts featuring top entertainers and music of the 50′s and 60′s, controlled cruises, show-n-shines, a sock hop [...]
The Duke boys were famous for running around Hazzard County, thwarting Boss Hogg and Roscoe P. Coltrane’s scams in the famous 1969 Dodge Charger known as ‘The General Lee.’ Cousin Daisy’s ride, at least for the first five episodes of “The Dukes of Hazzard,” was a yellow Plymouth Road Runner much like the ’73 listed [...]
Hindsight is a force of evil that no one can escape. If you had only known how much those Babe Ruth baseball cards were going to be worth, you never would have let your mother chuck them out with the rest of your childhood junk. The same goes for cars. Over the decades, certain cars [...]
Simple but robust construction was the hallmark of the French ‘deux chevaux.’ Speed and performance were not. So if you need to haul some wine, cheese, and baguettes to your local cruise in and don’t care how long it’ll take you to get there, then a 2CV is just what you need. Gone, reportedly, is [...]
Looking for a luxury car, say one that stands out from modern Cadillacs, BMWs, and Infinitis? Want a car with an old-school sense of style? This 1935 Auburn 851 cabriolet is old-school style in top hat and tails. In 1935, famous auto designer Gordon Buehrig restyled Auburns, and a sporty new grille and sleeker hood [...]









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