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What to Look for When Buying a Classic Car

What to Look for When Buying a Classic Car

Posted by Collectors Auto Supply on Sep 22nd 2020

Buying a classic car is an exciting prospect. Your reasons for wanting a vintage automobile may vary. Maybe it’s the fun of restoring something to mint condition, nostalgia over a vehicle you drove or … read more
Classic Car History: Pontiac GTO

Classic Car History: Pontiac GTO

Posted by Jil McIntosh on Sep 18th 2020

Sometimes rules are meant to be broken, and it was a broken rule that gave us one of Pontiac’s most famous creations, the GTO. It stood for Gran Turismo Omologato, but its many fans know it as … read more
Classic Car History: Airflow

Classic Car History: Airflow

Posted by Jil McIntosh on Sep 15th 2020

Mention “automotive flop,” and most people go straight to the Edsel. But in the 1930s, Chrysler created the Airflow, a car it thought would turn the auto industry around, and which ended up dying a fa … read more
Classic Car History: The Edsel

Classic Car History: The Edsel

Posted by Jil McIntosh on Sep 11th 2020

Sometimes an automaker has the best of intentions, and everything still goes sour. And that’s the Edsel, which wasn’t so much a bad car, as a victim of timing. It was supposed to jump-sta … read more
Classic Car History: The Corvair

Classic Car History: The Corvair

Posted by Jil McIntosh on Sep 9th 2020

There are a few cars that became known for all the wrong reasons, and that was definitely the case with the  Chevrolet Corvair. It will always be tied to Ralph Nader’s book Unsafe at any Spe … read more
Classic Truck History Part 10: GMC

Classic Truck History Part 10: GMC

Posted by Jil McIntosh on Aug 27th 2020

GMC Trucks GMC and Chevrolet are siblings today, but it wasn’t always so. GMC is actually the older of the two. General Motors was founded by William Durant, who bought existing au … read more