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1960 Pontiac Catalina Super-Duty
Back in the 1960s many car manufacturers found it handy to support drag racing programs to attract business from car enthusiasts who spent their weekends at the drag strip. Rather than getting directly involved in drag racing, the automakers usually relied on certain dealers to put their cars in the winner's circle and generate publicity.
Milt Schornack was a talented mechanic and car tuner who worked at Ace Wilson's famous Royal Pontiac dealership in Royal Oaks, Mich. According to Schornack, it was in 1959 that Wilson approached Pontiac Motor Division with the idea of turning his franchise into the company's high-performance headquarters. PMD was all for the idea and Schornack was the guy who did a lot of the performance tuning on the cars that became known as Royal Bobcat Pontiacs.
Once the arrangement between PMD and Royal Pontiac was sealed, the next step was to build some cars to win races and make headlines. The cars would have to look good, go fast and sell the notion of Pontiac performance. Wilson told Schornack to put together a'59 Pontiac with a warmed-up motor. Naturally, the 389-cid Pontiac V-8 with three two-barrel carburetors was used.
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|  Rare press releases provide unique insight
In his search for "Vintage Ads" to feature in Old Cars Weekly through the years, Mitch Frumkin has come upon some very rare press releases and other literature. There are so many cubic zirconias in the collection that it would be a shame not to share them.
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 America's Car Museum's Route 66 Gallery receives updates
America's Car Museum (ACM) recently updated its "Route 66: Dream of the Mother Road" exhibit with an assortment of cool "hot rods" throughout American motoring history. To pay homage to the cars that cruised the iconic highway, ACM will now display 11 modified vehicles in the Summer Drive Series - Hot Rods display.Read More...
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| | | | | |  Finest Automobile Auctions will debut live sale
at Elegance at Hershey
The Finest Automobile Auctions will make its live auction debut at The Elegance at Hershey on Saturday, June 11 at 1 p.m. Live online bidding will be available via Proxibid. Read More... |
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| Standard Catalog of Ford 1903-2002
 In this Ford collectors guide, John Gunnell brings you everything you need from original pricing, production figures, hundreds of photos, engine information, options lists and more.
In This Ford Guide You'll Find: - Data to identify, buy, restore, and/or invest in Ford
- Model listings year by year with detailed historical and technical information
- Thousands of photos to help easily identify models, from Mustangs to Skyliners
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|  NSM Insurance Group acquires Heacock Classic
NSM Insurance Group has acquired Heacock Classic, a division of Heacock Insurance Group that provides collector car insurance. This marks NSM Insurance Group's third acquisition in the collector car insurance industry.
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|  Cord L-29 takes home FIVA Preservation Award
The Historic Vehicle Association (HVA) recently announced that the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens (FIVA), launched World Motoring Heritage Year with the presentation of a special preservation award at the 2016 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. The FIVA award for the Best Preserved Vehicle was presented for the circa 1930 Cord L-29 (s/n 2926823) with custom body by the Walter M. Murphy Company owned by Dan Davis of Jacksonville, Fla.
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|  Mecum Auctions returns to Houston
Mecum Auctions will return to Houston for its fifth consecutive year April 14-16 with prospective buyers from across the nation converging on the NRG Center for the auctioning of an estimated 1,000 American muscle cars, Corvettes, classics, hot rods, resto mods and more set to cross the auction block.
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| 2016 Collector Car Price Guide
By Old Cars Report Price Guide Editors
The 2016 edition of the Collector Car Price Guide is here! Pricing information is available for collectors, restorers, buyers, sellers, insurance agents and anyone who could benefit from reliable and authoritative data. The 2016 edition lists all models made by 109 carmakers and 37 truck makers between 1901 and 2008!
This brand-new version includes over 275,000 prices for sports cars, domestic cars, imported cars, classic cars, special-interest automobiles, muscle cars, and trucks in 6 conditions. This one-of-a-kind resource for antique and hobby vehicles is packed with pricing information not found anywhere else. From Curved Dash Oldsmobiles, to big-finned cruisers of the 1950s, to 1960s muscle, we show you what people are paying for cars in the collector vehicle market. Get your copy now!
Format: Paperback
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