 | | Tuesday, April 5, 2016 |
| An unusual obsession: Six-pack of '71 Mustangs from the Kirt Fryer Collection heads to auction 
Posted by Kurt Ernst - The Kirt Fryer 1971 Mustang collection. Photos by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. Ask Mustang enthusiasts to name the most desirable examples over the years, and it's a safe bet that the larger and heavier 1971 models won't make everyone's top-10 list. Collector Kirt Fryer sees things a bit differently, favoring the styling and high-performance engine options of the 1971 models, since that's what was popular during his high school years. A career in oil and gas exploration has allowed Fryer to amass an i... Read More |  | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1951 Muntz Jet Posted by Daniel Strohl - This 1951 Muntz Jet for sale on Hemmings.com definitely won't make for an easy restoration - after all, there's no manual for restoring a limited-production car like this that received an unorthodox engine transplant nearly 60 years ago - but at least the seller has already done much of the heavy lifting, from getting the car running to repairing the major rust. It also appears mostly there, which is always a plus for cars with zero aftermarket support. From the seller's description: In running condition, needs a c...Read More | National Corvette Museum to take over management of Bowling Green plant tours Posted by Kurt Ernst - The Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant. Photo courtesy GM Media. General Motors's Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, has offered public tours of one kind or another since its opening in June of 1981. In recent years, three tours per week day have been offered (excluding blackout dates), conducted by student interns from Western Kentucky University, but in peak periods (such as summer vacation season) this isn't enough to meet demand. Beginning in April, public tours will be taken...Read More |  | Student-built 1956 Ford F100 up for grabs Posted by Mike McNessor - Students pose with the 1956 Ford F100 project truck. Photo courtesy East Syracuse Minoa School District. A 1956 Ford F100 resto-modded by high school students at East Syracuse Minoa Central High School in Western New York will be raffled off to a lucky winner on July 17. Proceeds from the sale are rolled back into the school's Automotive Technology class, so the money collected goes to a worthy cause. The 60-year-old truck was bought new on the West Coast and was originally blue, but it's now Rainforest Green ...Read More | Dashboard Design: Buick's Comfort Zone of 1961 Posted by Matt Litwin - 1961 Buick Invicta instrument panel; image by the author. Buick's full-size lineup for 1961 had been dramatically restyled--a crisp, sleek look, thanks to the elimination of what they called the Delta Wing. The Special was reintroduced to customers as a compact, complete with an aluminum V-8. Yet Buick never lost sight of offering luxurious interiors in their full-size cars, including the padded dash. "Buick in 1961 has lavished great attention on the 'Comfort Zone' luxury," was the opener in period literature. "...Read More | Hartford, Connecticut, 1960s Posted by Daniel Strohl - By now, y'all have seen enough of Hartford, thanks to the collection that Joe Sokola sent us, to tell where at least the top and bottom photos here were taken, so let's drill down to the exact cars parked in these lots and see if we can't identify at least a few of 'em. As for the below photo, we're not sure of the location, but it sorta went along with the other two, so we tossed it in anyway. What do you see here? ...Read More |  | THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY | 4/5/1923: | 1st regular production of balloon tires (Firestone) |
| UPCOMING EVENTS Kiawah Island Motoring Retreat
April 15, 2016 - Kiawah Island, SC
Brits on the Bay
April 15, 2016 - Pensacola, FL
Swap Meet
April 15, 2016 - Greenwood, SC
Goodguys 2nd North Carolina Nationals
April 15, 2016 - Raleigh, NC
Spring Central Florida Car Show
April 16, 2016 - Cocoa, FL
Tune Time Performance Spring Charity Car Show/Open House/Dyno Day
April 16, 2016 - Lakewood, NJ
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