Cars-On-Line’s Classic Car Newsletter is Your No. 1 Source for Classic Car News When a car is this rare, a “cost-is-no-object” restoration is expected. This 1969 Boss 429 Mustang was the subject of a recent nut-n-bolt restoration to concours condition. It might be considered a trailer queen since only test miles have been put on…
Cars-On-Line’s Classic Car Newsletter is Your No. 1 Source for Classic Car News In 1970 you could get an R Code 428 Cobra Jet engine in many Ford and Mercury model cars. But the most exciting R Code of all was the Cougar Eliminator. There were 2,268 Cougar Eliminators built that year. Only 374 were…
Cars-On-Line’s Classic Car Newsletter is Your No. 1 Source for Classic Car News The collector car market is ever changing. What is common place today may be very rare and desirable tomorrow. So it was not a surprise when we realized early last year that the Mustang Mach 1’s from 1969 and 1970 were getting…
Cars-On-Line’s Classic Car Newsletter is Your No. 1 Source for Classic Car News The legendary Pierce-Arrow motorcar represented luxury, innovation and craftsmanship in an era when automobile manufacturing was changing American lifestyles. Pierce-Arrow’s signature feature was first seen in 1913 when Herbert M. Dawley patented the iconic Pierce-Arrow headlight which integrated headamps into the front…
Cars-On-Line’s Classic Car Newsletter is Your No. 1 Source for Classic Car News During the 1971 Indianapolis 500 parade festivities, a local Indianapolis Dodge dealer was driving the 1971 Dodge Challenger Pace Car Convertible when it accidentally hit a photographer stand injuring 29 people. In the following year, no U.S. automotive manufacturer wanted to participate…
Cars-On-Line’s Classic Car Newsletter is Your No. 1 Source for Classic Car News The smooth and powerful V12 engine was a Packard trademark in the 1930’s when Packard was one of the dominant brands in American automotive history. The year 1939 was the last year that the V12 Packard formal limousines were produced. It marked…
Cars-On-Line’s Classic Car Newsletter is Your No. 1 Source for Classic Car News There aren’t enough superlatives to describe what it means to win the world’s top custom car award. The coveted Ridler Award is the Holy Grail for custom car builders all over the world. To win the Ridler Award at the Detroit Autorama…
Cars-On-Line’s Classic Car Newsletter is Your No. 1 Source for Classic Car News The mercurial nature of the collector car market never ceases to amaze us. Just recently we have noticed that “AMC muscle cars for sale” has become one of the top searches that resolve to the Cars-On-Line.com website. That’s a new trend that…
Cars-On-Line’s Classic Car Newsletter is Your No. 1 Source for Classic Car News Mopar collectors may remember when this Bahama Blue 1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda was featured for sale on an auction site a few years ago. As the story goes, this Hemi ‘Cuda hardtop was drag raced by the original owner and lost its…
Cars-On-Line’s Classic Car Newsletter is Your No. 1 Source for Classic Car News It might well be said that E.L. Cord was a man who was born way ahead of his time. His vision of the automotive industry allowed him to produce cars that were so far in advance of the competition that the public…