This is a very rare 1940 Cadillac Series 75 Convertible with rich history. 1 of 14 ordered by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Whitehouse, and used by the Secret Service in their fleet of cars for parades and special events. It served during World War II, and stayed in service until it was retired in 1963, … Read more
One of the most popular pre-war Fords, this 1940 Super Deluxe Ford Convertible was originally from Massachusetts, and was found in a barn in nearby Sharpsville, PA in 2012. This car has an 85 HP Flathead V-8 engine and at the time (other than a few Cadillacs, LaSalles and Lincolns that had huge dis-placement engines), … Read more
This outstanding 1947 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible Coupe spent most of its life in Florida and is powered by the famous Cadillac 346 cubic inch, 150 HP flathead V-8 engine. This same flathead engine was used in the 2nd World War in our tanks, playing a big part in the defeat of Germany in the … Read more
This car has an interesting history. In 1947, it was delivered new to the U.S. Embassy in China, where it spent much of its life. We have information on file to document this. Car was equipped with heavier suspension due to the rough roads in China at the time. The car came equipped from the … Read more
This 1948 Cadillac Convertible was purchased as a rust-free car in 1998 at the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, KY. It was later designed to be a rolling product lab and cruiser for Holley Carburetors’ President and CEO Jeff King. The 425 HP big block engine was fitted with Holley’s new multipoint fuel injection … Read more
This U.S. Army M38 Jeep was located in Toledo, Ohio, and purchased by Fred Zwicker, the original owner and founder of Tip Tools. Fred served in Tokyo and Korea in the mid-1950s as a Counter-Intelligence Agent and had a similar Jeep that was used for surveillance and other purposes in Seoul, Korea (308 CIC – … Read more
This Jeepster was made in Toledo, Ohio by Willys-Overland Motors from 1948 to 1951. After World War II, Willys developed the Jeepster, “one of America’s most daring postwar automobile designs”. This was a sporty two-door open car that hopefully was to appeal as a sports car for veterans of World War II. Unfortunately and surprisingly, … Read more
We found this extremely rare Pontiac Chieftain Deluxe in California. A recent prize-winning restoration even includes a matching surf board! The original appearance was retained, but a more powerful 1966 Pontiac 389 cubic inch 325 HP V-8 engine was installed, along with Pontiac Turbo-Hydramatic 400 automatic transmission. Everything under the hood is new, including wiring … Read more
The 1953 General Motors Motorama was held at the New York Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Introduced was one of the most unique and exceptionally desirable production cars ever built – The 1953 Skylark Convertible, and only 1693 of this model were made. Starting with their top-of-the-line Roadmaster Convertible, the Skylark body construction and custom styling from … Read more
We call this car “The General” as it is truly a “perfect restoration”, receiving 400 points out of 400 points at the Buick Nationals in Charlotte, NC in summer of 2012. Two teams of judges went over this car for over a half-hour and were unable to find even one flaw or issue. Originally a … Read more
This car is one of the rarest of the early 1953-1954 Corvettes. Manufactured in early 1954, the car has a 251 cubic inch 150 HP 6-Cylinder engine w/3 carburetors. Engine is called the “Blue Flame Six”. Corvettes were equipped with this rare engine for the first two years only. In 1955 and later, all Corvettes … Read more
Restoration of a very rare 2-door wagon. This very fine early Pontiac was purchased from Robert Pass, President of the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum. Robert originally purchased the car for his high school reunion, later selling it to Fred Zwicker, who had been looking for such a car for several years. Car is very original, including a … Read more
This 2-door station wagon was built by a GMC Dealer in Georgia in 2000 and was featured in many magazine articles at the time. No expenses were spared in the complete build of a very rare car. While the exterior was kept 100% original (other than the 17” wheels), the Engine, Transmission, Steering and Brakes … Read more
This 1956 unrestored Roadmaster is an ORIGINAL CAR and other than a new top, has had no repairs, chrome or body work or painting. The car was purchased new in 1956 for $3480 from the Wilbur L. Coy Buick Company in Salem, Ohio by John A. Perry, who owned two filling stations in the area. … Read more
Trophy-winning example of Buick’s finest! This very nice Buick was purchased from Verne Adams of Fort Wayne, IN. Verne owned the car for about 10 years, doing a great job of maintaining a beautiful California car. With this car were all of the service receipts dating back to the original owner in Oakdale, CA in … Read more
The world’s most popular classic. In 1957, the Chevy Bel Air received a minor face lift, including new wide-chromed grille, hood rockets, front bumper bullets, rear tail-fins, and new dashboard. Similar to the 1957 Cadillac, the rear fenders got tall but stylish tail-fins. To keep the clean lines of the car, the fuel-filler door was … Read more
The Ford Thunderbird was the car to own in the late 1950s. The 1957 Thunderbird remains widely sought after because of its reshaped, larger front bumper and grille, larger tail-lamps, and sharper-edged rear tail fins. Under the hood is a D-code 312 cubic inch 245 HP V8 engine with a 4-barrel Holley carburetor, and a … Read more
This 1958 Corvette was recently purchased at the Mecum 2014 Auction in Indianapolis. The car had a complete “body-off” total restoration to 1958 NCRS (National Corvette Restorers Society) standards by the previous owner in Canada. With this car was a notebook full of pictures, and in one of the pictures a Skat Blast Model 960 … Read more