by Mike - Determining the price to pay, or the price to sell, a classic car can be a challenge especially when there were few examples made. Few cars made mean that few come to market so in a dynamic market environment setting a valuation can be … [Read more...]
Do You Know The Answers To These Questions?
September 29, 2014 By 12 Comments
by Mike - Below are the DeLorean DMC-12, BMW M1 and Lotus Esprit Turbo sitting next to each other at the Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance recently. What do these three cars have in common? 1965 and 1966 Shelby GT350 What is at least … [Read more...]
Raymond Loewy Had Difficulty With His Jaguar XKE Even After He Redesigned It
December 16, 2013 By 9 Comments
by Mike - Raymond Loewy , wrote a letter to the editor of Road & Track magazine, Dean Batchelor, in March 1968 to let him know that he had just bought a new Firebird 400 from Jim Wangers and to complain about his problems with his Jaguar … [Read more...]
Raymond Loewy – The Great Industrial Designer Also Designed Cars For Studebaker
November 5, 2013 By 5 Comments
by Mike - November 5 was the birthday of Raymond Loewy who many consider to be the father of industrial design. He spent most of his career designing company logos, Coke machines, the paint job on Air Force One, trains and a couple of cars for … [Read more...]
Why Redesign Perfection?
December 7, 2012 By 7 Comments
by Mike - When I was reading through the October 1966 issue of Road & Track recently I saw this photo below and immediately recognized the car as one that I saw at the Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance in Beverly Hills in June 2012. Raymond … [Read more...]
American Power And American Styling
November 14, 2012 By 9 Comments
by Mike - These three classic American cars are unique for different reasons. Studebaker Avanti 1963 Studebaker Avanti - some people love this style and some may not love it. But it is uniquely an American design. The body is … [Read more...]
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