FINS UP: THE DAWN OF THE SEXY ERA FOR DESOTO
DeSoto is a familiar name to car historians and Mopar fans, even though the last one rolled off the assembly line in 1961.
The first...
SAVE IT OR BALE IT? SIX DIFFERENT CASE STUDIES
There isn’t a car guy on the planet who doesn’t wander through a wrecking yard and see possibilities.
Every car there is a potential dream...
MARCH 2017: A ’47 CHEVY STYLEMASTER RESTO MOD GRABS THE SPOTLIGHT AT A SHOW
The post-war era was a recovery period for the auto industry because the manufacturers had to change gears from military production back to domestic...
THE DODGE SWEPTSIDE PICKUP: SWAN OR UGLY DUCKLING?
One of the most famous features of Detroit’s finest in the Fifties was the generous use of fins on cars.
The finned rear deck styling...
MARCH 2017: A 1970 RESTO MOD CUDA WITH A LAS VEGAS TWIST
Danny Gans was a familiar name in the Las Vegas entertainment scene because he was a headliner on the Strip billed as “The Man...
MSCC MARCH 26 STAR OF THE WEEK: ’58 PACKARD HAWK SPORT COUPE—NOT EVERYTHING WAS...
MSCC MARCH 26 STAR OF THE WEEK: ’58 PACKARD HAWK SPORT COUPE—NOT EVERYTHING WAS A VETTE
1958 was a big year for fast cars.
There were...
JIM ROCKFORD’S DAD WAS A PIONEER IN THE SQUARE BODY MOVEMENT
1973 was a year of big change for the General when it came to trucks. One of the most popular pickup truck production runs...
MARCH 2017: DAWN OF A NEW ERA: THE 1939 DODGE PICKUP TRUCK
Vehicles from the Dirty Thirties have a defined look in many ways.
'The headlights still rode on top of the front fenders for most of...
GOODBYE EDD—THE MAN WITH TOO MUCH STYLE AND CLASS FOR REALITY TV
MSCC has a love-hate relationship with reality TV car shows.
The upside to these grease and oil soap operas is the exposure the car hobby...
DOES EVERYTHING LOOK WORSE IN BLACK AND WHITE?
Paul Simon wrote a song called Kodachrome back in 1973.
It was a cynical look at his personal past and ended one line with the...
