Don't Miss the Action at Iola this Year

 

Are prior commitments or high gas prices keeping you away from all the excitement at this year's Iola Old Car Show?

Don't worry. We've got you covered.

For the first time ever, Old Cars Weekly has dreamed up a way for folks from across the nation to check out all the action in little Iola. For the past several days Angelo and the entire Old Cars Weekly staff have been climbing buildings, towers, and hanging from trees looking for the best spots to place streaming web cams that allow you to view all the action from the comfort of your own home.

From the frenzied action on set up day to the moment that the very last show car drives off of the grounds, you can watch it all on OldCarsWeekly.com.

CLICK HERE to keep an eye on the action at the Iola Old Car Show.

(Are you going to be at Iola? If so, be sure to tell all your friends about the Iola Old Car Show cameras and remember to wave at them while you are enjoing this incredible show!)

 

Brits Steaming to Break Bonneville Record

 

"No one goes round the back, there's 360 horsepower of colorless death 'round there."

It was a statement that made nearby fireman at a secure military base where the car is being tested prick up their ears.

The Jules-Verne-meets-Batmobile vehicle is being loaded up for a trip across the Atlantic, bound for the Bonneville Salt Flats and a potential rendezvous with racing history in late August. Burning liquid petroleum gas at 750° F to pressurize that 360-hp Curtis turbine, the 25-ft.-long Steam Car can turn 10.5 gallons of water a minute into some boiling-hot action for the record books.

CLICK HERE to learn more about this HOT car, and the attempt to set a new record.
 

Our online Automotive Marketplace classified ad system lets you search for listings by type, era, and keyword, so finding what you need has never been easier.

CLICK HERE to start shopping (and selling!) in the Old Cars Weekly Automotive Marketplace.

Whether you are looking for manuals, dealers, products or services, and more, be sure to check out our online Automotive Directory.

CLICK HERE to find what you're looking for in the Old Cars Weekly Automotive Directory.

From cruises and auctions to shows and swap meets, we'll make sure you don't miss a single event.

CLICK HERE to check out the Old Cars Weekly online calendars.

 

Bidding Brakes at $1.85 Million for Trio of No. 1 Vettess...What Happened Before the Gavel Fell?

 

As you can imagine, Gunner was working the crowds at the recent Bloomington Gold Corvette Show last week, checking out the action and gathering fodder for Old Cars Weekly.

While the show proved to be another smashing success, the sale of Serial No.1 Corvettes from 1955, 1956, and 1957 was expected to draw a great deal of interest and bids.

CLICK HERE to see what happened with this trio of classic power.

 

Nomads Will Wander to West Virginia

 

The city of Charleston, W.Va., is going all-out to welcome the Chevrolet Nomad Association to the city for the club's 20th annual convention, to be held July 20-24.

Mayor Danny Jones has issued the "Charleston Challenge," to have 100 of the 1955- '56 and '57 Chevy sport station wagons lined up on Kanawha Boulevard for CNA members to judge and the public to enjoy.

CLICK HERE to learn more about this event.

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High Price Gas, and Car Go Up in Flames

 

Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face...A German man who was feeling a little hot-under-the-collar decided to let the world know how he felt about the sky-rocketing gas prices...despite the costly consequences.

Click HERE to see what happens with tempers, and cars, reach their boiling point!

Check Out What's Happening In Iola

 

Are prior commitments or high gas prices keeping you away from all the excitement at the Iola Old Car Show this week?

Don't worry. We've got you covered.

For the first time ever, Old Cars Weekly has dreamed up a way for folks from across the nation to check out all the action in little Iola. For the past several days Angelo and the entire Old Cars Weekly staff have been climbing buildings, towers, and hanging from trees looking for the best spots to place streaming web cams that allow you to view the action from the comfort of your own home.

From the frenzied action on set-up day to the moment that the very last show car drives off of the grounds, you can watch it all on OldCarsWeekly.com.

CLICK HERE to keep an eye on the action at the Iola Old Car Show.

(Are you going to be at Iola this week? If so, be sure to tell all your friends about the Iola Old Car Show cameras and remember to wave at them while you are enjoing this incredible show!)

Tucker to Appear at Illinois Show

 

The Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Rotary Club will host its 60th annual Lake Forest Antique Auto Show on July 20 at Deerpath Middle School in Lake Forest, Ill. The local Rotary Club is hosting the event along with the Illinois Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America.

For its 60th year, the Antique Auto Show will feature "Post War Vehicles," a showcase of 1946-'49 vehicles, as well as vintage vehicles and sports cars. The crown jewel of this event will be a rarely displayed Tucker 48 sedan. It is one of 47 surviving models manufactured by Preston Tucker and was described as "The Car of the Future."

CLICK HERE for details on how you can see this Tucker.

Our online Automotive Marketplace classified ad system lets you search for listings by type, era, and keyword, so finding what you need has never been easier.

CLICK HERE to start shopping (and selling!) in the Old Cars Weekly Automotive Marketplace.

Whether you are looking for manuals, dealers, products or services, and more, be sure to check out our online Automotive Directory.

CLICK HERE to find what you're looking for in the Old Cars Weekly Automotive Directory.

From cruises and auctions to shows and swap meets, we'll make sure you don't miss a single event with our Online Show and Auction Calendars.

CLICK HERE to check out the Old Cars Weekly online calendars.

 

Gunner's Blog: Top Ten Gas Price Reactions in the Old Car Hobbys
 

With gas prices skyrocketing toward $5 per gallon, the Old Cars hobby is starting to feel the impact in places other than the wallet.

John has assembled a great Top Ten list of ways the increasing gas prices are impacting car collectors across the country.

CLICK HERE to count down the ways that rising gas prices are changing the car collecting hobby.

 

Classic Cruisers on Parade

 

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'08 Iola Show Will Feature "Star Power"

 

Famous Cars Highlight 36th Annual Iola Old Car Show later this week.

This year's event features "roadsters, ragtops and rumble seats" under the theme tent, guaranteeing a wide selection of prewar and postwar "drop tops" for any taste. Along with these open-top stars, a number of other special displays will add to the variety the Iola Old Car Show is known for.

Among hte most anticipated displays are a selection of pre-1936 cars used in the recent filming of the "Public Enemies" movie, dream car collector Joe Bortz one-of-a-kind 1954 Dodge Firearrow coupe dream car, and much more.

CLICK HERE for all the Iola Old Car Show details.

Check Out These Incredible Scenes From Iola '08

 

The Iola Old Car Show has come and gone for another year. From the large number of car, trucks and trailers that rolled out of town Sunda loaded to the gills with newly acquired parts, pieces and whole cars, it would seem that this year was another success.

Despite a few early rain showers, enthuiasts from across the country tunred out in droves to get their Iola "fix" until next year. We ran into great car people from as far away as Alaska and a few from right here in town.

We've posted a few hundred of our favorite photos from this years show in the Old Cars Weekly Community. Feel free to check them out.

We'd also like to see what you liked at Iola (or any other show) this year, so feel free to post your own photos for all to enjoy!

CLICK HERE to see who and what was in Iola this year.

Our online Automotive Marketplace classified ad system lets you search for listings by type, era, and keyword, so finding what you need has never been easier. And don't forget to check out the INCREDIBLE listings that Online Auto Connection recently added to their OCW Automotive Marketplace store.

CLICK HERE to check out the Online Auto Connection OCW Automotive Marketplace store.

CLICK HERE to start shopping (and selling!) in the Old Cars Weekly Automotive Marketplace.

Whether you are looking for manuals, dealers, products or services, and more, be sure to check out our online Automotive Directory.

CLICK HERE to find what you're looking for in the Old Cars Weekly Automotive Directory.

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In the miles of credits following at least 14 Hollywood films, there's one supporting role you won't find mentioned. Yet to any car hobbyist, this overlooked star stole the show.

Cast in the shadow of such silver screen legends as Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis in "Some Like it Hot" and Bette Davis and Glenn Ford in "Pocketful of Miracles," the Duesenberg Judkins seven-passenger limousine that appeared in these films was left to drift into obscurity by Hollywood filmmakers. It was almost allowed to drift off the face of earth, had it not been for the efforts of car collector George Albright, who brought the Judkins limousine back from pieces to a whole car in 2008. But to get this washed-up "has been" back to center stage took a lot of twists and turns – and parts hunting.

CLICK HERE to learn more about this great limousine!

Who was that dude that looked a little like Kenny Rogers running all over the Iola Old Car Show in his MG? It was The King of Elbow Rubbing — John "Gunner" Gunnell, of course, in all his glory. He had lots of people to talk to and lots of cars to check out. Gunner was in heaven!
CLICK HERE to check out Gunner's blog from the show

 

SACRAMENTO — The Towe Auto Museum, on the banks of the Sacramento River, is hosting a display of Edsels from now until Aug. 30. The exhibit features a variety of Edsels, including a rare 1960 Villager nine-passenger station wagon.

CLICK HERE to read more about this tip of the cap to the Edsel.