30Sep 2013
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The Other California Car Museum

[caption id="attachment_616" align="alignnone" width="550"] Nethercutt Museum[/caption] Back in June, this blog featured a post titled “Classic Car History Lessons” wherein we looked at some of the different car museums, manufacturer displays and other historical vehicle venues that would make sensible road trip destinations for fans of classic automobiles. Our list of viable venues included nine different stops in the state of California alone, with the most famous and familiar being the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. In contrast, there…

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23Sep 2013
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Buying Classic Cars at Auction

Most classic car enthusiasts are familiar with the televised car auctions like the Barrett-Jackson and Mecum events that are held in larger cities across the country. Although many classic and vintage vehicles are sold successfully each year at the high profile televised auctions, plenty of old cars and light trucks also cross the block at the many smaller government and public auctions too. Interest in car auctions has risen in the current weak economy and the number of bargain hunters…

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16Sep 2013
By opgiAuthor no comments Chevy Featured Products

Must Have Chevelle Interior Restoration Accessory for Under $100

Even if you have already invested a lot of time and money into the exterior and interior appearance of your classic Chevelle, you might not have given much thought to those areas in between where the door sill plates reside. Door sill step plates are not exactly exterior items and they are not visible when you sit inside your car with the doors closed, but a set of shiny new sills are a great welcoming feature when entering your car…

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9Sep 2013
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If it’s Worth Collecting – it’s Worth Protecting

Auto theft is still a big problem in the U.S. even though advancements in modern technology have made it more difficult to steal a vehicle and easier to track down both the vehicle and the person who stole it. The newer the car, the more anti-theft technology it will have inside, and long gone are the days of crossing a few wires under the dashboard to “hot-wire” a car and drive off into the sunset. However, police departments across the…

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4Sep 2013
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What’s Your Car Worth?

When buying or selling a classic car, determining the fair market value is always an issue because the values can vary so greatly. Classic cars that are no longer in production are valued by calculating so many different factors that at times it can seem a bit mysterious. Publications like the NADA Appraisal Guide and the Old Car Buyers Guide along with websites like Hemmings and Hagerty can help car owners to understand how the values are calculated, and they…

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30Aug 2013
By opgiAuthor no comments Chevy Featured Products OPGI News

Keep Your (Chevelle or El Camino) Cool with a New Fan Shroud

Keeping the small block cool in your 1966 or 1967 Chevelle or El Camino just got easier (and better looking too) thanks to the release of the latest premium reproduction radiator fan shroud from Original Parts Group Incorporated. Every GM classic car enthusiast knows that excessive heat buildup under your hood not only wastes energy, it can also damage your engine and many of the surrounding parts as well. Although there are many common reasons your engine will overheat including…

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26Aug 2013
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Underrated Classics

Most people are aware that buying, selling, restoring and simply enjoying classic cars have become very popular activities in the U.S. today. Beyond the obvious emotional appeal of classic iron, there is also the potential of monetary reward when making the old new again, especially if you choose the right car. Muscle cars, sports cars and the most popular classics have been enjoying steadily rising values, a fact that has been underscored by the record-setting prices that auto auction houses…

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19Aug 2013
By opgiAuthor no comments Car Spotlights Pontiac

Project GTO Tribute to Fallen Soldier Nears Completion

Although there are many ways to honor our nation’s fallen heroes that have fought and died in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn, a New York restoration shop has stepped up to take an automotive-themed approach to remembering the sacrifice of one local soldier named Major Jeffrey Calero who was killed in Afghanistan in October of 2007. Like far too many of our soldiers, when 34-year-old Calero of Queens, New York, lost his life on the…

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12Aug 2013
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Classic Car Coffee Table Books

While many types of technical and text-heavy books can easily be viewed and enjoyed on a computer or Kindle screen, larger books that are heavily illustrated and intended more for display than intense reading are often better received when they appear in what is known as “coffee table format.” Coffee table books are especially well-suited to classic car themes because they are so visually oriented. Coffee table books dedicated to classic cars don’t have to be very portable since they…

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5Aug 2013
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Trends: Values for Muscle Cars & Classics Rising

Based on the history of private sales and auctions, there has been a recent upturn in the market for classic American cars despite the fact that prices in the overall collectible car market peaked back in early 2008 or late 2007. Although the prices of domestic classics and muscle cars did cool off a bit along with simultaneous downturns in the U.S. real estate market, it appears the prices of collectible cars have stabilized and even climbed slightly as the…

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