Thursday, 01 March 2012 08:47

1934 DeSoto Airflow coupe

Chassis number: 6078798Engine number: SE8458 In 1934, the entire DeSoto lineup featured Chrysler Corporation’s new streamlined Airflow design. Walter P. Chrysler expected the streamlined and futuristic Airflow models to take…
Tuesday, 03 January 2012 17:16

1934 Packard Super Eight 1104 Tourer

Highlights from the Mecum Auctions catalog:• Vacuum assist brakes• Synchromesh 3-speed transmission• Push-button start• Secret Service jump seat• Original 384/145-hp engine• Mostly original interior• Record log from 1948 indicates passengers…
Tuesday, 21 December 2010 16:42

1929 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe

The Model J Duesenberg has long been regarded as the most outstanding example of design and engineering of the Classic Era. It was introduced in 1929, and trading was halted…
Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:00

1999 Shelby Series 1 Roadster Prototype

If all 249 production cars had been available in 1998, Shelby would have sold every one of them in an hour The Shelby Series 1 was a high-performance roadster manufactured…
A gift to one Miss Jessie McDonald of Los Angeles, the car was from then on known as the "Whittell Mistress Car" More than half of all the Model Js…
Tuesday, 30 June 2009 16:00

1934 Auburn 1250 Salon Cabriolet

Even at $253,000, this car is still less than half the price of some Packard V12 Cabriolets   This 1934 Auburn 1250 Salon Cabriolet was driven by James Cagney in…
Wednesday, 31 December 2008 16:00

1933 Duesenberg SJ LaGrande Phaeton

Duesenberg expert Randy Ema affirms that cars like this, with original major components-chassis, body, engine-are at the top of the scale Duesenberg Automobiles was plucked from the post-World War I…
Friday, 31 October 2008 16:00

1948 Tucker 48 Torpedo Sedan

This price can be explained by the "ABC" factor-Aging Billionaire Collector. Such buyers can't wait another 20 years, so they pay whatever it costs Preston Tucker's promise of "the first…
Monday, 30 June 2008 16:00

1963 Dual-Ghia L6.4 Coupe

If the Chrysler-powered Facel-Vega is a French Imperial, consider the L6.4 a Mopar Maserati The brainchild of Eugene Casaroll, the Italian-American hybrid known as the Dual-Ghia was largely based on…
Wednesday, 30 April 2008 16:00

Who's a Mister Softee, Then?

At first glance I'd have to say very well sold indeed, but what price can you put on fun? Maybe it's a bargain This month's "American Profile" is going to…
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