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Jim’s Blog: The Best $1,500 Upgrade
Buying and selling is the core of American Car Collector magazine — but we’re also very much interested in things people can do to their own cars to make them more usable. Modern traffic isn’t always friendly to classic cars, and why own a classic if you don’t drive it? There is a time and a place for originality, and there are things you can do to your old car that make it a better driver without throwing away its Read More
Video of the Week: Check out the E-COPO in action
Jim’s Blog: Is Patina Just a Fad?
When “barn finds” took off in popularity back around 2010, so too did cars wearing worn, thin paint.
Evidence of wear all of a sudden became cool, at least among a certain segment of buyers in the market. To those buyers — the “it’s only original once” crowd, there’s nothing cooler than original paint that shows its age.
That said, the car world is built on fads, and patina may just be another one. Is it really all that different Read More
Video of the Week: The $2.7m Charity Corvette at Barrett-Jackson
Jim’s Blog: Prepping for Parade Duty
The 4th of July is prime car time. If you own an old car, chances are you’ll be adorning it with a flag or two and taking it out this Thursday. But will it be ready for slow-speed cruising in the heat of summer? Here are a couple of things to check before you hit the road for your local hometown parade.
1. Coolant level/leaks
This is probably a no-brainer for most of you, but let’s cover it just in Read More
Video of the Week: Corvette convoy to Le Mans 2018
Jim’s Blog: Three Favorites at Mecum Portland
Portland may not be one of Mecum’s bigger auctions, but it tends to bring in a bunch of interesting cars from all over the northwest. This year’s sale just wrapped on Saturday, and ACC was there to cover cars at the sale for an upcoming issue. Complete results are still pending. In the meantime, here are three of my favorite cars from the sale:
Wow, nice Fier…Oh, is that a big block? Yep, Read More
Video of the Week: Remember when Plymouth won you over?
Jim’s Blog: When Was the Last Classic Built?
I hear a lot of car people lament that the last classic car was built in 1973. I don’t agree.
“Classic” is technically defined as “Serving as a standard of excellence: of recognized value.” There’s nothing there to limit production years on cars. I think that comes from the definition of “antique” as it relates to state DMV definitions, which vary depending on where you live. But to me, sticking a year cutoff on the term misses the point completely. Read More