| What is considered to be a classic car? | | Posted Wednesday, January 25, 2006 5:23:41 PM by Alex Molin | |
Don’t confuse the term classic car with antique car – these are two different terms.
An "antique car" is a car that has a special value because of its age. In automotive terms it tends to refer to a vehicle that was built prior to 1915.
 The terms “Classic cars” refers to specific models or important models built between 1925 and 1942 (with certain post-war exceptions). However, today this term is being used also by owners of almost any collectible car that is more than 25 years old.
Now that we got the terms right, let’s find out what are the most wanted classic cars of America:
1965-1970 Chevrolet ChevelleThe year 2003 was the Chevelles year. 1 in 5 cars Automobile Inspections that was asked to look at was a Chevelle! Coupe or convertible was in demand.
1967-1969 Chevrolet CamaroThe car that topped the list on 2004. Its price was also soared high reaching nearly $10,000 in the past twelve months!
1958-1967 Chevrolet Impala The Impala was in the top 5. This is always a car that attracted buyers but last year the interest definitely grew. 
1967-1969 Ford MustangAs the 1965-66 mustang prices continue to climb above $25,000 - buyers started looking at these later models.
1955-1957 Chevrolet 210/Bel AirAfter the prices of these cars where so high two years ago only the nicest examples found buyers. Finally the prices went down and patient buyers have the chance to enjoy this classic car.
1965-1966 Ford MustangYou really can't go wrong with one of these just make sure it hasn't been hit and poorly repaired, and if its' a 289ci all the better - but even the 6 cylinder convertible cars have been finding buyers. Prices have kept these out of the budget for many buyers.
1965-1969 Pontiac GTOIf you've always wanted one, grab it before they get out of reach! Prices are climbing but this is still a good opportunity to buy. 2003 was the year of the Pontiac GTO.
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| | | Nationals to appear on TV show | | Posted Sunday, February 04, 2007 2:47:32 PM by Blog57 Team | | The 2007 edition of the Syracuse Nationals will take another step up the ladder of prominence by being the subject of an edition of "My Classic Car." The host of the popular show, Dennis Gage, will be on hand to interview car owners, roam the fairgrounds and give the show even more national exposure than it's enjoyed. Bob O'Connor, director of the Right Coast Association, organizer or the annual Syracuse Nationals, said his deal with Gage and the SPEED Channel, is for the show to air several times. The Syracuse Nationals show will air three times in its premiere week, and three times in its rerun week, six months later. Check www.rightcoastcars.com for more information and air times. Legacy at Shoppingtown Legacy Automotive has established a presence at Shoppingtown Mall to showcase pre-owned cars from its Chevy, Ford, Suzuki and Kia new-car dealerships.... | |
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| | | Classic cars to roll in with money for Sebastian program | | Posted Monday, January 01, 2007 12:49:16 PM by Blog57 Team | | SEBASTIAN ? For each of the past four years, the Police Department has received federal grant money to offer the GREAT program to hundreds of local students. GREAT stands for Gang Resistance and Education Training. In the annual program, seventh-grade students at Sebastian Charter Junior High School and fourth-grade students at Sebastian and Pelican Island elementary schools learned about cultural sensitivity, conflict resolution and goal setting, the impact drugs and gangs have on neighborhoods and other topics. .... | |
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| | | Classic cars on show | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 10:52:33 AM by Blog57 Team | | OVER 20 classic and specialist cars we're on show for passing motorists along Rocks Ferry Road on Thursday October 26 as the Hastings Auto Restorer's Society hosted a barbeque for Armidale Classic and Specialist car club members. The Armidale car club members we're on an annual trip known as the Barrington tops seven day tour with 11 cars taking part in the tour which travelled to Nundalee, Moonon, Gloucester, Boral, Bulahdelah, Foster and Buckets Way before reaching Wauchope. Hastings Auto Restorers Society member David Hayes and his wife offered their house as the venue for the barbeque and members from both clubs chatted about all things cars and enjoyed a great lunch before the Armidale club members had to leave to get to their next destination. For Hastings Auto Restorer's Society President Rick Bushell the BBQ is a great thing for both clubs.... | |
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| | | 2 local cars featured in 'Snapshots' calendar | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 6:49:59 PM by Blog57 Team | | LANCASTER - Some of the hottest classic vehicles around the United States are featured in Snap-On Tools 2007 calendar - "Snapshots." Two classic cars in the globally distributed calendar also can be spotted rolling around Lancaster: A fiery orange 1937 Chevrolet Coupe and a multi-colored 1929 Ford Model A Pickup with flames across the hood. .... | |
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| | | Old muscle, new conscience at SEMA show | | Posted Saturday, November 04, 2006 2:52:40 AM by Blog57 Team | | Even as a celebration of American muscle cars took center stage at this year's mod-manic Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, an emerging sense of environmental responsibility was also evident. The most striking example of this was the world debut of the EcoJet concept car (shown above), a one-off collaboration between General Motors and noted speed nut and talk show host Jay Leno. The car, built around a Corvette Z06 aluminum frame, is powered by a 650-hp turbine engine (similar to a helicopter engine) that will rocket the 2,100-pound car off line with 585 pound-feet of torque. The "eco" part of the name comes from the fact that the car will run on biodiesel, a clean-burning fuel derived from renewable resources. "We live in an era where liking cars and the environment don't seem to mix," Leno said during the EcoJet's unveiling at the SEMA show.... | |
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| | | Classic cars destroyed by blaze | | Posted Monday, October 30, 2006 12:53:02 PM by Blog57 Team | | The owner of a classic car restoration business destroyed by a fire at a nearby fireworks factory says a unique vehicle has gone. The 1956 Studebaker gold hawk was destroyed in the blaze at Firemagic, near Clevedon, on Friday. Three people were taken to hospital after the fire. Keith Birch, director of Bristol Classic and Sports Cars, said: "We've destroyed people's trust - through no fault of our own." He added: "My main concern is that five people depend on this place for a living." .... | |
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| | | Twenty Classic Cadillacs Enter London To Brighton Run - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY | | Posted Monday, October 30, 2006 6:50:40 AM by Blog57 Team | | LONDON - October 27, 2006: A fleet of 20 pre-1905 Cadillacs will be taking part in the 110th Anniversary London to Brighton Veteran Car Run (LBVCR) on Sunday November 5. A grand total of 492 cars are expected at the event, which departs London's Hyde Park at sunrise (7.07 am) for the 60-mile run to Brighton. CLICK HERE to watch a video clip of the 2004 London to Brighton Run. .... | |
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| | | Imperial Palace's classic-car czar sets his sights on China | | Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 6:50:57 PM by Blog57 Team | | A longtime Vegas attraction, The Auto Collections at the Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino is celebrating its silver anniversary this year by giving a gift rather than receiving one. It's offering the People's Republic of China a glimpse into automotive history."The Chinese don't know about the classics," observes Auto Collections CEO Don Williams, who co-owns the collection with Richie Clyne, co-founder of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Williams and Clyne purchased The Auto Collections from Imperial Palace founder Ralph Engelstad in 1999. (In related news, a Dusenberg belonging to Clyne and said to be "the rarest in the world" was shown at the inaugural Concours d'Elegance Las Vegas, held yesterday at TPC the Canyons golf course.)Engelstad shared Williams' and Clyne's passion for antique cars.... | |
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| | | He saved his cars, sense of humor | | Posted Saturday, October 21, 2006 2:48:21 AM by Blog57 Team | | A few survivors have managed to find humor in the devastation of the 1991 firestorm. Take Bob Rigney, who lost his Oakland hills house and everything he owned when the fire swept down Grand View Drive like the wrath of God. Almost everything, that is. As reporter Martin Snapp discovered not long after the fire, Rigney saved his Mercedes, both of them, by himself. The fire was roaring down the hill Oct. 20, 1991 and Rigney was home alone with his two cars, a classic 1967 Mercedes 180 SL convertible and an almost new 450 SL. What to do? He came up with a plan. "I leapfrogged them," he recalled this week. "I drove one a couple hundred yards, came back, drove the second, then got in the first and so on." Finally, about halfway down the hill, with the ugly boiling smoke rising behind him, he passed a woman running away.... | |
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| | | Blowing Rock: Event features classic cars, tunes | | Posted Monday, October 16, 2006 2:48:34 PM by Blog57 Team | | Vintage cars from the 1920s, 1930s and later will be Friday at the High Country Classics Cruise-In in downtown Blowing Rock. Beginning at 6 p.m., classic car fans can check out the cars and meet the experts who restore and own them. There will also be plenty of country and bluegrass music featuring area musicians such as Glenn Bolick, Diana Wilcox and Janet Calhoun. The cruise-in and music are free. Details: 800-295-7851; www.blowingrock.com. Virginia: Balloons and wine highlight festival The Shenandoah Valley Hot Air Balloon and Wine Festival will be 4:30-7 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and next Sunday at Historic Long Branch House Museum and Farm in Millwood, Va. The 10th annual event, to be held rain or shine, will include music, children's activities, arts and crafts, festival foods and wine tasting.... | |
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