Hemmings Classic Car September 2017

“When it comes to prominent people in the automotive world, who would you like to meet and have a nice, long conversation with?” When it comes to prominent people in the automotive world, who would you like to meet and have a nice, long conversation with? This thought occurred to me one recent evening while I was reading about Henry Leland. After many delays due to health issues and moving back to New England, I finally resumed work on my Cadillac book, which I hope to publish by the end of the year. During my research of Cadillac history, every time I read some interesting fact on founder Leland, I was continually amazed by this man’s incredible accomplishments. That’s when I imagined just how fascinating it would be to go…

Model A National Tour THIS YEAR’S MAFCA NATIONAL TOUR IS SLATED TO TAKE PLACE IN CALIFORNIA THIS September 24-29. Due to the recent landslide along the Pacific Coast Highway, an alternate route has been planned. The tour will be hosted by the Bakersfield Chapter and begins at the Estrella Warbird Air Museum in Paso Robles. The route will work its way north over the five days, and stops will include the Hearst Castle, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Half Moon Bay, and Grey Whale Cove. At the end, in San Francisco, there will be a chartered boat tour sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge and around Alcatraz Island. Information and hotel accommodations are available at www.mafca.com. Stainless Steel Donation ONE OF THE SIX ORIGINAL STAINLESS STEEL 1936 Ford Model 68 DeLuxe Tudor…

8/27-9/4 • Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival Auburn, Indiana • 260-925-3600 www.acdfestival.org 8/30-9/3 • Annual ’50s Party Parsippany, New Jersey • 908-876-9100 www.leadeast.net 3 • Sumter Swap Meet • Bushnell, Florida 727-848-7171 • www.floridaswapmeets.com 10-15 • VCCA Six Cylinder Tour • Lancaster, Pennsylvania • 609-221-5435 • www.vcca.org 11-14 • Early Ford V-8 Western National Meet Salem, Oregon • 866-427-7583 • earlyfordv8.org 14-17 • VCCA Six Cylinder Joint Tour Hillsboro, Texas • 817-473-4178 • www.vcca.org 15-17 • New England Model A Meet North Conway, New Hampshire • 508-330-4559 www.2017nemodelameet.com 16-17 • Fall Auto Show and Swap Meet Medina, New York • 585-798-0445 17 • Chevrolet Car Show • Palmyra, Pennsylvania keystonedirector@aol.com • www.vcca.org 17 • Dayton Concours d’Elegance • Dayton, Ohio www.daytonconcours.com 17-22 • Revival AAA Glidden Tour • Hastings, Nebraska…

RE: Wheelie Interesting I THINK — MAYBE, JUST MAYBE — THAT THE WHEEL COVER THAT HARRY CARTER inquired about in the August 2017 issue might come from a Chevrolet Nova Concours. Or, at least, that’s what a couple hundred of our readers nearly unanimously wrote/called/mailed us to say. Specifically, according to Karen Jones of 101 Wheels in Ventura, California, the wheel cover comes off a 1976 Nova Concours with 14-inch wheels. She notes that 1977-’79 Concours wheel covers had different center cap designs. She also provided both a Chevrolet part number (00369009) and a Hollander part number (3079). About all we don’t know about it is whose car it bounced off of. Oh, wait, Jon Charles said it’s from his great-grandmother’s car: “dark blue with a light blue interior…” RE:…

Auburn Spring Results AUCTIONS AMERICA’S SPRING AUBURN SALE TOOK PLACE MAY 11-13, WITH NEARLY $10.2 million in sales and 83 percent of the lots finding new homes. The three-day auction had nearly 350 cars cross the block, with a 1941 Packard One-Eighty Convertible Victoria by Darrin being the top-selling American Classic at $360,000. There were several other interesting cars, including this 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Townsman station wagon. It was powered by a 283-cu.in. V-8, and had a column-shift automatic and front and rear bench seating. It sold at a reasonable $11,825. Two other ’57 Bel Airs also went to new owners, a ’57 Nomad wagon for $38,500, and a dual-quad convertible for $89,100. A full rundown of the sale is available at www.auctionsamerica.com. Look for the fall Auburn show,…

8/31-9/3 • Auctions America Auburn, Indiana • 877-906-2437 www.auctionsamerica.com 2-3 • Silver Auctions Sun Valley, Idaho • 800-255-4485 www.silverauctions.com 6-9 • Mecum Auctions Dallas, Texas • 262-275-5050 www.mecum.com 16 • Kruse Classics Austin, Texas • 866-495-8111 www.dankruseclassics.com 21-23 • Mecum Auctions Louisville, Kentucky • 262-275-5050 www.mecum.com 28-30 • Fall Carlisle Auction Carlisle, Pennsylvania • 717-960-6400 www.carlisleauctions.com…