Car Collector and Car Classics – April 1981 (Volume 4 No. 4)

CAR COLLECTOR 1981 APR - CUNNINGHAM & HIS TOYS
 
Within this hard to find issue you will discover the following topics:
1)   ITS ART'S TURN---A 1948 Frazer Manhattan finds a new home
2)   BRIGGS CUNNINGHAM---A rare interview with a legend and a look inside his collection
3)   JOHN W. BURGESS---Genius of the Cunningham Museum
4)   ALL CHEVY MEET AT WALNUT CREEK---A one-marque meet with a rich variety of cars
5)   THE ELCAR AND THE MERCER--AN UNLIKELY ALLIANCE
6)   An attempt to save one of the world's premier cars
7)   COLLECTOR CAR OF THE MONTH---1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I by Hooper with a 2-page color pullout
8)   AHRENS-FOX---AMERICA'S FINEST FIRE ENGINE---It's the pumper that everyone remembers
9)   SHADES OF THE LONGEST DAY---Where have all the war-trucks gone?
10)   BEACONS, BEAMS, AND CANDLEPOWER---When brass was bold and carbide was king
11)   RESTORING SMALL PARTS---A satisfying and rewarding pastime
12)   JIM BRADLEY: REST IN PEACE---The Detroit Public Library's loss is a loss to us all
13)   EDITORIAL: Twenty Questions About the Half-Million-Dollar Replicar
14)   Auction news
15)   Restoration tips
Plus other collector car items.
 
COVER: The picture of the brass lamp and tire pump on our cover was taken by Fred Gerlich, who also took the Rolls-Royce Phantom I which is our collector car on the month (see page 36). The photograph of the 1922 Ahrens-Fox model K-S-4 fire truck was taken by Richard Kelley and the story appears on page 44.