Car Collector and Car Classics – August 2002

CAR COLLECTOR 2002 AUG - NORSEMAN, SALUTE TO VETTES
 
Within this issue you will discover the following topics:
1)   Packard: A Tale Of Success And Failure by Dennis Adler
2)   The Ghost Of The Norseman: A Specter From The Wreck Of The Andrea Doria by David W. Temple
3)   50 Years Of Corvette: A Look Back As America's Sports Car Rounds The Half Century Mark by Dennis Adler
4)   Extreme Restoration Celebrates Corvette's 50th And Benefits Charity: One-Of-A-Kind 1953 Corvette Auction Culminates At Carlisle by Bob Hall
5)   12th Copperstate 1000: Vintage Cars, Landscapes, And Americana by Howard V. Koby
6)   Behind The Scenes: When Television Commercials Were Real by Thomas D. Murray
7)   Restoration Corner: Rebuilding The British SU Sidedraught-Putting The Flow Back Into Fuel Flow by Jim Richardson
8)   Commercially Speaking: 1957 Chevy Boyertown Delivery-This Bakery Truck Cooks by Bud Juneau
9)   Classic Era: The Templar-Mixing Great Cars And Bad Luck by Brooks T. Brierley
10)   Investments & Trends: Sense And Nonsense--Changing The Rules To Accommodate The Times by David Brownell
11)   Automobilia: The Tucker Collection--They All Have A Story by Carl Bomstead
12)   Old Cars In Law: The Agent's (Alleged) Secret--Should Your Broker Read You The Fine Print? by Lawrence Savell
13)   Auction news
14)   Restoration tips
15)   New products
Plus other collector car items.
 
On The Cover:
America's sports car will turn 50 next year and we got a jump on the fun with a complete Corvette production and racing timeline. Photo by Dennis Adler.
The stunning artwork of Tom Hale also graces the cover as we illustrate the triumphs and failures of the Packard Motor Company. Turn to page 88 for a full view of Hale's "Classic Packard."