Car Collector and Car Classics – January 2002

CAR COLLECTOR 2002 JAN - BILL MITCHELL, CONTINENTAL
 
Within this issue you will discover the following topics:
1)   The Essence Of A Sports: Car Two Seats In A Hurry by Dennis Adler
2)   The Iconoclast As Corporate Hero: Bill Mitchell Was A Single-Minded Ego With The Gift Of Inspired Leadership Sound Familiar? by Lawrence C. Crane
3)   Big Buck Bolides: A Fond Look Back At The Highest-Dollar Cars Sold At Auction Last Year by David Brownell and Dennis Adler
4)   Car Collector Resource And Reference Guide: by Jeffrey Broadus and Donna Lombardo
5)   New Cars On An Old Theme: Look How Far They've Come by Jeffrey Broadus
6)   The Edsel Ford Legacy: A New Exhibit At The Edsel And Eleanor Ford House Honors The Lincoln Continental And Its Designers by Dennis Adler
7)   Scale Visions: The Innovative And Admittedly Obsessive Creations Of Don Theune by Dennis Adler
8)   1957-59 Dodge Sweptside: Flashy '50s Hauler by Monty Montgomery
9)   Commercially Speaking: Glacier Park Cadillac-Summertime Picnic Car by Bud Juneau
10)   Classic Era: Winton-25 Years Of Individuality by Brooks T. Brierley
11)   Investments & Trends: Healeys Are Happening--The Other Great British Sports Car by David Brownell
12)   Old Cars In Law: (Cars In Their) Twilight Zoning by Lawrence Savell
13)   Automobilia: Hudson-A Family Affair by Carl Bomstead
14)   Restoration Corner: A Perfect Match-Making It Right by Jim Richardson
15)   New products
Plus other collector car items.
 
On The Cover:
Nothing captures the essence of a sports car better than a red convertible on the beach-just like this month's cover car, a 1960 MGA twin-cam.
Photo by Dennis Adler. The inset photo is the legendary Bill Mitchell with Corvette and GM concept cars.  Photo courtesy of General Motors.