Car Collector and Car Classics – January 2003

CAR COLLECTOR 2003 JAN - HISTORY OF AMERICAN CARS
 
Within this issue you will discover the following topics:
1)   History of American Cars:
A)   Turn Of The Century To 1924: The First Significant Car Companies by Brooks T. Brierley
B)   Birth Of The American Classic: 1925 To 1948 The Greatest Cars Ever Built by Dennis Adler
C)   The Postwar Era: 1949 To 1970 Speed Kings by Steve Statham
2)   A View From The Top: Robert A. Lutz, GM Vice Chairman Product Development And Chairman GM North America
3)   A Quarter-Century Of Car Collecting: How Times And Tastes Have Changed by David Brownell
4)   The Legacy: A Business Of Stories by Thomas D. Murray
5)   Restoration Corner: Inside Information, Part 2--Installing A New Classic Industries Interior by Jim Richardson
6)   Commercially Speaking: 1923 Lincoln Tow Car--Geared For Success by Bud Juneau
7)   Classic Era: The Cole V8--When Cole Was King by Brooks T. Brierley
8)   Old Cars In Law: A Galactic Oversight-Putting The Cart Before The Horse by Lawrence Savell
9)   10 Cars You Should Own by Dennis Adler
10)   Previews & Reviews by Rick Carey
11)   Is Barrett-Jackson "The World's Greatest Classic Car Auction?"
12)   From The Waldorf-Astoria To Branson, Missouri by Rick Carey
13)   RM Auction Previews by Rick Carey
14)   The 2nd Annual Hershey Auction by Dennis Adler
15)   Christie's Pebble Beach Sale by David Brownell
16)   Restoration tips
17)   New products
Plus other collector car items.
 
On The Cover:
To kick off our 25th year Car Collector takes a look at the best automobiles history has to offer-from the Antique to the Muscle Car Era. We are also launching a brand new Auction Forum section that begins on page 74. Pictured on the cover is 1931 Duesenberg Model J torpedo phaeton, a 1967 Camaro 55, and a 1947 Series 62 Cadillac convertible. The Duesenberg and Cadillac photos are by Dennis Adlec the Camaro photo is by Steve Statham.