CAR COLLECTOR 1980 NOV - MG-TC, '44 DODGE COMMAND CAR
Within this hard to find issue you will discover the following topics: 1) THE RIGHT REPLY---Forewarned is forearmed 2) MG- TC: AS BRITISH AS ROAST BEEF---Exposed: the perpetrator of America's romance with the sports car 3) FORVM AVTO FREJVS---The French combine a show with a stop on a vintage car tour 4) AUCTIONS IN SWITZERLAND AND FRANCE---Recent results from continental sales 5) COLLECTOR CAR OF THE MONTH---1935 Duesenberg SJ roadster by Gurney Nutting with 2-page color pullout 6) A STROLL THROUGH A MAINE JUNKYARD---One man's milestone is another man's poison 7) RAIN, LIKE PAIN, IS SOON FORGOTTEN---Tom Murray tells us about another rainy concours 8) NASHVILLE'S HALL OF FAME FOR CARS---Music City, USA, develops another attraction for visitors 9) THE CAR COLLECTOR'S WORKBENCH---Replacing valve stem seals 10) THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CAR BUYING---How to second guess the owner of your dream car 11) THE MAN WHO COLLECTS MACK TRUCKS---Further evidence of the new collectibility of commercial vehicles 12) EDITORIAL: When I Vote for President 13) ECONOMIC REPORT: What We're Missing 14) POSTWAR CARS: The 55 Limit: Don't Vote the Single Issue 15) CLASSIC CARS: Blow 'em! 16) THE CAR COLLECTOR'S SCRAPBOOK: 1944 Dodge Command Car 17) Auction news Plus other collector car items.
COVER: This month's cover car is an immaculate 1947 MG-TC owned by Chuck Zafuto of Tustin, California. For more about the car that started America's sports car craze, see Graham Robin's story beginning on page 24