CAR COLLECTOR 1980 OCT - PONTIAC T/As, PININFARINA
Within this hard to find issue you will discover the following topics: 1) BILL HALL, FOUNDER, MODEL A RESTORERS CLUB---MARC's bumpy road to success began in 1953 2) THE CAR COLLECTOR'S CRYSTAL BALL---The origins of America's musclecar survivor, the Pontiac's Trans Am 3) SILVERADO---The 1980 concours honors the memory of Owen Owens 4) COLLECTOR CAR OF THE MONTH---1933 Chrysler Custom Imperial CL phaeton by LeBaron with 2-page color pullout 5) WHERE'S THE BOLTS, HENRY?---John Anderson recalls a tale from his school days 6) PININF ARINA IS 50---One of coachbuilding's premier firms reaches the halfcentury mark 7) THE WAY WE WERE - CLASSICWISE---It didn't always take two hundred grand to buy a Duesenberg 8) A CLUB FOR REPLICARS---The kit cars have found a home 9) EDITORIAL---Collectible Cars; Bust or Opportunity? 10) ECONOMIC REPORT---Comments with a British Accent 11) POSTWAR CARS---Milestone Un-nominations: 1965-67 Mustang 12) CLASSIC CARS---Abner Doble: Steam's Mastermind 13) LICENSE PLATES---Registering Your Collector Car (Part 5) 14) Auction news Plus other collector car items.
COVER: This month's cover car, a 1969 Trans Am, is one of only eight T/ A convertibles built by Pontiac. It is owned by Charles F. Adams of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Coverage of this first-of-its-kind car begins on page 22.