Within this hard to find issue you will discover the following topics: 1) ITS ART'S TURN---A 1948 Frazer Manhattan finds a new home 2) BRIGGS CUNNINGHAM---A rare interview with a legend and a look inside his collection 3) JOHN W. BURGESS---Genius of the Cunningham Museum 4) ALL CHEVY MEET AT WALNUT CREEK---A one-marque meet with a rich variety of cars 5) THE ELCAR AND THE MERCER--AN UNLIKELY ALLIANCE 6) An attempt to save one of the world's premier cars 7) COLLECTOR CAR OF THE MONTH---1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I by Hooper with a 2-page color pullout 8) AHRENS-FOX---AMERICA'S FINEST FIRE ENGINE---It's the pumper that everyone remembers 9) SHADES OF THE LONGEST DAY---Where have all the war-trucks gone? 10) BEACONS, BEAMS, AND CANDLEPOWER---When brass was bold and carbide was king 11) RESTORING SMALL PARTS---A satisfying and rewarding pastime 12) JIM BRADLEY: REST IN PEACE---The Detroit Public Library's loss is a loss to us all 13) EDITORIAL: Twenty Questions About the Half-Million-Dollar Replicar 14) Auction news 15) Restoration tips Plus other collector car items.
COVER: The picture of the brass lamp and tire pump on our cover was taken by Fred Gerlich, who also took the Rolls-Royce Phantom I which is our collector car on the month (see page 36). The photograph of the 1922 Ahrens-Fox model K-S-4 fire truck was taken by Richard Kelley and the story appears on page 44.