Owner: Collectible Car Corner URL:http://collectiblecarcorner.blogspot.com/ Join Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:10:09 -0600 Rating:0 Site Description: This site is all about collectible cars, covering the years 1950 to 1980.
Now that's not to say cars older than 1950 or newer than 1980 won't be discussed, however 1950 to 1980 is the primary target.
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The Mysterious Building 2008-03-01 08:27:00 There is a building on Rt. 28 in Harwichport, Massachusetts that has been abandoned for as far back as I can remember. In all the years I’ve gone by it, the windows were always boarded up and there was no activity of any sort going on. It was, for lack of a better explanation, a dead building with no apparent maintenance ever being done on it...allowing it to slowly deteriorate as the years went by. I remember my Uncle Billy telling me, many, many years ago, that this building once housed a Packard Dealership. Later inquiries seemed to confirm this. It was also later owned by a chemist who did research within its walls. That’s all that was really known about this building, that is …until February of this year. Several Saturdays ago I was driving to Harwichport to visit my Mom. As I d Read more:Building
Collectible Car Insurance 2008-02-17 20:08:00 With spring right around the corner, many of us are getting anxious to start cruising in our collectible cars once again. Of course before you take that car out on the road, you’ll have to give it the once over in order to see how it fared through the winter and make any necessary repairs to insure care free driving. Speaking of insuring, lets talk about insuring your collectible car. Some collectible car owners think the easiest way to insure their classic car is to add it to their family auto insurance policy…this could be a very costly mistake. Your average auto insurance agent doesn't have a clue about what your classic car is really worth and will attempt to offer you the lowest possible value if the vehicle is totaled. An insurance agent needs to know enough about the classic c Read more:Collectible
Mom's First Car 2008-02-09 12:02:00 Early spring of 1951 found my mother in her second year of teaching grammar school at Calvin Coolidge Elementary School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. It was a job she would keep until she married in April of 1955.Not having a car of her own at this time, she would get a ride to and from work with a co-worker who lived up the street. This went on for several years until she decided that spring of ’51, that she had saved up enough money and that it was time for her to finally get her own car.Worcester’s big Ford dealer back then (and still today) Harr Ford, had a car that caught her eye…a 1951 Ford Custom convertible. The car was not the lot and would have to be ordered. So after haggling on a price, she signed the required paperwork. Mom remembers that the purchase price was around Read more:First
Future Collectibles 2008-01-23 18:07:00 Over the years, I’ve had many of my friends ask me what late model cars I thought might be the future collectibles. I tell them that there are several factors that go into such a determination. First of all, a car doesn’t necessarily have to have been a popular car in its day to be a collectible…look at the Edsel. Almost any car will appreciate in value as time goes on, if it’s well cared for. However, vehicles like early Thunderbirds and Corvettes, appreciated faster because of their popularity and the mystique surrounding them. Production numbers and the passage of time, also have a hand in a collectible car’s value. A general rule of thumb dictates that, like anything else, the fewer there are…the more they’re worth. After all, when was the last time you saw an A Read more:Future
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Our First Station Wagon 2008-01-08 05:24:00 If you’re like me, cars played a big part of your “growing up years.”One of my earliest childhood memories was car related and goes back to when I was just three years old. My parents were trading in their 1955 Ford Victoria for a brand new 1960 Dodge Dart Pioneer wagon. Our family was growing and Mom and Dad surmised that with child number four on the way, fitting the four of us plus themselves comfortably into that Ford sedan, was no longer possible.My earliest memory involves peering over the front seat as a mechanic with slightly greasy fingers showed my Mom how to operate our new Dodge’s push button transmission. As we pulled away from Nanuet Dodge, on that rainy November evening in 1959, I spotted, our ’55 Ford over in the corner of the lot minus its license plates, looking Read more:First
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An Unforgettable Gift 2007-12-18 06:11:00 Each Christmas season, I’m reminded about one of the most memorable gifts I had ever seen someone receive for Christmas. The year was 1965 and the parents of a childhood friend of mine Billy Hagan, were in the market for a new station wagon. The venerable old car currently sitting in their driveway had clearly seen better days. It was the day before Christmas and I was at Billy’s house checking out their Christmas tree, when his dad pulled into the driveway in a brand new 1966 Ford Country Squire. I can still envision this car with its white exterior, the obligatory faux wood siding and a light blue interior. Mrs. Hagan was out shopping when the car arrived and this provided a perfect opportunity for Mr. Hagan to secretly prepare this car for his wife as a Christmas gift. Billy and I Read more:Unforgettable
Gift Ideas For the Collectible Car Lover 2007-12-05 14:06:00 Christmas is rapidly approaching and for those of you who have no idea what to get the collectible car aficionado in your family, I have compiled a list of what I think are some pretty cool gifts. This list could apply to those in search of birthday gift ideas as well. For the collectible car lover who is short on garage space and large sums of cash, the next best thing is a well made collectible car model. There are two noteable companies that specialize in this type of item. Motormint Diecast Collectible
s (motormint.com) carries diecast vehicles of classic car, trucks and buses of various makes and models. Model Masters (diecastmodelcars.com) also carries diecast model cars featuring an assortment of makes and models. The items carried by both these outfits are good looking, reasonably
Preparing Your Car For Winter Storage 2007-12-02 14:33:00 Proper winter storage of your collectible car is essential.Here are five steps for ensuring it's well being during it's long winter's sleep in your garage.1) Fill the gas tank and add a fuel stabilizer to keep the fuel fresh.You may want to run the car for a few minutes after adding the stabilizer to insure full coverage throughout the fuel system. Changing the oil and filter is a good idea also. This helps prevent moisture buildup in the oil over the winter. Be sure your antifreeze is up to par. Test it if your not sure.2) Give your car a good washing and waxing before putting it away for the winter.Don't forget to clean your car's interior thoroughly, using vinyl and or leather protection where applicable. Be sure to vacuum. It is also advisable to cover the car with a breathable cloth
Introduction 2007-12-01 23:35:00 This site is all about collectible cars, covering the years 1950 to 1980.Now that's not to say cars older than 1950 or newer than 1980 won't be discussed, however 1950 to 1980 is the primary target.Also...this site is open to ALL makes of collectible cars, so fear not Edsel and Henry J owners.Discussion topics will be wide ranging and will include articles important to collectible car owners.Your input and collectible car tips are welcome. Read more:Introduction
Spring Awakening 2008-03-24 06:02:00 The other morning while leaving for work, I heard a sound I hadn’t heard since last fall…the sound of birds singing. After a somewhat mild and relatively snow free winter here in my corner of the world (Cape Cod, Mass.), I’m looking forward to spring’s arrival. Not only for the warm weather it brings, but also for opportunity it affords me to prepare my collectible cars for another driving season. My 1965 Thunderbird was built in March of 1966, 42 years ago this month, while my 1991 Coupe De Ville is experiencing its 17th spring. Both cars spent the winter in my garage after being “winter prepped’ (see my December 2007 article) and were started periodically. I am now anxious to clean and wax them, but first I must prepare them for another driving season. Before storing Read more:Spring
Tips On Cleaning Your Collectible Car 2008-04-14 05:08:00 For me there are few things more satisfying in life, than to stand back after several hours of washing and waxing one my cars and admiring all that hard labor.My grandfather once remarked to me that a car actually seemed to run better after it was washed and waxed. I know what he means and I'm sure many of you share the same feeling.Now considering that my collectible cars sit all winter covered, in a garage, the first washing of the year isn’t as extensive as a cleaning for my everyday cars would be.If you followed the advice in my last post regarding checking your collectible car’smechanical items after its winter sleep, you’re now ready to do the detailed cleaning. In this post I will deal with the cleaning your car’s exterior. Be prepared to put aside a couple of hours. Somethi Read more:Cleaning
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Happy Birthday Dad 2008-05-05 06:11:00 Today, were he alive, my Dad would have turned 81.Among all the happy memories I have of him is the first car I remember him driving.Early on in his driving career, my Dad, like his Dad, favored Fords. Every car purchase my Grandfather made was a Ford from 1953 until he died in 1978...but that's a story for another time.I remember Dad telling me of a brand new 1954 Ford he had only 2 weeks before a near head on collision on Rt. 9 in Charlton, MA. totaled it. He told me that immediately after the accident the first thing he remembers doing after checking to see if he was okay (which he was), was turning off the radio.Now the first car I remember him driving and riding with him in, was a 1955 Ford Victoria.My Dad's early Ford purchases were made at MacSherry Ford in Shrewsbury, MA.At first Read more:Happy
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1957 Ford Commercials 2008-05-18 07:28:00 This month I thought I'd show some VERY rare Ford TV commercials from 1957. What makes these so rare is that they're in color.It is probably safe to say that most Americans only saw these in black and white, as color TV was still a very new medium. Few shows were broadcast in color and even fewer people could afford them.Limited production for the '57 Ford, where the assembly line was tested (for Read more:Commercials
Collectible Cars and HIGH Gas Prices 2008-06-09 08:09:00 With the ever increasing price of gasoline, there has been much talk lately, among collectible car owners as to how best to weather these increases. When my 1965 Thunderbird was new, the average price of (leaded) premium gas was about 32 cents per gallon. Well, leaded premium has now gone the way of 32 cents per gallon gas…into the “Twilight Zone.” The best way to economically use a collec Read more:Collectible
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Family Trips In The Dodge 2008-07-01 05:11:00 One of the lasting memories I have as a kid, is traveling in our 1960 Dodge
wagon as we made our annual pilgrimage to Cape Cod for the summer or visited my grandparents during the holidays in Worcester, MA.I should add here that, during the time my parents owned the Dodge there was a total of 8 family members plus our dog Candy, on these treks.Most times I chose the last seat in the back…you kno Read more:Family
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