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Yes, really! Mid-to-late seventies Novas and Caprices will never attain the value of a 1960's, or early 1970's example. And the 1994-'96 Impala SS' are gaining fast despite their 'young' age. Craig

The occupants of this house with their windows shuttered don't know what they were missing, when the car show was literally on their front doorstep!! Craig

I wonder if that SAAB 900 was sold new in France. If so, it would have spent some time in the US at American Sunroof Corp. getting its convertible body fitted. Craig

I remember seeing photos of a Renault 7 in a British vintage car magazine. I didn't know it wasn't sold in France, either. Renault wasn't the only manufacturer who made a 'trunk' version (3-box) from a shorter existing hatchback (2-box). The first Volkswagen Jettas were 3-box versions of the Golf/Rabbit, and Mazda 323 and Honda Civic also made 3-box trunked versions. I'd like to attend a swap meet there sometime!! I'd see things one never sees here! Craig

I wonder if they have 'EXPORT' molded into the glass lens. Craig

That is correct, Oldsmobile and Buick stopped producing full-size wagons after 1964. (Actually, their bodies were made by Ionia Body division of Mitchell-Bentley Corp.) Buick started making full-size wagons again with the Estate Wagon for 1970, and Oldsmobile with the Custom Cruiser for 1971. Craig

Appears the full-size station wagon nearest the camera is a Chevrolet Kingswood Estate. Of course Oldsmobile didn't offer a full size wagon again until 1971. Craig

Thanks for sharing your photos. Again, it's great to see some cars that were never seen here in North America. Craig

That was riding the wave of the cyclecar era in the U.K. and France. By 1914, there were around 100 cyclecar manufacturers in Europe. Their demise came when smaller, and less expensive cars, including the Austin Seven became available in the 1920's. Craig

1954 was an awful year for Packard. First, they lost their long-time body supplier, Briggs. When Briggs founder died, Chrysler purchased the company, and only agreed to make Packard bodies until the contract was up, and poor old Packard was on their own to scramble and produce bodies 'in house'. That explains why the fit & finish was poor, and the 1955 models didn't come out until January, well after the important fall selling season. It was bad timing all around for Packard, right when they were still doing R&D on their new OHV V8, which is a wonder it turned out as good as it did with no real issues, and Packard's ill-fated purchase of Studebaker. Craig

One of our club members lost half of his middle finger at the first knuckle joint from a press or similar. Whenever he went into a restaurant, and was asked 'how many?', he would hold up three fingers including the shortened middle finger and say, "Me, my wife, and my kid!" Craig

Especially true for a muscle car from that era. Craig

Exactly what Alfred Sloan would have wanted!!

Mid-to-late 1970's cars will be the vintage car 'sour spot'. Even 45-50 years later, one doesn't see collectors in a rush to snap up downsized '77 Chevys, for example. Craig

Something tells me they might look better on that Kissel inverted. Of course Woodlites are not designed to cast their light beam in an inverted position, but they might look more integrated with the grille outline that way. Craig

Contact this fine gentleman. George Kirkham | Southland International (southlandinternationaltrucks.com) He has a collection of various International trucks (and IH refrigerators). Craig

Yes, the 17. It would have had the 5-mph bumpers that ruined the look of many import cars at that time. Craig

Thanks for the photos. I love seeing vintage cars that were either never sold here new, or the so few that were, no one ever bothered restoring one. Craig

Looks like a jump seat that is turned sideways. Craig

Brand Dilution within GM was still a few years away. If only they were paying attention to British Motor Corporation/British Leyland back then, and what Brand Dilution did to them!! Craig

By 1915, all states and provinces were issuing yearly metal license plates. Craig

And with different engines, each unique to their respective divisions and engineering staff. Craig

I don't think that idea would have worked for these couches seen in the back alley in our city's 'bad' neighborhood. Someone here made more than that selling photographs of them made into a calendar for a number of years:

One time I will attempt to make a deal is when I agree to purchase more than one item at the same time from a vendor. If I want to buy four different items from a vendor, and it comes to $115, I will make an offer of $100. Nine times out of ten, they will go for that. Individual items, I won't really try to negotiate when its already a fair price. Craig