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2 months ago | 
oldcarsweekly.com | Brian Earnest
Kevin English was pretty sure he wanted a car from 1960. That was the year he was born, and he wanted a car to match him in age. He really wasn’t sure what he wanted, but he darn sure wasn’t planning on winding up with a huge, almost completely original, bare- bones, six-cylinder Plymouth sedan. Even with its “Forward Look” MoPar styling, this Plymouth was the plainest of “Plain Janes” — not the car most guys dream about. But English just know the car was too unique, and too original, to pass up.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
oldcarsweekly.com | Brian Earnest
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
oldcarsweekly.com | Brian Earnest
Scott Ulrich can confirm that his wife Annette was right. It isn’t always easy for a car guy to do, but Ulrich admits his better half had a better idea when it came time to pick a color for the 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme the couple was restoring. “Yeah, there was a discussion,” chuckles Ulrich, a resident of Waunakee, Wis. “I wanted to paint it Viking Blue. I wanted a Viking Blue convertible. My wife said no we’re going to paint it the original color.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
oldcarsweekly.com | Brian Earnest
When it comes to 1974 Pontiac Trans Ams, John Friske is pretty good shape. Fifty years ago, John and his wife Connie, who reside in Verona, Wis., bought themselves a new 1974 Trans Am. Brand spanking new, Admiralty Blue, 400-cube V-8 with an automatic. Pretty sweet car for a couple of newlyweds. “I’ve always wanted a Super-Duty, and I wanted a Super-Duty back then,” chuckles John. “But we were just married, so we had to be a little more practical.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
oldcarsweekly.com | Brian Earnest
Kurt Glaisner picked up a pretty nice souvenir from a college football game he attended back around 1990. Glaisner skipped the usual trinkets such as cups, pennants or key chains and went straight for the big stuff. “We were in Madison [Wis.] going to [the University of Wisconsin] game, and we woke up in the morning and there it was,” laughs Glaisner, pointing at his 1964 Jaguar XK-E coupe.
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May 14, 2024 | 
oldcarsweekly.com | Brian Earnest
Dick Miller was determined to make his “basket case” 1956 Corvette as nice as he could. And he didn’t really care how long it took. It’s been about 47 years now, and Miller finally has his sweet roadster looking and running exactly the way he wants — well, almost. “I still have a few things I want to address on it. I really want to do everything right,” says the Appleton, Wis., resident, of his stunning black-and-silver roadster.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
oldcarsweekly.com | Brian Earnest
Rob Borman knew his 11-year-old self would never forgive him. A few years back, the Aurora, Ill., resident had found the type of car — a gorgeous 1953 Kaiser Manhattan — he’d always been looking for in the car corral at the Iola Car Show in Wisconsin. But before Borman could fully talk himself into making the purchase, the car and owner disappeared. “We had gone out to the car corral and this car was sitting there and nobody was looking at it,” recalled Borman.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
oldcarsweekly.com | Brian Earnest
Bill Hitchcock knew the judges missed one little flaw. It was two summers ago in Lisle, Ill., outside of Chicago and Hitchock was having his stellar 1964 LeSabre sport coupe judged in the Archival Class for all-original cars at the big Buick National Meet. He knew that if the judges looked hard enough, the could find at least one thing that would get him docked a point.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
oldcarsweekly.com | Brian Earnest
Bruce Garvey refused to believe his car was cursed. His 1949 Studebaker Champion Regal Deluxe sedan was just too lovable, and too solid, to ever be a permanently doomed by bad luck. But it’s a good thing Garvey has a good sense of humor. “I had a ’46 Studebaker that I wanted to re-do, but it was too far gone,” recalled Garvey, a resident of DePere, Wis. “I wanted a runner, and so I bought this one in northern Illinois, just north of Chicago — and it blew up on me on the way home! [laughs].
