Old Cars Weekly

1 month ago | oldcarsweekly.com | Angelo Van Bogart

Photos by Al RogersCurrently tucked among the varied treasures inside the National Auto and Truck Museum in Auburn, Ind., is a 1970 Buick GS 455 that’s a little more grand than others of its ilk.

1 month ago | oldcarsweekly.com | Angelo Van Bogart

Dallas Israel of Oregon considers his 1956 Ford Town Sedan to be a survivor, but not because it has its original paint, chrome and interior and low miles. It’s survived Israel learning to drive, going to college, three wrecks, a failed trade-in attempt and three marriages. Most recently, it survived the 2020 Riverside Fire in Oregon that came within a mile of Israel’s home. “My father bought the car in 1959,” he said.

1 month ago | oldcarsweekly.com

The Motoring While Black gathering took place February 23rd in downtown Los Angeles. The gathering prides itself in celebrating the intersection of car culture, community, and conversation.

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.

Dec 10, 2024 | oldcarsweekly.com | Chad Elmore

For a few decades in the first part of the 20th Century, Indianapolis was home to a cluster of automobile manufacturers that helped it rival Detroit. Some of the industry’s most respected makes once called the capital city home: American, Duesenberg, Marmon, National and Stutz. Stutz is the focus of a new museum that opened in downtown Indianapolis last year.