American
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1948 Tucker 48
There is little about the Tucker automobile that has not already been said. No post-war American automobile has had every facet of its story so religiously studied and examined; none was more controversial when new, and fewer are more beloved today. Indeed, it would please a vindicated Preston Tucker that the 47 surviving examples of…
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1969 AMC AMX/3
While it was respected for producing sensible, economical cars, American Motors responded to declining market share in the mid-1960s with a change in focus to performance. Given new creative freedom, American Motors styling director Richard “Dick” Teague and his design team unleashed the bold “Project IV” concept cars that toured U.S. auto shows during 1966…
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1918 Stutz Bearcat Rumble-Seat Roadster
Built in just five weeks, Harry Clayton Stutz’s first car did sufficiently well at the 1911 Indianapolis 500, finishing 11th, despite numerous stops for fresh tires, to prompt its creator to set up the Ideal Motor Car Company to manufacture the Stutz. The first production models were closely based on the successful Indianapolis car and…
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1966 Ford Mustang GT K-Code Convertible
K-code 289-ci HiPo V8 engine 4-speed manual transmission Restored by marque expert Fred Glazier Jr. Displayed at the Simeone Museum Very correct with numerous and extraordinarily rare specific K-code FoMoCo parts All exterior sheet metal is original Ford (as noted by Fred Glazier) Customer-ordered per factory buck tag Deluxe “Pony” interior Very rare factory build…
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1944 Chrysler M4A4 Sherman Tank
The M4 is undoubtedly the most famous World War II Allied tank. It was the most-produced American tank during World War II, with close to 50,000 units (all versions included). The British gave the tank its nickname, “Sherman,” when they got delivery of their first units through the Lend-Lease agreement. “Sherman” referenced the American Civil…
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1930 Packard 734 Speedster Runabout
In 1930, as Detroit was in the middle of an escalating horsepower race, Packard unveiled the 734 Speedster — an understated high-performance model that is perhaps the finest sporting machine built by an American manufacturer during the Classic Era. Despite its limited production, the 734 Speedster was offered in five distinct body styles: runabout, phaeton,…
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1962 Shelby Cobra CSX2000
This very first Cobra, CSX2000, arrived in the United States in February 1962. It was personally picked up at the Los Angeles airport by Carroll Shelby and Dean Moon before being brought back to Moon’s shop, where they installed the 260-ci V8 Ford engine with a Ford gearbox in a matter of hours. And with…
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1920 Detroit Electric Model 82 Brougham
This Detroit Electric Model 82 has a 4.3-horspower, 84-volt DC motor, direct shaft drive, solid front and live rear axles with semi-elliptical leaf spring suspension, and rear-wheel mechanical drum brakes. The wheelbase is 100 inches. Over the course of its 30-year lifespan, the Anderson Electric Car Company, builders of the Detroit Electric, produced more electric…
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1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
One of the 199 Z06 Corvettes produced in 1963 Built on May 7, 1963, and delivered to Harry Mann Chevrolet in Los Angeles, CA Equipped with the Z06 special-performance equipment option, which included heavy-duty finned metallic brakes, special backing plates, cooling fans, air scoops and heavy-duty suspension, shocks, springs and sway bar L84 fuel-injected 327/360…
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1949 Ford F-1 Pickup
Flathead V8 engine with modern upgrades Floor-shift manual transmission Mild custom with bucket seats Dash and gauges period-correct Ford step plates Chromed bumpers Beautiful finish Radio The brilliant blue paint immediately draws your attention to this restored and mildly customized 1949 Ford pickup. The interior features complementary blue cloth bucket seats in an otherwise seemingly…