As the wedding planner, it was Tara Hurlin’s ingenious idea to restore a hot rod for their 1950s-themed wedding.
Before Jaakkola was old enough to earn a driver’s license, he visited car shows and immersed himself in 1950s movies. In 1998, when he reached Sweden’s legal driving age of 18, he purchased his first car, a 1965 Chrysler 300—despite his father’s protests. “As long as you live in this house, you will not buy an...
Mack Green of Attalla, Ala. instilled a love of classic cars in his boy from a young age. Green purchased his first vehicle, a 396-cid 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS, during a stint in the military. He later promised his son Tim that he would be given the car once he received his driver’s license and obtained his first...
The phrases “instant classic” or “instant collectible” are some of the more widely abused expressions in the classic car world. Slow-moving inventory or cars that are in the last year of a model cycle are often dressed up as “farewell editions” or some other special edition and touted by dealers as instant...
