Stories about vintage cars, hot rods, classic cars, classic trucks, resto mods, Cherry Classics and other cars and the people behind them.
Early automotive pioneers started by powering their buggies but soon turned to the sky for inspiration. One of these was Sir Charles Dennistoun Burney who created a prototype. But what became of these 12 advanced cars? Jim Cherry streamlines the info this week on the Curbside.
Read MoreFamed designer Harley Earl's swan song was the chrome-laden '59 Cadillacs but was it a grand finale or a big mistake? Jim Cherry will take you for a ride this week in this final journey with Harley Earle as he points the spotlight at the '59 Cadillacs.
Read MoreDespite being built by a priest, the 1958 Aurora was described as hellish looking. Follow Jim Cherry's tale of the devilish account of this dream car of the 1950s.
Read MoreDrawn on the back of a napkin, the AMC Gremlin was the result of scrappy AMC attempting to compete with companies that had much larger budgets. But AMC came out ahead in the game. Join us this week as Jim Cherry takes us for a ride in the AMC Gremlin.
Read MoreAfter 40 days in seclusion Raymon Loewy's team of designers emerged from seclusion with the Avanti, a stunning design that was supposed to help struggling Studebaker survive. So what happened? Find out this week as Jim Cherry sets his sights on the Avanti as part of his Cherry Classics series.
Read MoreThe Rat Pack loved the Ghias of the 1950s and '60s, but the company's fortunes did not go swimmingly. Here Jim Cherry's Cherry Classics takes a look at Dino's '62 Ghia.
Read MoreThe Firebird II was more than just a turbine-powered fantasy, it was an automated wonder that could steer itself down the highway while the family played board games under a plexiglas bubble top. And on its specially prepared test track, it worked. What happened to this jet-powered wonder? Jim Cherry has the details in the week's Cherry Classics.
Read MoreA family owned business can do whatever it wants, even if what it wants to do is create something wildly impractical, just because they can. The Ford Motor Company was still family-owned in the early 1950s when it decided to build an ultimate “halo” car to captured the elegance of the great pre-war classics.
Read MoreWe spend time with Ken Day and his one-owner 1979 Dodge Magnum - one of the few with original factory t-tops.
Read MoreWill there come a day when vintage cars actually outnumber new cars on the road? Will Owen speculates about the future and weighs in on the collector car hobby.
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