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West Virginia Motorsports History

West Virginia Motorsports History

May 1, 2024

West Virginia Motorsports History began with grassroots and bootstrap strategies used by early racing pioneers in West Virginia beginning in the 1930s. Tom Adamich, co-author of the auto racing entry in the West Virginia Encyclopedia and other related...
What does it take to start a car museum?

What does it take to start a car museum?

Apr 26, 2024

Turns out, it only takes one car, a 1959 Cadillac Coupe De Ville in fact.  The ’59 Caddy isn’t just any old car; it was actually my grandpa’s car (Pop).  I felt so fortunate to own my Pop’s ’59 Cadillac, that I wanted to do absolutely everything I could with...
What is a Collector Vehicle?

What is a Collector Vehicle?

Jan 23, 2024

The definition of collector vehicle certainly has changed over the years. We used to term them as antiques, classics or historic vehicles but today, the industry uses the term “collector” to encompass all of these previous terms for any car, truck or motorcycle that...
Tales from the Garage

Tales from the Garage

Dec 11, 2023

In the pages of Garage Style Magazine, Rodney Kemerer’s Tales from the Garage column riveted readers with stories aplenty revolving around cars, but each is something anyone can relate to.  Like a sit com on TV, Tales from the Garage took...
Preserve the history of your car … electronically.

Preserve the history of your car … electronically.

Nov 27, 2023

Want to keep track of the history of your car and preserve it’s provenance? That’s what inspired Julio Saiz to create The Motor Chain.   What if… There was A better way to manage, preserve, share and transfer the history of your classic vehicle...
Restoring an Air-Cooled Porsche

Restoring an Air-Cooled Porsche

Nov 2, 2023

Paradoxically, restoring an air-cooled Porsche 911 can be both easier and more difficult than restoring a more conventional car. Easier because, quite frankly, they’re in some ways simpler—no cooling system with hoses, radiators, and water pumps to worry about. More...
Putting the “Sports” in Sports Cars

Putting the “Sports” in Sports Cars

Oct 25, 2023

Skip McGoun has presented and published on the history and culture of finance as well as automobile history and culture and served as area chair of the Vehicle Culture Section of the Popular Culture Association. He considers the two senses of the word...