CAR COLLECTOR 2002 SEPT - DUBONNET XENIA, '70 GTO

 

Within this issue you will discover the following topics:

1)   The Last Great French Car: The Dubonnet Xenia--One Man's Dream Of Speed by Dennis Adler

2)   1958 Chevrolet Impala Convertible: "She's Really Great, My Three-Forty-Eight" by Mike Mueller

3)   1970 Pontiac GTO: An Unrestored Gran Turismo Original by David W. Temple

4)   13th Concours d'Elegance Of The Eastern United States: Red, White, And Beautiful by Dennis Adler

5)   The 2002 Grand Experience: Very Grand Indeed by Brooks T. Brierley

6)   Million Dollar Cars: The World's Most Valuable Automobiles--The Crown Jewels Of Motoring by Howard V. Koby

7)   2nd Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction At The Petersen Automotive Museum: A California Classic Weekend by Howard V. Koby

8)   Back Home in Indiana: Searching For Treasure In Auburn by Rick Carey

9)   RM Auctions Ventures Into L.A.--Selling History In The City Of Angels by Rick Carey

10)   Restoration Corner: Take The Restoration Highway--As Easy As 1-2-3 by Jim Richardson

11)   Commercially Speaking: Riding On A Stream Of Air--The New Wave In Collecting by Bud Juneau

12)   Classic Era: Roamer--The Most Glamorous Car From Kalamazoo by Brooks T. Brierley

13)   Old Cars In Law: The Family Car--An Allowance That Can Be Quite Costly by Lawrence Savell

14)   Investments And Trends: Jeepers Creepers--A Case For The Willys by David Brownell

15)   Automobilia: Let's Get Associated--How Garage Art Can Lead To Collecting by Carl Bomstead

16)   Auction news

17)   Restoration tips

18)   New products

Plus other collector car items.

 

On The Cover:

This summer Car Collector covered events from the East Coast to the West Coast. Pictured on the top right is a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado from the Concours d'Elegance of the Eastern US, below the Caddy is a 1971 Ferrari 356 GTB/4 Daytona coupe from the Barrett-Jackson auction at the Petersen Museum, and on the bottom left is the 1938 Dubonnet Xenia from the "Million Dollar Cars' exhibit at the Petersen Museum. The 1958 Chevrolet Impala photo is by Mike Mueller.