For anyone who's dreamed of owning and showing off a world-class car collection- without having to wipe up the drips or check the tires- the California Automobile Museum's docent program might just be the answer.
The 26th Docent Training Class will begin on Thursday, January 6, 2011, at the Museum. They are seeking men and women interested in automobiles and their history who wish to become docents. Docents are volunteer teachers/tour guides who interpret the museum's story to people from around the globe; they are the Museum's personal outreach to its visitors. The California Automobile Museum's world-recognized docent course is a unique and enjoyable educational experience as well as an opportunity to get involved as a key volunteer in a fascinating Museum. "I decided to take the class because I had been a car buff and in the industry all my life," states Class of 2007 Docent, Ed Fabian. "Meeting new people and being able to impart car knowledge are what I really enjoy about this volunteer opportunity."
New Exhibit Adds Latin Spice at California Automobile Museum. The California Automobile Museum's new exhibit adds a touch of Latin flavor that spices up the traditional hot rod scene.
Lowriders: The Art of Low and Slow, which opened October 9 and is sponsored by All American Logistics, features a variety of award winning and legendary cars from throughout Northern California that show the range of this unique style of customizing from simple and clean lines to full-on customizing.
Enjoy a morning of cool cars and photography, with local photography enthusiast, Bill Millard. Bill will guide you in the basic steps and skills needed to capture that perfect picture. Whether you are a classic car owner and want to photograph your cool ride or just interested in the art of photography - this class is for you! Students are asked to bring their own camera/supplies (including a flash and/or a polarizing lens if you own one). Students must be at least 12 years old (minors must be accompanied by an adult).
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Switching Gears - The Model A It’s as if the venerable Henry Ford coined the expression: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” In this case, that would be in reference to the Model T. First produced in 1908, the car that made Ford famous worldwide and a wildly rich man. After all, the Model T was the first affordable American car - very durable and it got pretty good gas mileage. And who could argue with the numbers – by the end of its 19-year production run in 1927, the public had purchased a whopping 15 million of Ford’s “Tin Lizzy.”
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CPP’s new Complete Rear Dual Adjustable Coil-Over Kit is designed to convert your 1963-72 Chevy truck to a corner carving, performance driving vehicle! Our kit includes our new Totally Tubular Trailing arms, coil over springs and dual adjustable coil over shocks and all the mounting hardware to make this rear suspension
Get that cool street rod stance and track proven performance for your 1963-87 Chevrolet C10 Truck! Our Complete Front Coil-Over Conversion Kits include dual-adjustable coil-over shocks, spanner wrench and bearing kit, our Totally Tubular™ upper and lower control arms, and all the mounting brackets and hardware for a simple bolt-on installation.
Sue Vanderbilt in a 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Seville “Baroness;" the show car that she styled for the Feminine Show. When you look back at General Motors’ rich design history, one of the most talented individuals, who made her career as part of GM’s vaunted Creative Design Team, was the late Suzanne E. Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt was one of the original Damsels of Design – a group of eight, great talented female designers that the famed Harley Earl hired during the early days of the 1950s.
Throughout history, the Oldsmobile story has inspired many automotive historians with its rich and celebrated heritage which started right in Michigan’s capital city of Lansing.
I remember a particularly exciting year in 1978 when Oldsmobile introduced their new line of vehicles and automotive catalogues to the buying public. My first impression was that Oldsmobile was using 1978 to create a family-oriented lineup of new cars. The company used its advertising and marketing to highlight many traditional family values
The year 1966 was a great year for automotive sales in the U.S. Many car manufacturers were doing very well for the economy and in 1966 the average cost for a new Dodge vehicle sold for $ 2,280 and the price of gasoline for 32 cents a gallon.
The Chrysler Corporation was also doing very well within the automotive markets with its popular Dodge Dart models. The 1966 Dodge Dart models made their debut in Dodge dealerships on September 30, 1965.
Based on a 1956 Chevrolet 210 Sedan, this recently completed mild custom was built to showcase the timeless factory “Tri-Five” heritage. With a new GM Performance ZZ4 power plant backed by a factory-fresh GM 700R4 transmission, it is equipped with rack-and-pinion steering, four-wheel Wilwood disc
To ensure that Shelby American would have its 1966 GT350 models in dealerships when Ford released the new ‘66 Mustangs, Shelby ordered an additional 252 cars from Ford’s San Jose plant at the very end of 1965 production. These ‘change-over’ cars (often referred to as ‘carry-overs’) were essentially Shelby-spec ’65 GT350s, and received the same performance modifications,
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