Classic Touring, 2019, Q1 P. 1 A publication of the San Diego/Palm Springs Region of the CCCA

Denise Stewart, Editor Jan., Feb., Mar., 2019 [email protected]

Evans Garage Tour Marks Great

Start to Club’s 2019 Calendar See p. 2

Among the Classic at the Evans Garage is this 1917 Pierce-Arrow

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Sat., March 30, Overnight Run to Julian, meet with Pierce-Arrow Society at the Oakes residence, 1345 Keyser Rd., Ramona at 10 am. Depart for Julian. See fly- er in this email for tour details.

Fri. - Sun., April 12 – 14, LaJolla Concours, Ellen Browning Scripps Park, La Jolla Blvd. Tickets on your own.

Sat., May 4, San Diego Auto Museum Tour, Balboa Park. Lunch after. NEW

Sun., June 9, San Marino Classic , Lacey Park, San Marino, CA

Fri., June 21, Cruisin’ Grand, Escondido, Classics will participate in the parade in the evening with the Packard Club.

Thurs., July 4, July Fourth Parade, Ranch Santa Fe.

Sat., Nov.2, SD/PS Annual Meeting, Zeigers’ home, Rancho Santa Fe, catered lunch.

Fri. - Sun., Nov. 8- 10, SoCal’s Grand Classic, West Lake Village, CA

Sun., Nov. 17, Leo Carrillo Car Show, Leo Carrillo Ranch, Carlsbad

Sat., Dec.14, SD/PS Holiday Party, site TBD

Sat., Jan. 11, 2020, Annual Planning Meeting, Zeigers’ home 1:00pm

TBD, East County Tour

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Icons! Cars that Drive Our Imagination and Celebrate the Classics ICON: a person or object that is revered. Iconic vehicles set new standards in technology, de- sign, and popularity, inspiring deep feeling and esteem in their adherents. In some cases, a vehicle becomes iconic for its acces- sibility, affordability, reliability and endearment to the masses. The Volkswagen Bug, for example. Certain models are etched in the public psyche for what they brought to the industry. The Porsche 356, Chevy Cor- (Top) 1938 , type 135 Competition. One vette, and the Ford Mustang are such vehicles. Pop cul- of only 3 known to remain. ture movies, books, and television also generate icons. (Above) 1931 L-29 Phaeton is the first car to Steve McQueen’s 1968 Mustang from the movie Bullitt and the custom “Captain America” Harley Davidson have front wheel drive Chopper from the movie Easy Rider, for example. And who hasn’t looked at a DeLorean and contemplated going Back to the Future? The vehicles featured here pay homage to automotive excellence and reverence. “We hope will you enjoy reveling in these icons of Car Trivia Quiz automotive history on your visit in May,” Museum CEO Herb Johnson said. 1) What company opened the first drive-in gas sta- tion? 2) What city was the first to use parking meters? The First 3) What was the first car fitted with a replaceable Drive- cartridge oil filter? thru gas sta- 4) What was the first car to be offered with a tion perpetual guarantee? 5) Which American luxury auto maker began by making cages for birds and squirrels? Find the answers on p.6

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Set for May 4th

San Diego/Palm Springs Region has scheduled a tour conducted by SD Auto Museum docent Carl Stewart also a local CCCA member.

Meet in Balboa Park on Saturday morning, May 4th at 10

Participation $10. Sign-ups are with Mike Adams.

Members and their cars should gather at the Auto Museum. Parking for 15 cars will be behind the museum and the remainder will be in the area in front of the building.

Lunch on our own at one of the nearby restaurants

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Director’s Message by Mike Adams

The Classic Car Club of America them. The event dates will now be (CCCA) held it's annual meeting and published in each issue of the news- Grand Classic this year in Arizona at letter. the McCormick Ranch Resort in Scotts- I might add that the results of the dale. With a Southwestern old world scores and standings of the CCCA charm, this was the perfect place to Regional awards for 2018 were pub- hold this event. Seasonal rain only lished and SD/PS did very well in- helped to make the show field that deed. You can view them online, Classic Car Club much greener as it was sunny all day but just to recap briefly we took sec- of the show. of America ond place for the Membership The annual meeting was very inter- Award for membership Stability and Scores and Standings of esting and showcased the incredible Growth....another second place for Regional Awards 2018 talent we are blessed with on our Na- the Bigelow Award for Distinguished tional Board. The club is moving for- Record of overall performance, and Membership … 2nd ward with updating the website, a third place for the McManus downsizing our office and expenses Award for regions with less than 100 Activity & Performance … 7th and at the same time ramping up our members. That is for our regional recruitment of new members, and newsletter. Thank you to all our Overall Performance … 2nd solicitation of sponsors. The future members who helped make these looks very bright right now with this outstanding achievements in 2018 McManus Award new board focusing on all the right possible. (Publication) … 3rd issues facing our club. I encourage February was no less exciting as everyone to attend at least one na- we all looked forward to the Evans Website Award … 5th tional meeting to really get a sense of garage Tour. (See article in this is- how much effort goes into supporting sue.) Also included in this issue is CARavan Award … 3rd you, our membership. the 2019 calendar which is full of Our region was well represented. events that I hope many of you will Annual Meeting Award … 7th Among those in attendance were past plan to attend. Director Don Williams and Secretary Technical Award … 6th Two National events are coming Jim Greene, Treasurer Gary and his up : The New York CARavan held wife Amy Marchetti, Director Michael Steiner Grand May 10, 2019, and the Experience at and Patricia Adams, Assistant Director Classic Award … 9th Hickory Corners, held the first week- Carl and National Board member Vicki end of June each year. Applications Zeiger. Also, attending was Past Na- Judges & Tabulators for these events can be found online tional President Nick Fintzelberg . Award … 2nd on the CCCA website or in your bul- We also held our annual SD/PS re- letins.

gional planning meeting in January at Again, participation is key to en- the Zeiger's house. This was a very Celebrate joying all the club has to offer, look- productive meeting and we were able ing forward to a great year. Our Success to layout the upcoming year's events in advance so that it will be easier for our members to plan on attending Michael Adams

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by Mike Adams On February 23rd 2019 the SD/PS Region of the CCCA on display . was invited to tour the Evans Garage, one of San Die- There was also a very fascinating display of motors of go's premier private collections of fine automobiles. all types with cut away sections showing how the inter- Hosted by our new board member Arnold Schmidt and nal parts worked together. There was even a WW1 bi- Regional Director Michael Adams approximately 31 plane hanging from the ceiling , full size, diving down to people attended this event . check out the cars, among which was an extremely rare We met at the Garage at 10 a.m. and had coffee and 1911 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost that was definitely ready donuts as we mingled awaiting the beginning of the for the road or show. These cars were advertised as the tour. We had many out of town guests including So Cal "Best Car in the World". Considering all of the other Regional Director Ron Verschoor and fellow board fabulous cars being built at the time that was a very member Paul Whitney. Representing our region were bold claim, but well deserved after their 1,2,3 finish in Carl Zeiger, Jim Greene, Gary Marchetti, Denise Stew- the Austrian Hill climb of 1913. art, Tom O' Hara, Tim Pestotnik , Arnold Schmidt, Mi- After viewing all the cars on both floors of the garage chael Adams and past Director Don Williams. I might as we were invited into the restoration shop to take a look well point out that our own Vicki Zeiger sits on the Na- at the work in progress. Arnold explained the restora- tional Board of Directors and so counting all the Board tion process briefly as we all marveled at a 1903 Mer- members Regional and National was 11. Only Joel Cut- cedes that was undergoing a Pebble Beach quality res- ler from the PS Region was absent due to an earlier toration Even though this automobile was all apart and booking. We hope to see him on a future tour. not even painted yet, Arnold was confident that it Another special guest was Herb Johnson, CEO of the would be done in time for this years show. You might San Diego Automotive Museum. Many of the members say Arnold loves a challenge, but with years of experi- brought guests, so it was nice to meet many new peo- ence, I'm sure, we will see the finished car this year at ple. Pebble Beach. Everyone was amazed by the collection About 10:20 a.m. we all gathered around the big of cars and at the work being done in the shop. 1917 Pierce Arrow model 66. Arnold explained this was Soon it was time to tour over to Phil's BBQ for lunch. one of Bill's favorite tour cars. With a huge motor of We thanked the Evans garage staff for their hospitality over 825 cubic inches, this car loves hills. It's closer to a and drove a short distance to enjoy a really great lunch. locomotive than a car! Arnold lead our group around Carl and Vicki Zeiger pulled up front and parked in their the garage commenting on the technical innovations 1936 V12 Packard Sedan. The big black and early engineering accomplishments of both the Classic looked elegant and many people stopped to American Classics as well as many Europeans Classics, look back at the "Way We Were". This was a great kick- many way ahead of their time for the period. off event for 2019. Brass era cars, early prewar race cars, and even Thank you to Bill Evans and his staff for making this a some un-restored cars awaiting their turn to become memorable day, Thank you Arnold Schmidt for arrang- Pebble Beach contenders were masterfully displayed ing the tour and the wonderful tour of the cars, and in period settings. Antique furniture, memorabilia, thank you to all of our members who took time out of spare parts, even a turn of the century dress shop their schedules to support this tour. with mannequins dressed in authentic clothing were Photos next page

CAR TRIVIA QUIZ ANSWERS 1) Gulf Oil in Pittsburg, PA in 1913, 2) Oklahoma City 1935, 3) 1942 Chrysler, 4) Acme which closed down in 1911, 5) George N> Pierce Co. of Buffalo, NY who made the Pierce-Arrow. More coming next edition.

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(Front page) 1917 Pierce-Arrow weighs seven thousand pounds and gets 3 to 4 miles per gallon of gas. Our tour conduc- tor and restorer at the Evans Garage, Ar- nold Schmidt, says “ It is probably the easi- est car to restore”.

(Top) DeHavilland DH2 Replica was actu- ally flown to 3500 feet.

(Above Left) An early firetruck is ready to roll should the need arise in downtown San Diego.

(Above Right) 1914 Packard Twin 6. (Right) This old race car does 100 mph, according to Arnold.

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This 1911 Rolls-Royce Ghost stands out among the advertising and art work in the Evans Garage.

Reprinted with permission by the Texas Region Classic Car Club of America NTR Classic Reflections, Year End 1999

TEN COMMANDMENTS OF THE CAR COLLECTOR Contributed by Pat McCumber

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Feb. 16, 2019 B Minutes taken by Board Member Denise Stewart for Secretary Jim Green who was absent.

O The meeting was convened at 1:30 pm at the home of Carl and Vicki Zeiger by SD/PS Director Mike Adams. This was Mike’s first meeting as the new Director of the region. A Present were: Mike Adams, Carl and Vicki Zeiger, Carl and Denise Stewart, Amy and Gary Mar- chetti, Mike and Pat McCumber, and Tom O’Hara. R Mike praised the local chapter for its high rankings in the CCCA Regional Awards recently given at the National Annual Meeting. Membership Award … Second D Overall Performance Award … Second Judges & Tabulator’s Award … Second CARavan Award …Third Smaller Regions Publications Award… Third M Arnold Schmidt, who was unable to attend, was nominated and elected to the board as the new Tour Director for SD/PS. E Mike presented a list of up-coming events that SD/PS could take part in and some activities that could be scheduled. A discussion followed. Vicki Zeiger suggested a joint calendar for the CCCA SD/ E PS region, the Packard Club and the Pierce-Arrow Society be created so each of the groups could schedule events without interfering with another’s event since so many of our members are also T members of the other clubs. She cited the difficulty of scheduling this meeting and having most board members attend because of other car club events. (See the attached SD/PS Event Calendar) A discussion of how our region might go about recognizing individual’s contributions to the club I was led by Mike. He believes we should formalize honoring hard-working members who bring this region the recognition it is receiving from National. Several ideas were discussed, but no final deci- N sion was made on the awards. A discussion of costs for club events was held. Adding a modest extra amount to regional event costs could help the club build its treasury reserves to help pay for the more costly major events G such as the Grand Classic. The goal of holding a Grand Classic in San Diego in 2020 was agreed upon and planning has begun on that event. Since the Rancho Santa Fe Inn has become too costly, Mike appointed Gary Mar- chetti to seek a new venue. Since, currently, only one member of our region is a resident of Palm M Springs, having the event there was deemed unworkable. Mike and Pat McCumber volunteered to take a shift at our club’s information table at the LaJolla Concours on April 13 of this year if Mike could get approval from their staff for our club’s participa- I tion.

N The meeting was adjourned at 3:00. U

T The Zeiger’s 1936 V 12 Packard Con- E vertible sedan took them to Phil’s BBQ to enjoy lunch after SD/PS’s first event of S the year at Evans Garage.

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In March, our Club was hosted by fellow San Diego/Palm Springs Region member Ar- nold Schmidt for a visit to the wonderful col- lection housed at the Evans Garage. It was a wonderful exhibit and you have read about the visit in this edition. Carl and I visited another great museum in 1936 Avions Type C28 Clairere Berline March with the Secret Car Club of San Diego to the incredible collection of Peter W Mullin’s housed in Oxnard, California. Mr. Mullin has had a lifelong romance with automobiles and particularly French automo- biles from the prewar Art Deco period. Pic- tured are a few of the fine automobiles in his vast collection. The first pictures are of the 1936 Type C28 Clairere Berline in the collec- tion. This gorgeous model was produced in 1935 and was powered by a six-cylinder, 3- liter C25 . The C28 was equipped with a larger and more powerful 3.34 liter motor, of which only two examples are known to exist— one in this automobile and one housed in a museum in . In 1936, this car was delivered to a Mr. Le Feule, an Em- 1939 Delahaye 165 Cabriolet bassy attaché in the French Embassy, until 1938. It was reported that Mr. Le Feule en- joyed driving his Voisin along the German Autobahn. After World War II, the C28 was returned to France when it came into the hands of Gabri- el Voisin who used the car for his own needs. By the late 1960’sVictor Pozzoli who was at the time contemplating a museum, acquired the Voisin. It was subsequently acquired by two major French collectors in the 1980’s. The car was repurchased by Voisin family members in 1998 who saw the necessity of returning the car to its original glory and who commissioned a full restoration. The Voisin appeared in the 1962 film, ”le President”. Mr. Mullins purchased the car from Phillip Moch in 2010. The Delahaye interior

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Mullin Museum Cont.

You may recognize the 1939 Delahaye Type 165 Cabrio- let from earlier pictures I posted on my Facebook page, taken at the Grand Classic and Concours I attended in Hilton Head late last year. The Mullin’s Museum had shipped this beauty to Hilton Head for display. Not only is the car back in the museum, but there is also a large tapestry hanging in the museum also as shown in one of these pictures. Delahaye produced only two twelve-cylinder Type 165’s as production variants of its successful Type 1345 competition cars. The car was to represent France at the 1939 New York’s World Fair. While the engine was not completed in time for its display, the beauty of the car’s styling drew much praise at the time. 1931 Type 50 S Europe was engulfed by war by the end of 1940 and U.S. Customs impounded the car for the duration of the war through 1946. Roger Barlow purchased it at Public Auction and took it to his Beverly Hills Dealership. Later that year a high powered Cadillac motor was installed, and the car was purchased for $12,000 by a New York businessman who drove it home. The story goes that a Lieutenant Nevels purchased the car in 1951 from a used car lot in Honolulu, and he and his two young chil- dren used it as their daily transport. In 1953 Nevels sold the car to an enlisted man. A Fresno garage, then as- sumed ownership after it was abandoned by the enlisted man’s widow. Al Brewer, a tow driver purchased it from the garage for $1,200 in the 1970’s. Then after four years of negotiations, Jim Hull and Peter Mullin pur- chased the car in 1985 and began its restoration. The 1931 Bugatti Type 50 borrowed most of its traits from the luxurious Type 46 and improved the design in many important ways. So much so that the Type 50 cost almost double the price of the predecessor and both were offered at the same time. The Type 50 was de- signed by the father, son team of Ettore, combining the The Bugatti’s seats are made of stingray skin. expertise of both father and son. What makes this car unusual is that it has three seats! The car won first place for Classic Cars at the 1961 New York Auto Show and was shown by Peter Mullin after a full restoration in 2014. Another unique feature of the car is the upholstery . Can you tell what the seats are made of? The museum was really fantastic and I hope we can go as a Club together sometime in the near future. It is pos- sible that the Southern California region will arrange a tour during the Grand Classic that they are planning later this year.

Mullin loved race cars too and included them in his museum collection.

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Gates Photography

Senior Custom 1925—1929

Local Director Mike Adams took First Place at the CCCA National Meeting in January in Scottsdale, Ari- zona in the 1925—1929 Category with his 1925 Rolls-Royce 6 Silver Ghost Town Car, Merrimac.

Senior Emeritus Winner

Local member Gary Marchetti’s 1931 Packard 8, 826 Sedan

The Mullin Museum in Oxnard is semi-private and has limited hours. Check the website for information to secure tickets in advance if you intend to visit.

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by CarlTECH Stewart CORNER by Carl Stewart

American and Stylists cont.

This issue will address the stories of coachbuilders Jo- lac. All the Cadillac “C” model series offered the Fleet- seph Derham, the Fisher/Fleetwood Co., and John W. wood bodies. By 1929, GM had purchased the remain- Henney Jr. ing stock of Fisher body and Fleetwood. After 1938, Derham, Joseph. . The company was and until 1947 the only way to get a Fleetwood body built in Rosemont, Pa., in 1887, to build carriages. The was to order the 75 or 90 series . company built custom bodies for high-end users. They continued on, under the direction of his 4 sons, to build automobile bodies to eventually become the only Clas- sic era coachbuilders to survive the Depression and are the longest lived body builders in the U.S. Their long list of marques includes , models J and SJ, Lin- colns, Cadillacs, Isotta Fraschini and many Packards, including 1934 Packard 12, 1108, Sport Sedan, 1937 12, 1507 Town Car and 1939 Packard 12, 1708, Phaeton. The Derham Coachbuilders very impressive “high end” client list includes Eva Peron, Pope Pius XII (1938 Cadil- Cadillac body by Fischer/Fleetwood lac V16 Fleetwood 75 Town Car), King Farouk, Pres. D.D. Eisenhower, movie star , et al. One-offs John W. Henny Jr.– Jacob Henny Co., Freeport, Mis- were built on Bentley, Chrysler, Ford and Studebaker souri, business was a carriage manufactory begun in chassis. 1854. Son John took control in 1868 focusing on carriag- es and buggies. In the late 1890’s they added commer- cial vehicles and funeral coaches. In the 1920’s they added Henney limousines, producing 30 and also 50 sport Phaeton sedans designed by Herman Earl. They used Dodge Bros. chassis immediately following WWI. The Henney cars and hearses were powered by 6 cylin- der Continental or 8 cylinder Lycoming . Henney only built Packard limousines for the 1946-47 model year. The Henney Motor Co. ended it extensive, long time operations in Canastoga, N.Y. in 1960, after devel- oping/assembling the first transistor-regulated electric car, the Henney 1960-61 Kilowatt. Gary Cooper’s 1930 Model J Tourister

The Fisher Body Co. was an auto coachbuilder founded by the Fisher brothers in1908 in Detroit Michigan. In 1925 Larry Fisher was brought under the General Motors umbrella when he was made the President of the Cadillac division (until 1934). He oversaw the purchase of the Fleetwood Metal Co. in 1925 by the Fisher Body Co. The Fleetwood Metal Co. founded in 1909 by Harry Urich in Fleetwood, Pa., which was a small community of craftsman orginally founded by Henry Fleetwood Esq., of Penworthen, near Lancaster, England. They made well-built bodies for primary client Packard, also Pierce Arrow, Cadillac, Lincoln and Isotta Frashini. Once they joined with GM the Fleetwood badge was exclusive to Cadil Henney Packard Sport Phaeton

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Coachbuilders and stylists continued Thomas L. Hibbard (1898-1982) Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. ies for Smith and & Mableys luxurious Simplex and Crane In the last Classic Touring issue both Howard “Dutch” -Simplex. Darrin and Raymond Dietrich were featured. Thomas What happened to Harry you ask? In the teens, the Hibbard was mentioned in their mini-bios, so for the salesman and designer, produced bodies for Cadillac, sake of brevity their close working relationships will not Isotta-Fraschini, Locomobile, Mercer, Pierce-Arrow, Rolls be repeated except in passing. -Royce and others. In 1927 Henry Brewster and Harry F. Holbrook joined forces with Holbrook as sales and All 3 of these coachbuilder/design (CDs) giants met at Brewster as designer and body engineer. This partner- the Brewster Co.. Thomas Hibbard began his career as a ship did produce a notable Mercedes Benz, but 1928 was designer with Cleveland’s Leon Rabay Co.. In 1915, Wal- not a good year to begin a new company. The depression ter White contracted them to design the White auto- took both the Holbrook-Brewster and Holbrook mobile. Hibbard began most of the body drafts and (original, still in Hudson) Companies by 1930. many designs. Next came coachbuilder C.P. Kimbrel & Co., who hired Hibbard as its Chief Designer. During WWI Hibbard joined the Army Signal Corps and was sent to France. In 1918 he was released back in NYC. Brewster Co. hired him where he was assigned a table next to Raymond Dietrich. They eventually began the LeBaron-Carrosiers Co. & a long relationship. Hib- bard, who spoke French, was designated to travel to France to expand their business and they employed Howard Darrin to accompany him, hence the Hibbard Darrin partnership was created. After returning to America, Hibbard became the design chief at the Ford Motor Car Co. Hibbard marques include 1928 Minerva, 8, AL, Town car, 1926 Hispano-Suiza, 6HB, Town car and many other high end marques i.e. Cadillac, Duesenberg, incoln, Packard, Rolls-Royce and Stutz. 1929 Franklin, 6, 137 Convertible Coupe

J. B. Judkins– This, like many other coachbuilders be- gan as a carriage shop 1857, in Amesbury, Mass. They eventually became known as the primary custom body builder for Lincoln in the 1920’s. Lincoln, 12, K & KB, Ber- line, Lincoln ,8,L, Coupe and sedan two window. Howev- er, they also include bodies for Cadillac, Duesenberg, Lo- comobile, Marmon, Mercer, Packard and the 1928 Pierce -Arrow, 6,81, Cabriolet below.

Harry F. Holbrook, an Englishman, with John (Jack) Graham, founded the Holbrook Co. in 1908 in the NYC west side, later moving it up river to Hudson, N.Y. where they built custom bodies, primarily for the Packard . However. Holbrook resigned from the com- pany in 1913 leaving John (Jack) D. Graham as the new owner. The Packard bodies were mostly Town Cars and limousines. An example is the 1921 Packard Twin Six open drive limousine. Other marques includ- ed 1928 Lincoln, 8, L, Cabriolet, 1932 & 1938 Lincoln, 12, KB, Berline and 1929 Franklin, 6, 137, Convertible Coupe. From 1908 to 1918, Holbrook built many bod -

Classic Touring, 2019, Q1 P. 15 A Look at Woodies

Chrysler Wagon

Craftsmanship was the hallmark of the Woodie. The Chrysler brand’s glamorous six- and nine- passenger Town & Country luxury station wagon, the “Woody,” first appeared in 1941; however, production was cut short when the automobile industry shifted its focus to the war effort. In its infancy the Chrysler Town & Country Woody boasted an elegant mahogany and steel exterior that was complemented by a clean metallic dash, complete with a deco flourish on the steering wheel. After World War II, brave GIs returned to American soil with their pride and a pocket full of combat pay. 1942 Town and Country Chrysler Wagon During this prosperous time, a frenzy of postwar con- sumption led to economic growth. It was in this atmos- phere that the Chrysler brand brought to showrooms perhaps the most distinctive car of the postwar era.

What was old is new again as shown at the Evans Garage.

1948 Chrysler Convertible

1948 Packard Wagon

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