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EVENTS INTO JUNE 2015 ISSUE 15.4 A Section Read us online at www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Old-car hobby officially turns 80 in 2015 By: John Gunnell almost 80 years ago marked America’s first historical automotive society, the Antique Automobile We know that people were collecting old cars by 1925, which was the year that the American Club of America. automobile industry recognized (incorrectly) as its 25th anniversary. Most early car collectors were automobile dealers who took in old cars on trade and realized that they had historical sig- nificance. However, there was no formal “old-car hobby” at that time. The founding of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) is really the event that started the old-car hobby. The AACA was formed by a small group of men who attended the Antique Automobile Derbies held in connection with the Philadelphia Auto Show. They began, SPRING in 1931. After the fourth such Derby, Frank Abramson and Theodore Fiala conceived of the idea of forming an antique automobile club with the previous year’s Derby participants as members. They approached Jack Dlugash, who promoted the Derbies, and got the participants’ names and TURLOCK addresses. In a letter dated Sept. 20, 1935, they got the Derby participants interested in forming a club. That means that 2015 will mark the 60th anniversary of the old-car hobby. A meeting was held on Nov. 4, 1935, in the auditorium of the Automobile Club of Philadel- CLASSIC CAR SWAP MEET SHOW phia. Attendance included the 14 founding members, plus the wife of one. That meeting held ALMOST 30 YEARS Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 6:00 am to 2:00 pm Collectible & Automotive Related Items Only! Visit Our Website www.SpringFallTurlock.com Stanislaus County Fairgrounds 900 N. Broadway Turlock, California 95380 Free Parking Off Hwy 99, Take Exit 214 onto Fulkerth Rd Head East 1 mile to main vendor gate before railroad tracks Spectators turn right on Soderquist RAIN OR SHINE! Registration Information: The old-car hobby will officially mark its eighth decade of existence in the fall of 2015. In 209-201-8491 the beginning, “antique” cars looked like this one. [email protected] General Information: 209-777-5954 [email protected] NOW ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS
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Chevy Video Reveals 2016 Camaro Muscle Car hits 500,000 sales mark – but faces tough challenge from new Mustang
by Paul A. Eisenstein glimpse at the next-generation Camaro. Camaro devotees will have something to be The three shots shown here were included happy about for 2016, Chevy execs claim. at the end of a promotional video highlighting There were plenty of skeptics when the current Mustang’s performance – both on Chevrolet said it would bring back its Camaro, track and in showrooms. a few years back, but if the Gen-5 model’s sales Beyond that, Chevrolet isn’t saying much, numbers are any indication, it’s been a solid hit though one can get a good sense of what’s com- for the Detroit maker. ing despite the camouflage on the car in the But in today’s hotly competitive market, video. those 500,000 sales might be a nice milestone, The overall look appears to be a bit sleeker but Camaro will have to keep the customer’s and refined – in the manner of a well-toned coming. And that’s becoming a fair bit more bodybuilder. The basic layout of the nose re- July 17, 18, 19 difficult to do, what with an all-new Mustang tains the look introduced a year ago, with the on the verge of reclaiming pony segment lead- larger grille below the bumper. The headlamps, Friday: Meet and Greet, Registration ership for Ford meanwhile, sink deep into what appears to be Not to worry, Chevy fans. There’s a sixth- a split upper grille. Sat: Show in Old Town Orcutt generation Camaro in the works and due to The roofline appears to bring one of the reach market for the 2016 model-year. Better bigger changes, in line with reports that the Sunday: Poker Run and SM Style BBQ yet, after giving us a vague tease of what to ex- 2016 Camaro will adopt a sort of double-bub- Open to Vehicles ‘72 and Older, 50/50, Raffles, Vendors, pect with a black-and-white silhouette image ble layout, with a little more headroom for Restaurants, Antique Fair, Giveaways, Live Oldies Music and more back in January, Chevrolet has kindly released each front seat passenger. That would be par- some new images that give a brief, but clearer ticularly useful for those buying a next-gener- Registration forms: www.bentaxles.net or impression of what to expect for ’16. ation ZL1, for example, with aspirations of www.bentaxles.wix.com/bentaxles One thing is clear, said Chevy, the outgoing strapping on a helmet and heading for the model “sets the bar high for the next chapter nearest track. of the car’s history.” Info: 805-937-3287 Chevrolet teased folks in January with a Please See, Camaro, Page 4A
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Camaro: Cont. From Page 2A McCahill: Cont. From Page 3A Chevy put out a video giving the world a brief look at the Gen-6 Ca- And, in an unusual development, demand has remained strong even as maro coming next year. the Gen-5 Camaro approaches its final year of production. Royce, Jaguar and other high-line luxury What you can’t discern from the video, however, is that the 2016 The overall look of the new Camaro is a bit sleeker and refined – in cars. Chevrolet Camaro will be more than just a rework. It migrates to General the manner of a well-toned bodybuilder. After graduating from Yale, McCahill Motors’ new Alpha platform, a rear-drive architecture first used for the But the all-new 50th Anniversary Mustang has been gaining strong managed and later owned Murray's well-reviewed Cadillac ATS line. How much of the underlying compo- momentum since its launch, sales up 32% so far this year in the U.S. – Garage in New York City. During the war nentry will be shared remains to be seen, but clearly, GM has designed with demand also growing as it begins its first-ever global roll-out. Ford he wrote articles on a variety of subjects in the ability to produce a truly track-capable version of the Camaro. is planning to add an assortment of variants, such as the GT350, to build for magazines such as Popular Science, The wheelbase of the new Camaro should be a bit shorter than the demand in the coming years. Reader's Digest and Mechanix Illustrated outgoing model, in keeping with the dimensions of the Caddy ATS. But Chevy hasn’t been a slouch when it comes to offering multiple Ca- Magazine ("M.I."). Hitting on the idea the basic dimensions of the muscle car are largely unchanged. maro packages. The ZL1, the most powerful variant ever, also has a more that an auto-starved post-wartime public What Chevrolet clearly hopes won’t change is the strong response dubious achievement as the only remaining Detroit model to be labelled might be interested in articles on new American pony car fans have had since the Camaro was brought to life. a “gas-guzzler” by the EPA. Its 6.2-liter V-8 manages only 14 mpg in the cars, he sold the concept to M.I. in Feb- After years in the shadow of Mustang, it has been the segment’s top-seller. combined City/Highway driving cycle. ruary 1946, first reporting on his own 1946 Ford. His opinions were fearless and this endeared him to some in the automo- tive world but created enemies too. Ever the sportsman—at six foot two and 250 pounds—he once fought off goons hired by (as was believed at the time) General Motors. It is alleged that he sent two to hospital and the third running. McCahill was a personal friend of Walter P. Chrysler and appreciated the handling Award Winning Automotive Restorations and performance characteristics of 1733 E. Janelli Court Chrysler Corporation cars in the late 1950s and 1960s, which included many Fax: (559) 635-1422 advanced engineering features such as front torsion-bar suspensions (combined Email: [email protected] with rear multi-leaf springs) for flatter www.mwrestorations.com cornering, powerful V8 engine options across the board and positive-shifting three-speed TorqueFlite automatic trans- missions. In a 1959 road test of the Ply- mouth Sport Fury (which he referred to From 1975 and Back as the "Sports Fury"), he claimed that the torsion bar suspensions were the finest in we offer: America. Few European sedans, said Mc- Cahill, could match the handling per- • Mechanical Service formance of the Plymouth. On the other hand, many of McC- • Insurance/Collision Repair for all Years ahill's opinions about vehicles were far less favorable. For example, he reported in • Full Paint & Body a 1949 road test that the new Dodge, with its semi-automatic transmission, was • Fiberglass Repairs and Fabrication a "dog". He considered early 1950sChevrolets mundane and utilitar- • In House Upholstery Service & Full Customs Design ian Please See, McCahill, Page 6A MILLERS AUTOMOTIVE RAY GREER’S MUSTANG ALLEY
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Mustang: Cont. From Page 2A McCahill: larger Brembo brake package including two-piece drilled rotors in the rear. Cont. From Page 4A “The response has been overwhelmingly positive from all over the world you can’t get better feedback” than the project has received since its L.A. Auto Show debut. On many of his earlier Neither Fisker nor Boeck- road tests, his wife Cynthia mann have said how many would accompany him as his Rockets will be produced, photographer and almost al- though they suggest the num- ways his black Labrador Re- ber will be “limited.” Pricing triever, "Boji". His later starts at $109,100 and jumps assistant was professional to the $125,000 for the super- driver and photographer Jim charged version. McMicheal who was pho- On a side note: The New tographed sitting—or lying— Mustang GT Performance in the trunk of every make Pack model named one of Top tested and was known as "the 10 Collectible Cars for 2015. trunk tester.” The Fisker Rocket shown at its LA debut. McCahill frequently used extreme metaphors and simi- les in his prose. For example, in M.I. he described the AC Cobra as "hairier than a Bor- The Rocket's grille offers a unique treatment to the famil- neo gorilla in a raccoon suit. iar Mustang pony logo. He proclaimed the ride of a 1957 Pontiac to be as "smooth as a prom queen's thighs".The 1957 Ford "cornered as flat as a mailman's feet" and the 1954 De Soto is "as solid as the Rock of Gibralter and just as fast." In 1952 McCahill entered his own Jaguar Mark VII sedan in the Daytona Beach NASCAR speed trials and won in the Sedan class. Each year he attended and reported on world-renowned speed We Will Install Your Headers events, especially the Le Mans 24 Hour in France. He pur- chased the first Thunderbird built and raced it successfully in the 1955 Daytona speed trials. The Tom McCahill tro- phy was named for him. As director of the yearly speed trials at Daytona beach, he was responsible for overseeing the rules as well as the safety of the drivers and spectators. He was a personal friend of Briggs Cunningham and drove the fastest cars in the world. McCahill reported in de- tail on every car imported to the U.S. during the early 1950s, all the while ridiculing the U.S. automakers for their excesses, including soft sus- pensions ("Jello suspensions" as he referred to them) and poor handling qualities. An example is provided by one of the first road tests of the 1958 Edsel in the September 1957 issue of M.I. McCahill criti- cized the standard suspension as being too "horsey-back" and strongly recommended that Please See, McCahill, Page 8A
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