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On The Road With Johnny B ...Gem or Junk Part 1 - Regrets I've Had A Few
As the New Year dawns my Brain Box tends to become nostalgic. Thru the soon to be 5 decades in collectible cars I have met amazing...


On The Road With Johnny B ...Not Learning From History
As Winston Churchill said in a 1948 speech "If we don't learn from history we are doomed to repeat it" Ole Winnie was a real smart...


Rolling Art Part 2 ...1948 Chevy Art Deco Dash Of Wonder
By 1948 the US Car Buying Public was hungry for New offerings from every Car Maker. Most of the 1948 USA Models were warmed over Pre-WWII...


On The Road with Johnny B ..My Family Of Grand Ole Friends and Grand Old Cars
Like all of us what seems to be "Forever Single People" on this Great Big Twirling Green Globe you tend to beat yourself up and regret...


On The Road with Johnny B …How To Spend A 100K In A Day
Baking in the glow of another televised Mecum Collectible Car Auction a few thoughts have infiltrated my Brain Box. First..the Collector...


On The Road With Johnny B ..Blabbering About Old Car Magazines and VAA Hits Milestone's
One of the joys I have owning Vintage Auto Appraisal besides the Great Old Cars, Grand Stories and the Wonderful People I meet along...


What's It Worth? 1983 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser ..Toyota's Jeep Clone Is A Value Superhero
Sometimes Classic Vehicle Values make us go "Huh!!" In the case of the popular Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser we recently did a Pre-Purchase...


What's It Worth? 1976 Cadillac Seville..Caddy Breaks Its Own Mold
During the dark OPEC embargo filled automotive days of the 1970′s Cadillac offered a ray of sunshine called the 1976 Cadillac Seville....


What’s It Worth?? 1965 Buick Riviera Gran Sport ..Bill Mitchel’s Design Masterpiece
By the early 1960's GM was in need of Personal Luxury Car to compete with Ford’s fast selling Thunderbird. Inspired by a custom bodied...


What's It Worth? 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge Ram Air III. Here Comes "Da Judge"
In the early 1960's if you wanted to do Burnouts or Drag Race you visited the local Chevy Dealer and plunked down a few paychecks to buy...


What's It Worth? 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 Sport Coupe. Defining The Term "Super Sport"
Considered by many Chevelle-A-Philes model year 1966 was the best looking of all time when bragging about Chevy's Uber popular Mid Size...


What's It Worth? 1923 Chevrolet Superior Roadster Pickup ..Billy D Goes After Henry's T
If you were Swiss race car driver Louis Chevrolet and Merger Mad William C Durant you just didn't see eye to eye on things From its start...
Hear A 1908 Sears Run

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