Based in Denver, North Carolina, Steele Rubber Products has been busy answering the needs of domestic collector-car owners with weather seal issues. Recently, Steele introduced a variety of Peel-N-Stick weatherstripping. Made of the same rubber compounds as their regular seals, the Peel-N-Stick seals come in a variety of lengths and configurations complete with adhesive for […]
What would you do with two Pontiac Chieftains, both in project-car condition? The obvious answer is to strip the useable parts from one to aid in restoring the other. But which of these two 1958 Pontiac Chieftains deserves the restoration? The two-door, which looks rather rough, even from here, or the four-door, which runs and […]
You may remember them as “Pocket Cars,” small-scale die-cast cars sold in a blistercard that resembled a denim pocket, in the ’70s and ’80s. Made by Tomica, they were a sort of Japanese homage to Matchbox – opening features (the doors closed with a particularly firm click), sprung suspension, and fine detailing. Cars were a […]