Hemmings Find of the Day – 1936 Oldsmobile ambulance

The Pavlovian response among most car guys upon hearing the name of the coachbuilder Henney is to think Packard professional car. But that’s not the case with this 1936 Oldsmobile ambulance bodied by Henney and now waiting in the Arizona desert for somebody to come along and give it a proper restoration. From the seller’s […]

Dealerships in a time of transition

What struck me the most as I browsed through the selection of more than 120 vintage Chevrolet (and some Oldsmobile and Cadillac) dealership photos that Craig Hover posted to Picasa last month is just how much dealerships changed during that time. The photoset seems to start in about 1961 or 1962, depicting mom-n-pop places, usually […]

Restored Olds Rolls Home Top Honors

James and John Kryta of Inline Tube took home championship honors last month from The 2010 Summit Racing Equipment Show Car Series ISCA Finals with their impeccably restored, radiant green 1972 Oldsmobile 442 W-30. The brothers Kryta started the concours-level restoration in June 2009 and completed it on February 15 of this year, in time […]