Glenn Pray, originator of the replica Cord, dies

Image courtesy David Turner Replica cars have become, over the last few decades, something of a mixture between automotive curiosity, automotive battleground, and automotive joke. Cheap unauthorized fiberglass imitations have led many people to dismiss the concept of replicars entirely, but it hasn’t always been that way, and not every replicar manufacturer worked out of […]

Strange dune buggies and neo-classics in Old Town

Took a little vacation down Florida way the last several days – a get-outta-the-cold, get-some-sand-under-your-toes trip – and ran across a nice-sized cruise-in at Old Town in Kissimmee. Typical cruise night fare, for the most part – plenty of Chevrolets from the 1950s and 1960s, and plenty of For Sale signs – though I noticed […]