Oldest Known Flying Car Up for Auction

By Jason Paur of Autopia

It doesn’t look like a car, and it doesn’t look like it would fly, but what is believed to be the world’s oldest “roadable aircraft” is for sale.

The antique was built in 1934 by Frank Skroback and at the very minimum provides proof that people have long dreamed of cars that can be flown like airplanes. Or are they airplanes that can be driven like cars? No matter, because whatever you call it, it’s being auctioned this weekend in Atlanta.

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A Great Idea for Your Classic Car Club

While many Classic Car Clubs host events to raise money for charity another great idea to help the community is to encourage learning amongst our youngsters that hopefully sparks an interest in them to take up the collector car hobby.

Visiting a school or after-school program and allowing the kids to take a look around classic cars help students grasp a better understand of the vehicles many of us old fogeys cherish.

I'm not sure what child, young or old, wouldn't enjoy taking a look at the vintage motors, driven in by members of a Classic Car Club. Opportunities could range from displaying members cars to getting into the nitty gritty of restoring an engine or vehicle back to its luster by some of the older students. All the while giving Club members a chance to teach these students interesting facts and features of their vehicle.

I encourage you to bring up this topic at your next Club meeting. If you're not a member of a Classic Car Club and you would like to find out more about joining a Classic Car Club, visit the Club Directory at Oldride.com

Modern designs out-muscle cars of the '60s and '70s

I'm still a fan of the classics...

Car Collector Corner: The popular Chevy Impala SS

A wonderful little article about the Chevrolet Impala SS

Best Christmas Decoration Ever!

This email was recently passed on to me from a friend and I couldn't help but wish I would have thought of that idea. This is too funny!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Gift for Guys Who Love Classic Cars

I recently ran across a great gift idea for the guy or gal who loves classic cars, especially those cars left to rust away in fields, yards or junkyards. The gift is a 2010 Calendar with great photos of rusty cars. Inside the calendar, you can find images (such as the one shown above) of Classic Cars, Muscle Cars, Classic Trucks and potential Rat Rods that have been left to rust away. Each calendar month is represented by some of the rarest and most desirable American Cars from as early as the 1920s thru the glory years of the 50’s and 60’s to the muscle car era of the 70’s.

Not only is this a great gift idea (who couldn’t use a calendar) it is also very inexpensive at only $8.95 plus they will even ship it to you for FREE! This is sure to be a gift that classic car & truck fans will appreciated and treasure throughout the 2010 year and beyond. If you are interested in ordering one, you can visit OldRide.com, a classic car website, and get yours today.

COLOR YOUR CLASSIC™ CONTEST

Another contest for all of you classic car enthusiasts. Color your Classic™ is a contest to determine the finest, custom finished vehicle.

To celebrate the new Collector Color Series color offerings, Planet Color (Sherwin Williams) and Barrett-Jackson are encouraging restorers to paint their vehicles using the new palette and enter them in the new Color Your Classic™ competition. Any vehicle – cars, trucks, motorcycles, watercraft, etc. - finished with colors from the new Planet Color Barrett-Jackson Collector Color Series are eligible to enter.

The contest began on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 and will expire on April 1, 2010

The winner will receive 2 all travel expense paid VIP trips to Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale, AZ, January 2011 – includes VIP tickets, airfare, deluxe hotel accommodations and rental car to the auction - Approximate retail value of $3,000!

Visit Planet Color for more information on how to enter the contest.