As a leader in the classic car parts industry, Original Parts Group, Inc. (OPGI) gets to work with a lot of creative people like those at auto magazines and enthusiast websites, professional car collectors, restoration shops and of course, many…
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Project Whistling Death
Posted in Events & Appearances, Industry News Tagged with: Hot Rod Chassis & Cycle, OPGI SEMA Booth car, OPGI SEMA vehicle 2014, Project Whistling Death
Black is Back
A recent update from the California Division of Motor Vehicles regarding the state’s Legacy License Plate Program should make owners of vintage iron dating from 1963 to 1969 very happy. The California DMV has received the mandatory minimum 7,500 pre-orders…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: California Black License Plates, California Black Plates, Legacy License Plate Program
Electric Muscle?
Classic car enthusiasts have taken many different approaches to building, restoring and maintaining vintage iron in order to keep older cars on the road today. Although it seems most enthusiasts are content to restore their vintage cars back to original…
The Grand Old Man of Detroit
As most classic car enthusiasts enjoy studying the history of the automobile and the people who built them, the name Henry Leland should be a lot more recognizable today than it probably is. This becomes apparent when one considers that…
Do You Need a Classic Car App?
Reports of a new smart phone application designed to help classic auto enthusiasts determine the “correct” price to pay for a vintage vehicle have been popping up around various news sites on the Internet lately. The new app is called…
Ten Years after the End of an Era
Ten years (and a few weeks) ago, the last Oldsmobile rolled off the assembly line at General Motors Corp.’s Lansing Car Assembly plant. Oldsmobile was named after founder Ransom E. Olds, the man who started the Olds Motor Vehicle Co.…
Posted in Industry News, Oldsmobile Tagged with: Ten Years after the End of an Era, The last Oldsmobile
Buick is the Biggest and Best Selling Brand (in China)
As the oldest active American brand, Buick has been around since the turn of the twentieth century, but the true heyday for Buick cars on American roads has passed. Classic car collectors know that the best-selling Buicks’ were the big,…
Automotive Identity Theft
A 1970 Chevelle and a 1966 Corvette recently appeared in the news after both car’s owners were charged with felonies for trying to create and sell fake ‘numbers matching’ cars. With big money changing hands for collectible cars around the…
Factory documentation for Chevelles, Novas and Camaros
Compared to the owners of “other” brands of classic American muscle cars, Chevrolet enthusiasts have been at a disadvantage when it comes to obtaining their cars’ documentation records. While Mopar and Ford fans have often been able to get detailed…
