car storIES

It was my usual drive from South Lyon to Ypsilanti for my night shift at the senior home, 11:30pm to 7:30am. I drove down Le Forge Road, passing the old silo on my left. It had always caught my eye, and I admired it’s stately but lonely appearance. It...

“It’s a beautiful day. I can’t wait to get out and let the sun and wind caress my glossy body.” “Oh God! You are the most conceited piece of scrap metal I’ve ever heard. How old are you anyways? Pushing 40?” “BS! You haven’t been out in days… and you...

I needed a new car, a different car. My long love affair with my sleek, silver bullet, my 2012 Honda Insight has ended. 10 years. I have great memories of driving the Silver Bullet. My sister and I drove across Canada to Maine to eat lobster and crab....

I picked up my 1957 Thunderbird back in 1966 when it was just a used Ford.  I’ve become quite attached to it.  We’ve been together through cross-country road trips, one restoration, 3 colleges, 5 careers, marriage, kids, grandkids and a recent...

It was my first year of teaching in Ann Arbor, in 1988. I taught an electronics class for a year, and “Know Your Auto” for a semester. It was a given that if any of the old school staff wanted their car serviced, oil changed, etc., I was the new shade...

In 1974, when I was in high school, my first car was a metallic blue 1967 Ford Fairlane GT, with a black vinal top.  It was an automatic transmission with a 390 cubic inch engine.  It could burn rubber from a standstill.  It had so much power!  In fact,...

私の博物館にアメリカ車やヨーロッパ車がたくさん展示されているのは、私が子供の頃、国産車はまだ洗練されておらず、外国車に憧れていたからです。 ルート66 コルベット、Eタイプ、911、マスタング、トランザム、MGなど 若い頃、私は一生懸命働いてお金を貯め、これらの車を運転しました。 展示されている車の中には、私のお気に入りの車もいくつかあります。 だからこそ、若い頃の恋人たちに囲まれて幸せです。 残念ながら、彼女達は美しく若々しいままですが、毎年私は年をとっています… Edited Translation:...

チャック 今日はダットサン好きの方々と楽しい時間を過ごせてよかったです。 テレビの映像を送ろうと思っているのですが、初めてのことなので、少し時間がかかるかもしれません。 今日は画像をお送りします。  SR311ドライブ。 240Zドライブ。 Translation: Chuck, I’m glad you visited our museum today. I had a good time with people who love /appreciate Datsuns. I’m...

CADILLAC’S COME AND GO AND COME AND GO I’m 75 years old and looking back, I’ve been a “Car Guy” all my life. My Dad was in the Used Car business when I was born, and our family had access to all kinds of cars. Being one of eight kids, my Mom always drove...

Hello everyone, winter is here in Michigan, and all I want to do is take a cruise in my car with the top down. Unfortunately the warm weather vehicles are all tucked away until spring. But at least while I’m inside, I can take a minute to make a little...

Car Story - After one year of marriage, the couple divorced, and the ex-wife hid the car for 32 years, refusing to return the car to her ex-husband.

Looking back now on how all of my cars were actually given to me as gifts from loved ones, kind of blows my mind! So many people loved me so much over the years that they gave me a car...

What surprised me, though, was the number of people who ran out to the car for the ride.  It was packed!  There were people sitting on the roof with their legs hanging down through the sunroof...

The Windsor has about 54,000 original miles and has had one paint job in it's 73-year life.

I restored and have owned this 1967 Amphicar for 30 years. It was from Texas and was the grand prize at a church raffle in Houston back in 1967.  I now live in the Ann Arbor area and usually boat on the Huron Chain of Lakes around the Pinckney, Michigan...

1957 Ford Thunderbird Hardtop Convertible. We purchased this car in 2013. When my wife and I were dating in high school, this was our favorite car and color. We decided to purchase one for our 50th wedding anniversary. I found this one on eBay and bought...

The year was 1967. It was a dark moonlit night right before Halloween and an experience we’ll never forget: a drive through the cemetery in our 1964 red Plymouth station wagon full of my own children plus neighborhood kids wanting a thrill. ...

My 1959 T-bird! Gramps has been in my family since he was new. He was a Michigan car so he has some cancer but for being all original he’s in pretty good shape! My uncle inherited him from his father-in-law when I was about 12.  I remember at that age...

My dad bought me my first car when I was in high school: a pale-yellow Mustang – ’65 or ’66 – I can’t remember exactly – but I was thrilled.  A way to get around on my own.  Who cared if it had a rusted through...

The 1929 Oldsmobile was acquired in 1970 from a dealer in Grand Rapids, MI. I was told by the dealer that it was in the dealership inventory since new. Of course the dealership changed hands over the years from father to son. I have not been able to validate...