Tag: detroit

Looks like I need to clarify some wrong information that has been floating around the internet and respond to some of you that have been sending me emails.Yesterday, on Wednesday 7/17/2025 , I decided to take my 1973 Chrysler New Yorker to my company´s picnic.While driving back home from the ...

Hagerty has announced that one of the coolest car show´s in Metro Detroit has been cancelled for 2024. Although, I think the idea of bringing the show to City of Detroit was great on paper, it looks like it just didn´t work. Previously Detroit Concours D´elegance was at St. John´s ...

My 1950 Ford's paint has some pretty outstanding patina and surface rust, an because getting the powertrain rebuilt is the priority #1, I am not planning to paint it just yet. However, I want to preserve the current patina so that it doesn't get any worse. Poppy's Patina has a ...

I was excited to be invited to 2023 Detroit Concours D'Elegance Media event. It was held at the Detroit Institute of Arts, same location where the actual Concours event will be on September 22nd and 23rd. The event  included few classic cars, lots of networking, presentation and - of course ...

"Ask The Man Who Owns One" It seems like everyone in Detroit area has heard the name "Packard" and knows the "Packard Plant", but not that everyone know what Packard cars looked like. Or some people may not even put one and one together: Yes, the Packard automobile was build ...

               All Original 1960 Ford Thunderbird with only 25,000 Miles. 1960 Ford Thunderbird in Moroccan Ivory paint at Calendar Photoshoot on beautiful Michigan fall day.  Markku Jaakkola Story of finding this Thunderbird started already a few years back. I had purchased a pretty decent 1959 ...