When I got my 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Convertible project it came with a "Crestliner" model (optional) steering wheel. It happens to be one of my favorite steering wheels of all time, so Thanks Marty for including it! These Crestliner (or "Deluxe") Steering Wheels are sought after and rare, although ...
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 ...
I thought it would be cool to write couple words about the 1971 Lincoln Mark III Phaeton Editions. There's not too much information about them online, but I managed to find few advertisements few years back from eBay. The name Phaeton comes from Greek-mythology. He was the the son of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Blogger & Traveler
Hello & welcome to my blog. In 2012 I moved to Detroit area from Finland with only one suitcase with me. Since then, I have been exploring the Detroit´s classic car scene. The purpose of this blog is to share my adventures in the Motor City with you.
