Stories from Steve

Stories from Steve: 1967 Pontiac Catalina - 9583 miles

It had been a cold spring here in New England in 2016. We had found only one vehicle for our low mileage foundation that season and had...

Stories from Steve: 1956 Studebaker Skyhawk - 2,874 miles

This is one of the finest cars in our low mileage Foundation – not just because of its outstanding quality and period correct styling but...

Stories from Steve: 1959 Chevrolet Impala – 35 Miles and 1979 Ford Pickup – 5,233 miles

Hi, this is Steve Ames. I want to describe how I found this 1959 Chevrolet. I called a friend who was at the Raleigh Auction in North...

Stories from Steve: 1969 RA IV Convertible – Carousel Red/Black – 1 of 5

Back in the early days of our car collecting, which started in the early 80s, we tried to specialize in the so-called low-production or...

Stories from Steve: An Almost New ‘48 Olds

Mabel Tremain from Mauston, WI, was the first owner of this beautiful original automobile. There seemed to be two sides to Mabel. From a...

Stories from Steve: A New Direction for The Collection, 1996

1966 BLACK GTO 4210 miles This is the car that changed my mind about the direction our collection should take in the future. The car is...

Stories from Steve: A Tale of Two Shelby GT350’s

THE FIRST ONE This story starts way back in Denver, Colorado, in 1967. I had graduated from Columbia University in 1966 and was still...

Stories from Steve: ‘56 Ford Convertible

You’re right: this car does not conform to our Foundation parameters. It’s not an untouched, low-mileage car, and it isn’t low...