King of the roadster

I find some interesting examples in town for the Syracuse Nationals gathering when I stop by the local hotel parking lot. I picture this one hauling around Bonnie and Clyde-fashion wearing couples in its heyday …

Cool cars return, hooray

After a year away because COVID-19 shut everything down last summer, the vintage cars have returned to my part of the world this weekend for the big show up at the New York State Fairgrounds. So after leaving work yesterday afternoon, part of my errand list was to stop at the hotel parking lot for…

One last look at the cars that visited

I liked looking at the cool cars. I thought this baby reminded me of Back to the Future. I knew not that American Motors made a lift side door model. In the early 1980s I owned a beige AMC Hornet hatchback. I did not like it much. My bad. It was interesting how the cars…

Not just cars, but trucks, too

Vintage trucks hung out around my place in the world this past weekend, too. The history of cool vehicles pre-dates me. Finally, something. Ha. What’s the difference between vintage, antique, classic and old? How much you take care of something, maybe? This one probably isn’t a truck, but definitely is cool. More tomorrow.

Hoods up!

The parking lot of the Holiday Inn at the crossroads of Electronics Parkway and Seventh North Street is one prime place to check out the classic cars gathered for the yearly Syracuse Nationals show. Today we’ll concentrate on the autos with their lids lifted for closer inspection. Obviously, the owners want to show off the…

Better off red

The vintage cars are in town for the annual party that goes by the name of The Syracuse Nationals. When I got off from work from the library Friday, I took a quick left on Electronics Parkway. I know from the past few years that the auto owners like to gather in the lot of…