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Bought on a whim, this classic Volvo has become an accidental show hero

Dunn purchased the car around 1995 and in the early 2000s performed a total "rotisserie" restoration on the vintage Packard with Bob Wingate, Frank Stafford wrote. Soon after the restoration, an invitation was extended to enter the Packard in the Hilton Head Island "Concourse de Elegance." The car was awarded the Antique Automobile Club of America "Senior National First Prize Winner" in 2003. The Packard was restored to original appearance and retains earlier era touches like a six-volt electrical system and vacuum motor-powered windshield wipers. Pamela Stafford appreciates the classic lines...

Reader Ride: Wayne Tanner's 1940 Chevrolet coupe Andy Fillmore Wayne Tanner's ruby red 1940 Chevrolet two-door coupe combines modern running gear and creature comforts with the classic early 1940s automotive body style he loves. Tanner, 56, spotted the beautifully restored and updated Chevy at an antique auto dealership in St. Augustine about a year ago and decided it was the ride for him. "I almost didn't get it because another potential buyer came along (before the deal was finalized) and tried to purchase it. The other party argued with the dealer but he wouldn't let him have it,” T...

OCALA – Jem Chapman wanted a daily driver with the distinctive look of a classic 1970s MoPar and late-model high performance  Chapman’s 1973 Challenger, completed in November as a two-year-plus special project at Taylor's Automotive in Ocala, fills the bill and then some.  "I always liked the lines of the 1973 Challenger, and it's nice to know the power is there," said Chapman, a longtime enthusiast of MoPar. MoPar began as a label for Chrysler Mo(tor) Par(ts) but has become an umbrella term for various vehicles and parts from different Chrysler brands, often associated with muscle c...

Reader Ride: This 1979 Lincoln Mark V has 139 miles on the speedometer Andy Fillmore The 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V was the end of an era. The extensive National Parts Depot automotive collection, with over 200 special-interest vehicles housed in Ocala, has multiple examples of the Mark series Lincolns, including a Designer Series Bill Blass model with accent touches in the upholstery and exterior trim. The NPD car has about 139 — yes, 139, not 139,000 –—miles on the odometer and has "100 percent original paint and interior," according to collection records. Jean Morillo, one of t...