Car of the Week: 1931 Ford Model A hot rod

A Model A hot rod, 2021 Golden Quill winners, a Citroën 2CV road tripping to Carlisle in this week's Old Cars newsletter.

Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. Car of the Week: 1931 Ford Model A hot rod The story of a hot rod that has made its way back to the family. It was 1962 in Tucumcari New Mexico that Rod Dickinson's father let him buy an old model A.  Rod was 15 or 16 years old then. The car was still sitting on its original 19" wheels with stock tires, but it was orange with an all over 1/4" pinstripe. The Tijuana tuck 'n roll interior was done in Clovis NM and it had chrome garnish moldings...Exactly what Rod wanted, a perfect start to a hot rod. His father loved him and did not want to take a chance at Rod getting hurt so he said no there would be V8 engine swap, and put an Oldsmobile insert in that flimsy wood top. See More Make your car our "Car of the Week"  If you've got an old car you really love, we want to hear about it! Click here to submit your ride! Drum Roll, Please: The 2021 Golden Quill Awards Old Cars has chosen the winning recipients of the 2021 Golden Quill Award for automotive club publication excellence "It is a privilege to announce that dozens of car club publications have been honored with the Golden Quill Award by the editorial staff of Old Cars magazine, a well-established mainstay in the world of vintage car publications," says Angelo Van Bogart, Old Cars editor. "Quality, balanced content, creativity, accuracy, admirable layout and design plus professionalism are main factors in the selection." See More Unique road trip brings rare Citroën to Carlisle for the Import & Performance Nationals Headline Here Carlisle becomes a pit stop on the journey of a Citroën 2CV from Los Angeles to Rome, Italy. CARLISLE, PA – Unique and rare things find their way to Carlisle each May for the Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals. The cars and trucks that adorn the showfield were primarily manufactured overseas and once state-side, rarely go back.  For 2022; however, one French made Citroën is coming to the states, traversing many of them, then going back to Europe as part of its journey of a lifetime. See More Attention Old Cars and Price Guide Subscribers Time to renew?  Need to make an address change?   Visit our online subscription center and access your account.   All you need is your account number (from your label) and your zip code.   Can't find your account number, no problem. You can also log in with your email address and zip code. CLICK HERE FOR OLD CARS CLICK HERE FOR PRICE GUIDE ChECK OUT OLD CARS ONLINE Subscribe Now to the Highest Frequency Publication for Die-Hard Car Lovers! Your subscription to Old Cars includes: All the recent news from around the old car hobby Coverage of all the important collector car auctions and shows Classifieds including expert advice SUBSCRIBE NOW! Active Interest Media 5710 Flatiron Pkwy, Suite C Boulder, Colorado, 80301 United States You received this email because you are subscribed to Old Cars Weekly eNewsletter. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.