duPont at Le Mans

America goes Le Mans racing, stop by and say hi in Hershey, and a winning '40 Ford pickup in this week's Old Cars newsletter.

Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. duPont at Le Mans Recalling an American entry in France's 100-year-old race It's been 100 years since the start of this endurance race, and for the first five years, entries were exclusively from European car manufacturers, each wanting to prove how well its car was built. By 1927, there were a few American cars that came to try their hand at beating the Bentleys. The Stutz and Chrysler racers of that period were, for the most part, private entries of a dealership in France. The first full-blown American effort was for the 1929 race. It was duPont Motors of Wilmington, Del., which had been in the business of building cars for 10 years, that decided to enter two cars. In 1919, duPont started with a four-cylinder line that gradually evolved into an eight-cylinder series of touring, roadster and sedan models by 1928. 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! Old Cars will be at Fall Hershey... Stop by and say hello! It's that time of year again. The AACA Eastern National Fall Meet (aka Fall Hershey) is taking place October 3-6 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Old Cars will be there. Stop by CE 51-53 and say hi. You can also take care of re-upping your subscription while saying hi. See you there! See More '40 Ford pick up takes home 'World's Most Beautiful Truck' title at inaugural O'Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Truck Show POMONA, Calif. – The inaugural O'Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Truck Show, presented by LMC Truck and Classic Truck Performance magazine, hosted more than 400 trucks, vans and SUVs of every make, model and style at the Fairplex in Pomona on September 16-17. Rod Shows, known for producing the West Coast's largest and longest-running hot rod shows, closed out the weekend by presenting awards in more than 65 judged classes. The World's Most Beautiful Truck Award was presented to Greg Tidwell for his incredible 1940 Ford pickup. Built by South City Rod & Custom, this beautiful truck is powered by a vintage-styled 450-horsepower stroker 383 from Smeding Performance.  See More Get the complete pricing picture! The 2023 Old Cars Price Guide Big Book eBook covers them all. Pricing from 1901-2012 with our industry standard 1-6 price condition grade system giving you the whole pricing picture.   If you are the type who likes a book in your hand, the 2023 Old Cars Big Book is available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTRPGM1Y as well. GET YOURS TODAY! 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 2143 Grand Ave Des Moines, Iowa, 50312 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.