Each week Sam Barer's Sound Classics brings
readers into the wonderful world of the collector car hobby with
profiles of the world's most beautiful cars and the owners who collect
them. Sound Classics goes beyond the specs and statistics found in
other columns and books to communicate what it is like to drive and
own these fine cars.
Sound Classics also covers other
collector automobile topics, such as insurance, car shows, restoration and history of interest to all types of automobile enthusiasts.
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Other Sound Classics Collector Vehicle Test Drives:
- Classic Cadillac Hearse
- Hearses aren't just for Halloween anymore. We take a reverand's hot rod Caddy hearse for a little spin around the graveyard.
- 1970 MGB GT
- Our series on affordable collector cars takes us to MG's bang-for-the-buck leader, a 1970 MGB GT with chrome bumpers, wire wheels and a $500 purchase price!
- 1925 Model T Racer and 1931 Model A Deluxe Roadster --
We start our celebration of 100 years of Ford in two reliable rally racers.
- Italian Style, American Muscle: 1971 DeTomaso Pantera -- Sexy, powerful, dangerous, yet reliable as a Mustang.
- Yesterday and Today: VW's New vs Original Beetle Convertible -- Sam Barer gets a VW New Beetle for a week, then hops for a ride in an original 1968 Beetle Convertible daily driver. Can New live-up to old?
- Land Rover -- Spending time with Charles Kellogg, a leading expert on the vehicles with mountain goat abilities and never-say-die mechanicals.
- 1965
Chevrolet Impala SuperSport Convertible - Still in the
hands of its original owner, this classic American muscle car has
been a factor in many interesting stories.
- 1929
Franklin 130 Convertible Coupe - This aircooled luxury
classic is still an active tourer.
- 1957
Bentley S1 Custom Bodied Saloon - What is it like to drive
a unique ultra-luxurious Bentley ordered by actor Gary Cooper?
Sound Classics knows.
- 1972 Mercedes 350SL-- The benchmark for the luxury convertible throughout the 1970s and 80s.
- 1955
Packard Patrician - Sound Classics' Sam Barer bids adieu
to his first collector car.
- 1964
Chevrolet El Camino Drag Racer - Get in, belt up and hold
on.
- Yesterday and Today: Chevrolet's "Modern" Pickup Trucks -- How does an original, unrestored
1937 Chevy half-ton pickup stack-up against its great grandchild, the 2003 Avalanche?
- 1976 Triumph
TR-6 - Sound Classics loves when people drive their
classics, and we love it even more when the owners drive their
classics every single day, such as the case with this little
British roadster.
- 1957
Chevrolet Nomad - Anyone who thinks stations wagons aren't
cool has never seen this Nomad.
- 1965 Ford
Mustang Fastback - The car that everyone wanted, from
secretaries to racers, and for good reason.
- 1965 Mercury
Comet Cyclone - What could be better than owning one
Cyclone? How about one for show and one for go.
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