Poughkeepsie, NY – It was humble beginnings from which the world’s leading classic Cadillac restorer was formed. In 1984, out of a spare room in a 1744 Hudson Valley farmhouse recently purchased and under restoration, Elsa Mauer Nicodemus began a small mail-order business, F.E.N. Enterprises, selling correct Cadillac upholstery and old Cadillac parts. Working hard to maintain a work-family balance between her new enterprise, … Read the rest
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Lane Motor Museum launches ‘Redefining Remnants: The Art of Parts’
Nashville, TN – Lane Motor Museum announced the opening of a major new exhibit. The exhibit, Redefining Remnants: The Art of Parts, highlights the incredible art form created by Edwin Lockridge and will feature several vehicles from the museum’s collection to complement Mr. Lockridge’s creativity in a unique way. The exhibit opened on February 8, 2024, and runs through February 10, 2025.
Whether out of necessity, creativity, or passion, humans can find ways to make something out of what … Read the rest
Parts & Projects: L&M Auto of Colorado
More than 50 years ago, in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, LeRoy and Rosalie Martinez founded L & M Auto. In the beginning, it was just a body shop; LeRoy did the bodywork, and Rosalie did the bookkeeping. From that original body shop, the couple has expanded to several businesses that include a salvage yard, towing service and used car lot. All the businesses except the used car lot are located on Road 8 South in Alamosa, Colo. Today, their son, … Read the rest
Parts & Projects: Cherry Automotive Parts of Amarillo, Texas
When I arrived at Cherry Avenue Auto Parts on a very warm September morning in 2022, there was not a hint of a breeze. The salvage yard’s access lanes were open and free of vegetation, but the areas between older vehicles were overgrown with tall grass and weeds. Immediately after entering the weedy area, I was engulfed by a cloud of hungry mosquitos. About that time, I realized I had forgotten to put on my wide-brim hat, so … Read the rest
’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 … Read the rest
Parts & Projects: Nobody Else’s Auto
A rare and private look at Kansas’ Nobody Else’s Auto salvage yard.
Having had a father who dragged home Pontiac and Buick parts cars when he was a kid, it’s not surprising Old Cars reader Chad Ehrlich eventually made the parts business a career. Always being around cars while working with his dad eventually led … Read the rest