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Thursday, October 3, 2013

Collectible Cars

Collecting

V-8 Expats Roll Into England

LONDON CALLING Norman Dawood with his 1949 Cadillac on Waterloo Bridge, with a view of British landmarks.
Jonathan Player for The New York Times

LONDON CALLING Norman Dawood with his 1949 Cadillac on Waterloo Bridge, with a view of British landmarks.

There is a growing classic-car movement in England to collect what are called Yank Tanks, big American cars made after World War II.

In Nebraska, a Field of Low-Mileage Dreams

The Lambrecht collection, featuring hundreds of American classics hidden for decades in a field in Pierce County, Neb., will go on sale this month.

Auto Ego

One Man’s Toyota Rescue Mission

Luis Bonilla of Connecticut is an old-school car guy. While others worship older muscle cars, he is devoted to the classic Toyotas that were made until the late 1980s.

A Well-Traveled Concours Winner

From Puerto Rico to New Jersey to Best of Show in California, a Packard has had quite a journey.

Collecting

The American Standard-Setter

Duesenbergs have won more Best of Show awards at Pebble Beach than any American marque. Indeed, they are regarded as so superior to their domestic peers that Duesenbergs compete in their own class.

The No. 2 Duesenberg Is Also Pebble-Bound

The second Duesenberg sold to the public was found in Missouri and brought back to life by a team in California.

Collecting

Monterey’s Festival, Rich in Tradition

What started as a small meeting of sports car enthusiasts in 1950 has grown into the Pebble Beach classic-car extravaganza, which includes eight concours, five auctions and three days of racing.

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Yank Tanks

The American car scene is growing in England, on the streets and on the track.

Chevys That Time Forgot

The Ray Lambrecht collection, which goes on sale later this month, includes American classics from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.

Tale of the Stingray

The Corvette Sting Ray arrived for 1963 and was a landmark for the brand.

Classics on the Coast

Some highlights from the more than six decades of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and surrounding events.

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