Pop's Garage

Welcome to Pop's Garage in beautiful downtown Beach Bum Cove. A mythical place where the clocks don't get wound and calendars are only valued for their great old car pictures. Pop still drives Dorothy Louise, his beloved Rambler Ambassador convertible but keeps his skateboard in the back for when he forgets her gas gauge tends to stick.

Tire Kicking is the place Pop puts articles and photo features about his favorite cars. Featured now is the 1948 Studebaker Land Cruiser and The History of the Metropolitan. Both articles have links to other sites of interests for fans of the late American independent auto manufacturers.

In The Livery, you'll discover that Pop also has a real thing for limousines and hearses. Friends in his car club own The '49 Crown Imperial and provided the original factory photographs that illustrate the article. Limousines & Hearses is a rare look at vintage professional cars owned by members of the Tri-State Chapter of the Professional Car Society.

Scale Models: Hearses, Limousines & the Independents

1951 Kaiser-Frazer Henry J

The little Henry J from Kaiser-Frazer is being done in 1:18 scale by SunStar. It will be in their Platinum Series and is now said to be due in December. But Sun Star advises that they expect to only deliver limited quantities. See Showroom for more photos, details, colors and pre order information. And checkout Joe Kelly's Playing With Cars for a video review of this new diecast model.

1952 Nash Ambassador Super Airflyte

SunStar has announced they will produce one of Pop's favorite cars in 1:18 scale. The Airflytes will be in their Platinum Series and will come in two color schemes and will be in the $60.00 price range (depending on retailer). Late word is they will likely not be available until early 2009. See Showroom for details, new production colors and pre order information.

1947 Cadillac Miller Landau Hearse

1947 Cadillac Miller Limousine Style Hearse

These 1947 Cadillac Miller hearses in 1:18 scale diecast are the latest announcements from Precision Miniatures. No pre-production photos have been released as yet but the models are due sometime in 2009. See Showroom for details, colors and pre order information.

1959 Cadillac Series 75 Limousine

This fantastic 1:18 scale model from Precision Miniatures has arrived and is available now from Precision and select dealers. Images of the actual model have been out for some time. See Showroom for more photos, details, colors and ordering information. And see Joe Kelly's review of this long awaited model at Playing With Cars

For scale model fans who like reviews with more than just words and maybe, a couple pictures. The Car Room - Playing With Cars features videos of the models with sound narratives by Joe Kelly Jr. Maybe it's the name that caught Pop's eye...growing up, no kid every came to visit, at least in warm weather, who didn't get a trip to the garden to Play Cars with Pop's promo collection. Hey, what kid knew then that promos would be highly desirable and expensive collectibles 50 years in the future.