By John Sweeney If you can believe it, this spectacular Biscayne was a rusty, three owner, 1958 Chevrolet Biscayne, 2 door post sedan, that was found in Oroville, California, over 12 years ago. It was sold new in 1958, equipped
Dings & Dents – April 2017
By John Sweeney – Old Car Nut, Caretaker of the Reno-Sacramento Swap Meet & Publisher-in-Training I stayed at the new Hampton Inn in Turlock, (located at 1821 Lander Ave.), this last January for the Modesto Area A’ s Swap Meet. Great
Garage Snooping: A 1932 Chevy Woody
A 1932 Chevy Woody That was Not Made in Detroit! By John Sweeney March 2017 This 1932 Chevy Woody was made in Auburn, California. Len Smith of Auburn, CA decided that Chevrolet should have built a Woody in 1932, but
Dings & Dents – March 2017
By John Sweeney – Old Car Nut, Caretaker of the Reno-Sacramento Swap Meet & Publisher-in-Training I’ve been going 98 miles an hour since the beginning of this year … and there are no signs of things slowing down … AND I
Garage Snooping – Terrific Tri-Five
Story by John Sweeney February 2017 This is the “Terrific Tri-Five” Chevy that I caught cruising at last year’s California Auto Museum Annual Cruise down Fulton Ave. (Note – the CAM cruise is scheduled to happen again in 2017 on
Dings & Dents – February 2017
By John Sweeney – Old Car Nut, Caretaker of the Reno-Sacramento Swap Meet & Publisher-in-Training This “Dream” GMC COE is up for Grabs … Rich Roberts is selling his world famous one-of-a-kind GMC COE complete, with a custom matching “toy” hauling
Garage Snooping: 1936 Oldsmobile F-36 Convertible
1936 Oldsmobile F-36 Convertible Hidden Away In An El Dorado County Cave (Garage) By John Sweeney I recently traveled to Keith Peters’ Cave /Garage in El Dorado County to do a little snooping. First thing that I saw pulling
Dings & Dents – December 2016
By John Sweeney – Old Car Nut, Caretaker of the Reno-Sacramento Swap Meet & Publisher-in-Training Last month, I put a Ford nine-inch rear end for sale in my column. Huge response and I sold it the day that the paper hit
Cover Story: Serrano Concours, November 2016
Lots of Green $$$ on the Grass at the 2016 Serrano Concours By John Sweeney A fantastic display of automobiles on Oct. 2nd, 2016 in El Dorado Hills, was enjoyed by thousands of people. I could not begin to guess
Dings & Dents – November 2016
By John Sweeney – Old Car Nut, Caretaker of the Reno-Sacramento Swap Meet & Publisher-in-Training We mail Cruisin’ News renewal cards each month to those subscribers whose subscription will be ending in the coming months … We received a letter