Author: Ken Altes

1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe in Ft. Worth Texas
1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe at a recent Good Guys car show and swap meet in Ft. Worth, at the Texas Motor Speedway.

V-12 1941 Lincoln Continental Coupe
1941 Lincoln Continental Coupe powered by a 322 ci flathead V-12. I found it behind a Dallas, Texas, collector car dealership, now closed.

‘Ole Red’ Volente Volunteer Fire Dept. Ford F-6 Fire Truck No. 1
Volente is just west of Austin and HWY 620 at Four Points. This would be about a 1949 truck.

1955 Buick Riviera Super Coupe
I stopped to take a few pics of this very fine 1955 Buick Riviera Super Coupe in Monterey, California, during Monterey Car Week, during which several other shows and auctions occur, including Pebble Beach. It

1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe in Buda
Pretty 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air “Sport Coupe” in Buda, Texas, at one of my favorite hot rod fab shops, Murphos .

1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria
Love this dolled-up 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria with lake pipes, fender skirts, (Cadillac?) wheel covers, visor, and bumper guard. Am I missing something? I snapped this pic on S. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas,

1950ish Chevy Fastback Custom in Austin
Very interesting 1950ish Chevrolet fastback custom on S. Lamar Boulevard in Austin, Texas. Frenched headlights, shaved door handles, decked radiused front wheel openings, nosed hood, decked trunk lid, fins and recessed taillights. Did I miss