PUBLISHING MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER McKeel Hagerty PUBLISHER Rob Sass


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Blair Bunting, Rich Chenet, Colin Comer, Dave Kinney, Evan Klein, P.J. O’Rourke, Don Sherman, Wayne Carini


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Hagerty Classic Cars (#41) Summer 2012, Vol. 7 No 2. Hagerty Classic Cars is published quarterly for $8 a year by Hagerty Media Properties, LLC., 141 River’s Edge Dr. #200, Traverse City, MI 49684-3299. Ap- plication to mail at periodicals postage is pending at Traverse City, MI, and Saratoga Springs, NY.


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You may have noted some differences in the look, feel and name of Hagerty Classic Cars magazine. We’ve been planning updated coachwork for awhile now, and the new colors, fonts and design elements throughout this Summer issue represent those efforts. Let us know what you think at editorhagerty@hagerty.com.


On the subject of summer, let’s be honest, car people live for it. And so do vintage bike people. Over the last few years, we’ve been happy to see two-wheeled collectibles showing up more in the car world at auctions and shows. There really has been a seismic shift in the way the collector car world looks at vintage motorcycles — not unlike the shift in sensibilities that society as a whole faced regarding bikes in the post-war years. In his second appearance in Hagerty Classic Cars magazine, P.J. O’Rourke chronicles how bikes became “respectable” in polite society.


Like many of you, I’m a huge fan of the History Channel show “Pawn Stars,” and I always get pulled in by an episode that features a car or cool piece of automobilia. One look and it’s easy to see that Richard Harrison, a.k.a. “The Old Man,” really is passionate about his cars. Hagerty Price Guide Publisher Dave Kinney — a dead ringer for Richard’s son Rick — recently sat down with Richard at the World Famous Gold and Silver Pawn Shop on Las Vegas Boulevard to talk about his love for old cars. The Old Man doesn’t give many interviews; we hope you enjoy this one.


Finally, 1962 was a great year in the automotive world, and 2012 represents some significant 50th anniversaries. In this issue we showcase what is arguably the biggest one — the legendary Cobra, which came about when Carroll Shelby stuffed a small-block Ford V-8 into the gorgeous AC Ace. Colin Comer, author of The Complete Book of Shelby, writes about how it all happened and looks at some of the other cars to bear the Shelby name. Which reminds me, my GT500 is idling outside and it’s time to drive.


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