Promotional Corvette Pedal Car at Lambrecht Story by Jim Volgarino Info and some images by John Arnold Models, Inc.   In the mid-1950s, General Motors, along with all the major car companies of the time, was enthralled with promotion. Coming off a decade of world war, the company was letting out all the stops to drive people to showrooms with glitzy ads, colorful promotions and incentives meant to get dealers nationwide excited to put one more GM product on the road.   Nothing represented the promotion mania better than Chevrolet’s Corvette!   Introduced in 1953, the Corvette featured styling cues no one had ever experienced from a US automotive manufacturer. The Corvette was born for promotion and GM wanted every ounce of promotion capital from its little plastic sports car.   But promotion wasn’t just for the adult car jockey who was itching to glide down the boulevard in a low slung roadster. The kiddies were part of the action too.   UPDATE, 9/30/13: Since writing this article about the Kiddie Corvette, we've been contacted by John Arnold, John's company,  John Arnold Models, Inc. does full restorations and offers replacements parts...

1963 Chevy Impala - "Doesn't Run" (You figure it out!)   You saw the only 5 miles 1958 Chevy Apache Pickup, and now the 1978 Corvette Pace car with 4 miles. This 1963 Impala's a beater with 11 miles on it! Look how straight it is!   The Lambrecht Chevy Auto Dealership you learned about here never sold any used cars and kept any cars that weren't sold the year they were new! That's why this great car, a super desirable car even with a 327 and auto trans, is in the Lambrecht Auction.   The interior is just as cherry since the plastic was kept on.     This is another hot item in the auction with bids are up to $26,000!!   Want to own it? Get more details and you've got until 9/27 to buy it here: 1963 Chevy Impala - 2dr 327 V8, auto for sale   Being Sold AS IS and NO RESERVE. For more info and other auctions www.vanderbrinkauctions.com or 605-201-7005.   If you're an Impala fan, we don't have any 63's, but what about this bad-in-black 61 Chevy...

1978 Corvette - Black, Silver with Red Trim: And it's still got the plastic on the seats!   You saw the only 5 miles 1958 Chevy Apache Pickup, how about this 1978 Corvette? "Push off the truck and in and out of the show room" is all the miles she has! Get this... The top bid getter, so far, at the Lambrecht Chevy Auto Auction is this 1978 Corvette Pace Car. Now, is this one of the most popular Corvettes? No... Comes with big block? 4 Speed? No and no, but... what does it have going for it? Un-real! Never offered for sale plastic on the seats and steering wheel still never seen the road! original decals, in the box with the center caps and emblems Original Invoice and MSO still holding onto the window!   As you can see from the pictures, she could use a detailing!   Bids are up to $35,500 so far, but might go for more. Corvette collectors, you gotta go for this one!   Find out more about the auction and the woman running it here: Lambrecht Chevy Auto Auction here.     Want...

1958 Chevy Apache - 5 miles, never sold... Imagine this... The truck has just over 5 miles on the ODO! For some reason, the truck was never, ever sold. I think what that means, it was never even offered for sale thanks to a fluke that is the Lambrecht Chevy Auto Auction.   Get some details on what's happening at the Lambrecht Chevy Auto Auction here.   The details are, it's a 1958 Chevrolet Apache 31 Series 1/2 ton Pickup. As listed in the auction, the truck is NEW! OK, well, hard to say new, but it was purchased Ray Lambrecht for Lambrecht Chevrolet Company, but never sold. It's been run in the last year, so how bad can it be... the only thing really wrong with this orginal straight six, four speed on the floor truck is the bed wood needs replaced and the there's some rust here and there.   I guess sitting outside, unprotected in Nebraska will do that after 55 years! Talk about a SURVIVOR!   Want to own it? Get more details and you've got until 9/27 to buy it here: 1958 Chevy Apache  ...

Cadillac's Top Model - Eldorado Biarritz When I saw this sexy Cadillac for sale at Auctions America Auburn Fall Auction - sorry, we missed it, it was Labor Day weekend... I immediately thought of a couple other Custom Cadillac Biarritz stories I did. Before we get to that, what's up with this award winning "Champagne Iridescent" Caddy? The experts predict the sale price at $80-100k. Here's what that gets you: By the 1960s’ Cadillac had claimed its supremacy as the flagship line for General Motors and bested the rest of its competition in the luxury car segment. Although the Eldorado line was heavily equipped with many luxuries that were standard on most models, it is worth mentioning the accessories that complete this outstandingly restored Biarritz. This particular car includes all power steering, brakes, windows, seats, top, antenna, plus Cadillac Air Suspension, cruise control, air-conditioning and much more. It is finished in Champagne Iridescent with complementing gold leather interior and black vinyl top. It is powered by a 390-cid V-8 with a Hydra-Matic Drive transmission. Most importantly, this example benefits from a no-expense spared restoration and is the recipient of an...

Ford Falcon 2 Door Wagon - Can you see the vision? See it? No? Fine, I'll help with your future hot rod vision... What do you see? Junky old Falcon wagon? That's it? Notice it's a 2 door? That's much more desirable to most... what else? It's very straight, I can't see any cancerous rust from 6 feet away. Anything else? Yea! It's complete! From this pic, this would be a car I'd like to see and know more about. And you can! This low mileage dreamer is for sale Sept 21-22 by Auctions America at their Bennett Collection Auction in Rollinsford, NH. I imagine that we've still got a few non-believers. Fine... take this! Same car, I think it's even the same color. The only difference (you can't see) is this one's an original V8 car. But look how plain this baby is! No side trim at all, just like the un-optioned beauty in the first picture.  I wrote about this Falcon and called the story: When Bone Stock Marries Plain Jane - it's a completely, and near perfectly, restored 1965 Falcon wagon done by a chrome restoration specialist...