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An Interview With Vintage Chevrolet Collector and Schwinn Bicycle Aficionado Jim Snell

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Jim Snell talks about collectible vintage Chevrolet cars, including the 1957 Bel Air, the 1959 Impala, and the 1960’s Camaro muscle cars. He also discusses vintage Schwinn bicycles. Based in Indiana, Jim can be reached through his website, Jims59.com, which is a member of our [...]

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An Interview With Antique Toy Model Car Collectors Ron Sturgeon and Rodney Ross

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this article Ron Sturgeon and Rodney Ross discuss collecting rare toy cars, including early tin, wind-up, pressed steel and other models. Ron Sturgeon is the founder of the DFW Elite Toy Museum in Austin, Texas, a member of our Hall of Fame. Rodney Ross is the curator. [...]

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An Interview With Vintage Ford Car, Porcelain Sign, and Petroliana Collector Sam Baker

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview, Sam Baker discusses collecting vintage Ford cars (Model T’s and A’s), Ford porcelain signs and other collectibles, and Petroliana (gas pumps and globes), especially Richfield. Based in Oceanview, New Jersey, Sam can be reached through his website, Jersey Vintage Ford Collectibles, which is a member [...]

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An Interview With Vintage Petroliana (Oil and Gas) Collector Jim Potts

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

By Maribeth Keane, Collectors Weekly Staff (Copyright 2008)
In this interview Jim Potts talks about collecting petroliana: signs, gas pumps, globes, oil cans, maps, and other items related to gas stations and oil companies. Based in DeSoto, Missouri, Jim can be reached via his website, Oldgas.com, which is a member of our Hall of Fame.
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An Interview With Vintage Road Map Collector Richard Horwitz

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

By Marty Weil (Copyright 2008)
Interview courtesy of the Ephemera Blog, Marty Weil’s great information resource on ephemera collecting and collectors, and a member of our Hall of Fame.

Richard Horwitz, the past president of the Road Map Collectors Association, is a retired picture editor and lives in New Jersey with his wife and more than [...]

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