| Vol.
I, No. 9 | End
of School / Summer Issue | June
15th, 2001 |
Auto
& Travel
Links to Auto & Travel On-Line
. Links
to Auto & Travel On-Line The
amount of info on the web is enormous, as anyone who's ever tried to run a
search can attest to. And, to put it all in context, best estimates say
that only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's out there is actually making its
way to the search engines.
Well ...
Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So each issue, we
post a few links in Auto & Travel to sites that might interest you.
Sometimes the links will be related to one another ... sometimes
we'll just offer up a somewhat random sampling. Sometimes they're about
Vermont sites, sometimes not. In either case, we think we might be able to
help you find the kind of site you've been looking for.
Of
course, while we can't vouch for the fact that every link we provide will be of
interest to everyone, we do our best to filter out the noise and the
bustle. ...
We hope you enjoy the following sites as
much as we do. Studying
the Classics
Links to Classic Car Sites on
the Web  There's
no shortage of Classic Car sites out there, but we couldn't very well go to
press without mentioning Vermont's own Hemming's Motor News site. So
that's where we began. ...
Beyond that, there were
too many to choose from, so we decided to land on two others, for two very
different reasons. ... The first of the other two is
Classic Chevy's of Southern California. We chose it for a simple
reason: ... not because California is supposed to be all that when
it comes to classic cars, but because of one very special little collection of
graphics that makes this site worth the visit. The second of the two is
short on graphics, but what it lacks in that regard it more than makes up for by
pointing you to lots of good auto sites all over the web. ... Here,
then, are this month's choices for Links to Auto & Travel On-Line:
hemmings.com from
Hemmings Motor News
We don't usually list sites that are
primarily commercial here. But with Hemming's, we had to make an
exception. ...
.
It's not for
nothing that Hemming's has earned the nickname of 'bible' for the Old Car
Hobby. Their listings are extensive. The site, like the original
hard-copy Hemming's, is well organized into several main section --
Classifieds, Showrooms & Resources. The Classifieds sections is
broken down into Vehicles, Parts, Literature, Automobilia, and Other
Classifieds. The Showrooms section includes Dealers, Auctions, Online
Stores, a Parts Locator, and the HMN Gift Shop. Finally, the Resources
section boasts sub-sections on Hemmings Books, Car Shows & Events,
Online Car Show, Father's Day 2001, Clubs & Museums, Car Club Services,
a Hobby Directory, the HMN Price Checker, and Other Price Guides, as well as
a Site Index and info about HMN.
.
The
site is reasonably easy to navigate, though we would have hoped for more
detail in each of the sub-sections instead of the more usual search tools
you find there. And there's no question that ClassicCars.com
{see below also} is the superior site for free info, including an
excellent tech section called "Ted's Garage." Still, if
you're in the market -- whether as a buyer, a seller, or a builder -- you've
got to pay homage to Hemming's.
Rating: **** [4 Stars]
. Classic
Chevy's of Southern California: ccsctimes.htm
Like
we said at the outset, we've included CCSC, not because we're terribly fond
of Southern California, but because of one special little feature we found
there. ...
.
What? ...
.
A
great collection of postcards! ... That's right.
Postcards. They've got the whole set of Chevy Dealer postcards for all
the '55 - '57 models. You name it, it's there. Bel Air's,
Two-Ten's, One-Fifty's ... as well as all the colors of the
Chevy rainbow. The majority of the site is devoted to the Club and its
members, including a Members Pride Photo Page. But the postcards are
the real reason for a visit. A warning, though: The postcard
pages load fairly slowly. That's the bad news. The good news is,
once they've loaded, you've got decent quality reproductions of these Chevy
Dealer postcards.
.
CCSC is one of dozens
{probably hundreds} of Classic Chevy sites out there. But the postcard
collection makes it worth the time.
Rating: ***1/2 [3-1/2 stars]
. Cars
on the Web
The name of the site is pretty unassuming, but pretty
accurate. ... There's got to be some 250-plus listings
here. ...
.
 Sure,
some are out of date. But that shouldn't stop you from running down
the list. ... You'll find sub-section on Magazines, Car Clubs,
Classic Cars, Chrysler, Ford, Racing & Tech, and "Cars not made in
the U.S.," as well as a lengthy list of Mixed Links. On the
Classic Car end of things, you'll find a strange mix of links,
including: Motional Memories, 57 Chevy's home page, 1962 Mercury
Meteor, The Nova Supersite, Firebird site, Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum,
Rare GTOs, The American Landyacht, The Classic Car-Nection Home Page, Classic
Cars {which is rightly described as an excellent source of
information, parts listings, appraisers and a listing of museums"},
AutoZonLine, Classic Car Museum, Bill Brauch's Auto Restoration, F-Body Home
Page, Bryceman's Oldsmobile Page, 1962-1979 Chevy II and Nova Homepage,
Plymouth Valiant Site, '50s 'til now, Automobile Pictures Archive, VetteNet
Home Page, and a DeLorean Home Page.
.
So,
like we said, it's short on graphics. But it more than makes up for
that with its lengthy and quirky listing of auto sites around the web,
thereby living up to its name.
Rating: **** [4 stars]
.
. *******
******* If you know of any links
that you think are worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
... If we agree, we'll be happy to include
them in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks. *******
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