1955 Ford Fairlane two-door sedan.

1955 Chevrolet 210 two-door sedan.

1940 Pontiac.

Just like the 1956 Dodge Royal Lancer seen earlier, this 1940 Pontiac is also something you don't see very often.

1966 Ford Galaxie 500XL convertible.

This was the first of four Ford Galaxies on display today.

This is a rare car, being one of 6,360 produced in 1966.

1966 Ford Galaxie 500XL convertible.

1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL.

Like the 1966 Galaxie 500XL convertible next to it, this car has bucket seats and a center console. While commonplace today, this was seldom seen back in the day.

This car features a stock 390 CID V8.

1963 Ford Galaxie 500.

This car has a modified 428 CID V8 which wasn't around in 1963.

1966 Chevrolet Nova SS.

This is the same supercharged Nova I saw at the Crystal Hills show a week ago. Power comes from a supercharged 383 CID V8 that makes 500 hp at the wheels.

1972-74 Dodge Challenger.

1956 Ford F100 pickup.

1969 Pontiac Firebird convertible.

This car is regularly seen at local car shows, (I saw it last week at the Crystal Hills show). It's one of 11,649 Firebird convertibles produced that year, and one of ZERO with a 428 CID V8. Pontiac never installed a 428 in a Firebird at the factory. But this 428 installation is extremely clean and looks like Pontiac put it there.

1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396.

One of the problems with GM Cowl Tags is that use of them wasn't standardized across all of the assembly plants. Some tags (Atlanta, Framingham, Kansas City), can provide a lot of useful information with regard to options. This car was built at the Baltimore, Maryland assembly plant which didn't provide anything beyond the model, paint color(s), and interior trim. Even so, the Cowl Tag breaks down as follows:

03D = Build date: 4th week of March 1967
678 = Job number: This is believed to be an internal number used to track work related to the interior. The number can be found on Trim Inspection sheets, but doesn't appear to have any other meaning.
7 = Gate number or "Body Jig" number: This is another internal reference to where the body was assembled.
ST 67 13817 = Style Code: 1967 model, Chevelle Super Sport hardtop coupe.
BAL = Final assembly plant: Baltimore, Maryland.
5949 = Fisher Body plant unit number: This is internal coding used at the Fisher Body plant.
TR 763 = Interior trim code: Black Imitation Leather.
AA PAINT = Exterior paint codes: Tuxedo Black lower and upper.
162366 = Ident Number: More internal coding. This number would also appear on the Trim Sheet and Body Broadcast Sheet.

The 396 CID V8 was available in three stages of tune in a 1967 Chevelle. This car has the middle option RPO L34 that makes 350 hp, (in between RPO L35 325 hp and RPO L78 375 hp).

This car has bucket seats with a center console and a 4-speed manual transmission.

1970 Chevrolet Chevelle.

This is a non-SS Chevelle, which actually seems to be seen less often at shows nowadays than the SS counterparts. The "400" emblem seen on the fender is where things get confusing.

If you ordered an SS396 Chevelle in 1970, you got a Turbo-Jet big block that actually displaces 402 cubes and makes either 350 hp (RPO L34), or 375 hp (RPO L78). But Chevrolet continued to use the familiar "SS396" name and badges that had been around since 1965.

However, a 330 hp version of the 402, (RPO LS3), could be installed in a non-SS Chevelle, as is the case with this car. But for some reason, a "400" emblem appeared on the front fenders. And to add to the confusion, the decal on the air cleaner still said "396." In other words, a non-SS Chevelle could be ordered with a big block V8, (specifically RPO LS3), that was called a "396," actually displaced 402 cubes, but had a fender emblem that said "400."

This particular car is even more confusing in that under the hood is a 400 CID small block V8 which wasn't offered in a Chevelle in 1970. So even though the engine displaces 400 cubes and matches the fender emblem, it didn't come from the factory that way.

This is a beautiful and somewhat confusing car.

1964 Ford Galaxie 500.

This is the last of four Galaxie 500s at the show today. This 1964 model has a 390 CID V8.

1958 Chevrolet Apache 31 pickup.

Just like the Ford Galaxies seen earlier, this is the third Chevrolet Apache 31 pickup on display today.

Light duty Apache trucks were equipped with a 235.5 CID inline 6-cylinder that makes 145 hp.

I'm a big fan of a stock restoration. This is a beautiful truck !

1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28.

A different Z28 stripe was installed at some point in this car's life. The Z28 stripe was a unique design for 1979, but is not featured on this car. Either way, I've always loved the look of this generation Z28 ! This is my favorite Z28 from a styling standpoint.

1969 Chevrolet Nova SS.

Power comes from Chevrolet's 396 CID V8 that makes either 350 hp (RPO L4), or 375 hp (RPO L75).

A total of 17,564 Super Sport Novas were produced in 1969.

Only 7,209 Novas left the factory with the 396 CID big block V8.

The ultimate musclecar setup: Big block V8, 4-speed manual transmission, and a bench seat.

A trio of Chevrolet Camaros (L-R): 1968 SS350, 1977 Z28, 1967 RS/SS.

1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS350.

Several very nice street rods on display.

1940 Ford street rod.

I like the hood release !

1967 Pontiac Firebird.

New Maserati Ghibli.

Behind the famous Maserati Trident is a 3.0L twin turbo V6 that makes 345 hp

2012 Fisker Karma EVER.

Automobile designer Henrik Fisker had already made a name for himself as the man behind automotive icons like the BMW Z8 and Aston Martin DB9 before setting out on his own in 2005. His company, Fisker Coachbuild, designed and produced custom bodied versions of existing cars, (i.e. a modern-day version of a classic coachbuilder).

In 2007, Fisker formed Fisker Automotive to produce his own vehicles. Development of his first product, the plug-in electric hybrid Karma, began in 2008 with production versions arriving in 2011. And all seemed well.

Then the company's battery supplier, A123 Systems, filed for bankruptcy in 2012 following two recalls of its batteries. For Fisker, no batteries meant no production which meant no revenue. Henrik Fisker resigned from the company in 2013. Additional financing issues forced Fisker Automotive into bankruptcy later that year.

The company's assets were acquired by Chinese parts supplier Wangxiang who coincidentally also purchased what remained of A123 Systems. Wangxiang restarted the company as Karma Automotive and began selling the Revero, an updated version of the Fisker Karma, in 2016.

The Karma's running gear consists of a 4-cylinder gasoline engine bolted to a 235 hp generator under the hood, twin electric motors at the rear axle that produce 402 hp, and a 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack connecting the generator to the electric motors. The car is propelled only by the electric motors. The 260 hp turbocharged GM 2.0L Ecotec inline 4-cylinder engine is there only to operate the generator which occurs either when the battery pack is depleted or "Sport" mode is selected. Zero to 60 mph happens in around 8 seconds under normal conditions, but drops to less than 6 seconds in "Sport" mode.

1949 Ford F1 pickup with a matching trailer.

1957 Oldsmobile with modern drivetrain which I believe is a Chevrolet LS V8.

1965 Chevrolet Chevelle.

Chevrolet's 283 CID small block V8 was the smallest of three V8 engines available in a 1965 Chevelle. The two versions of the 283 were complimented by three versions of the 327 CID small block V8. The other Chevelle V8 engine was the 375 hp RPO L77 396 CID big block V8 which was not advertised and available only with the "Special Sport Equipment" package RPO Z16. Those 201 cars are highly coveted today and are worth well into the 6-figures.