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Our 2020 Autos for Autism event may not look the same this year, but we plan to have just as much fun and hopefully raise just as much for the Ted Lindsay Foundation. We are still accepting entries! Please see the flyer for information. Any questions can be sent to info@stahlsauto.com. T-shirts and raffle baskets will be available for donations. All proceeds go to the Ted Lindsay Foundation.
This incredible 1919 Pierce-Arrow 66 A-4 Touring car recently arrived at the collection after making an appearance at the 2020 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. The car was custom-built for vaudevillian and early motion picture star, Roscoe C. “Fatty” Arbuckle. The coachwork was a very early design by a young Harley J. Earl for Don Lee Coachbuilders in southern California. Earl would eventually move on to a stellar design career at General Motors. The chassis has a 147.5″ wheelbase and 36″ tires. The gas tank holds 32 gallons since the car seldom got more than 4 miles to the gallon.
Though we are temporarily closed due to the recommendations of the CDC, we will be open again soon and you will be able to see this beauty in person! Stay tuned to our social media and web page for updates!
We were privileged to be a part of a wonderful tradition in Detroit last week, a Toast To Hockeytown. This event is celebrated its 20th anniversary as the signature event for the Detroit Red Wings Foundation. We brought our 1921 Chevrolet and our 1932 Chevrolet Confederate to add a little pizzazz to the already dolled up Little Caesars Arena! There were so many great costumes and many stopped to get a great photo with our two beauties. It was the bees knees!!
Have you signed up to receive our quarterly newsletter yet? What are you waiting for?? The January 2020 issue was just released! You can sign up at the lower left side of our home page and you’ll never miss out! Our newsletter recaps our past events and lets you know about the upcoming events! We list our open hours for the next 3 months plus some other great content. Sign up soon so you won’t be left out! If you’d still like to receive the January 2020 issue, send us an email and we’ll send you a copy. Just remember to sign up so you won’t miss out on any other news of what’s happening at Stahl’s Auto Collection!
During today’s open hours, George DeLorean, brother of John DeLorean, stopped in for a tour. This was the first time he had seen the collection and was very impressed! He took time out to take photos with our volunteer staff, including Vern Lancaster. Vern has brought his DeLorean automobile to several of our Thursday Night Cruise Ins.
This Sunday at the Orphan Car Show, you can see examples from more than a hundred car companies that contributed to the automotive industry that you may never even heard of. The show is held each year at the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum and showcases automobiles that are 25 or more “model-years” old and are no longer manufactured or imported into the US. Zundapp definitely falls into this category. Zundapp was a major German manufacturer that was founded at Nuremberg in 1917 producing munitions. They departed from that business at the end of World War I and the first motorcycle emerged in 1921. In the early 1930s, motorcycle sales were sagging and they decided to take a stab at building an automobile. They never got past building prototypes and they returned to their primary interest of motorcycles and later, aircraft engines.
Twenty five years later, after a decade of postwar concentration on motorcycles and light machinery, the completely different Janus went into actual production. The odd-looking auto has one forward facing seat for the drive and one passenger and one rear facing seat for two more passengers. The name Janus came from the Roman god who faced two directions… well played. Approximately 6,900 were built before Zundapp again abandoned the car business and returned to motorcycles.
See our 1958 Zundapp Janus at the Orphan Car Show in Ypsilanti, Michigan this Sunday, September 15, from 9:00-4:00. Cost is $6.00 per person, children 12 $ under are free with adult. www.ypsiautoheritage.org for information.
This weekend we have two shows we are participating in! Our 1935 Lincoln we be on display at the Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, June 9 at Ault Park. Our 1935 Chrysler Airflow will make its way to the Packard Proving Grounds for the Cars are Stars show! If you in either location, be sure to stop by and say hello! We will have flyers on hand about the collection!
Our two newest additions to the collection arrived today! A beautiful 1904 Peerless Type 8 Style K Touring car with a King of Belgium body style and an 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen. The Benz is a replica of what is considered the be the first automobile. These will be set up for display immediately so make your way out to the collection and see them first hand!
This past weekend, we were able to share our 1924 Delage with the attendees of the 2019 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on Amelia Island, Florida. The weather was warm and the cars were hot! Although we did not win in our large circle of amazing cars, we won a spot in many hearts. People just loved seeing the beautiful mahogany body of this gorgeous vehicle. He drew lots of attention and was even judged by the Hagerty Youth Judging program. What a great way to get the kids involved in the car collecting hobby! Keep the history alive!
Thank you to everyone who came out on Wednesday, December 19th and helped us raise money and food for the Vietnam Veterans Chapter 154 and brought so many toys for the Marines Toys for Tots drive! We had a record number of donations of food and toys! Thank you to the No Name Car Club, Father and Son’s Pizza, and Marco’s Pizza of Chesterfield for all you do to make this event great! A special shout out to First Place Lounge for holding your own toy drive and dropping the toys at the museum. Visitors got to see the new additions right before they are being tucked away for a bit. They also got to see the 1916 Hudson go for a quick spin! Be sure you don’t miss out for next year, bigger and better things are in the works! We start collecting food and toys on Black Friday! Merry Christmas and Happy Motoring New Year to all!
