Once again we will be supporting the Concours of the Eastern United States at this year’s Philadelphia International Auto Show to be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The Auto Show kicks off with a fund-raiser “Black Tie Gala” on Friday January 30 and opens to the public at 9 AM Saturday morning January 31st. The Concours exhibit of classic and vintage cars is located in D-Hall and will be open daily through 8 PM Sunday February 8, 2009. In support of the Concours exhibit we have a 1971 Jaguar XKE Roadster and a 1953 Morgan we will be bringing in from Ragtops & Roadsters for display. For more information on the Auto Show click here.. We hope to see you at the show! More...
Michael Engard fixes toys. But don't take him your limping Barbies, frozen Lionel engines or rusted Flexible Flyers. Engard, 41, specializes in aging Jaguars, Triumphs, MGs and Land Rovers, cars which were on the road in Britain before the Beatles. "It's a luxury market," he explained from his 10-man shop in Perkasie recently. "This is discretionary cash for a lot of these people. It's a toy for many." Customers at Ragtops & Roadsters, which Engard opened in 1990, are willing to pay up to $150,000 and wait three years for their repairs, he said. Doing everything from a tune-up to a complete restoration of a pre-World War II car, the company's sales have grown steadily since the beginning More...