| Fred Roth's Classic Cars |
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| By 1970, we came to the realization the owning mass quantities of anything was a little nuts and started replacing a few of the Hudsons with other makes and models. We decided to give our collection a theme. Being that we already had the Hudson Italia, which was considered to be an American Sports Car, we decided to build around it. The first diversion was 55-57 Thunderbirds. We had several and Deanna even drove one to work. It wasn't long before that practice was deemed impractical. We finally settled on Mustangs as our main mode of transportation which to today we still continue to drive. She has a 67 Convt and I have two 67 fastbacks. We also have a 65 fastback as a backup. |
| 1949 Mercury Coupe has nothing to do with the collection, but I would have given my eye tooth for one in HS so have one now. It is also a driver which we keep in our garage up in Big Bear. |
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| 1952 Muntz is my favorite car. This specimen was restored by my son and myself from a very neglected car we bought for $50. The car was found to have been the first overhead valve equipped car. Muntz built 198 of these cars. Most belonged to VIP's or those that perceived themselves to be. |
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| Our Muntz has won numerous best of show awards, including the Palm Springs Concours. It has also won best in class many times. The car has been featured on television several times. It is shown here winning at Pebble Beach, the top rated show in the world. It has a built in liquor bar as well as a wire recorder. It was also awarded as top Muntz by Earl Muntz's daughter in an all Muntz meet. |
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