Car collecting in Indiana

<p dir="ltr"> <strong>Brownsburg</strong> resident <strong>Bob Palma</strong> has a nine-car garage that houses his treasures: a 1973 Mustang convertible; four 1964 Studebaker Daytona models; a 1956 Packard Clipper hardtop and other cars manufactured more than 40 years ago.</p> <p dir="ltr">As Hoosier History Live explores the world of Hoosier car collectors like Bob, we won't focus exclusively on "classic" autos; that term has a specific, limited definition with some clubs for owners and enthusiasts, often referring to cars manufactured before the late 1940s.</p> <p dir="ltr">Instead, with Bob as our guide, we will take a broad look at Hoosier owners and clubs (or local chapters of national groups) with a span from Model A Fords (the Model A was a successor in the late 1920s of the innovative Model T) through enthusiasts of Corvettes, Mustangs and other cars designed in the 1960s and '70s. Bob is a life member of both the <strong><a href= "https://studebakerdriversclub.com/">Studebaker Drivers Club</a></strong> and the <strong><a href= "https://www.aaca.org/">Antique Automobile Club of America</a></strong>.</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src= "http://hoosierhistorylive.org/images/Car-club-logos.JPG" alt= "Car club logos: Studebaker Drivers Club and Indiana Region Classic Car Club of America." width="218" height="449" align="right" />Where do owners get replacement parts? How do they buy and sell? And with automobile technology having advanced so much in recent years, why do they prefer to hit the road in cars that initially rolled out of showrooms many decades ago?</p> <p dir="ltr">There are more of these enthusiasts in Indiana than you may assume. The <strong><a href= "https://inrccca.org/">Indiana Region Classic Car Club of America</a></strong>, which was founded in 1959, has more than 125 members who own <strong>Duesenberg</strong> sedans, <strong>Stutz</strong> roadsters and other cars made in Indiana during the 1930s or earlier; a 1932 Cadillac, and a 1937 Packard convertible, among other prized possessions.</p> <p