Finding and buying this car was totally involved with the white ’73 SD. Bought in 1992, this is simply an extension of that story.  ...

I bought this car early in the formation of our collection. In fact, it was 1992. I think buying this car was as difficult as practically...

It was the summer of 2011 and we had been able to find several low mileage, untouched cars to increase the size of our collection. It was...

I was hauling the trailer a lot of miles in the 80s and 90s. We did a lot of shows that were on the same weeks, year after year. Besides...

By 1995, we were rapidly changing our thoughts about what cars would be included in our automotive collection. With the acquisition of...

This discussion will use photocopies of magazine articles and factory literature to explain the actual car and its early Ram Air engine...

Almost all of our Foundation cars have been located through people I’ve met at car shows or have been brought to specific auctions...

In 1964, the wars at NHRA had reached a fever pitch. Everyone thought that GM’s ban on drag racing vehicles would restrict manufacturers’...

From Canada to Florida - Steve tells the story of a 1929 Oakland and how it came to be in the museum.

Steve shares the tale of Gary Cave's car collection, featuring a pristine 1987 Buick GNX with just 27 miles on it.

It was back in January of 2011 and two important items were on my mind. First, I was constantly analyzing our collection. This was an...

The history of these two automobiles parallels one another. I was at the 2012 Summer Raleigh Classics Auction looking at one or two...

It was 2002 and, in the summer, we were loaded with company orders, and it seemed there was a show somewhere in the country every week....

It had been a cold spring here in New England in 2016. We had found only one vehicle for our low mileage foundation that season and had...

Steve Ames accepts his place in the SEMA Hall of Fame.

This is one of the finest cars in our low mileage Foundation – not just because of its outstanding quality and period correct styling but...

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (May 9, 2023) – Three industry leaders are joining the prestigious SEMA Hall of Fame: Steve Ames of Ames Performance...

In late 2021 plans began to evolve for a 3,000 square foot addition to the Ames Automotive Foundation (AAF) car museum. The expansion was...

Hi, this is Steve Ames. I want to describe how I found this 1959 Chevrolet. I called a friend who was at the Raleigh Auction in North...

Back in the early days of our car collecting, which started in the early 80s, we tried to specialize in the so-called low-production or...