Featured Blog Posts – October 2015 Archive (2)

Babe Restored

Babe Restored

By Mike Thies

While I have always celebrated cars and motorcycles of all kinds, it is natural to have favorites.  I fell in love with Porsches on the Interstate years ago when I was passed by a 356 Speedster! This was a number of years before the tragic accident that took James Dean’s life in a…

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Added by Michael Thies on October 17, 2015 at 3:30pm — 6 Comments

"The Battery Man"

Blog on “The Battery Man”  by Marilyn Pearlman

Steve Ashby, founder and co-owner of The Battery Man, loves to go to car shows, including a recent one in Biloxi, Mississippi. Twenty-five years ago, he and his partner, wife Brenda, bought the company when it was still called Jiffy Jump Atlanta and moved it from Lilburn to Marietta, Georgia. Steve and his family—including manager Steve Jr. --especially like serving the hot rod…

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Added by Michael Thies on October 15, 2015 at 4:30pm — No Comments


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A Bite of History: The Porsche 356 “Outlaw” by Mike Thies

A Bite of History- by Mike Thies

The Porsche 356 “Outlaw”

The term “Porsche 356 Outlaw” gets used a lot today, but at its core, it’s simple. An Outlaw is a Porsche 356 that deliberately walks away from factory-correct restoration in favor of performance,…

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Posted by Michael Thies on February 11, 2026 at 3:23pm

A Bite of History: Current Value Trends for Brass Era Cars (1896–1915)

A Bite of History - By Mike Thies

Current Value Trends for Brass Era Cars (1896–1915)

Over the past decade, values for Brass Era automobiles (1896–1915) have followed a familiar but revealing pattern. The late 2010s saw steady appreciation as collectors sought early, historically significant cars with craftsmanship that…

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Posted by Chuck Aaron on January 13, 2026 at 10:43am

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