Dick Shappy Classic Cars & Motorcycles

10/12/2026

FROM THE DICK SHAPPY COLLECTION: The Ford Model A Lighted Boyce Radio Moto-Meter

In 1912, the Moto-Meter Company patented the innovative Boyce MotoMeter - a device that monitored the temperature of your radiator and displayed it beautifully from your radiator cap. They cornered the market with a variety of models until becoming obsolete when auto manufacturers began supplying in-dash gauges. New cars may not be equipped with a Boyce motometer, but its style is timeless.

A 1928 advertisement states: "New Light Models - Boyce MotoMeter - Radio Model for the Radiator

A new, lighted warning signal in line of driving vision. Unique - strikingly beautiful, the Radio model catches the spirit of today; it reflects the utmost in designs and complete motor protection. At night, the ingeniously concealed radio pilot bulb throws a soft beam of light down the indicating tube; no annoying glare, yet plenty of light for a constant check on motor conditions. The transparent crystals, too, are an innovation, completing an effect that adds individuality to the front of your car."

(For this available moto-meter and others, visit DSClassics.com)

10/10/2026

Did you know that we had the biggest turnout yet for our eleventh annual private Dick Shappy + New England Region Cadillac & LaSalle Club, Inc. Vintage Car & Motorcycle Show? We might keep finding photos all year, so don't stop emailing them to [email protected]!

-Frank Tupka and his 1962 Pontiac Star Chief
-Zac Padula and his 1948 Mercury Two-Door Coupe - Congratulations on your First Place Win!
-Robert Farland and his 1986 Oldsmobile 98 Regency
-Mike Pereira and his 1965 Buick Skylark
-Pam Goodness and her 1961 Nash Metropolitan
-James Maloney and his 1955 Chevrolet 3100 Hot Rod Pick Up
-Dan & Angel Desmarais and their 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood 75
-Robert Petrarca Sr. and his 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
-Keith Levins and his 1972 Datson 240Z
-Joao Correia and his 1966 Cadillac DeVille - Congratulations on your New England Region Cadillac & LaSalle Club First Place Win!

10/09/2026

FROM THE DICK SHAPPY COLLECTION: The 1940 Crocker Small Tank V-Twin

Rare surviving Crocker V-Twins are now the most valuable American motorcycle ever made, and this one has gone through an extensive restoration. The engine is listed in the Crocker Registry as "Dale's Burnout Special," as it was rebuilt by the late Dale Walksler of the Wheels Through Time Museum. Engine no. 40-61-113 is a 62 cubic inch, 50 horsepower overhead valve with a four-speed hand-shift transmission. You can learn more about this incredible bike at DSClassics.com.

10/08/2026

Come visit just for the next few hours at Hershey site RCL 48!

10/08/2026

THROWBACK THURSDAY: The Sold 1914 Cadillac Model 30 Touring

This classic late brass-era automobile featured a powerful 365.8 cubic-inch inline-four engine, an advanced electric starter, and a three-speed selective sliding gear manual transmission with a two-speed rear axle. Cadillac introduced a hinged steering wheel that year to make it easier for the driver to enter and exit the five-passenger cabin. This one was pretty original, right down to the paint, with the exception of new diamond tufted upholstery

(This one might have sold, but check out DSClassics.com for the incredible restorations on the 1913 Cadillac Model 30 Touring Five-Passenger Phaeton or the 1911 Cadillac Model 30 Demi Tonneau.)

10/06/2026

Come visit us in Hershey today - Red field RCL38!

10/06/2026

We might be at the Hershey, PA Antique Automobile Club of America Swap Meet right now, but our hearts are still back home in Rhode Island, soaking up the sun at the Dick Shappy + New England Region Cadillac & LaSalle Club, Inc. Vintage Car & Motorcycle Show.
(Come visit us on the field in PA if you're looking for antique and vintage Cadillac parts!)

Here we have:
-David Piascik and his 2022 Cadillac CT4V Blackwing
-Charles Thibediau and his 1950 Cadillac Series 62 - Congratulations on your New England Region Cadillac & LaSalle Club First Place win!
-Michael Falcon and his 1984 Cadillac El Dorado - Congratulations on your New England Region Cadillac & LaSalle Club First Place win!
-Jack Murray and his 1940 LaSalle 5067
-Mike McShea and his 1968 Plymouth Fury
-Bob Rossi and his 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle
-Dennis Rossi and his 1956 Nash Metropolitan
-Dick Shappy's 1925 Duesenberg Model A Boattail Roadster by Brunn, a recently completed restoration salvaged from a Long Island junkyard
-Tom Drumm and his 1941 Chrysler New Yorker
-Ted Marek and his 1987 Pontiac Trans Am

10/05/2026

FROM THE DICK SHAPPY COLLECTION: The Antique Gray & Davis Right-Side Carbide Sidelamp for Early Cadillacs & Other Brass Era Automobiles

This sidelamp was made by Gray & Davis, Inc. - a prominent early 20th-century American manufacturer of automobile electrical equipment, best known for pioneering electric lighting and starting systems. Founded by William Gray in the late 19th century in Amesbury, Massachusetts, the firm evolved from making carriage lamps to acetylene gas lamps to electric starters for cars like Ford and Cadillac with manufacturing plants in Cambridge, Amesbury, and Detroit. The company was acquired by American Bosch in 1926.

(This antique Cadillac accessory is available at DSClassics.com along with other antique and vintage automotive lighting.)

10/03/2026

Thanks for joining us at the eleventh annual private Dick Shappy + New England Region Cadillac & LaSalle Club, Inc. Vintage Car & Motorcycle Show! We hope to see you again next year!

-Ed Davis and his 1969 Saab Sonett II V-4
-Don Manuppelli and his 1938 Buick Special
-Ron Leone and his 1940 Ford Deluxe
-Chuck Parrillo and his 1957 Buick Special Convertible
-Sherry Parrilo and her 1954 Buick Century
-Tom Dwyer and his 1938 Oldsmobile Coupe - Congratulations on your First Place Award!
-Tommy Garzych and his 1968 Chevrolet Camaro ZZ8
-Colm Dunphy and his 1937 Cadillac Series 70 - Congratulations on your First Place New England Region Cadillac & LaSalle Club Award!
-Lori Jacolucci and her 1992 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham

10/02/2026