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By H. P. Oliver

One of the fun parts about being both a writer of historical fiction and a classic car nut is that I get to provide the characters in my books with interesting rides. Of course, the automobiles they drive must be appropriate to the book's time period, but from there, they range from the utilitarian (Mike Sinclair's Pontiac Vibe in The Truth Be Told) to the exotic (Dmitriy Volodin's Bugatti Type 57 Coupe in Revolver).

A collection of such diverse automobiles would certainly make for an interesting classic car museum! Unfortunately, I'll have to sell a heck of a lot more books before I can afford to build such a museum. In the meantime, I thought it would be fun to create a virtual museum containing almost all the the vehicles that appear in my Mystery in History novels. What follows here is the result. Enjoy your tour of the Mystery in History Virtual Automobile Museum!




Book: THE TRUTH BE TOLD
Character: Mike Sinclair
Automobile: 1964 Jaguar XK-E Roadster

Book: THE TRUTH BE TOLD
Character:
Mike Sinclair
Automobile: 2003 Pontiac Vibe GT
Book: THE TRUTH BE TOLD
Character:
Passerby
Automobile: 1931 Ford Model A Roadster
Book: THE TRUTH BE TOLD
Characters:
Mike Sinclair & Wendy Marshall
Vehicle: 1931 Yellow Bus Model Y
Book: THE TRUTH BE TOLD
Character:
Heinrich von Lowenstein
Automobile:
1932 Buick 90 Sedan
Book: SILENTS!
Character: LAPD Det. Sgt. C. K. Mackie
Automobile: 1926 Dodge Brothers Roadster
Book: SILENTS!
Character: Lillian Lawrence
Automobile: 1926 Pontiac Coupe
Book: SILENTS!
Character:
L. A. Bromfeld
Automobile: 1925 Packard LeBaron Speedster
Book: SILENTS!
Character: Mae White
Automobile: 1926 Chrysler Imperial Roadster
Book: SILENTS!
Character: Tex Clugman
Automobile: 1926 Buick Sport Tourer
Book: Reprehensible Redhead
Character: Johnny Spicer
Automobile: 1934 Plymouth Business Coupe
Book: Reprehensible Redhead
Character:
LAPD Sgt. Ralph Miller
Automobile: 1939 Ford Sedan
Book: Reprehensible Redhead
Character: L. A. County Sheriff's Deputy
Automobile: 1939 Studebaker Coupe
Book: And The Angels Sing
Character: Bobby Ross
Automobile: 1940 Buick Limited
Book: And The Angels Sing
Character: Johnny Angelino
Automobile: 1940 Packard Custom Super 8
Book: And The Angels Sing
Character: Buddy Baldwin
Automobile: 1928 Grahm-Page 610 Sedan
Book: And The Angels Sing
Character: Chick Leopold
Automobile: 1940 Pontiac Torpedo 8 Coupe
Book: Pacifica
Character:
Johnny Spicer
Automobile: 1938 Chrysler Royal Business Cpe.
Book: Pacifica
Character: SFPD Sgt. Horatio Bailey
Automobile: 1939 Chevrolet 4-Door Sedan
Book: Pacifica
Character: Jeffery Yang
Automobile: 1939 Ford Deluxe Convertible
Book: Pacifica
Character: FBI Agent Tom Kendall
Automobile: 1938 Ford 4-Door sedan
Book: Revolver
Character: Gladys Grebb
Automobile: 1939 Packard Station Wagon
Book: Revolver
Character: Diana Dean
Automobile: 1939 Cadillac Fleetwood Cnvt.
Book: Revolver
Character: Will Gardner
Automobile: 1937 Hudson Terraplane
Book: Revolver
Character: Dmitriy Volodin
Automobile: 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Coupe
Book: Goodnight, San Francisco
Character: (Unidentified Killer)
Automobile: 1937 Lincoln Zypher 4-Door Sedan
Book: Goodnight, San Francisco
Character: Elaine Doherty
Automobile: 1937 Oldsmobile Convertible
Book: Goodnight, San Francisco
Character: Parker T. Atkins
Automobile: 1934 Ford Coupe
Book: Goodnight, San Francisco
Character: (Unidentified Killer)
Automobile: 1937 Buick Limited Sedan