In our study of present-day Cuban cars made possible by the photos brought back by U.S. visitors to the island, we’ve tried to focus on the lesser-known cars, the ones that might not ply the major to...
In Vermont, we’re still in the grips of winter, but one sure sign of spring is the increasing hours of daylight. That alone is enough to make one optimistic that warmer days (and in Vermont, plenty o...
The baby Bel air by Fiat, complete with nice two toning, the ’54 1900 A Granluce Text and photos by Matteo Giacon, except where noted. Since the early days of the 20th century, idea-sharing between t...
Photography by author. While rummaging through booth after booth of overpriced objects at one of my favorite antique malls a few weeks ago, I discovered a sale – a group of 1950s and 1960s Popular Me...
1951 Chrysler Saratoga magazine ad. Period advertising courtesy of Lov2XLR8.no. For those of you who have never owned a 1951-’52 Chrysler Saratoga, you can’t imagine what great cars those really were...
Restored 1952 Willys pickup for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: History is known since new! Purchased new by California Pacific Gas and Electric. PGE sold it at auction to a loca...
From the seller’s description: Selling my 1954 Packard Henney Junior Ambulance, the car is partially finished and I’ve done the hard work of finding all the obscure and impossible to find parts. As g...
It’s said that a journey of 1,000 miles begins with the first step, and applying that same logic, a restoration of 1,000 parts begins with the removal of the first rusted fastener (or, perhaps, the s...
Pair of weathered 1954 Buicks for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 1954 V-8 Buick Special Coupe & 1954 V-8 Buick Super Hardtop. both ‘Nailhead’ V8 engine. Have factory windshield ...
We found this 1957 Ford Ranchero in the auction listings for Mecum’s current Kissimmee sale: Jerry Miller of Jerry’s Classic Cars and Parts in Springdale, Arkansas, has been helping 1957-’59 Ford sta...
From the seller’s description: Chevrolet 1955 very rare 210 sport coupe (equals no post), w/factory 265 V8 (rare), 2-spd Powerglide (rare). Recently replaced brakes, wheel bearings, fuel tank, batter...
Date: circa 1955 Location: Main Street, Flin Flon, Manitoba Source: Vincent Murphy. “My old home town. An isolated mining town in northern Manitoba. Few cars until the highway to the south was comple...
1950 Ford Custom Tudor. Photo courtesy Art Bruns. Back in the early 1950s I was particularly attracted to the 1949-’51 Fords. When the new 1949 Ford was first introduced I thought it was the most mod...
Date: circa 1959 to 1960 Location: U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Source: Architect of the Capitol on Flickr What do you see in the parking lot here? UPDATE: Flipped the photo back around. Now the UF...
Dean Batchelor’s completely handbuilt 1956 Silver Bomb for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: The Silver Bomb represents one of the first American Special creations with proven succ...
Photos by Mathieu Heurtault, courtesy Gooding and Company. So-called barn finds seem to take place everywhere but a barn these days: Sheds, overstuffed garages, storage units, and even the odd baseme...