GM Lean Machine. Photo courtesy GM Media. Frank Winchell never liked the name “Lean Machine,” as GM called the three-wheeled concept vehicle that it showed off in 1982. To him, it was the cambering v...
Photo courtesy Australian National Motor Museum. It’s not difficult to find a fault for the demise of the Hartnett Motor Company, one of the few companies to offer a challenge to Holden to become Aus...
The story of how Alec Issigonis and others at BMC created the Mini – along with the stories of its post-release cultural impact – are rather well known, but this 1994 documentary, “ Mini: Wizardry on...
Drawings by George Lawson, via Cooper Hewitt. The coming of age for the boomer generation in the mid-Sixties might have meant sales success stories like the Ford Mustang. But with all those freshly m...
Not counting horseless carriages and other early automobiles that placed their engines under and behind-ish the driver, the Pontiac Fiero is often hailed as the first mid-engine American production c...
While perusing the several cars that Honda’s taking to SEMA to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Honda in the U.S., we were surprised to see that the company didn’t include the first Honda automobile...
As The Detroit News reported this week, Allan Hill, who’s called the Packard plant in Detroit home for 15 years, was recently served an eviction notice. Hill has served as an unofficial spokesman for...
Restored 1942 Crosley Convertible Coupe for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: One of only three 1942 Crosley Convertible Coupes and one of less than 80 pre-war Crosleys of all body...
Winner of the 2019 Zenith Award went to this spectacularly restored 1931 Buick 8-94 Sport Roadster owned by David and Susan Landow from Bethesda, Maryland and restored by John Fields of Columbus, Ohi...
Photo courtesy Coys. The only remaining Allard Atom – an experiment in British midget-style racing from the same company that built fire-breathing racers using big American V-8s – will cross the bloc...
Restored 1951 Crosley Super Sport for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 26.5 hp, 4 cylinder engine, 3 speed manual transmission. I purchased this from the estate of the second owne...
The Ford Mustang Shelby GT500’s 5.2 Liter Supercharged V-8. Photo courtesy of Ford. With 760 horsepower and 625 lb. ft. of torque, the 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 will be the most powerful street-legal...
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Moto Coupe. Photo courtesy of The Owls Head Transportation Museum. Not every technological advancement is a success. Some don’t function as advertised, like the 1899 Horsey Horsel...
Photo courtesy of Roush Performance. Ford Performance and Roush recently teamed up to create an aircraft-themed Mustang for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The custom muscle car wears livery that pays...
If you need any further proof that we’re living in the wrong timeline, then consider this: Allard – maker of monstrous British sports cars powered by American V-8s – only built two Allard Atoms inste...
1985 Tritan A2 Aero Car. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. According to futurist predictions in the 1960s, flying cars would be commonplace in the 1980s. That vision never came to pass, but one compa...
Front-wheel drive had been done before, of course. Even the transverse engine front-wheel-drive layout predated the Mini. However, as this 1961 BMC video via British Pathe notes, Alec Issigonis’ triu...
In-need-of-TLC 1962 Heinkel Trojan for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This is a nice project for the right buyer. The car is complete and includes an extra engine/transmission. ...
Restored 1951 Crosley CD station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Restored 1951 Crosley Super Station Wagon in seafoam green. Car is in nice condition with odometer show...
Unrestored 1975 Mazda Chantez GL for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This 1975 Mazda Chantez was imported to the US in 2005 from Japan, where it had served as a parts delivery ve...
Photos courtesy John Olsson. Everybody remembers the day like it was yesterday. Careening out of control, the Fiat 600 smashed through the doors of the 1955 GM Motorama in Boston. Nobody was hurt, th...
Photos courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum. With tiny Beetles proliferating across America, Cliff Hall wanted to build a true “people’s car”: one designed not only for economically disadvantaged to b...
Longtime single family-owned 1964 Peel P50 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Family owned vehicle bought in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada in 1968. Dad saw it in the ...
Photos courtesy JosefGanz.org. Though they came about €30,000 short of their crowdfunding goal, the duo behind the restoration of one of the few remaining Beetle predecessors built by Jewish designer...
Restored 1959 NSU Prinz for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: I have reached 5 toy cars and its time to liquidate one before I start on the next one. This car was an original Rust ...