Your license plate story, part two
Jim Benjaminson’s grandfather, Andrew Widme, purchased his first car in July of 1912 – a used 1910 Mitchell built in Racine, Wisconsin. Grandpa Widme paid $700 for the car (which sold new for around ...
Jim Benjaminson’s grandfather, Andrew Widme, purchased his first car in July of 1912 – a used 1910 Mitchell built in Racine, Wisconsin. Grandpa Widme paid $700 for the car (which sold new for around ...
Date: 1960 (above), 1961 (below) Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait Source: brett jordan What do you see here?
Glaubt man Daimler-Chef Dieter Zetsche, dann standen seine besten Kunden bis dato vor einem echten Dilemma: „Wer 100 Prozent AMG wollte, der musste bislang 50 Prozent der Familie zu Hause lassen.“ Do...
Last year Street Machine took a tired Mazda MX-5 and installed a twin-turbo 5.7 L LS1 V8. The also added a Powerglide two-speed transmission, Ford 9-inch rear end, and four-link suspension. The combi...
Diesel-converted 1962 Mack B85F tractor with 1950 American-LaFrance tiller-steer ladder trailer for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This American LaFrance fire truck originally w...
Photos by Karissa Hosek, courtesy RM Sotheby’s. Replicating long-lost cars is difficult; replicating Ed Roth’s Mysterion is, perhaps, a fool’s errand. Aside from Roth’s eyeball-it measurements, his c...
Dean Bordigioni crosses the finish line on his 1914 Harley-Davidson. Photo courtesy Motorcycle Cannonball. A total of 107 intrepid riders set out from Portland, Maine on September 8 on a race across ...
This custom Honda Z600 4×4 will be up for auction at Barret-Jackson Las Vegas on September 27-29. tlbscustom built this unique vehicle using a 1972 Honda Z600 body and a modified 1987 Suzuki Samurai ...
This custom Honda Z600 4×4 will be up for auction at Barret-Jackson Las Vegas on September 27-29. tlbscustom built this unique vehicle using a 1972 Honda Z600 body and a modified 1987 Suzuki Samurai ...
McLaren 600LT Gentlemen, start your engines: Wer es ernst meint mit dem Sport in der McLaren SportSeries und nicht nur auf dem Boulevard der Eitelkeiten bummeln will, de machen die Briten jetzt auch ...
Absolute Motorsport is an Irish rally team comprised of driver Sean Liston and co-driver Katrina Walsh Liston. They compete in a BMW E30 built by Sean and Katrina’s Father that was originally Katrina...
Our recent story on the dubious legend of how Germany got its silver auto racing color got us looking for original source materials to see if we could establish timelines for not just Germany’s natio...
Date: January 1958 Location: Reyburn Plaza, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Source: Temple University Libraries Digital Collections What do you see here?
If you’re looking for a unique engine for your next project might we suggest buying this twin-turbo 3.8 L M838T V8 from a Mclaren MP4-12C for $21,000. The seller says a dealer in Saudi Arabia ordered...
Sternenstaub Zur Erklärung: Mercedes-Benz hat sich der unabhängigen Berichterstattung quasi entledigt, das Regime darüber, was über Marke und Produkte geschrieben wird, selber in die Hand genommen. D...
From the seller’s description: This is a 1984 Mini 25TH Anniversary …Stunning !!!!! 100% restoration, with full photographic documentation and receipts. No expense spared, $10,000 spent on bodywork a...
Breese Paris roadster (L) and Breese Paris teardrop roadster. Photos courtesy Bonhams. As an automotive marque, Breese may be unfamiliar to even the most passionate Brass Era enthusiasts. Founded by ...
“Motoring,” a 2009 charcoal and pencil drawing by Laurie Lipton. Images courtesy Petersen Museum. Since the revamped Petersen Automotive Museum reopened in December 2015, the Los Angeles, California,...
The Ford Taunus TC was a range of large cars based on the Cortina built by Ford Germany from 1970-1982. Ford offered the first generation TC with a 1.3 L or 1.6 L Pinto OHC inline-four and either a 2...
Die Zeiten, in denen Geländewagen noch von Abenteurern gefahren wurden, sind lange vorbei. Seit Jahren im Alltag angekommen, geht es bei ihnen eher um Pampers als um die Pampa. Wenn Audi deshalb in e...
Beim letzten Altautotreff schrieb mir danach einer, dass eine Rückleuchte am Titan ausgefallen war. Ich schaute nach, es stimmt. Ein beherzter schlag aufs Heck und sie ging wieder. Aber das war nicht...
Retropower is back with the next episode on the Ford Escort they are building for Gordon Murray. The Escort will have a Cosworth Duratec inline-four connected to a Mazda MX-5 NC six-speed manual tran...
1976 Cadillac Eldorado convertible. Image courtesy OldCarBrochures.org. The American convertible, as we all know, died after Cadillac churned out 14,000 Eldorados in 1976 and wealthy speculators latc...
There's something inherently special about the prototype racers of the GTP era. While modern prototype racing carries the torch, there's something far more relatable, tangible, and approachable about...
Date: March 1956 Location: Park Avenue West, Ontario, Ohio Source: via Columbus Neighborhoods What do you see here?