Open Diff: Those we’ve left behind
Ford’s 1990 Taurus SHO. Photo courtesy of Ford Motor Company. Recently, Ford announced it was turning its back on automobiles in North America to focus on trucks, crossovers, and SUVs. The Mustang so...
Ford’s 1990 Taurus SHO. Photo courtesy of Ford Motor Company. Recently, Ford announced it was turning its back on automobiles in North America to focus on trucks, crossovers, and SUVs. The Mustang so...
Deboss Garage is back with a new project build series. This time Stefan is working on his 1973 MG Midget. The goal is to install a turbo 2.4 L inline-four from a Chrysler PT Cruiser using a Jeep Libe...
Date: circa 1960s Location: various, Italy Source: Autogrill.com via Mauro Bresolin What do you see here?
Sixties-built 1929 Ford Model A hot rod for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Built between 1960-1965 for street and strip racing, from a rust free, genuine Henry Ford Tudor Sedan ...
Images courtesy Slovak Design Center. The field had narrowed down from hundreds of sketches to 20 scale models to four full-size mockups. None of the four motivated Tatra’s design staff to continue w...
Bobby Unser, Edsel B. Ford II and Dan Gurney pose with Jim Clark’s 1965 Lotus 38 in 2010. Photos courtesy Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. In 1961, Jack Brabham became the first postwar driver to qu...
Pistons & Petrol is back with a new video on his Abarth 124 Spider project. The goal is to replace the factory inline-four with a twin-turbo 2.9 L V6 from an Alfa Romeo Giulia QV. In this update the ...
Nicht Ford. Nur Edsel. 60 Jahre haben ihn – so einigermassen – rehabilitiert, die Fehler milde geschliffen von einer Zeit, die nie die seine war. Heute biegt der Edsel als Strassenkreuzer seiner Tage...
Semper Vivus Es war so: Ferdinand Porsche, «Vater» der später legendär gewordenen Sportwagenschmiede, liess sich den Hybridantrieb bereits 1896 patentieren. Vier Jahre später präsentierte er an der P...
Der allererste Porsche Sie galten alle vier als verschollen, die Egger-Lohner-Elektromobile Modell C.2 Phaeton, doch eins dieser kutschenartigen Gefährte wurde Ende 2013 von einem Restaurator in eine...
Heute war es mal wieder soweit. Ein Bekannter veranstaltete sein alljährliches „All Jap erverything“. Ein Treffen für alle Fahrzeuge aus dem fernen Osten. Das Wetter war bestens für so eine Veranstal...
Rückblick – und Ankündigung Für einmal haben wir doch ziemlich viele Neuheiten verarbeitet. Das liegt auch daran, dass es nicht einfach neue LED-Lämpchen sind oder eine verstärkte Kupplung oder die 4...
Patina-rich 1953 Jeep M38A1 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Original Army green with partial white paint/patina, which has covered up some of the original Army decals/stars a...
Most times, automakers’ marketing efforts fall toward the ephemeral end of the scale. They are, after all, conceived for the short-term gains that lead to the next quarter’s sales figures, nothing mo...
Freshly restored and show-ready 1985 Citroen 2CV Special for sale. From the seller’s description: 2CV Spécial in Bleu Azurite. The restoration of this superb late model 2CV was just completed by Burt...
Some old Ford factories get preserved. Others get torn down in anticipation of ambitious redevelopment projects. Though, as we see from an article in The Atlantic ‘s CityLab this week about the fate ...
Images are from the author’s family photo albums During a recent visit to the family homestead, I had the occasion to help my father go into the attic above the garage. I was aware that there were so...
"The only car that can beat a Porsche is another Porsche." As a BMW fan, it stings to hear, but in the wake of motorsport victories both past and present, it seems rather indisputable, at least at ti...
Matt Boulton built a very unique 1938 Bedford Truck. The truck rides on a chopped and boxed chassis with a Nissan S14 front suspension, R34 rear suspension, and R33 disc brakes. Power comes from a 2....
Date: May 1974 Location: Dunsmuir and Cambie streets, Vancouver, British Columbia Source: City of Vancouver Archives What do you see here?
Schwächling? Es wieherte der Amtsschimmel aber sehr wild Anfang der 70er Jahre in den USA. Allerorten gab es neue Bestimmungen, Versicherungen, Sicherheit und auch Verbrauch. Und plötzlich war das, w...
Rust-free 1970 Oldsmobile Toronado and 1970 Toronado GT for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Very clean, rust free car. 455ci V8, P.S., P.B., power windows, AC (not working), AM/F...
1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial Series II. All images copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company. Photos by James Lipman. In 1960, Robert Phillips was a young officer in the United States Navy, stationed i...
Carl Schneider and Jack Juratovic heading to the Mt. Washington summit in their 1955 Buick. Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd, unless otherwise noted. The Mount Washington Auto Road, which climbs to the summi...
Duarte Viana transformed a 2004 BMW E46 shell into a drift machine. Under the hood sits a built 3.0 L 2JZ inline-six that makes 650 horsepower on 24 psi of boost. The drivetrain consists of a G-Forcc...