Everybody, it seems, has a story about how cheap cars were in the old days. From gently wrecked Ferraris, now worth millions (or tens of millions) of dollars that sold for the cost of a three-year ol...
Words and photographs by Peter Doherty. I have a little paperback book on my bookshelf that somehow has survived nearly 50 years of life changes and house moves. The publication date inside says 1966...
Rally-prepped 1965 Mercury Comet Caliente for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This vehicle is a recreation of one of the original Ford Motor Company Mercury Comet rally cars. Com...
Date: circa 1960s Location: Bellaire Boulevard and Rice Boulevard, Bellaire, Texas Source: City of Bellaire archives, courtesy Bill Starr What do you see here?
Photos by Matthew Litwin. Dodge, despite its monster Hemi, had fallen behind in the muscle car image race: the Coronet 500 name didn’t have the requisite sizzle, despite crisp new lines for 1966. (No...
From the seller’s description: We are proud to offer for sale a rare 1966 Lincoln 4 Door Convertible VIN # 6Y86G413847, one of a limited production run of 3180 produced in 1966. We acquired this car ...
Stills taken from Honda video. Were it up to Honda, the very first car the company built for the United States would’ve gone through a crusher nearly 50 years ago, relegated to becoming another anony...
1967 Mazda Cosmo Sport for sale. From the seller’s description: One of Just 343 Series I Cosmos Extensive, Professional Two-Year, Photo-Documented Restoration Mazda’s First Sports Car and the First S...
Unrestored 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Sold New to J.A Pellerin of Santa Clara California, Delivery date of 3-11-67. The second owner Ron purchas...
From the seller’s description: 1960 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible. The car spent much of her life in California; I purchased her from a seller in Maui early in 2014. This is a solid car in very good...
1965 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 convertible for sale. From the seller’s description: This 4-4-2 is family owned and garaged since new, purchased by my Dad on March 8, 1965. Unabused, never wrecked or damaged, ...
From the seller’s description: 1966 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible Part of a private collection. Finished in Cameo Ivory with red interior. Only two owners from new with known ownership history from ...
Photos by Richard Lentinello. It’s one of the prettiest sports cars ever made. Blessed with delicate, flowing lines, the MGA’s persuasive form is the reason behind its magnetic appeal. In production ...
From the seller’s description: 1966 Ford Ranchero Deluxe. Fully restored original special order California pickup. In original Candyapple Red, with Black deluxe Interior. All in original pattern and ...
“Jungle Jim” Chevrolet Monza funny car. Photo courtesy NHRA. While the Automobile Driving Museum has historically focused on American cars and the on-road driving experience essential to those cars, ...
1963 Chevrolet Corvette. Photo courtesy Glenn Hersh. I had given my 1962 Chevrolet Impala convertible to my brother when I left for overseas. What a sweet ride that was; and I had proven that 283-cu....
Ron Casadei poses with his Best in Show-winning Camaro. Photos by author. Ron Casadei has spent the past three-plus decades brewing beer for Anheuser Busch in Newark, New Jersey, so perhaps it’s no c...
Date: spring 1964 Location: Luigi Chinetti Motors, 780 Eleventh Avenue, Manhattan, New York City Source: Dave Friedman via The Henry Ford on Flickr What do you see here? Editor’s Note: For the Ferrar...