Photo courtesy Barrett-Jackson. Here’s a topic we could probably write reams about, if we only could figure out terminology. You see, the Germans have for many years now used a term, “Youngtimer,” to...
Mercedes-Benz C 111-II experimental vehicle on the test track at the Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim plant. Photos courtesy Mercedes-Benz Classic. Officially, Mercedes-Benz remained retired from racing; ...
From the seller’s description: Original California 1973 Triple Black Interceptor delivered from British Motor Car Distributers, San Fransisco. Restored and sympathetically updated by Jensen specialis...
On Ventura Boulevard there stands a commercial building shaped like a Cadillac Fleetwood. Back in the Eighties, the Los Angeles Times dug into the building’s history and its architect’s intentions. A...
Maintained and garaged 1993 Mazda RX-7 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: A beautiful and highly original example of one of the best sports cars ever made. Gorgeous red with a t...
Photos courtesy Silverstone Auctions. Sydney Allard cared about many things when building his sports cars. Aesthetics were not among those priorities. Yet with the Palm Beach Mark II, the prototype o...
From the seller’s description: 1980 Toyota Cressida – White exterior with maroon velour interior. The car has one owner with low original mileage of 73,417. The vehicle has always been garage kept an...
Image courtesy Brubaker Box Fans on Facebook. Even the people behind the Brubaker Box didn’t quite know how to position the people mover. Was it a minivan before the term took hold? A surf wagon? A c...
All photos by the author. Early April in North Carolina means one thing for the collector-car hobby: Charlotte AutoFair. This year’s Spring Charlotte AutoFair will take place from Thursday, April 4, ...
Documented and race ready 1963 Elva Mk. 7 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This particular chassis #70-017, was purchased new by Anne and John Frederick Barnes of Selsey, West...
BMW roundel. Photo by Dushan Hanuska. BMW and Mini owners around the country got some bad news on March 8, when Bavarian Autosport, the Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based parts supplier unexpectedly ann...
Photos courtesy Bonhams. Vauxhall had no racing infrastructure when it reentered racing in 1971. It didn’t intend its 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine to hold up under competition use. But these things...
Yes, Phil Hill became the first American to win the Formula One world championship driving for Ferrari in 1961. Yes, he had a spectacular racing career and became a world-class auto restorer followin...
1960 Imperial Crown convertible, one of 618 built and roughly 31 remaining. It earned a Grand National Senior Champion from the AACA in 2014. Photography by author. Go to pretty much any open car sho...
Dan Wheldon in 2011. Photo courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Each year, a panel of more than 140 journalists, racing historians, and participants in the sport vote to induct two new members into ...
All photographs courtesy of Porsche AG. What some might call a loophole, others might call taking maximum advantage of the rulebook. For 1969, Group 4 sports car racing required cars with engines dis...
Refurbished 1979 Mazda RX-7 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This ‘first year’ (‘numbers matched’) RX-7 is in exceptional, original condition. I am the third owner; the first ...
Photo by Thirteenth Nile. In an effort to prevent abuse of the state’s antique vehicle registration system, lawmakers in Arkansas have limited the eligibility of vehicles to those 45 years and older,...
From the seller’s description: 1961 Volkswagen Microbus Walk Through Panel Van w. Porsche 356 Engine This third owner Walk Through Panel Van with a lot of history has a 1962 Porsche 356 engine which ...