The New York Times reported this month that the current Allard replica scene will soon double with an entry from Sydney Allard’s family, who are none too happy about the existing replicas. * New Zeal...
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...
The Jason Castriota-designed Chevrolet Corvette Mantide. Photos courtesy Aste Bolaffi. Nuccio Bertone received his dying wish: The company that carried his family name survived, at least in part, to ...
Image courtesy FCA. You are a rational and intelligent human being. You are able to make sense of the world around you, solve problems methodically, and pay your taxes every year. However, if you’re ...
Benz-like 1950s Ihle Brothers amusement park ride for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Frame up restoration, complete with custom made floor pan from original specs. Brand new 5 h...
Ron Hickman poses with the Lotus Elan. Photos courtesy National Motor Museum Trust. Though he retired in 1982, Ron Hickman never really stopped designing things. Over a three-decade career, his achie...
An aerial view of the Utah Motorsports Campus site. Photo courtesy Utah Motorsports Campus. In August 2015, Tooele County, Utah, accepted a bid from the Mitime Investment and Development Group — a di...
New $34.99 ignition coil from NAPA. Photos by the author. With Lucas electrics being the butt of jokes for decades, it’s time we give credit where credit is due. A few weeks ago, while heading out fo...
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...
Granted, this video tour of the BMW Museum by Car TV is coming up on four years old, but it still makes for an interesting half-hour or so. We especially appreciate the lack of a soundtrack or narrat...
In the ongoing saga of the Wild Cherry custom van, Teri Maddox of the Belleville News-Democrat reported this week that Chris Carter has been extradited to California and that it appears the van has b...
Image courtesy IMDCB. You’ve just robbed a bank. Presuming nobody died in the process and the bank is fully insured, congratulations. The obvious question — what car you’re gonna buy with all that mo...
V-8-powered 1952 Ford Pilot woodie for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: produced in England for export. The car was fabricated with original Ford running gear of English make but ...
Images courtesy Evro Publishing. Books about famous racing drivers and titans of industry abound, but tomes on mechanical engineers are few and far between. Reid Railton was no ordinary engineer, and...
From the seller’s description: 1991 TOYOTA COROLLA GTS TIME CAPSULE 6800 ORIGINAL MILES ALWAYS GARAGED IN HEATED STORAGE, ON BLOCKS AND COVERED FOR APPROX 20 YEARS 100% ORIGINAL, ORIGINAL TIRES ARE R...
BMW in Greece. Photo by Charlie. Just as a farming accident inadvertently imperiled the future of motorsports in Europe, an ill-fated joyride has now made it more difficult for museums, collectors, a...
SBC-powered 1967 Iso Lele for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Having been in long term storage this example will require further servicing before road use. The Iso Rivolta Lele w...
Images are by RBW Classic Electric Cars, except where noted While the sounds, smells, and feeling of an internal-combustion engine and three-pedal manual transmission have always been an integral par...
Photos courtesy Bonhams. These days, do-it-yourself implies building a headboard out of pallet wood. When the automobile was still in its infancy, the term called for a wider range of skillsets in or...
A 1927 Bugatti Type 40 driven by Mark Gessler and his son, Kurt, on the 2018 1000 Miglia. Photos by Riccardo Palazzani, courtesy Historic Vehicle Association. Each May, the 1000 Miglia – the modern e...
Photos courtesy Lloyds. No country’s performance-car market collapsed nearly as fast and dramatically as Australia’s. Within a week of a blockbuster 1972 headline decrying supercars capable of 160 MP...
Rendering of the proposed HB Coupe Classic. Images courtesy of Huet Brothers. Tino and Paul Huet grew up with a passion for classic sports cars, and after a decade of restoring Alfa Romeos, Bugattis,...
Photo by Ronan Glon. During its first six years, the International Historic Motoring Awards program might have leaned heavily toward European collector car activities but certainly included a number ...
Image courtesy ArteAuto.com. The videos are shaky and grainy and in Spanish, but 65 years later they remain fascinating because they’re first-hand accounts of the fourth running of La Carrera Panamer...
1971 Lotus Elan S4 , with $10k worth of receipts from recent work, for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: The elan has been well taken care of with an extensive amount of work done ...