Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor. In its heyday of the 1960s, Volkswagen’s advertising was famously–and cleverly–self-deprecating, the brilliant...
Joe Leonard leads Johnny Rutherford in the 1968 Indianapolis 500. All images courtesy of and copyright IMS. Some parent one day once said, “If at first you don’t succeed, then try, try again.” Andy G...
From the seller’s description: 1988 Jaguar XJ.SC V12 : Rare limited production one owner car with only 19,067* miles. Jaguar produced just 3,800 V12 XJ.SC “targa’s” between 1985 and 1988. This 1988 e...
Images and video are courtesy of Volvo Cars. “I designed the Volvo P1800, Roger Moore made it famous.” Pelle Petterson, son of Volvo executive Helmer Petterson, had only recently finished his educati...
The Simeone’s 1913 Mercer Raceabout. Photos by Andrew Taylor, courtesy Simeone Museum, unless otherwise noted. In 1911, the two-year-old Indianapolis Motor Speedway held its first “International Swee...
1967 Toyota 2000GT. Images courtesy Petersen Museum. From humble beginnings, Japanese automotive brands have experienced remarkable growth in the United States over the past six decades. Opening May ...
The Classic Car Club of America Museum reported earlier this month that the restoration of Margaret Dunning ‘s 1930 Packard 740 Custom roadster is now complete. * Kaiser’s Henry J, as Mac’s Motor Cit...
From the seller’s description: 1972 Honda AN600 Sedan , excellent condition , solid body , sold new in California, no rust, runs strong , new tires, good chrome, four speed , 600 cc engine. No rips o...
Photo courtesy Ford Motor Company. The recent interview with new CCCA President Carrol Jensen provoked a good deal of thoughtful discussion about the future of the club in particular and the hobby in...
Photos courtesy Lane Motor Museum. The term “failed successes” sounds like an oxymoron or perhaps a riches-to-rags story, but Rex Bennett at the Lane Motor Museum believes it best describes those Ica...
1955 Jaguar XK140 SE Michelotti coupe. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. Though it came clad in an aluminum body crafted by Giovanni Michelotti, the expectations for the unique – but tired – Jaguar X...
Photography by the author. The BMW Car Club of America is one of the largest and most active car clubs in America, growing exponentially since its founding in 1969. It’s really no coincidence that th...
Photos courtesy Lamborghini. Though it technically debuted a couple months prior, the Lamborghini Marzal – the concept car that would eventually spur European coachbuilders to one-up each other with ...
Date: circa 1948 Location: Bourbong Street, Bundaberg, Queensland Source: via Wikimedia What do you see here?
Stout Scarab. Photos courtesy Portland Art Museum, except where noted. The advent of streamlining not only enabled car designers to radically experiment with both the style and substance of the autom...
Raced in-period 1958 Lotus Seven , powered by a Coventry Climax 1.2-liter engine, for sale. From the seller’s description: This Lotus Seven was Factory Assembled and one of the first 4 Imported to th...
1959 Rover 90 four-door sedan , from the much beloved P4 series, for sale. From the seller’s description: Great car.great compression,peppy 6 cyl. rides very smoothly, shifts, corners, and stops, as ...
Image courtesy Classic Car Club of America. Carroll Jensen certainly believes the Classic Car Club of America can only grow by attracting younger members. However, the newly elected president of the ...
Photos courtesy of Daimler Benz. Though produced for just four years, the W198 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Gullwing” coupe had a tremendous and lasting impact on the automotive world. Voted “Sports Car of ...
John Morton on track in a 1970 Datsun 240Z built to include surviving parts from the original BRE race car. Photos by Dr. Chris Brewer. The sun was setting, providing a soft warm glow over the Road A...
1984 Toleman-Hart TG184. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. In 1984, Ayrton Senna was an F1 rookie, driving for the under-funded Toleman team. In the season’s first five races, Senna had completed jus...
Recently serviced 1978 Citroen Lohr Fardier for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: The Citroen Lohr Fardier was designed in the seventies as a light, all-terrain 4×4 vehicle for the...
Established in 2000, the Piaggio Museum in Pontedera recently got treated to a full renovation. It’s now, according to Piaggio, the largest Italian museum dedicated to two-wheeled transportation. Tha...
Photo courtesy SavetheTexasDuneBuggy. After denying Texas dune buggy owners’ requests to reinstate the titles that the department has revoked over the last few years, Texas Department of Motor Vehicl...
Images courtesy Mel Francis. “Something happened that wouldn’t normally have happened,” Mel Francis said of the wedge-shaped supercars of the late Sixties and early Seventies, those low-slung mid-eng...