Car-based pickups may be absent from new vehicle showrooms, but in these days of plus-size, $50,000-and-up new pickup trucks they make more sense than ever. This base-model 1972 Ford Ranchero 500, fo...
The 1955 Meteor Rideau is a re-trimmed 1955 Ford sold as a less-expensive option at Canadian Mercury dealers. Images courtesy OldCarBrochures.com European and Asian cars have their devotees, Australi...
Still image from video below. If you want some ’60s cool and sneak peek behind the curtain at some of the inner workings of Pontiac in 1969 then this video is for you. Found on the GM Heritage Center...
Roadmaster Estate station wagons from the 1990s have a cultish following with enthusiasts, but the sedans seem to be stuck in used-car limbo these days. That’s a good thing if you have an appetite fo...
Three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, Mauri Rose stands alongside Firebird I prior to his test drive on a deserted road in Arizona. Could these be the wheels that inspired Pontiac’s eight-lug wh...
Returning to Los Angeles for today’s carspotting exercise, just because we can use all the blue skies and colorful cars we can get here in the middle of winter. As opposed to yesterday’s somewhat ano...
Yet another film that could be summed up with “don’t drive like a jerk.” But this one introduces the “screw jay,” which proves that jaywalkers can be jerks, too. All photos are frame grabs from video...
Thanks to Hollywood, pretty much everywhere you look in Los Angeles, there’s some iconic landmark in view. But even without all those landmarks, the wide avenues full of towering palms and the blue s...
Chances are, if it’s an assembly line car, it was built to a certain price point, which of course means compromises. One side-benefit of restoring a car, however, is the ability to un-compromise. Tak...
Text by Mike Bumbeck, photos by Jim Donnelly. Comparing a Lincoln to a Cadillac might seem like the sensible association to make, given their respective reputations for elegance. However, the threat ...
Brief glimpse of racing at El Mirage in 1946 that Mac’s Motor City Garage posted this week, but it includes some rather noteworthy cars in the hot rodding pantheon. See how many you can name. * For t...
Brief glimpse of racing at El Mirage in 1946 that Mac’s Motor City Garage posted this week, but it includes some rather noteworthy cars in the hot rodding pantheon. See how many you can name. * For t...
Two things about the late David Bowie. Yes, he designed a chrome Mini for BMW for the 40th anniversary of the marque in 1998-1999. Torch had a pretty good writeup on that over at Jalopnik this week. ...
Story and photos by Joe Essid. Hemmings writers really should be more careful with the $5,000 Challenge. In my case, that regular feature of the blog led me to buy a car I’d never imagined owning aga...
We may have been doing this carspotting thing for too long if, when we come across a photo like the one above depicting the Joest-Porsche 908/03 heading back to the paddock during qualifying for the ...
In 1955, Cadillac held a position of absolute dominance in the luxury-car field, selling 50 percent more cars than Packard, Lincoln and Imperial combined. To see why, you need look no further than th...
Whoever’s behind the MyBelAir62 Tumblog recently turned up a number of found photos from Virginia City, Nevada, where the neon might not be as bright as in Las Vegas, but the intent to capture touris...
It isn’t likely that this 1928 Chevrolet Sprint Car, for sale on Hemmings.com, has a rich competition history. Though the current owner isn’t specific about the car’s history, it appears to be a cont...
While we try to adhere to the under-$5,000 rule whenever possible, sometimes it’s a bit refreshing to see what else is out there in a slightly higher price range. This batch of $5,000 Challenge candi...
Photos by the author. Beyond being cute, the Crosley station wagon was a noteworthy vehicle that was literally decades ahead of its time. While its diminutive size against all the large cars that rul...
We can’t resist coming back to Las Vegas’s Fremont Street – pre-enclosure – time and time again. Thanks to all the neons and the flashy signs that advertised the casinos and other establishments ther...
Not long after running the first look at a downtown Milwaukee parking lot at Wisconsin and Sixth, The Old Motor turned up a second shot of the same lot, revealing a second Schlitz billboard looming o...
Finding a Checker cab in unused, low-mileage condition is sorta like coming across an unopened package of those giant multicolor Christmas light bulbs from the Fifties or a still sealed 40-year-old t...
It might not be a loaded-to-the-gills 4-4-2, but this 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme two-door hardtop for sale on Hemmings.com – which has benefited from some refurbishment, but apparently hasn’t re...
Perched near the top of Plymouth’s 1966 model range, just below the VIP, the Fury III was a car that owners could proudly show off to the neighbors. It stands to reason that many were preserved, thou...