Though my garb here is a little out of sync with the early-Fifties-era Hudson Hornet-powered rail my club ran at this year’s Race of Gentlemen, it’s period-plausible for my early Thirties Ford speeds...
The Coatesville Invitational Vintage Grand Prix brings classic cars in (rapid) motion to the historic downtown of Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Images courtesy Ryan P. McWilliams/Hi-Test Photography. “L...
Images courtesy Motorsports Auction Group. Insurance can be a tricky thing, especially where something of great emotional value, like a collector car, is concerned. Everyone has a gut opinion as to h...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor The MGC was a controversial car from day one, even before it made its public debut at the Earls Court Motor Sho...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News It was reported that some Buick executives called the new-for-1979 Riviera “the best Buick ever,” so proud were they of the flagship cou...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News It was reported that some Buick executives called the new-for-1979 Riviera “the best Buick ever,” so proud were they of the flagship cou...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News; courtesy of Bruce Zahor Holy rear camber, Batman! Remember the Manic GT ? You know, that rear-engined, Renault-powered, fiberglass bodi...
Images courtesy of Volvo Cars Heritage; detail photos by the author. Volvo cars had a very different image in the mid-1970s than today’s models do. The 200 series cars were practical, sober, and safe...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News; courtesy of Bruce Zahor Controversy: Thy name is Camargue. Monocles everywhere went dangling when Rolls-Royce introduced its new flagsh...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor Did the late 1970s represent the peak of “personal luxury” coupe ownership in America? It’s true that, 40 years...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor No, there’s nothing racy about the above photo, just a wholesome young lady and her car… Okay, so you don’t hav...
These are dome lamp covers, but from which postwar American vehicle? Photos by author unless otherwise noted. The internet is often referred to as “the sum of all human knowledge,” but from our persp...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News As in Europe, vehicles in postwar England were typically small and efficient, sized for that country’s busy city streets and narrow rura...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor There was an outlier on the shelf, among the brochures for Skylarks/ Gran Sports, LeSabres, Wildcats, Electras,...
Images from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor The smaller Swedish automaker was in a pretty good place in 1985, poised to sell a then-record 39,068 units in the ...
Chris Shires pictured in front of the Holland Historical Trust Museum. Photo courtesy of the Holland Sentinel, 2013. In advance of the retirement of long-time Director Michael Spezia on February 15, ...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News In an odd bit of marketing, Jaguar Cars North America introduced the XJ-S in 1976 as the “ S-type,” which was an about-face from the way...
Per Gillbrand at the Swedish Radio concert hall Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, November 2014; photo courtesy of Claes Johansson, Klassiker magazine We learned this week of the November 30 death of automot...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Gregory S. Hahn Porsche’s American lineup looked largely the same for 1987 as it did in previous years, since the all-new, ...
Images are from the brochure collection of the author Cadillac embraced the future in 1992 when it debuted the Northstar V-8. This all-aluminum engine was as sophisticated as any offered by a premium...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Gregory S. Hahn While they’re nearly Toyota-ubiquitous today, Mercedes-Benz cars were still a rare and special sight on Ame...
Photography by the author. When’s the last time you were in a Pinto—or its secret twin seen here, the Mercury Bobcat? It’s old enough to be out of America’s collective memory now, but between Ford an...
Images are from the brochure collection of the author. It’s impossible to understate the importance of the compact, front wheel-drive K cars to the Chrysler Corporation in the early 1980s, as the aut...
Images are from the brochure collection of the author Saab Automobile, the pride of Trollhättan, Sweden, is no longer the company we long new and loved, but with many former engineers and staffers st...
1980 Datsun 280ZX 10th Anniversary Edition for sale. From the seller’s description: Oringinal owner, and garage kept since purchased. Price includes original Goodyear Wingfoot tires, Suitable for sho...