In 1990, Ford marked the 35th anniversary of the Thunderbird with a special edition of the range-topping Super Coupe. Finished in black with titanium-colored lower panels, a dark blue accent stripe a...
Photos courtesy Joe Fay. For all the glamour of Hollywood, movie cars generally have a much rougher time: Kept running just long enough to make the next scene without breaking down, many get repainte...
A 1910 Renault Landaulette. Photos by Michael Furman, courtesy the Mullin Museum. La Belle Époque, or “The Beautiful Period,” is generally used to describe a time in Western Europe that stretched fro...
First-generation 1970 Toyota Corolla. Photos courtesy Toyota. In November of 1966, Toyota launched a new model in the Japanese market, slotting in below the popular Corona. Called the Corolla, it was...
A few cars from Customs by the Sea at Wildwood in 2015. Photo by Richard Toonkel. In 2014, online hot rod and custom encyclopedia Kustomrama debuted Customs by the Sea, a “traditional” custom car sho...
Small parts and hardware organizers like these can be purchased from various sources. Photos by author. If you’ve read my blogs over the past few years, you know that some of them deal with my organi...
From 1983 through 1986, those looking for a Ford Mustang GT with a little extra flash could opt for a Predator Mustang, built by Solomon America and sold through select Ford dealerships. The brainchi...
Photo courtesy Ronald Reagan Library, Historic Vehicle Association. It’s got dings and dents. It’s been rolled. It’s neither the first nor the last of its breed, has no particularly special equipment...
The Veterans Charity Ride arriving in Sturgis, 2015. Photos courtesy Indian Motorcycles. The Veterans Charity Ride was an entirely new and highly successful idea started last year by veteran Army Par...
Scans of book from author’s collection. Back in the spring of 1971 I was in my freshman year of high school and one of our English assignments that semester was to read a book of our choice and write...
In much of the world, the Citroen 2CV served as affordable postwar transportation for the masses, but by 1967, after 19 years of production, the design was growing long in the tooth. Enter the Citroe...
Photos by author. Automakers are constantly pressured to bring out new and fresh products, virtually being required to reinvent the wheel, if you will, to get customers into showrooms. Of course, the...
Photos courtesy Albert Kahn Associates, Library of Congress. He designed theaters and houses for senators and industry titans. He designed apartments and university buildings. But most people outside...
Seldon Cooper’s former 1987 Volvo 240, now a resident of the AACA Museum. Photos courtesy AACA Museum, unless otherwise specified. In September of 2012, Maryland resident Seldon Cooper pulled into Le...
Jaguar XKSS. Photos courtesy Jaguar Land Rover. On February 12, 1957, a fire began in a tire storage area of Jaguar’s Browns Lane plant in Coventry, England, consuming much of the assembly area befor...
Image courtesy Google Maps. Other than a nine-hole golf course and Interstate 29, there’s not much around the former Onawa Municipal Airport – just a long strip of concrete in the middle of the Iowa ...
Described in period literature as “Chrysler’s fiery-spirited full-size sports car,” the 1964 Chrysler 300-K was targeted towards discerning buyers looking for a blend of performance, luxury and style...
Photos courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum. For the first time starting next month, fans of the Back to the Future film series can get up close and personal with one of the most famous movie and TV c...
Photos courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum. For the first time starting next month, fans of the “Back to the Future” film series can get up close and personal with one of the most famous movie and TV...
The Maserati Museum in Modena. Photos courtesy International Expeditions, unless otherwise specified. If one could put together the ultimate car-lover’s vacation, what would it include? Tours of priv...
Peter Revson’s 1973-’74 IROC Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 RSR. Photo by Brian Henniker, courtesy of Gooding & Company. The International Race of Champions (IROC) debuted in in October of 1973, pitting sta...
Aimed at commercial customers, DKW’s Schnellaster series came in a variety of formats, ranging from compact pickups though panel vans. Window vans, like this 1957 DKW Schnellaster Kastenwagen 3=6, fo...
It’s been 50 years since Team Penske, as it’s known today, first came into existence. That’s one number you need to know. The others are 16, for the number of Indianapolis 500 wins it can claim; 170,...
Here are just a few examples of the things I’ve acquired over the years. Photography by author. Over the past few years I’ve blogged about vintage tools, dash gauges, and other car parts that could b...
From a strictly financial perspective, the Dodge Viper is a car that never should have been built. Expensive to produce and targeted to an audience optimistically described as “limited,” the Viper wa...