The just-opened Corvette Cave In exhibit. Photos courtesy National Corvette Museum. In perhaps the best example of turning lemons into lemonade we have seen in a while, the National Corvette Museum i...
A National Editorial Association press release photo, dated October 31, 1935, announces, “Helen Dryden, industrial designer for the Studebaker President, is the only woman to to invade man’s domain, ...
If the Oldsmobile 4-4-2 is among the best-known muscle cars of its day, the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SX may be among the most obscure. Built in 1970 and 1971 only, the SX package, code Y79, added a...
Photos by the author. The annual Historic Monte-Carlo Rally brings together classic car enthusiasts from all over Europe and abroad for an action-packed week of vintage racing. Organized by the Autom...
Three decades after Toyota stopped selling the FJ40 Land Cruiser in the United States, the right-sized rigs continue to have a cult following, largely for their impressive off-road capabilities. A fe...
In 1987, the Toyota Supra split off from the Celica line to become a stand-alone model. Celicas became front-wheel drive, while the A70 Supra, with more sporting intentions, remained on a rear-drive ...
Note the changes in the gas stations and the proving grounds garage over 40 years. Photos courtesy of GM Heritage Center. Have you ever seen a “fish scale gadget” used to measure required clutch peda...
Photos by the author. In response to an outcry over the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to require intact factory emission control devices on race cars, the EPA maintained that has always ...
Photography by the author. A few weeks ago, I traveled to the St. Augustine area of Florida to photograph six automobiles from a private collection. Of the 18 cars that make up this delectable group,...
Debuting in 1962 as a personal luxury coupe under the Studebaker brand, the Avanti has enjoyed more lives than the average house cat. Studebaker’s production of the Avanti ended in 1963, but the mode...
Photo via HMN archives. “That was a game changer; now what should we do?” Susan Edwards, the director of the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, asked Ken Gross. The art deco automobiles e...
Sunset on Highway 50. Photos courtesy Travel Nevada, unless otherwise noted. Some old friends drove up for a visit last weekend, and though our Vermont home is a mere three hours from theirs in New J...
Hurley Haywood and Peter Gregg. Still image from Kickstarter video preview. Peter Gregg was one of the most successful road racers of the 1970s, and with racing partner Hurley Haywood, put the Brumos...
Things in Canada are just a bit different than things in the United States. We eat chili cheese fries, while our neighbors to the north prefer poutine; we like football, they prefer hockey. The same ...
In 1979, driving a one-year-old Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 in the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash was like hiding and cheating in plain sight. While entries more cleverly disg...
Peter Revson’s 1972 McLaren M20 Can-Am car. Photo by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. In 1966, the SCCA’s U.S. Road Racing Championship spun off a new series, created in cooperation with the ...
Photo of GM ad by author. Though the Oldsmobile ad/brochure that I blogged about a few weeks ago ( Spooky 1969 Olds Literature: Dr. Oldsmobile Creates a W-Machine. Or Two. ) featured an elaborate vin...
Every generation of auto enthusiast has a decade that resonates with them, for better or for worse. While the cars of the 1970s may have been crippled by emission regulations and plagued by occasiona...
Photos by author. If you like the aggressive lines of the fastback body style as well as the spacious luxury of a full-size automobile, think Delmont. If you never heard of a Delmont, you’re not alon...
The Ford GTs run at Daytona. Image courtesy Ford Motor Company. Developing a competitive new racing car, based upon a production car, is an arduous task. Doing so in a little over one year borders on...
Introduced in 1964, the Chevelle was meant to bridge the gap between the compact Chevy II and the brand’s full-size models. Those seeking a sportier Chevelle could opt for the Malibu trim level, then...
Jack Chrisman, circa 1966. Photos courtesy NHRA. Ask a dozen drag racing fans exactly when the term “Funny Car” came about, and you’re likely to get a dozen different answers. This much is clear: It ...
A Rolls-Royce mustache mug. Photos by author. Automobilia comes in a variety of forms, with the most common items being vintage signs, scale models, license plates, gas pumps and oil cans. But there’...
With both cars in the garage, there isn’t much space to work on the T/A, unless the Buick can be pulled out, which isn’t an option when the snow flies. Photos by author. If you have read my blogs ove...
1954 Kaiser Darrin 161, serial number 161.001001. Photos courtesy Bonhams. Introduced at the 1952 Petersen Los Angeles Motorama, the Kaiser Darrin was the first fiberglass-bodied convertible sports c...