Photos courtesy R.E. Olds Transportation Museum. Storage, Mark Memmel said, wasn’t kind to his Oldsmobile Cutlass. Rust ate up about half of the car while it sat, so he ultimately decided to restore ...
1940 Ford De Luxe Tudor sedan for sale. From the seller’s description: Excellent older restoration. Well maintained. Largely stock except for extensive engine work and modern shock absorbers. Very ni...
Photo by the author. Just about everybody in Wednesday’s Congressional subcommittee hearing addressing the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act seemed to agree that nobody wants to bring an ...
A rooftop view of the 2016 Goodguys Nashville Nationals. Photos courtesy Goodguys. Since 1998, and with a few exceptions, participation at Goodguys car shows and autocross events has been open to Ame...
1973 Pontiac Grand Am. Brochures from author’s collection. I’ll admit up front that I’ve always preferred vintage two-door performance cars to those with four-doors. That said, it doesn’t mean that I...
Frank Chicherchia’s 1969 Dodge Charger, Monday’s Best of Show. Photos by Thomas A DeMauro unless otherwise noted. If Frank Chicherchia’s 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona looks familiar to long-time readers...
Early morning crowds were light, but it filled up by midday. From new to old, there was something for everyone. Photos by Hemmings editorial staff. Changing to a rain date for an event like Musclepal...
Photography by Jeff Koch. Looking back over the course of hot rodding’s history, it’s easy to spot the standout cars, the ones that fueled the movement, inspiring legions of young speed-seeking gearh...
Longtime Hemmings Daily readers might recognize Mel Gould as the man behind the Purple People Eater Crosley that appeared on the cover of the December 1961 issue of Mechanix Illustrated. Decades late...
From the seller’s description: For sale is my 1970 Dodge Challenger original RT powered by a 383 V8 and a 4-speed manual. That drivetrain is original and numbers matching. I’m fourth owner and I do k...
Photos courtesy Lloyds Auctioneers. A crash and fire might have taken the first Holden Dealer Team-prepped car out of its very first race, but that front-page event also provided the key to the team’...
2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody. Photo courtesy FCA. The team at FCA’s SRT Group have been quite busy for the past few years, as evidenced by the unveiling of the Challenger SRT Demon this...
Restomodded 1970 Ford Maverick for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Resto-Mod in 2003 302 V8 Engine Excellent pearl white 1972 Sprint colors Edelbrock 4BBL carburetor, Performer C...
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. The late 1970s were hardly a time of optimism for performance fans of the Pontiac Trans Am, but thanks to the efforts of two brothers from Glendale, Arizona, the perio...
Photo by Rijel. Despite a warning from a leading Bonneville scientist that it might not work, the land-speed racers behind Save the Salt have opened talks with a local mining company to return as muc...
The “Original Venice Crew” of (L to R) Peter Brock, Jim Marietta, and Ted Sutton pose with a continuation Shelby G.T. 350R. Photos courtesy OVC Mustang unless otherwise noted. Launched in 1965, the S...
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra, CSX2328. Photos courtesy Bonhams. Launched in 1962, Carroll Shelby’s Cobras quickly earned a reputation as fast and fearsome in competition, yet not every Cobra delivered turne...
Roy Lunn, at a December 2015 Sarasota Cafe Racers lunch. Photo by Gary Jean. Roy Lunn, the “Godfather of the Ford GT40,” passed away on August 5th, 2017 after suffering a catastrophic stroke at the a...
Sometimes, a stolen car hits close to home. Mike Musto, host of The House of Muscle, has been a friend of ours for a lot of years, and his sinister 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona clone even won our “Musc...
The Supernova 1964 Chevrolet Corvette convertible. Photos by Matthew Little, courtesy Auctions America. Bill Jobe’s day job was selling computers for Data General, but on weekends he vented stress by...
2004 Shelby Cobra Concept. Photos courtesy Ford Motor Company. In the 1960s, Carroll Shelby and Ford were indelibly linked, but the relationship had soured by the mid-1970s. After a few years of lend...
Documented Ford-powered 1964 Lotus 30 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This particular car was completed December 29 1964 at the Lotus factory. It has been fully documented fr...
Irwindale Event Center. Photo courtesy Google Maps. The Irwindale Event Center, which encompasses the Irwindale Speedway and the 1/8-mile Irwindale Dragstrip, opened its doors in the Los Angeles, Cal...
Photos by author. A guy walks into a car show’s invitational display building with a pocket full of cash and a craving to buy a Hurst/Olds. He’s immediately greeted by a pristine example of a ’72, a ...
1970 Plymouth Hemi Superbird. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Customers of Mecum Auctions tend to favor muscle cars, and the top-10 list from any of the company’s sales will reflect this. Last weeken...