Mildly hot-rodded 1938 Ford De Luxe convertible , powered by a ’49 Mercury flathead V-8. From the seller’s description: Only 2743 four door Ford convertibles made in 1938. This car has a 1949 Mercury...
Photo courtesy SavetheTexasDuneBuggy. After denying Texas dune buggy owners’ requests to reinstate the titles that the department has revoked over the last few years, Texas Department of Motor Vehicl...
Photo courtesy Indiana Racing Memorial Association. While Indy 500 and local historians have a good idea in which grave Arthur Chevrolet likely now lies — and know for sure in which grave he doesn’t ...
Factory Five-based 1934 Ford roadster for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Conservatively Custom 1934, Ford 302 Stroker, Edelbrock 750 CFM, TCI Street Fighter Transmission. Moser ...
Images courtesy Indiana Racing Memorial Association. Like many motorsports pioneers, Floyd “Pop” Dreyer pursued speed however and wherever he could. Motorcycle racing, Indy racing, midget car racing,...
Each spring for 40 years, the Hornets Nest Region of the AACA has held AutoFair at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and it has grown into an event quite unlike any other in the U.S. The event is truly an...
The personality of any hot rod, at some point, is gonna come down to the choices made around the exhaust system. All photos by the author and Tim Conder/Conder Custom, unless otherwise noted. If you’...
Kingston Custom’s White Phantom BMW R/80. Photos courtesy the Petersen Museum unless otherwise noted. On the heels of the successful Harley vs. Indian motorcycle display, which ended its run on March...
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions, except where noted. Dual superchargers. Dual headlamps. Dual slicks. The car that Jim Street showed for a few years and then hid away for decades seemed to have dual e...
Spotting this Rambler-like soft top on the Fiat Cabrio sent the writer’s imagination into a fever dream of then-and-now comparisons. The New York International Auto Show has ancient roots. It is one ...
Restored and lightly customized 1950 Hudson Pacemaker convertible for sale. From the seller’s description: 5,600 miles on frame-off restoration of solid, rust-free 1950 Hudson Pacemaker convertaible ...
In probably not the most shocking news, we’re doing something a little less expected for the seats of the Stoner T. All photos by Tim Conder/Conder Custom, unless otherwise noted. When I was a young ...
Buick-engined 2011 Diva roadster for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: one of 37 expensive kits produced,, this is the best example of a finished vehicle, priced similar to a un-fi...
Photos courtesy Cort Elgar. Water pumpers. Pan buggies. Tunnel buggies. Sand rails. The names may all sound unfamiliar to outsiders and even to those who originally called their homebuilt rigs “dune ...
Move-in for the 2018 Portland Roadster Show. Photos by author. Editor’s note: Don Homuth had a chance to catch the setup for this year’s Portland Roadster Show, and asked us if we’d like to present a...
All photos by the author, unless otherwise noted. Here at Hemmings, it’s not lost on anyone that car shows are the lifeblood of car culture. It’s where we all meet up, where we debut our old cars, wh...
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions, except where noted. For several years it toured the country claiming a Guinness world record for “world’s most expensive automobile,” and it very well may have been, g...
Professionally built, resto-modded 1951 Mercury Monterey coupe for sale. From the seller’s description: Magnificent low mileage classic modified during our ownership by professionals in San Francisco...
All photos by Tim Conder/Conder Custom, unless otherwise noted. Look, I want you good people to understand one thing about custom shops: you have no idea. You have no idea, no real understanding of t...
Flathead-powered flamethrower 1950 Ford custom for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Exterior: – Paint is fantastic. It looks red at first glance, then as the light changes, it bec...
As this Pro Street Mustang demonstrates, if one blower is good, then three must be better. All photos by Barry Kluczyk. Each year, Cobo Hall plays host to the Detroit Autorama, a show that’s become o...
Imagine, the 2018 Ridler Award-winning 1957 Chevy. Photos courtesy of Championship Auto Shows. Tri-five Chevies may be a staple at cars shows and cruise-ins, but there hasn’t been one in the running ...
Period-modified 1949 Ford custom for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Quivera custom built by Sam and son John A. Climo in 1952. With a rocket 88 engine transmission and rear end,...
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. If a little is good, then a lot must be better, right? Or so went the thinking behind the Pro Street movement that aimed to put the fattest rear tires under everything...
Roy Fjastad. Image via Facebook. From the drag strip, to the salt flats, to the street, there was very little in hot rodding that Roy Fjastad didn’t touch in the course of his career. Fjastad, who di...