The car when we first got the Gotelli 392 Hemi located in its perch. “Although this is a Muncie M-21 trans with the stock bellhousing,” Conder explains, “you can see how the 392 (now mounted nearly 2...
Ted Gotelli passing the time between rounds in one of the earliest versions of his Fuller-chassis-ed fueler in the early ’60s. Dig those weedburners… Photo: Sherm Porter. All remaining photos by the ...
A pair of cruddy Vans and a vintage “Traction By Hurst” T-shirt graphic, along with a mocked-up rolled pan-slash-air scoop: a modern-day hot rod still life. All photos by the author, unless otherwise...
Through the years, hundreds of coffee table books have honored the sporting marques of twentieth-century Great Britain. Until now, not one of those has brought together the roster of talent we find b...
My T coupe and all its influences. When I look at this collection of cars that I’ve loved for the entirety of my own consciousness, I pause and just marvel at what this purely American phenomenon has...
The Iso Grifo A3/L prototype hammers at $1.6 million to set an auction record. Photos by Mike Maez unless otherwise noted; all photos copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company. The Iso Grifo, like ...
In 1948, Land Rover debuted its first model at the Amsterdam Motor Show. Three prototypes graced the company’s stand, and one – described as a demonstrator model – resurfaced in a garden near its Sol...
A turbocharged 1962 Corvair Monza Spyder heads a line of performance Corvairs. Photos courtesy Corvair Museum. Beloved by its fans, but criticized–perhaps unreasonably–by its detractors, the Chevrole...
All images courtesy GM Media. “If you don’t look back at your car after you park it, you own the wrong car” (anonymous). ———————- I couldn’t believe my good luck. A junior high friend invited me to j...
Images are courtesy Groupe Renault. This is a car that, in 25 years’ time, American enthusiasts will be lining up to import. It’s the 2018 Alpine A110, and while it shares its name and lines with the...
Photos courtesy The Henry Ford. One of Henry Ford’s odder inventions—and one that certainly challenges the notion he only ever wanted to build Model Ts into perpetuity—will get its moment in the spot...
Mitsubishi’s Re-Model A, built by West Coast Customs. Photos courtesy Mitsubishi Motors. In 1917, the Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Company of Kobe, Japan, introduced its first automobile, the Model A limo...
Less common than they once were, concept cars have traditionally been developed by automakers to judge public reaction to possible new models or new technologies. Here, Mac’s Motor City Garage looks ...
Launched in 1965, Shelby American’s G.T. 350 worked better on the racetrack than it did on the daily commute. Once the initial thrill wore off, many buyers found the car too harsh, meaning that chang...
Images are courtesy of Tom Donney. There have always been fine private collections of Saabs in the USA, but as far as we know–unlike in this automaker’s home country –there’s never before been a larg...
DeLorean prototype 1 at the AACA Museum. Photo by Nancy Gates. In October 1976, the first running prototype of John DeLorean’s futuristic gullwing coupe was delivered by builder Triad Services Group....
Rob Ida has carried on his father Bob’s passion for modifying and crafting hot rods, race cars, and other wheeled projects, and gained notoriety some years back for creating replicas of the famous Tu...
Photo courtesy RM Sotheby’s. Duesenberg pretty much undisputedly sits atop the heap as the most luxurious, most exclusive, and most storied American carmaker to have existed, all the more remarkable ...
Cars as musical instruments? Composer Ryoji Ikeda recently pulled together 100 modified cars atop a Los Angeles parking garage for an elaborate concert involving the cars’ stereo systems, horns, engi...
The John Tojeiro built AC Ace prototype. Photos courtesy JD Classics. By 1953, John Tojeiro’s reputation for building competitive sports racers was well-established. When friend Vin Davison approache...
Photos courtesy Joe Bortz. The stars all appeared to align for Duesenberg’s return in the mid-Sixties: a Duesenberg family member at the helm, an Exner-designed and Ghia-built prototype, confirmed or...
Holden-built 1932 Chevrolet boattail prototype for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This car was produced by GM for the Australian market with the boat tail wooden pattern body pr...
Photos courtesy Steve Buggy. For now, it might very well be a “dirty car that looks like an old shoe,” but the 1947 Davis three-wheeler prototype that just hit the market may be the most significant ...
Prototype 1984 Lotus M90/X100 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This 1984 Lotus M90/X100 is the only one produced in this color combination, and the only one with a manual tran...
Floorplan for the Toyota Experience Center, opening in Plano, Texas. Photos courtesy Toyota Motor North America. When Toyota announced its U.S. headquarters would be moving from Torrance, California,...