The Nmoto Nostalgia goes beyond “retro.” Photos courtesy Nmoto, Inc. and as noted. Any time a manufacturer trots out a “retro” design or even dusts off a vintage nameplate, the responses are the same...
The legendary Jim “Jake” Jacobs and his hot rod that changed everything at the Grand National Roadster show. Photos by author, unless otherwise noted. It’s been a minute since the One Perfect Day cre...
The first Porsche 916 prototype, “Brutus.” Photos courtesy Artcurial. In an alternate timeline, the Porsche 911 may have lost its crown as the brand’s halo car circa 1972, replaced by a high-performa...
Photo by Mike Boening. Prior to the collapse of the production line bridge at the former Packard plant this week, the Detroit News ran a piece looking back on an unusual chapter in the plant’s histor...
Photos courtesy British Motor Industry Heritage Trust. You’re running Britain’s most prolific automaker, and some guy knocks on your door asking you to build a two-wheeled car stabilized by a gyrosco...
It’s the end of January. If you’re anywhere east of, say, Arizona, it seems like it’s well below freezing and driving an old car is limited to the earliest year for factory seat heaters. But if you’r...
While pulling together information on the Plymouth that won the Autos Clasicos show in Cuba, we came across Cuban Classics , a blog that seems intent on cataloging every one of the old cars still ply...
Exclusive paparazzi action shot of Aaron Grote and his “Atomic Punk” bubbletop hot rod at the Playboy Mansion for Mopars At The Mansion. That’s “Grote,” not “grotto.” C’mon, man… Imagery courtesy Aar...
Photos by Christian Martin, courtesy Artcurial. Long considered one of the last great secrets of Italian sports car culture, the trio of uncirculated Serenissima sports cars still in the collection o...
Much like in entertainment, the show must go on in racing. That’s even after incidents that threaten to sideline the entire field of cars, such as the water-in-the-fuel episode at the 1976 24 Hours o...
Charles Kettering gets all the credit for inventing the self-starter for internal combustion engines and thus making gasoline-engine cars the dominant mode of transport today. But as John Heitmann at...
Starting January 1, Indiana residents can purchase specialty plates to support the Studebaker Museum. The first one had better go on a South Bend product. * In the late Sixties, Ford’s vision of an e...
1980 Mercury Cosworth Capri. Photos by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. After a one-year absence, the Capri returned to Mercury dealers in 1979, this time as a badge-engineered Fox-body Ford ...
The Corvette Styling Cars driven by Harley Earl (L) and Bill Mitchell. Photos by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. Harley Earl and Bill Mitchell set the pace for design at General Motors for a...
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. At the crest of a wave of retro design that swept over the auto industry at the turn of the 21st Century, Ford introduced a pair of concepts that called back to one of...
Tucker Carioca rendering by Thom Taylor, courtesy Rob Ida Concepts. Preston Tucker viewed failure as a necessary milestone on the road to success. A year after a jury found him not guilty of charges ...
Ford’s Cougar II concept on display in Dearborn in 2017. Photo by Barry Kluczyk. For our purposes, the word “lost” needs to be defined. Usually, “lost” is a descriptor applied to an object that no on...
The Jason Castriota-designed Chevrolet Corvette Mantide. Photos courtesy Aste Bolaffi. Nuccio Bertone received his dying wish: The company that carried his family name survived, at least in part, to ...
Photos courtesy Bob Plumer collection, Lee Smith collection, Tim Costello/Mopar Collector’s Guide, Fred Engelhart, Ron Thums, Don Moats. It’s no secret that one of our favorite periods of Cardom is t...
Photos by Gary Kessler, courtesy of Mecum Auctions. These days, photochoppers don’t waste much time in slapping together station wagon or shooting brake versions of every new car after the first offi...
In the ongoing saga of the Wild Cherry custom van, Teri Maddox of the Belleville News-Democrat reported this week that Chris Carter has been extradited to California and that it appears the van has b...
Chevrolet’s eCOPO Camaro Concept. Photos courtesy Chevrolet. At this year’s SEMA Show, Chevrolet marked the 50th anniversary of the COPO Camaro with a limited run of racing-use-only 2019 COPO Camaros...
Sneak peek at the Cotati Speed Shop ’68 Camaro roadracer/roadrager. Shot by Eric Haines for Hemmings Muscle Machines. If you’re reading this, we’re gonna go ahead and assume you’re familiar with the ...
Pfaff Design’s rendering of the H and H Performance 1970 Bronco. H&H Performance Inc. of DuBois, Pennsylvania, has long been known for Mustang restorations, but it also does Bronco buildups, and its ...
Photos courtesy Lloyds. No country’s performance-car market collapsed nearly as fast and dramatically as Australia’s. Within a week of a blockbuster 1972 headline decrying supercars capable of 160 MP...