The Citroen DS had an uphill battle coming into the U.S. market for many reasons we won’t run down here. Suffice it to say, none of those reasons (save for maybe the headlamp issue) had to do with st...
It’s a 1973 Citroen AK 400 for sale on Hemmings.com (via the same seller offering the stretchy Citroen HY van highlighted in a previous FOTD ). From the seller’s description: Top quality, body-off ch...
Photos by the author. One Sunday afternoon in January 2017 my family and I were returning home from a nice visit with my mother-in-law. About halfway home my wife asked me to turn down a new road int...
Five-speed 1991 Acura Legend for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 1991 Acura Legend L 3.2L V6 2 Door Hardtop Coupe with only 64K original miles and with a desirable 5 speed manual...
Press On Regardless handout photo. Image via Randy Graves. Often described as “America’s Longest, Richest, Oldest, Meanest Car Rally,” the SCCA Detroit Region’s Press On Regardless rally, conducted e...
Survivor 1976 Honda Civic CVCC for sale on Hemmings.com, in wagon form no less. For the uninitiated, CVCC stands for “Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion” and allowed the little four-cylinder to me...
SFers, look out for Ralph Ziman’s “ Spoek 1,” a former South African military vehicle that has been abandoned, restored, and decorated by Zulu, Shona and Ndebele artisans, which will appear at this w...
As we mentioned in our recent story about Holden concept cars, General Motors announced plans to wind down sales, engineering, and design operations for its Holden brand in Australia and New Zealand ...
All images courtesy GM Media. For a division that built distinct production cars for nearly 70 years, Holden – which GM officially terminated over the weekend – built surprisingly few concept cars. T...
Galaxie-bodied full custom 1955 Ford Thunderbird for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This is a rare opportunity to own a truly unique car. It was built in 1963 by combining body ...
When it comes to “original hybrid” automobiles, forget everything related to the gas-electric, efficiency-minded commuter cars of today. We’ll forgive you if your mind runs to the modern performance ...
If you spend any time at all around this part of the world, you’ve no doubt heard all the belly-achin’ and head-scratchin’ and hand-wringin’ and off-my-lawnin’ and kids-these-days’in about how younge...
When we talk about the “glory days” of drag racing, we’re not talking about the cars, alone. Sure, the cars are at the center of our affections, but there was also the dragstrip exhibition scene. Y’k...
From left: Malcolm Durham, Leonard W. Miller, Wendell Scott, and Ronald Hines at a meeting of the Black American Racers Association. Image via Silent Thunder. With the release of the Adam Carolla-dir...
1963 Buick Riviera for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Car speaks for itself in Excellent condition and ready for a new home. Have video upon request for true interests. Original...
I need a vintage four-wheel-drive in my life. But do I want a truck, a wagon, or a CJ? This was the Willys lineup for 1951: Truck, Station Wagon, and CJ3B. Images via The Old Car Manual Project, and ...
Cell phone service had gone from spotty to non-existent several miles back up the dirt road. Despite the Lemons Rally route book’s assurances that the check point wasn’t far off, the deeper into the ...
Left-hand-drive 1952 Allard K2 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This is an original aluminum non hit body 1952 Allard K2 Roadster chassis # 91K-2197. Imported January 10th 195...
Look at the direction-changing driving lights on this 1930 Duesenberg Model J Berline at the Worldwide Auctioneers sale in Scottsdale, Arizona. Get up close to an old car and all kinds of details pop...
This is what organization looks like. I have never been this organized in the garage. Like single socks that disappear in the laundry, nuts, bolts, and fasteners have a way of walking off when you’re...
Date: circa 1969 Location: Euclid and Penn avenues, East Liberty, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Source: Harry Coughanour Jr., via Historic Pittsburgh What do you see here?
It’s a good bet that plenty of auto renderings from 1945 until, oh, 1979 or so – particularly the far-out space-agey ones of the Fifties – operated on the designer’s assumption that nuclear power wou...
VW-based 1981 Puma GTI for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: with 24853 Miles. This is not a Kit Car. It has been manufactured by Puma in Brazil and shipped to the US for testing i...