Photo courtesy Historic England. The Brooklands race track will, in all likelihood, never again host a competitive race. The ravages of time and the encroachments of development have ensured that fat...
Photo courtesy Library of Congress. From the beginning, the architects of the National Historic Vehicle Register intended to not only document some of the country’s most important vehicles, but also ...
The late day sun illuminates the grille and the concours-quality detailed front suspension of this 1969 Buick GS 400, but the importance of this photo for this article is how the side has reflected t...
Handbuilt 1962 Hatch Park Special for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This vintage racer has seen plenty of racing action. Raced in USRRC and SCCA, SCCA C modified Champion. Nort...
Photos by Teddy Pieper, courtesy Auctions America. What started out as a way to save lives by studying highway crashes led to a cascade of events that culminated in perhaps AMC’s biggest marketing op...
From the seller’s description: Thanks for looking at my 1968 Pontiac GTO. The 1968 model is one of the most desirable years, and was awarded Motor Trend Car of the Year. This GTO is a stunning examp...
Photo courtesy Ford Media. For the first few years, Ford manufactured average-priced cars and a few expensive cars: Models A, B, C, F, K, N, R, and S. In addition, there were experimental models that...
Garage-find 1970 Mercury Marauder X-100 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 92,691 original miles 8-cyl. 429cid Good condition, some rust around wheel wells. Original paint, most...
San Francisco’s got an impressive collection of its former fire trucks, including one that fought the 1906 fire, but seeing them is problematic because they’re essentially couch surfing across the ci...
389-cu.in. Tri-Power V-8 beneath the hood of a 1964 Pontiac GTO. Photo by author. On July 5, automaker Volvo Cars announced that every vehicle it launches after 2019 will be powered — in part or whol...
From the seller’s description: 1966 Unimog S Type 404. This is a very clean, very original and complete cab and chassis that was imported as a fire truck. It has been converted to a working hydraulic...
1918 Ford Model TT stake bed. Images courtesy Ford Motor Company, unless otherwise noted. Announced on January 11, 1917, and introduced to the public six months later, Ford’s one-ton truck chassis — ...
Magazine ad from author’s collection. I’ve always appreciated the 1976 and 1977 Oldsmobile 442’s for their “slant back grille,” semi-fastback roof, chiseled lines, plush interior, and capable suspens...
From the seller’s description: Very clean 1970 Ford Torino GT Convertible numbers matching 57,000 mile original car. Has been in the same family since 1984 with documented history. Rust free and has ...
Sports cars mix it up at Laguna Seca during the 2013 Historics. Photo by author. On January 31, 2017, the Board of Supervisors in Monterey County, California, approved a deal that gave the Sports Car...
Typical soap box derby stock cars. Photo by thegforcers. Formulas and templates dominate pretty much all forms of racing, and soap box derby racing is no exception. The stock car template in soap box...
The day that I fell in love with Chrysler products was the day that my dad pulled into our driveway in our brand new yellow and white 1957 Plymouth Savoy sport coupe. I was just 6 years old at the ti...
Original unrestored 1980 AMC Concord DL for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 258 ci “6” Automatic transmission, power steering, power front disc brakes, COLD A/C, tilt wheel, recl...
Photos courtesy Internet Checker Taxicab Archive. Kaela Petkovits grew up in her father’s Checker taxis as he drove the streets of Seattle in the Eighties and dreamed of having her own to drive somed...
Photo courtesy BridgetMGTD. Even though cars are nothing more than machines, their growing complexity has led plenty of drivers, mechanics, and enthusiasts to believe there’s something more going on ...
From the seller’s description: After more than 32 years of ownership, it is time to sell this elegant, rare 1950 Jaguar Mark V Drop Head Coupe. The Jaguar Mark V was first introduced at the 1948 Lond...