Pete Hamilton with his Petty Enterprises Plymouth Superbird prior to the start of the 1970 Daytona 500. Photo by Skeensss. Pete Hamilton, winner of the 1970 Daytona 500, died earlier this week at the...
1969 Hurst/Olds 455 (top); 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler (bottom). Images by the author. Editor’s note: This or That is not a comparison report between two vehicles, but rather a feature that enables ...
Photo by Kurt Haubrich. Despite the ongoing rollout of E15 fuel nationwide, a handful of bills introduced in legislatures in D.C. and elsewhere aim to put a halt to sale of the fuel blamed for causin...
Mario Andretti at the 1969 Indianapolis 500. Photo courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Established in 2014 and named for the man who brought motor racing to Watkins Glen, the Cameron R. Argetsinger...
From the seller’s description: 1974 Plymouth Road Runner. This is one of only 280 cars built in 1974 with a big-block 400 Magnum engine. The 280 cars were equipped with either a 4-speed or automatic ...
Still from “ 27 Hours to La Paz.” It started out as little more than a lark, an informal competition among off-road racers to see who could make it from one end of the Baja peninsula to the other the...
1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe. Photos courtesy Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. Sometimes, the joy of acquiring a collector car is not in the actual purchase, but in the hunt itself. While all...
Photos by Terry Shea and Kurt Ernst. Alfa Romeo hasn’t offered a sedan in the U.S. market since 1995, the final year its 164 was sold on these shores. Though the brand has offered niche-market sports...
One-off V-8-powered 1939 E.R.A. Raymond Mays sports car for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: The works car that competed in the 1939 RAC rally driven by “Bentley Boy” S.C.H ( Samm...
Photos courtesy Historic Vehicle Association. Aside from a few cars built for racing, the National Historic Vehicle Register has yet to include any modified cars, an omission that the Historic Vehicl...
Here’s a small sample from my modest Stewart Warner Green Line gauge collection. Photos by author. While there’s still plenty to do in the garage during winter, the really cold weekends are spent in ...
From the seller’s description: This is one of the nicest 1977 Grand Prix Model LJ’s you will find today. With only 42,000 Actual Miles, this is a super solid car that looks awesome and drives incredi...
Photo courtesy the Petty Family Foundation. Racing drivers are very seldom household names in the United States, but Richard Petty is surely an exception to this rule. Petty is known simply as “The K...
From the seller’s description: 1937 Ford Coupe: V8-60, Originally from Montana. 3rd owner. Manual Trans, no patch panels, no rust outs, body is in excellent condition. Motor overhauled, hydraulic bra...
There is much misunderstanding in jeep histories about testing at Holabird. The torture tests there were more or less legendary at the time, and always provided dramatic footage for the newsreels or ...
From the seller’s description: West Coast Classics are proud to present an exceptional barn-fresh (garage really!) find of this rare long time family owned and fully loaded with factory options 1988 ...
Images courtesy of Volvo Cars Heritage; detail photos by the author. Volvo cars had a very different image in the mid-1970s than today’s models do. The 200 series cars were practical, sober, and safe...
Handmade 2017 Bugatti Siero Seco for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: One of a kind, custom car hand made by Sean Santarsiero. The design took much inspiration from the Deco era B...
Photos by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. Such indignity. Dispatched to remote Canada, passed over, and left to sit on a dealership showroom for a year before it sold, the first hardtop Must...
In 1950, the novel Hot Rod, by Henry Gregor Felsen, showed young people that hopping up cars was cool, but racing them on public roads could be deadly. In the intervening years, beginning with Santa ...