Text and photos by Jim Garrison. It is a common misconception, even in the Kalamazoo community, that Checker Motors went out of business when they stopped making taxicabs. In fact, the case is quite ...
1986 Volkswagen Dopplekabine (Doka) Transporter for sale. From the seller’s description: This is a very rare 5-passenger, 3-door, gasoline-powered VW Transporter that was only imported into Canada. L...
The Henry Ford’s trove of Dave Friedman photos has revealed many gems in the past, so one would expect the most recent digitized batch of Friedman photos – from the 1960 U.S. Grand Prix at Riverside ...
It’s said that a journey of 1,000 miles begins with the first step, and applying that same logic, a restoration of 1,000 parts begins with the removal of the first rusted fastener (or, perhaps, the s...
Pair of weathered 1954 Buicks for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 1954 V-8 Buick Special Coupe & 1954 V-8 Buick Super Hardtop. both ‘Nailhead’ V8 engine. Have factory windshield ...
Photo by Tom Kelly. As racers and supporters of land-speed racing at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats prepare to go to Congress with demands for the restoration of the racing venue, the international rac...
Rick Hendrick (L) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Martinsville in 2014. Photo by Andrew Coppley/HHP for Chevy Racing. It’s the opening month of the new year, and that means that NASCAR’s Hall of Fame in Ch...
1970 Oldsmobile Rallye 350 (top); 1971 Pontiac GT-37 (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 us,...
1932 BMW R11 motorcycle for sale. From the seller’s description: Since BMW first began to manufacture motorcycles after the Great War in 1924, their intent was to make a product that would sell for y...
Photo by Jannes Glas. While much of Route 66 remains in existence and in use, its decommissioning more than 30 years ago has left its fate largely to the various states through which the Mother Road ...
The Turnpike Cruising Package was only available on the Cutlass Supreme models for 1967. Artwork courtesy of the Automotive History Preservation Society. The advent of the Turnpike Cruising Package m...
We found this 1957 Ford Ranchero in the auction listings for Mecum’s current Kissimmee sale: Jerry Miller of Jerry’s Classic Cars and Parts in Springdale, Arkansas, has been helping 1957-’59 Ford sta...
Artist rendering courtesy Aussie Invader on Facebook. Setting the world land-speed record requires highly advanced computer engineering models, precision machining, and plenty of derring-do. It also ...
Jack Griffith at Amelia Island, circa 2010. Photo by Jim Cowen, courtesy Automodello. If fortune favors the bold, Andrew “Jack” Griffith must have been among the luckiest men in America. After servin...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News As in Europe, vehicles in postwar England were typically small and efficient, sized for that country’s busy city streets and narrow rura...
From the seller’s description: Unimog 421, 1969, convertible, short wheelbase, full equipment. New engine, OM616 / 2,4l, Large transmission (“H” / 26 speeds) with double clutch. Among other things, s...
Pete Chapouris. Image courtesy of SoCal Speed Shop. Who knows how life might have turned out for Pete Chapouris had his chopped and flamed ’34 Ford coupe not graced the cover of the November 1973 iss...
1910 Hudson Touring Car. Images courtesy Seal Cove Auto Museum. Seal Cove Auto Museum, on the spectacular Maine coast, occupies a unique place at the juncture of automotive history and the research o...
Photo courtesy Victory Motorcycles. Polaris Industries today announced that it will begin to shutter its Victory brand of motorcycles and its related operations, effective immediately. Although warra...
From the seller’s description: 1973 Dodge tradesman 100 van. Great original survivor van with 69 thousand original miles. Strong running 318 v8 with 3 speed manual on the column. Steering joint and t...
McLaren F1. Images courtesy McLaren, unless otherwise noted. It began as a conversation between McLaren’s Gordon Murray and Ron Dennis, awaiting a flight home after the 1988 Italian Grand Prix. Four ...