In the fall of 1955, a buddy and I were going to West Texas College in Canyon, Texas. One afternoon, with nothing to do, we decided to drive to Amarillo, about 20 miles away. After driving around for...
Photos and images via Wray Schelin. Metalshaper Wray Schelin says he can teach an absolute beginner in metalshaping how to form a car fender in just a week, and he’s decided to back that claim up by ...
Primeval “mechanic” Michael Lamm prepares to adjust the pedal linkage on his 1964 Jaguar E-Type after having a new clutch installed. I’ve been 18 for most of my adult life. But then last spring, I su...
Three-on-the-tree 1976 Dodge Coronet for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Unusual 3-speed column shift Dodge Coronet from western Oklahoma, original paint & upholstery, 6,900 actu...
Images are courtesy of Mitsubishi Motors Media Services As an automaker, Mitsubishi has a relatively short history in the United States, but this diversified company has been active for nearly 150 ye...
Image courtesy Bloodhound LSR. Judging from videos, the mood of the entire Bloodhound LSR team as it packed up and left Hakskeen Pan this week ran from celebratory to jovial. The jet car had performe...
Original 1976 Dodge Ramcharger for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Very original, well maintained, and always garage kept since it was first purchased by a woman in OK. Have some...
Photo by Kurt Williams. Though the California Coastal Commission has backed off of its plan to ban off-highway vehicles from the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area entirely, the county air ...
Classic trucks are, forgive the pun, picking up in the market. There are several explanations: The popularity of trucks in the new market, relatively cheaper prices compared to cars that have been co...
With a deep-seated passion and life-long appreciation for automotive literature, this soft-spoken gentleman was a friend to everyone who ever met him. On Friday, November 15, the collector-car hobby ...
All photos courtesy of Ford. For the first time since the model’s 1964 inception, Ford has put the Mustang name on a vehicle that is not – at least according to previous definitions – a Mustang. The ...
Airbagged 1953 Kaiser Manhattan for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 1953 Kaiser Manhatten 4 Door with a restored stock body and everthing else modified. There were 15,450 1953 – ...
You can’t rush perfection, and it seems that perfection is exactly what model maker Ken Foran is after with his scratchbuilt 1/8-scale version of Tommy Ivo’s quad-engine dragster. We came across the ...
The non-Z06 Corvette with a trunk. As the ad states, the rarest of C5s, this 1999 Chevrolet Corvette is for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 1999 Chevrolet Corvette FRC – fixed ro...
Images courtesy the Loyed Woodland collection at the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing. Whoever knew that a post-war fascination with mechanical innovation in construction and drag racing would lead ...
Bikes! It’s a 1982 Yamaha XJ750 for on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 1982 Yamaha XJ750R (Seca750). In same family since 1984. Always indoor storage, with excellent original paint, exha...
Over in Italy, a lifelong Miata fan opened a hotel that gives guests access to an impressive collection of Mazda MX-5s, as Top Gear recently wrote. Guests are comprehensively outnumbered by cars. The...
Photo credit: Fox Entertainment Group Does America champion the underdog? The pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps tales of the little guy making it big, the evergreen story of heart and determination...
Filca-bodied 1970 Citroen HY for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: One of several companies in France that was involved in converting the Citroën HY was Filca France, a coach build...
Photos via Manheim Even though Holden stopped building cars in Australia two years ago, it will nevertheless be possible to buy an Australian-built car from the Australian arm of General Motors when ...
This week, we turn to the subject of minibikes. Pit bikes. Hammy-hams. Scooters. Whatever you call them, they’re probably the second-most popular machine you’ll see at any dragstrip. Why? Well, run b...
It’s an undisputed truth that Rock-N-Roll and muscle cars go together like Dazed and Confused. One of the first things we always seem to do, after plunking down the cake for the car we buy – whether ...
Date: April 1978 Location: Third Avenue and Battery Street, Seattle, Washington Source: Werner Leggenhager, via Seattle Public Library Special Collections Online What do you see here?