The RE Olds Transportation Museum. Image via Google Street View. Lansing, Michigan, is best known outside the automotive world as being the state capital, a designation it received in 1847 on the fee...
The 1970s were a decade of change for the sport of Formula 1, as — for the first time — driver safety became a serious consideration and big-dollar sponsorships widened the gulf between the haves and...
From the seller’s description: 1960 Chevrolet C-10 pickup truck is equipped with a converted 350ci V8 backed by a super T-10 4-speed manual transmission. 1960 marked the first year of production for ...
1972 Ford Maverick Grabber. Photos by Jeff Koch, unless otherwise noted. On April 17, 1969, Ford introduced a new compact two-door sedan with sleek fastback styling, designed to counter the sales thr...
Coker’s headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Photos courtesy of Coker Group. Founded by Harold Coker in 1958, Coker Tire was a pioneer in supplying period-correct tires for the collector-car hobby...
Prewar Bugatti, original artwork by Wallace Wyss. Having had the unique experience of driving my Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing out of a burning building, I can add a little advice on protecting your c...
Single-family 1980 Buick LeSabre for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This is a one family owned car. It was special ordered and bought new by my brother in 1979 at Braley & Graha...
Photo by Craig Howell. It’s not quite a green flag, but the European Parliament has, for the first time, acknowledged the threat to European motorsports posed by the expanded scope of the Motor Insur...
My parents’ 1937 Nash LaFayette took me on my first vacation. We stayed at a motel—actually, a long string of lakeshore cabins—in 1949. The lake and our cabin smelled of dead fish. Photo by Mark J. M...
From the seller’s description: “They’re only original once” 1953 Mercury Monterey , Unrestored, original, AACA HPOF Senior award. Very low original mileage; 255 cubic inch ‘flathead’ V-8 with three s...
The New York Times reported this month that the current Allard replica scene will soon double with an entry from Sydney Allard’s family, who are none too happy about the existing replicas. * New Zeal...
Unrestored 1975 Mazda Chantez GL for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This 1975 Mazda Chantez was imported to the US in 2005 from Japan, where it had served as a parts delivery ve...
The Jason Castriota-designed Chevrolet Corvette Mantide. Photos courtesy Aste Bolaffi. Nuccio Bertone received his dying wish: The company that carried his family name survived, at least in part, to ...
We might argue that one of the main reasons for the redesign of the Muscle Machines weekly newsletter was to not just celebrate the new look of the magazine, but to be a regular source of…well, alter...
The print says June 1970. And is there a better snapshot of what life was like for a dyed-in-the-seaweed-flames gearhead and muscle car freak than this? CHANGE. OUR. MIND. But seriously, just drink i...
Photos courtesy Bob Plumer collection, Lee Smith collection, Tim Costello/Mopar Collector’s Guide, Fred Engelhart, Ron Thums, Don Moats. It’s no secret that one of our favorite periods of Cardom is t...
On the show floor at MCACN 2013. Photo by Terry McGean. When it launched back in 2009, the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals seemed like something a little different for the muscle car crowd, an alte...
From the seller’s description: View the pictures of this outstanding example of a 1970 Chevrolet K20 4×4 ; in excellent condition. All steel, a real 70′ K20, previous frame off restoration, with an 8...
Photo courtesy Rod Hall Racing. Racing Baja in the Sixties took place at a far different pace than today’s races. One could get lost a dozen times driving used four-wheel-drive rigs and somehow still...
Aerial view of the Bondurant Racing School facility at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, Arizona. Image courtesy Google Maps. After celebrating its 50th anniversary in February 2018, the ...
Streamlined trains and divided highways, but oddly no airplanes, represented state-of-the-art transportation in 1941. If you’ve seen those blue “Eisenhower Interstate System” signs with the General-t...
Restored 1933 Divco for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This 1933 Fully Restored Divco/Twin Coach Helms Bakery Delivery Van is for sale. From the 1930’s to the 1950’s Helms Baker...
The KiMo Theater in downtown Albuquerque on Route 66. Photo by Karen Blaha. Where Route 66 passes through downtown Albuquerque and takes the name Central Avenue, the neon signs of the tourist-laden r...
David Pearson at the 1969 Motor Trend 500. Photo courtesy Ford Motor Company. Over his 27-year NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup career, David Pearson only ran 574 races, yet racked up an astound...
From the seller’s description: 1937 Ford coupe. Awesome old school hot rod. Super nice clean body. Custom interior and tons of old school speed equipment with the right upgrades, like hydraulic brake...