From the seller’s description: The 1988 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser is a working wagon with the comfort and ride of an Olds. The ride is smooth and soft and the car is tight with no knocks, rattles or ...
Image courtesy OldCarBrochures. What went behind the decision to downsize pretty much every American automobile in the late 1970s and early 1980s? A May 1980 New Yorker article that Curbside Classic ...
Fresh from a 1,000-hour sympathetic restoration, this 1976 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega is said to have amassed just 3,200 miles in 42 years. From the seller’s description: Cosworth #3283 is the lowest mi...
Mecum’s Spring 2018 Gone Farmin’ Auction. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Mecum’s Gone Farmin’ auction in Davenport, Iowa, earlier this month hauled in $4.5 million from the sale of 460 lots which in...
From the seller’s description: You are viewing a frame off restored 1968 Ford XL Convertible . 428 V8, 4-speed. This vehicle is rare, 1 of 59 with this engine & transmission combination made as per M...
Photograph by Thomas A. DeMauro. No single factor ever sinks an automaker. The struggle between profits and losses typically has its roots in circumstances suffered from decisions made years, if not ...
Trio includes a Jaguar XK8 convertible, Mazda RX7, and Porsche 911, typical of Radwood cars of the 1980s and ’90s. Such vehicles aren’t considered particularly collectible today, but there’s no doubt...
Photo courtesy Bonhams. As the family of Piet den Hartogh indicated when they decided to close his museum dedicated to Ford vehicles a year and a half ago, they will sell the entire collection all at...
The record-setting ‘Herbie,’ a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle sunroof sedan. Photos courtesy Barrett-Jackson. No one knows exactly how many Volkswagen Beetles Walt Disney Productions used in making the first...
Each spring for 40 years, the Hornets Nest Region of the AACA has held AutoFair at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and it has grown into an event quite unlike any other in the U.S. The event is truly an...
St. Tropez pickup converted 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This car was in the previous owners family since 1982 and they bought it from a fa...
Photos courtesy AACA Library. “Baby” is 63 years old, 5,000 pounds, and rated at three-quarter ton. But after a seven-year restoration of the 1955 Chevrolet bookmobile, Baby is also brand-spanking ne...
1977 Chevrolet LUV pickup. Photos courtesy Worldwide Auctions. In need of a compact pickup to fight sales of import trucks, Chevrolet turned to Japanese partner Isuzu for help and, in 1972, debuted t...
Original unrestored 1937 Hupmobile for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: completely original, 17,000 mile, rust-free art deco masterpiece. This 1937 Hupmobile Aerodynamic Rumble Se...
Photos by Richard Lentinello. In the 1950s, Chrysler developed cars using a functional structure. People specialized, so that one person might design nothing but axles. The chassis, body, electrical,...
Initially, the Vega was to be released only as a notchback and as a fastback, no wagon. But thanks to one designer’s after-hours work and a fortuitous visit from Ed Cole, the wagon got added to the l...
Jackie Harris’ “Fruitmobile.” Photo by Harrod Blank. All photos courtesy Houston Art Car Parade. This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the Houston Art Car Parade, the largest art car parade in t...
From the seller’s description: This is a stock 1972 Buick Skylark convertible in desert yellow with a white top and sandalwood interior making it an eye-catching classic beauty. The power convertible...