In 1982, Pontiac debuted an all-new Firebird with a radical aerodynamic shape, the first significant redesign of the model in 13 years. Not content with the car’s already slippery shape, in 1984 the ...
While the AACA Library’s working to digitize its existing film collection, as we learned this past week, it already has quite a few neat videos on its YouTube page, including the one above of the 195...
As Ford GT40 replicas go, this 1987 Fordiero GT for sale on Hemmings.com won’t fool anybody into thinking they’re buying a P or J chassis – nobody’s trying to say it’s anything more than what it is –...
Our friends across the pond have a wonderful description of disorder, calling it “the dog’s breakfast.” While most $5,000 Challenge installments have a common theme, this one does not. There are spor...
Any car that has a reputation as a tank doesn’t exactly build that reputation by going 30-plus years without a scratch, ding, dent, or tear in the upholstery, but this 1982 Volvo 240DL for sale on He...
In 1987, the Toyota Supra split off from the Celica line to become a stand-alone model. Celicas became front-wheel drive, while the A70 Supra, with more sporting intentions, remained on a rear-drive ...
The performance vehicle scene has sleepers – cars and trucks that belie their true capabilities with a facade of normality – and as we can see from this 1986 Ford Bronco II XLT for sale on Hemmings.c...
Debuting in 1962 as a personal luxury coupe under the Studebaker brand, the Avanti has enjoyed more lives than the average house cat. Studebaker’s production of the Avanti ended in 1963, but the mode...
Some cars really speak for themselves, and some cars have a lot to say when it comes to speaking for themselves. Then there’s this 1982 Chevrolet Corvette Caballista for sale on Hemmings.com, a Les D...
We know the exact date of the full-size photo below – February 13, 1982 – and the exact location – the deck of the USS Enterprise. Ronan Glon of Ran When Parked came across the color version of the p...
This week’s Sunday Cinema was fairly easy for me to pull together. First, Kurt suggested this video from the Revs Institute briefly discussing the institute’s 1969 Porsche 908 LH longtail before taki...
Brief glimpse of racing at El Mirage in 1946 that Mac’s Motor City Garage posted this week, but it includes some rather noteworthy cars in the hot rodding pantheon. See how many you can name. * For t...
Brief glimpse of racing at El Mirage in 1946 that Mac’s Motor City Garage posted this week, but it includes some rather noteworthy cars in the hot rodding pantheon. See how many you can name. * For t...
Finding a Checker cab in unused, low-mileage condition is sorta like coming across an unopened package of those giant multicolor Christmas light bulbs from the Fifties or a still sealed 40-year-old t...
GM really rolled out the red carpet – literally! – in November 1954 in Flint, when it came time to build its 50 millionth car. Fortunately, the company also made sure plenty of film cameras were roll...
First-generation Honda Accords are a rare sight on American roads these days, since most were used up by a string of ever more budget-constrained owners, or consumed by the tinworm until no longer ab...
Does any vehicle more exemplify the Choo-Choo Customs excess of the Eighties than this 1984 Chevrolet El Camino IROC-S for sale on Hemmings.com? It’s got the Camaro nose, of course, and along with th...
Despite the full-size Jeep’s reputation for rusting at the mere sight of a salted road, it’s not at all difficult to find a clean Grand Wagoneer these days, but this 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer for sale...
CycleKarting is one of those motorsports that isn’t supposed to be about all-out competition, but nevertheless there’s an annual CycleKart Grand Prix in Tieton, Washington, every year, and the Chican...
Pontiac’s mid-engine, rear-drive, two-seat Fiero debuted for the 1984 model year, and consumers immediately began asking for a more powerful engine than the 2.5-liter “Iron Duke” four-cylinder found ...
Longtime reader Stephane Dumas suggested we take a look at the City of Toronto’s archives for a series of photos that Harvey Naylor took of Queen Street during the early 1980s, and indeed, plenty of ...