If you’re not into pre-WWII cars, or even if you are, you might expect the proprietor of an outfit specializing in early Fords to be at least 80 years old. After all, conventional wisdom says Model T...
Photos by the author. One Sunday afternoon in January 2017 my family and I were returning home from a nice visit with my mother-in-law. About halfway home my wife asked me to turn down a new road int...
While the rest of the publishing world is still sorting out what the closure of 19 print titles over at TEN (though some will still live on as digital-only titles) means for print magazines in genera...
All photos by Don Homuth. Several sites in the automotive press, online and in print, seem recently to have rediscovered the existence of “automotive recycling facilities” that we old guys used to ca...
Photo by Rennett Stowe. I’m glad to see from the comments to our most recent Open Diff that I’m not the only one plagued by background anxiety over unfinished projects. If y’all like, I could work to...
Photo by the author. I keep having this recurring dream in which I suddenly recall some long-neglected project vehicle, stored somewhere I don’t frequent. While whoever’s stored it for me over the in...
We know that Ronan Glon at RanWhenParked has a good eye for unusual European cars of the Eighties, Nineties, and beyond, so we’re always happy to see his coverage of local European events like the re...
Photo via WisconsinHistory.org. While discussing the cars used as automotive riprap in the recent Brecksville carspotting post, we heard plenty of fascinating stories of cars sent to the bottoms of v...
A rare, numbers-matching 1953 Corvette, one of the “lost Corvettes.” Photo courtesy of Dream Car Restorations. Rescued by a group calling itself Corvette Heroes, 36 Corvettes (1953-’82 and 1984-’89) ...
This 1936 Pierce-Arrow is one of three in the JAB Collection coming up for sale June 15. All photos courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions, LLC. In the past 16 years, if you were after a part or a project car...
This year marks the centennial of Checker Taxi — the cab company, not the manufacturing company. It’s a little confusing, but the Internet Checker Taxicab Archive lays out the history of how Checker ...
Some see junk, I see treasure…art on wheels. Photos by the author except where noted. Your first car may have been like mine. Rust everywhere, peeling paint, torn upholstery, smelly interior, worn ou...
This week’s newsletter theme is all about “back to basics.” We think it’s a good idea to dust this off every now and again. After all, it’s great to really push the limits of what we all consider “Mu...
This 1936 Bugatti Aero/Atlantic Coupe, chassis 57453, has been missing since 1938. Photos courtesy Bugatti. French automaker Bugatti built roughly 800 Type 57s from 1934 to 1940, making the model its...
Photo by Mike Boening. Prior to the collapse of the production line bridge at the former Packard plant this week, the Detroit News ran a piece looking back on an unusual chapter in the plant’s histor...
Photos courtesy British Motor Industry Heritage Trust. You’re running Britain’s most prolific automaker, and some guy knocks on your door asking you to build a two-wheeled car stabilized by a gyrosco...
You’re probably reading this on a smartphone, which means you’re one or two swipes and taps away from thousands of photos you’ve taken, many of which are likely of old cars and trucks. And some of th...
If there’s a siren song that we’ll all dash our ship upon the rocks over these days, it’s the lure of the “barn find.” We’re all looking for one. Reality TV has placed its bet on them. The auctions s...
Photo courtesy the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway District. Inspired by an Imbued With Hues colorized photo, The Old Motor set out to learn more about the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. In the ...
Indy pace car replica 1971 Dodge Challenger for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: A Pace Car for the Indianapolis 500. Not for the track this one was driven by a member of the boar...
BMW in Greece. Photo by Charlie. Just as a farming accident inadvertently imperiled the future of motorsports in Europe, an ill-fated joyride has now made it more difficult for museums, collectors, a...
Photos by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. For most of us, a good day in the junkyard means the yellowjackets didn’t sting and the Sawzall blade didn’t pretzel up. For a pair of Ford enthusia...