Documented and race ready 1963 Elva Mk. 7 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This particular chassis #70-017, was purchased new by Anne and John Frederick Barnes of Selsey, West...
Photo courtesy Onondaga Dragway. A bittersweet farewell message greeted visitors to Onondaga Dragway’s website earlier this month, noting that “we don’t know where to go from here” after a six-year-r...
Image by Frerk Meyer, via Creative Commons. If you were taken aback by the story a few weeks ago that Volvo was going to limit the speed of all of its cars worldwide to a 112-mph maximum in the name ...
From the seller’s description: 1941 Lincoln Zephyr convertible V12 coupe . One of only 725 Zephyr convertibles ever produced. Car originally dark blue with Tan leather, now Darian Blue with Red Leath...
Arlen, Cory, and Zach Ness. Photo courtesy Kahn Media. We have learned from the Arlen Ness Motorcycle Facebook page that Arlen Ness passed away quietly on Friday, March 22, 2019. He was 79 years old ...
Photograph by the author. Ever have a grand idea to do something to your car and, after a number of torturous, laborious, and expensive steps, it turns out to be not what you hoped it would be? I had...
Unknown origin 1930s sprint car for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Pre-war race car. Unknown build. It is a real race car, that can be easily proven. Really done well if homemad...
Tucker 48 chassis 1028. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. By September 1948, Preston Tucker had little left to lose. Production at his Chicago plant was all but halted by an SEC investigation, while ...
BMW roundel. Photo by Dushan Hanuska. BMW and Mini owners around the country got some bad news on March 8, when Bavarian Autosport, the Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based parts supplier unexpectedly ann...
Photo by David Cantu. Highways these days are pretty sterile places. Sure, they’re far more efficient, safe, and standardized than the highways of the first several decades of the motoring era, but w...
Unrestored 1963 Imperial LeBaron for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Gorgeous details throughout. This car is truly a work of art inside of out! Notice the individual chrome head...
Photos courtesy Bonhams. Vauxhall had no racing infrastructure when it reentered racing in 1971. It didn’t intend its 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine to hold up under competition use. But these things...
Photo courtesy Italy to Paris World Rally of Texas. The road from Italy to Paris stretches 150 miles, runs through Athens, and is fraught with the potential of getting egged. Or, at least, it does on...
Photos courtesy Historic Vehicle Association. Students of automotive history will soon be gathering in Allentown, Pennsylvania, April 11-13, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Society of Automo...
Driver-quality 1971 Plymouth Fury Suburban station wagon , described as “mostly original” by the current owner, for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Mostly original 6 passenger wa...
Yes, Phil Hill became the first American to win the Formula One world championship driving for Ferrari in 1961. Yes, he had a spectacular racing career and became a world-class auto restorer followin...
Hand-built 1959 Crosley-based special for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Very attractive styling for a hand-crafted one-off from California. Designed and built by a sports car e...
As you top a rise near Powell, Tennessee, you’ll see the former Nickle filling station, a building in the shape of an airplane that has been the subject of a recent preservation effort. The Nickle br...
1960 Imperial Crown convertible, one of 618 built and roughly 31 remaining. It earned a Grand National Senior Champion from the AACA in 2014. Photography by author. Go to pretty much any open car sho...
Google Street View image. After closing its doors late last week, the LeBaron Bonney Company, a longtime supplier of reproduction interior and upholstery kits for Ford and GM collector cars, has file...
Dan Wheldon in 2011. Photo courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Each year, a panel of more than 140 journalists, racing historians, and participants in the sport vote to induct two new members into ...