LEGO bricks are supposed to be square, right? And yet, somehow, the toymaker put together an 1,167-piece kit of one of the most-rounded vehicles of all time. I guess a Lada would’ve been too easy. * ...
Photo by Bri ham. History doesn’t happen in a vacuum (here on Earth, at least) – it’s a sometimes messy affair that involves plenty of people connected to individual events, some of them directly but...
Whatever school’s parking lot we’re seeing in these photos that Dean Luchaco sent us, it sure was popular. There’s hardly a place to wedge another car in here, and students appear to be (respectfully...
Plenty of sellers will describe their cars as original and then list off all the items they’ve modified or restored. While there’s no shame in maintaining a car over the decades, exaggerating the ori...
Photo by Mauricio Lima. In a case that may have ramifications across Europe and perhaps the world, French historic vehicle enthusiasts have convinced the authorities in Paris to provide an exemption ...
Photos courtesy Akron Ohio Race Legends Fund. The Arfons brothers thought a plane had crashed. It was the only reason they could think of for such a crowd to gather at the Akron airport and close off...
In the United States, Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 19. Trust us when we say that dad doesn’t need another tie, or a set of golf clubs, or even a fancy dinner out that requires wearing a tie (pot...
Matt Kutz’s Kammback phaeton speedster cuts a dashing figure in spectator parking at The Race of Gentlemen. Photos by the author. We spotted Miss Fire here as she wheeled into the impromptu Friday ni...
The town of Montpelier seems a little less busy and less prosperous these days than when this postcard photo was taken sometime in the late Fifties. Indeed, a look at historical census records shows ...
Toyota’s wedge-shaped MR2 got a remake for the 1991 model year, emerging as a more curvaceous coupe that carried design influences from far more exotic sports cars. Like the original, the second-gene...
The Riverside Museum. Photos by Karissa Hosek, courtesy RM Sothebys. Want to run in the Indianapolis 500? Assuming one has a suitable Dallara DW12 chassis, appropriate aero kit, driver, crew and spec...
Photos courtesy SEMA. If trade shows – beyond merely serving as a means of collecting business cards and branded swag – tend to serve as a barometer of an industry’s health, then the annual SEMA show...
Still image from video below. This is not one of those Driver’s Ed. shock films that most of us grew up with-no real accident scenes, no blood. Instead, this is simply a defensive driving lesson rega...
eDaily Book Review How sad is it that very few books on Oldsmobile have ever been published? Being one of America’s greatest brands, and having lasted 107 years, you would think publishers would have...
Because I am cruel, I’m not bothering to wait until wintertime to run this carspotting photo from the Baltimore Sun ‘s Retro Baltimore Tumblog. According to the caption, it was taken in January of 19...
There are no records to tell what coachwork once adorned this 1910 De Dion-Bouton for sale on Hemmings.com – only to tell that the car emerged from the factory as a bare chassis – so during its resto...
Gary Gabelich. Still from Break the Record video. Hot rods, jet dragsters, go-karts, drag boats, stadium trucks, motorcycles – Gary Gabelich seemed never to have met a form of motorsport he didn’t li...
The United States Postal Service has a thing for old cars. After honoring hot rods and muscle cars with a series of Forever stamps (not to mention domestic cars of the 1950s with a variety of first-c...
From the Queensland State Archives on Facebook comes today’s carspotting photo depicting what was then the Pacific Highway in Surfers Paradise. Today, it’s the Gold Coast Highway that runs through th...
For 1966, the Oldsmobile Jetstar 88 boasted a “Fresh new look. Fashionable Interior. Rollicking Rocket action.” We’re not sure that last item was a selling point for suburban families shopping a sens...
Photo courtesy National Automobile Museum. Until he saw it stripped to the chassis with his own eyes, George Schuster simply wouldn’t take anybody’s word that this old touring car was the one and the...
Photo by Christopher Najewicz. For some, buying a collector car is the easy part, but finding a place to keep it is the real challenge. For others in need of income and blessed with too much garage s...
Photo courtesy Academy of Art University. To teach old car appreciation to the next generation, basically. We’ve previously mentioned the fact that the San Francisco-based Academy of Art University r...
MG’s ad in the Earls Court catalogue. One of this country’s foremost historians on Classic cars, and regular contributor to Hemmings Classic Car magazine, Walt Gosden, gave me the catalogue for the 1...
Aside from the wide whites and chrome wheels, this 1936 Ford Model 68 five-window coupe, for sale on Hemmings.com, could pass for a carefully preserved stock example. Dig a little deeper, however, an...