Here’s where Mike worked as a teenager. This photo was taken in the early 1960s, but the Humble station hadn’t changed. Mike was the youngest of a group of La Feria citizens who congregated most even...
Photo courtesy SavetheTexasDuneBuggy. After denying Texas dune buggy owners’ requests to reinstate the titles that the department has revoked over the last few years, Texas Department of Motor Vehicl...
1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator Boss 302 (top); 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 (bottom). Images by the author. This or That is not a comparison report between two vehicles, but rather a feature that enabl...
1952 Kurtis Kraft 4000 Indy Car, chassis 345. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. In five starts at the Indianapolis 500, racer Ed Elisian never finished higher than 18th. It was his second Indy 500, in ...
Photo courtesy Indiana Racing Memorial Association. While Indy 500 and local historians have a good idea in which grave Arthur Chevrolet likely now lies — and know for sure in which grave he doesn’t ...
Old Faithful , a 1924 Ford Model T touring car from Georgia, was featured in the December 1959 issue of Hemmings Motor News . What happened to her? While reviewing prices for brass cars for the next ...
Bewinged 1977 Kelmark for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: One of a kind, handcrafted by a 7-time midget / sprint car champion / hall of famer. To others it is known as the ‘Wonde...
Images courtesy Mel Francis. “Something happened that wouldn’t normally have happened,” Mel Francis said of the wedge-shaped supercars of the late Sixties and early Seventies, those low-slung mid-eng...
1984 Jaguar XJS Lynx Eventer. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. Officially, Jaguar didn’t build a station wagon until 2005, when the Ian Callum-designed X-type estate (“Sportwagon” to U.S. buyers) fi...
Photos courtesy Osenat, except where noted. The prospect of an inexpensive mid-engine road-car chassis excited many a designer when Porsche announced the 914; the car’s flat and angular design, an in...
Bobby Labonte. Photos courtesy NASCAR.com. Bobby Labonte, the 2000 Monster Energy Series Champion, has revealed that he will pursue another series championship in 2018, only this one will take place ...
Pins in the author’s collection. Photo by author. They’re small, colorful, and oh so interesting to look at. Best of all, they take up very little room to be displayed. They’re lapel pins! Automotive...
From the seller’s description: Offered for sale is a beautiful 1964 Mercury 25th anniversary convertible with only 52,459 original miles. This car is a true survivor. The motor is a 390E and the car ...
Photo by The359. The Jim Clark color scheme might not be accurate, but the Lotus 29 in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum’s collection does carry significant history, which is why museum official...
Images courtesy Volkswagen USA. It isn’t everyday that an automaker will straight-up compare one of its classic cars to a new model, even making that older example available to the media to drive — n...
From the seller’s description: You are looking at a beautiful classic 1948 Studebaker M15A 1-ton pickup . This M15A is one of 4,348 made in model year 1948. This M15A had a professional paint job rou...
Inexpensive and affordable are often two distinctly different things, particularly when it comes to entry-level collector cars. While it can be tempting to plunk down $5,000 on a well-worn sports or ...
Photos via Alan Mann Racing. “Leisurely was not a word in Bosse’s vocabulary,” George Merwin once said of Swedish rally driver Bosse “Bo” Ljungfeldt. Driving an Alan Mann-prepared Ford Mustang in the...
Three generations of the Ness family (left to right, Arlen, Corey, and Zach). Photographs courtesy of the Quail Gathering. With more than 300 prewar and postwar motorcycles on display, May’s Quail Mo...
1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am; image by the author. When covering auctions for our print publications, a simple rule of thumb–that we do our best to adhere to–is to review a few extra vehicular lots...
From the seller’s description: For Sale: 1931 Model A Ford, Station Wagon. This is an excellent running, non-indented firewall wagon built in March of 1931. A former National Model A Ford Club of Ame...
Photos courtesy public domain (left), and Bertel Schmitt (right). While his cousin and son got in before he did, Toyota Motor Company founder Kiichiro Toyoda will this year take his place alongside t...
A track-driven 2004 Chevrolet Corvette Indy Pace Car, one of three 2004 models in the collection. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. The Chevrolet Corvette has paced the Indianapolis 500 a total of 14 t...
From the seller’s description: 1987 Toyota Supra Turbo, This classic is for sale by the Original Owner and is in Excellent Condition. It has 70,000 Original Miles and has always been garaged. It’s po...
Images courtesy Long Beach Autorama, Jim Lattin. Like many racers in pursuit of the land-speed record, Frank Lockhart had talent, nerves of steel, and boundless determination. Also like many racers i...