While the majority of people will feel this 1939 Pontiac should be restored, its time-worn patina gives it a genuine and truthful character that simply can’t be replicated. We say it should remain as...
All photos by the author To the casual observer this pile of rusted metal is just that – a pile of rusted, crumpled, useless metal. But it’s more than that. Believe it or not, it’s the body of a 1935...
Unrestored 1947 Mercury woodie station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: A Clean and near complete Woodie. It was a southern California Beach Patrol car, back in the day....
You can buy a Pinto wagon if you look, and sometimes former museum cars come up for sale as well. But an unrestored, “flawless” Pinto wagon that’s also a museum car? That’s rare. It’s a 1979 Ford Pin...
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...
Unrestored 1954 Nash Ambassador Country Club for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Extremely rare optioned car. Lemans I6 “Dual Jetfire” engine with dual carbs. Hydromatic Transmis...
Customized 1951 Kaiser Henry J for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Fresh out of the barn is this high-quality built roadster it is on a Henry J platform there are remnants of Hen...
Unrestored survivor 1974 Ford Pinto for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This all original Pinto is in excellent condition in appearance and running condition. The paint is factor...
For more than 50 years, a 1948 Studebaker has resided on the second story of the Greider family’s garage near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. At least, it did until this month, when it was removed for a res...
Unrestored 1979 GMC Captain Hook wrecker for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: If you are searching for a powerful wrecker that is extremely performance oriented then look no furth...
Mostly original 1913 International Harvester MWX Autowagon for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 2-cylinder Horizontally-opposed 2.6 liter motor 2-speed manual transmission with 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...
Photos by Jamie Orr. The dirt-crusted Volkswagen Rabbit that Jamie Orr picked up earlier this month has decayed so much it won’t even roll off his trailer. He suspects fist-sized rust holes lurk in i...
Resto candidate 1960 Dodge D100 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Shortbox fleetside with big rear window, V8 and pushbutton automatic. Maybe all ’60 dodge pickups had the big ...
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) ...
Unrestored 1969 Mazda Luce M13P for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: The Mazda Luce (pronounced ru-che ) M13P was the Rotary release of the Luce 1500/1800 models and manufactured ...
Pininfarina-bodied 1932 Fiat Balilla for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: a true barn find rare model, Fiat 508 Balilla spider Pininfarina Prototype.This is the only 1 example kno...
Unrestored 1959 Volkswagen Beetle for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Up for sale is my incredibly original time capsule 1959 Volkswagen Beetle. This car was original purchased a...
Now that I’ve sold off the 1979 AMC AMX that some of you long-time readers know as Project HMX, I have no project car in my garage for the first time in more than 20 years. While I’d kept the AMX reg...
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Of all the various one-offs, prototypes, and racing specials that Porsche engines made their way into over the years, perhaps none matched the girth of the limited-pro...
While walking through the ever-impressive Saabs @ Carlisle section during May 17-19’s Import & Performance Nationals, more popularly known as Import Carlisle, I stopped to admire a handsomely restore...
Single-family 1971 Ford Thunderbird for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This unrestored Ford Thunderbird, a true survivor, with 22700 original miles, has always been in our famil...
The 1909 Maxwell DA in the Sibley Museum at Hemmings World Headquarters in Bennnington, Vermont. Photo by the writer. It’s appropriate to begin with this car because it is the genesis of this series....
Photo by Thomas Hawk. For 20 years, those looking to revitalize Route 66 have relied on a relatively modest trickle of money from Congress to accomplish their goals — a modest trickle that will soon ...
Solid 1970 AMC Javelin SST for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Ram Air, original Donahue spoiler, 360 CI, Auto Trans, A/C, Power brakes, Disc front brakes, Power steering, AM/FM ...