1968 Ford Fairlane Torino GT fastback. Photo by Jeff Koch. In 1968, Ford revised its Fairlane lineup, replacing 500XL models with a new nameplate, Torino. Named for Turin, Italy, the Torino offered b...
1969 Ford Mustang Grande 428CJ. Photos by author. By the conclusion of the 1968 model year, Ford’s Mustang was available in just about any guise: from conservative economical cruiser to a street brui...
“Frank-N-Ford” 302-powered 1952 Ford 8N for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: For all practical purposes, this tractor is like totally rebuilt. Starts instantly, no smoke on startu...
Many people will point to the Eighties as the glory years for rallying with the advent of four-wheel drive and Group B homologation specials. However, as we saw last weekend, Seventies rallying was n...
Unrestored 1973 Datsun 240Z for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: -includes VIN search, no rust, no issues, no accidents, one previous owner -incredible original condition, turn ke...
It’s a good bet that the 1921 Ballot straight-eight that John Ballard Engineering recently assembled for a customer may be the last time anybody will take on such a project. Fortunately, Ballard docu...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor. In its heyday of the 1960s, Volkswagen’s advertising was famously–and cleverly–self-deprecating, the brilliant...
Date: circa 1950s Location: Third and Main streets, Jamestown, New York Source: via Steve Allenson What do you see here?
Restored and slightly resto-modded 1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL two-door fastback hardtop for sale. From the seller’s description: This particular example is a pristine Galaxie 500XL 2-door Coupe with low...
Photo by Greg Gjerdingen. The townspeople hear them coming and know they only have so much time to prepare for another horde of two-wheeled travelers clogging the streets with their bikes heavily dec...
Joe Leonard leads Johnny Rutherford in the 1968 Indianapolis 500. All images courtesy of and copyright IMS. Some parent one day once said, “If at first you don’t succeed, then try, try again.” Andy G...
Sean Kennedy’s 1945 Chevrolet school bus hot rod — note the custom air cleaner. Photos courtesy The Vintage Tour Bus Company. After several decades in the film and entertainment business, Sean Kenned...
Date: circa 1966 Location: off Congress and Sudbury streets, Boston, Massachusetts Source: City of Boston Archives What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: 1988 Jaguar XJ.SC V12 : Rare limited production one owner car with only 19,067* miles. Jaguar produced just 3,800 V12 XJ.SC “targa’s” between 1985 and 1988. This 1988 e...
Images courtesy Profiles in History. “Just like driving a really big Pinto,” except Sandra Bullock’s character from the 1994 flick Speed wasn’t referring to the handling characteristics of the GM New...
1963 Chevrolet Impala SS lowrider, owned by Jimmy Gonzalez. Photos courtesy The Original Farmers Market. The Gilmore family, of gasoline (and later, petroliana) fame, has owned the property at the co...
Magazine ad courtesy of LOV2XLR8. Introduced for the 1975 model year, Ford’s Granada was initially intended to replace a pair of aging mid-sizers: the Maverick and the Torino. In marketing its newest...
Date: circa 1959 Location: Hoover Dam, Nevada/Arizona border Source: Vintage Las Vegas What do you see here?
Early-build 1965 Dodge Dart GT for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Earliest known 1965 Dart Charger 273 in excellent condition. Only a few exist of 180 Dart Chargers built at the...
All images courtesy of General Motors Now produced for more than 65 years, Chevrolet’s Corvette has not only firmly cemented its place as “America’s sports car,” it has also earned enough of a legacy...
Images and video are courtesy of Volvo Cars. “I designed the Volvo P1800, Roger Moore made it famous.” Pelle Petterson, son of Volvo executive Helmer Petterson, had only recently finished his educati...
Gear Wrench, a subsidiary of the Apex Tool Group located in Sparks, Maryland, produces a lot more hand tools than their patented ratcheting wrenches. Recently released new items include chrome molybd...
Date: September 1977 Location: Third Avenue, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan Source: Wayne State University Digital Libraries What do you see here?
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Prior to selling off the late Jim Street’s collection, which included two of the most iconic — and largely unseen for decades — mid-century custom cars, Mecum Auctions...
The Simeone’s 1913 Mercer Raceabout. Photos by Andrew Taylor, courtesy Simeone Museum, unless otherwise noted. In 1911, the two-year-old Indianapolis Motor Speedway held its first “International Swee...