From the seller’s description: 1981 Triumph T140 twin plug head race bike . A lot of history for not much money! Used in the Battle of the Twins races in the early 80’s it was then parked in as used ...
Matt Anderson at The Henry Ford, which has a Star Trek exhibit running from this weekend through September, took a look at the various classic cars that appeared through the original series’ run. Who...
In keeping with the theme this week, we’re totally geeking on race car haulers up in here. Whether it’s an open trailer, a home-made single-axle, a ramp truck, a flatbed, an enclosed deal, or even pu...
Like DeNiro, as Al Capone, said in The Untouchables: “A man… is expected to have enthusiasms. What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy?” Vintage drag racing, of course...
This 1936 Pierce-Arrow is one of three in the JAB Collection coming up for sale June 15. All photos courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions, LLC. In the past 16 years, if you were after a part or a project car...
Mike Mantel tests the latest Little Red Wagon at Tucson Dragway. Yes, all four tires are off the ground. Photos courtesy Mike Mantel. The Little Red Wagon may be the most famous pickup truck of all t...
Race-ready 1962 Volvo PV544 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: A very tidy example with a clean body, and wonderful patina. A regular are Lime Rock Park, this car would also mak...
The Miller and Guenther 1965 Plymouth Belvedere A990 factory lightweight. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. By the time Ed Miller paired with Kip Guenther to purchase “Akron Arlen” Vanke’s four-speed 1...
James Dolan’s 1967 Ford GT40 MKIV leads the number 98 1966 Shelby G.T. 350 of Gary Moore and the number 76 1966 Shelby G.T. 350 of Charlie Dolan at PIRC. Photo by Matthew Little. Now in its 37th year...
From the seller’s description: 1953 Lincoln Capri 2 Door Coupe, This Capri was orignially owned by race car driver Duane Carter and used as his chase car for the 1953 Mexico Panamara Race. It was own...
The Hellephant-powered Dodge Challenger Hemi Under Glass concept. Image courtesy Mike Mantel. Mike Mantel has been the driver of the Hemi Under Glass wheelstander since Bob Riggle’s highly publicized...
If you’re here, we don’t have to convince you that the first-gen Funny Car era was one of the coolest, if not craziest, in drag racing history. Social media is chock-full of great old photos and some...
Carlo Abarth, posing with a selection of Abarth models. Images courtesy FCA. It’s fitting that a scorpion adorns the badge of European performance brand – and current FCA subsidiary – Abarth. Not onl...
Photo courtesy Sonoma Speed Festival. For the better part of three decades, the Duke of Richmond over in England has seemingly set the template for high-end vintage race festivals with the Goodwood R...
All photographs courtesy of Porsche AG. What some might call a loophole, others might call taking maximum advantage of the rulebook. For 1969, Group 4 sports car racing required cars with engines dis...
Shelby Cobras from the Steven Juliano Estate Collection. Photos by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. Muscle car collector Steven Juliano, who died of cancer in September 2018, earned a reputat...
This week, we’re all fixated on AMC muscle. They’re some of the most oft-overlooked cars of those glorious early muscle years, and we wholly dig it. And, so did land-speed racer Craig Breedlove, appa...
Photos courtesy of Southwest Valuations and Classic Car Auction Group. No need to remind any of you that we’re well into 2019 – and that dragsters of the Golden Era of drag racing (let’s call it 1963...
1992 Williams-Renault FW14B/08. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. In 1991, its debut season, the Williams-Renault FW14 won seven of 16 races on the Formula 1 calendar, but mishaps and mechanical issu...
The 1998 Nissan R390 GT1 road car. Photo courtesy Nissan Motor Corporation. To race in the GT1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Nissan had to build one road-going version of its R390 GT1 racing car....
By the time you read this, our own Quain Stott and his epic Southeast Gassers Association will have made their prime-time cable debut on Discovery’s “Moonshiners.” Full disclosure: since we write the...
This Winfield intake, Cyclone adapter (to install a Stromberg), and RayDay cylinder head were removed from a Model A in 1956. Images courtesy Evan Bailly and as noted. We are suckers for vintage spee...
Bruce Meyer in his 1957 Ferrari 625/250 Testarossa. Photos courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum. Bruce Meyer, a founding father of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California, is the car...
1968 Brabham BT26, chassis BT26A-3, in its 1969 Canadian Grand Prix colors. Photos by P. Litwinski, courtesy Bonhams.com. In 1966-’67, Repco-powered Brabhams won the F1 constructor’s championship and...
This week, we’re donning the leather-elbowed cardigan, sitting down by the fireplace, lighting a pipe and getting all existential about…NASCAR. That’s right: we’re gonna go deep on the topic of “What...