The finish line for day seven, Vancouver, Washington. Photos by author. Days seven and eight On day seven, racers had Mt. Hood to the driver’s side of their cars most of the day. Weather had improved...
From the seller’s description: The 1966 Mercury S55 is a Classic Hi-Performance car, this car has extremely low miles, approximately 6,719. This car was in storage for 35+ years until recently. Metic...
1990 Chevrolet C1500 454 SS. Brochure images courtesy Chevrolet. The idea of stylized pickups for personal use is nothing new. Consider the Chevrolet Cameo Carrier, produced from 1955-’59, or the car...
Show-ready 1963 Pontiac Le Mans coupe , powered by the optional 260 hp, 326-cu.in. V-8, for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: A pristine example of the fabled Pontiac ‘GTO Junior.’...
The 1997 Toyota Supra Turbo crosses the auction block. All photos courtesy Barrett-Jackson. It’s no secret that prices for Japanese performance cars of the 1990s have been on a steady climb in recent...
Chris Mazzilli’s 1983 Corvette at the reveal. At the right of the frame are Rick Darling, former Corvette ride and handling engineer, and Dave McLellan, former Corvette chief engineer. Photos by Chri...
Crowds await the finish of day five in Grants Pass, Oregon. Photos by author. Day Five – Wednesday, June 26 We are betting most of the race teams in open cars are glad to be out of Oregon as they wer...
The Revelator needs a new engine. This is how it’s being done economically. Photo by Dan Beaudry, others by David Conwill and as credited how-to (hou-tü) adj. giving practical instruction and advice ...
Photos by author. Day Three – Monday, June 24 Leaving Gardnerville, Nevada on day three, racers skirted Reno and climbed to cooler temperatures and back into California via Truckee and on to the mini...
If you’re here, you’re probably into muscle cars. If you’re into vintage muscle cars, you’re probably a drag racing fan. And if you dig the Digs, you probably have a soft-spot for vintage dragsters, ...
Marcia Barker of Boonton, New Jersey, zooms toward a second-place finish in her T-bodied Ford Model A. Photos by David Conwill and Dan Beaudry. Think about the last old-car event you attended. Were t...
Ford Model A’s from the local chapter of the Ford Model A Club of America (MAFCA) at the start of Saturday’s leg. photos by author. Day One – Saturday, June 22 The start of the Great Race was on Miss...
A hosted social hour was held after the day’s rally followed by an awards ceremony for Friday’s Trophy Run. This day of rallying is a separate preliminary event to the Great Race, which began at Miss...
From the seller’s description: 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS , Real SS Car, 327 CI with GM RAM JET Fuel injection, Edlebrock E-Tec aluminum heads, Hydraulic Roller cam, roller lifters, 5 Speed Keisler Tra...
2001 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Images courtesy Chevrolet. “Speed costs money,” the old saying goes, “so how fast do you want to spend?” There are exceptions to this rule, and one notable example is the...
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...
Photo by the author. Many people have fond memories of their first new car. I don’t. I went to college in a small town that was hundreds of miles from any sizable metro area. I lived in the married s...
Dekon Chevrolet Monza, an IMSA GT veteran, leads a Porsche 935 through the Corkscrew (turn 8A here) at WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway during the 2018 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. All photos b...
When we stumbled across the survivor Starsky & Hutch Torino in the Hemmings online marketplace this week, we got to thinking more about the love/hate relationship we have with the nameplate. On one h...
1994 Ford Taurus SHO print ad. Image courtesy ProductionCars.com. Today’s consumers, we’re told by automakers, don’t want sedans, opting instead to buy (coincidentally) higher-margin SUVs and trucks....
Restored 1969 Ford Torino Cobra for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: orig. 428 Cobra Jet Big Block, Professional restored from ground up, absolutely rust free with very high quali...
The last 1953 Chevrolet Corvette built, chassis 300. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. It was Harley Earl that sold GM on the need to produce an all-American sports car, and to test the waters, his Spe...
Restomod 1955 Ford Thunderbird for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This very unique build was rendered by Eric Brockmeyer. It is a real 1955 Ford Thunderbird that has been mated ...
Original owner 1987 Ford Thunderbird Sport Coupe for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 5.0 L 302 V8 EFI Auto OD with 49,300 original miles VIN # IFABP61F4HH224420 If you consider d...
The Smithsonian’s Air & Space magazine this week looked into why Corvettes and astronauts from the Right Stuff era are forever linked. After Shepard joined NASA, he struck up a friendship with Genera...