Tom McEwen’s 1968-’69 Top Fuel slingshot dragster. Photos by Dan Duckworth, courtesy Mecum Auctions. By the mid-1960s, Tom McEwen had earned a reputation as a winning drag racer (and the nickname “Th...
This week, we bring you a snapshot crammed so full of juicy little blurry details that we can barely stand it. It’s obviously set in California, but we can’t place it, exactly. Year? Guessing by the ...
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra, CSX2246, which sold for a fee-inclusive $1.05 million. CSX2246 photos by Mathieu Heurtault, copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company. The Shelby 289 Cobra may well have been...
The opening lap of the SVRA Charity Pro-Am race at VIR in 2018. Still image from video below. In 2014, the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) debuted the Indy Legends Pro-Am race, pairing am...
Glen Wood at his NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony on January 20, 2012. Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR. Before he became one of NASCAR’s most successful team owners, Glen Wood w...
A few of the current wheel offerings from Vintage Wheel Works. Photos courtesy Coker Group. Coker Tire has long been known as the source for classic and muscle car tires, but the latest acquisitions ...
In 1968, the NHRA U.S. Nationals at Indy were recorded for a documentary produced by Hollywood’s Documentary Productions Inc. Not only is the hour-plus film an amazing capture of what drag racing was...
Mario Andretti at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in January 2019. Photo by James Black, courtesy of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Editor’s Note: This year marks the 50th anniversary of Mario Andr...
Mario Andretti waves from the cockpit at the 1969 Indianapolis 500. Photos courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. When Mario Andretti arrived in Indianapolis in early May 1969, the two-time USAC Champ...
A little more than a decade ago, a certain Olds 442 was spotted for sale in Hemmings Motor News . Turns out, it was the long-lost ’70 442 “Goodyear Grabber” that none other than James Garner campaign...
The Toyota-powered AAR Eagle Mk III. Photo courtesy All-American Racers. Introduced midway through the 1991 IMSA GTP season, the Toyota AAR Eagle Mk III still managed a pair of wins in its debut year...
Photos courtesy Evro Publishing. Over the course of a three-plus-decade career as a racing driver, David Hobbs – “Hobbo” to his friends – piloted everything from sports cars to Can-Am cars, Formula O...
1925 Bugatti Type 35A, chassis 4631. Photos courtesy Worldwide Auctioneers. Introduced in 1924, the Bugatti Type 35 was the French automaker’s most successful competition model, amassing more than 1,...
Frank Costin-bodied 1959 Lister-Jaguar. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. The 1958 Lister-Jaguar — known as the “Knobbly” for its bumpy bodywork — was a fine sports racer, competitive enough to deliv...
As the 24 Hours of Daytona approaches in a few short months, along with the Daytona 500 — the first race of the annual NASCAR season — chances are you might have wondered, from time to time, how the ...
Documented factory-built 1958 Lotus 7 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This Lotus Seven was Factory Assembled and one of the first 4 Imported to the USA in 1958. Lotus Cars, 7...
Dan Gurney’s 1961 Impala at the Jim Clark Museum, reopening summer 2019. Photos courtesy Jim Clark Trust. In 1961, Dan Gurney shipped a Chevrolet Impala to England, intent on beating the Jaguars that...
Photos courtesy Southeast Gassers Association, Caleb Sewell, Hoosier Racing Tire Quain Stott. Probably the best name in motorsports right now – not just because it’s the one behind the Southeast Gass...
Images courtesy of Evro Publishing. Jim Clark was widely considered by his peers and fans as the best racing driver of the era, and his death in an April 1968 Formula 2 crash stunned the world. “If i...
Pirelli’s newest tire, the cross-ply Stella Bianca. Photos courtesy Pirelli. In 1927, Pirelli debuted its first modern automobile tire, developed from the lessons learned in racing. Dubbed the Stella...
Every once in awhile, a vintage photograph comes across our screens that just stops us in our proverbial tracks. And this is one such shot that stopped us long enough to ask, “Wouldn’t Hemmings Muscl...
Photo courtesy the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway District. Inspired by an Imbued With Hues colorized photo, The Old Motor set out to learn more about the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. In the ...
The 1970s were a decade of change for the sport of Formula 1, as — for the first time — driver safety became a serious consideration and big-dollar sponsorships widened the gulf between the haves and...
Photos courtesy Bob Plumer collection, Lee Smith collection, Tim Costello/Mopar Collector’s Guide, Fred Engelhart, Ron Thums, Don Moats. It’s no secret that one of our favorite periods of Cardom is t...
Streamlined trains and divided highways, but oddly no airplanes, represented state-of-the-art transportation in 1941. If you’ve seen those blue “Eisenhower Interstate System” signs with the General-t...