Parnelli Jones at Indy in 2015. Photo by Sarah Stierch. He was successful as a driver, on pavement and off, and later enjoyed wins and championships as a team owner. Mario Andretti called him “the gr...
Images courtesy Artcurial. While Dustin Shuler’s “Spindle” literally skewered automobiles for the sake of art, Arman’s “Long Term Parking” took a more figurative approach to critiquing automobiles as...
Hurley Haywood at the 2015 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Photo by Nate Deremer/ Deremer Studios LLC. Hurley Haywood was born with the gift of speed, and the ability to master the razor-thin line...
Gene Winfield and Rob Ida pose at the 2018 Race of Gentlemen. Photo by Jim Cross. It seems legendary customizer and hot rodder Gene Winfield, of Mojave, California, is in need of a bit of assistance....
Photos courtesy Steve Linne. Racer Jack Conely might have been best known for the “maxi-mouse” small-block Chevrolet engines punched out to big-block proportions, but squirreled away among his stash ...
Photos courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum. With tiny Beetles proliferating across America, Cliff Hall wanted to build a true “people’s car”: one designed not only for economically disadvantaged to b...
Photo courtesy Team Vesco Racing. Camille Jenatzy might have set his own wheel-driven land-speed record nearly 120 years ago, but judging from the name he gave his steed — La Jamais Contente, “never ...
Photo by Casey Maxon, courtesy Historic Vehicle Association. Bruce Meyers sees the Texas DMV’s ban on homebuilt cars as far more than just a threat to the Meyers Manx and fiberglass-bodied dune buggi...
Craig in his dad’s garage with the Spirit of America mockup, holding his model of the car in its original configuration. Note that “Firestone” is painted on the front wheel. (That’s another story!) I...
Photos courtesy Lloyds, except where noted. Presale bids for four of the cars from the collection of vehicles owned or raced by Australian legend Peter Brock have already exceeded half-a-million doll...
Photos courtesy Beaulieu National Motor Museum. Like many a children’s tale going back to the Brothers Grimm, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang might initially come across as airy, innocent, and fantastical — ...
Photos by Karissa Hosek, courtesy RM Sotheby’s. Replicating long-lost cars is difficult; replicating Ed Roth’s Mysterion is, perhaps, a fool’s errand. Aside from Roth’s eyeball-it measurements, his c...
Jerry Entin in his McLaren-Oldsmobile in pit lane at the 1965 Inaugural Stardust Grand Prix. Photo courtesy of the Jerry Entin Collection. [Editor’s note: Given its location, one would expect no less...
Not the Corvette in question. Photo courtesy Barrett-Jackson. A Florida man who believes the VIN of his car has been copied successfully sued Saskatchewan Government Insurance to reveal the identity ...
Photos courtesy JosefGanz.org. Though they came about €30,000 short of their crowdfunding goal, the duo behind the restoration of one of the few remaining Beetle predecessors built by Jewish designer...
Dr. Don Panoz in October 2017. Photo by Osajus. Dr. Don Panoz, best known as the one-time owner of the International Motor Sports Association, the founder of the American Le Mans Series and the drivi...
Mullin Museum. Photo by Jeff Koch. Amid complaints of commercialism and elitism, plans for a new museum in rural England set to include a number of collector Peter Mullin’s cars — along with his name...
Roger Penske. Photo by Jim Donnelly. Roger Penske has enjoyed success as a racing driver and a team owner in multiple series for over five decades. Currently, his Penske Racing organization has 498 v...
Burt Reynolds in 2016. Photo courtesy Christoper R. Phillip. Had Burt Reynolds’ life adhered to his plan, he would never have starred in popular car movies like White Lightning, Smokey and the Bandit...
Henry and Clara Ford in the Quadricycle. Image courtesy The Henry Ford. The “what-if” game, as we all know, is awful fun to play with automotive history. Relying less on facts and more on imagination...
Henry Winkler at the 2018 Iola Car Show. Photos by author, unless otherwise noted. As a young boy growing up in 1970s Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I had two heroes, and both happened to ride motorcycles: Ev...
Photos courtesy Tom Maruska. When Jack Reith’s vision for a newly prominent and profitable Mercury division — led by the fantastic Ghia-built XM-Turnpike Cruiser — collapsed almost as soon as it laun...
Photos courtesy Lime Rock Park, unless otherwise noted. Opened in Lakeville, Connecticut, in 1957, Lime Rock Park has played host to driving greats, unforgettable races, and memorable moments too num...
Photos courtesy Lloyds Auctioneers. What a Ford can do, a Holden can do better? Now that the first Australian car has broken the seven-figure ceiling, a collection of racer Peter Brock’s Holdens has ...
Shelby in ’66. Painting by Wallace A. Wyss. There have been Hollywood films about automakers, say Preston Tucker. And there have been Hollywood films about race-car builders. It is now confirmed that...