From the seller’s description: Unimog 421, 1969, convertible, short wheelbase, full equipment. New engine, OM616 / 2,4l, Large transmission (“H” / 26 speeds) with double clutch. Among other things, s...
Forget baking them cookies or letting them borrow your lawnmower, the best way to get to know your neighbors is by parking an old car out front for a few days, as Tim Pitt of Motoring Research recent...
We all know that work on electric cars and alternative-fuel vehicles really ramped up during the Seventies and early Eighties as a response to the gas crises, but one of the largest investments in hy...
Restoring his 1957 Pontiac Safari for the road probably would have gotten it more use at cruise-ins and other old car gatherings, but Alan Freed had it restored as it was built – as a Hy-Rail, intend...
Photos by the author. The Beetle GSR that Volkswagen launched during the 2013 edition of the Chicago Auto Show wasn’t the first of its kind. The GSR nameplate was introduced in late 1972 on a limited...
From the seller’s description: For sale is a wonderful example of a classic and now highly collectable Mercedes-Benz W123 Wagon. This is an extremely rare and coveted 1983 230TE Manual Transmission c...
Perhaps one of the most memorable and influential ad campaigns – not just for automobiles, but of all time – was that run by DDB for Volkswagen. To get to the bottom of why it worked so well and how ...
At one point in time, Mercedes-Benz built, arguably, the finest luxury automobiles in the world. In its postwar recovery, the automaker shifted focus towards more practical (and more affordable) fami...
Everybody reading this should know by now that I am constitutionally unable to pass on featuring any shortened vehicle, and this 1974 Volkswagen shorty bus for sale on Hemmings.com is no exception. N...
Photos courtesy BMW Group Classic. Editor’s Note: Ronan Glon of Ran When Parked recently worked with BMW Classic to get us the story of perhaps the largest engine to make its way under the hood of a ...
Aimed at commercial customers, DKW’s Schnellaster series came in a variety of formats, ranging from compact pickups though panel vans. Window vans, like this 1957 DKW Schnellaster Kastenwagen 3=6, fo...
Other vehicles designed and built by Ferdinand Porsche going back to the turn of the century have adopted the Porsche name in the years since, but the first to actually wear the Porsche name, accordi...
The VW Type 2 in the photo above is apparently a one-family, low-mileage example that also happens to be one of the oldest right-hand drive Volkswagens ever. And as bad as it looks in the photo, it t...
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its racing and performance division, TRD, Toyota put together a half-hour look back over TRD’s greatest hits, whether on the track, on the road, or off-road. ( vi...
For decades, Volkswagen’s van-based camper was the affordable RV of choice for those with a passion for camping and long-distance road trips. Rising prices and declining sales halted U.S. imports of ...
Once prevalent across America, Volkswagen Beetles (original ones, with air-cooled engines mounted behind the rear wheels) are now somewhat scarce. Worse, many come with unknown histories or shoddy at...