Lewisburg, Tennessee, 1974
Date: 1974 Location: San Francisco, California East Commerce Street, Lewisburg, Tennessee Source: via vintagetravellove What do you see here? UPDATE (21.October): Thanks to preston murrey and Erik be...
Date: 1974 Location: San Francisco, California East Commerce Street, Lewisburg, Tennessee Source: via vintagetravellove What do you see here? UPDATE (21.October): Thanks to preston murrey and Erik be...
Date: 1974 Location: San Francisco, California Source: via vintagetravellove What do you see here?
Photo courtesy DeLorean Motor Company. At least one carmaker that had planned to build turnkey replica vehicles under the Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act has already thrown in the towel du...
High school shop class-built electrified Volkswagen Rabbit. Photo courtesy Volkswagen. FIVA, the global organization dedicated to preserving older vehicles in part by fighting legislation aimed at ge...
Images via Museum of Modern Art. Not a single American auto manufacturer participated in the Museum of Modern Art’s 1976 exhibit dedicated to exploring the future of taxis. Conspicuous in its absence...
Date: 1978 Location: Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California Source: Michael Haering, via Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library What do you see here?
1964 Lincoln Continental for sale on Hemmings.com with mystery bullet lodged in the C-pillar. From the seller’s description: 1964 Lincoln Continental, in red-carpet condition and priced to sell! This...
When I met Brian Winer, who was driving a Lotus Esprit at the time, I was surprised when he said his favorite car was the Ford GT40. This was back in the ‘70s. I thought he was a furrin’ car guy. Tur...
Date: 1976 (above), 1977 (below) Location: Solvang, California (above); Paso Robles, California (below) Source: John Margolies, via Library of Congress What do you see here?
Original family 1977 Plymouth Volare Premier for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Looks great, runs great. Very popular at car shows and in parades. Low-mileage vehicle originally...
GM Media photo. Unless you’re new to the hobby (in which case, welcome!) or completely unfamiliar with American cars (Wilkommen! Bienvenue! Ni hao!), you know exactly what car that is above. You know...
Think, for a moment, about all the external forces that have shaped the development of the automobile, from the earliest days of the Mercedes-Benz Patent Motorwagen to the hybrid-drivetrain supercars...
Renovated 1969 Airstream Globetrotter for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Love the vintage look but with modern conveniences? Look no further than this 1969 Airstream Globetrotte...
Frank Sinatra edition 1982 Imperial for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 19,000 original miles. 1 of just 279 Sinatra editions produced in 1982. Original EFI car – runs perfectly....
All photos by Jim O’Clair It’s modern beach racing at its finest, restricted to pre-1934 car bodies (among other rules) and American motorcycles from 1947 or older. As a longtime follower of the Oile...
1985 Peugeot 505 D wagon for sale on Hemmings.com and comes with a parts car. From the seller’s description: 1985 Peugeot 505 D Diesel Automatic- Runs great, well maintained, always garaged, good int...
Images courtesy Hbomb Customs, except where noted. Many moons ago, while composing yet another photochops post, I hemmed and hawed about including the above photo. It would have fit perfectly, though...
Date: 1976 Location: East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois Source: Charles William Brubaker, via University of Illinois at Chicago Digital Collections What do you see here?
Larry Bisceglia’s panel van. Photos courtesy IMS Museum. In May 1986, the Indianapolis media put out an all-points bulletin. Not for any elected official or public persona. Not for any bank robber or...
Before World War II, modifying cars was as much about what you could adapt as what you could buy. Photo of an auto dump near Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1935 by Walker Evans of the Farm Security Adminis...
Date: 1977 Locations: Pacific Highway (above), First Avenue and Battery Street (below), Seattle, Washington Source: John Margolies, via Library of Congress What do you see here?
Original owner 1972 Pontiac Safari for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Original owner of the car. The inside is in pretty good shape – the front driver’s seat has a hole in the s...
Photos courtesy the author. The silhouette of an Airstream trailer has remained mostly unchanged since the 1950s and is thereby recognizable by most. Often described as a silver Twinkie or silver bul...
Today’s pair of cars scheduled to close out bidding are a clean and well-preserved 1930s Ford Tudor, and some rare Mopar muscle in a 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A. Both cars will conclude on Hemmings Auc...
1985 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 1985 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 is one incredible car! Original paint, interior and motor, all in near perfect condition. St...