Grandson Jake, 19, owns three classics, including this 1975 Plymouth Scamp. He’s way ahead of where I was at his age…and his cars are more interesting, too. Photos by the author except where noted. P...
How did Australia come to give the world the ute? As Unique Cars pointed out this week, there’s two conflicting reports on the origins of the coupe utility, and naturally, both Ford and Holden vie fo...
Tin Can Tourists in De Soto Park, December 1920. Photos via Florida Memory. Long before today’s #vanlife movement, another generation of travelers and wanderers who carried their houses around with t...
An early Chattanooga Cruise-In, circa 2015. Photo by Tommy Lee Byrd. The Chattanooga Cruise-In began as an open house at Coker Tire’s downtown headquarters, but in recent years — thanks in part to th...
Stripped to bare metal, the REO awaits final refinishing at Reflections Auto Restoration in Belchertown, Massachusetts. Photography by author. One cold Saturday this past February, I traveled to Belc...
Date: 1967 Location: Lake Ozark, Missouri Source: via Jim and Chester’s Garage What do you see here?
McGlashan with the Aussie Invader III. Photos courtesy Lloyds. When collector-car dealer Tony Denny set up shop in Australia five years ago, he aimed to build the country’s largest car museum-slash-d...
1930 Packard 734 Speedster Runabout. Photos by Brian Henniker, copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company. Packard’s vice president of engineering, Colonel Jesse Vincent, loved fast cars so much tha...
Date: circa 1967 or 1968 Locations: New York City, New York (above), and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (bottom) Source: via Thomas-Juergen Muhs What do you see here?
Date: circa 1967 or 1968 Location: Palm Springs, California Source: via Thomas-Juergen Muhs What do you see here?
1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 roadster. Images courtesy Bonhams Auctions. Introduced to great fanfare at the 1930 New York Auto Show, Cadillac’s V-16-powered Series 452 models were designed to compet...
Collector-owned 1957 Pontiac Star Chief two-door Catalina for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This is a great looking and driving Pontiac. Very nice cruiser for all your cruise n...
Unrestored 1954 Dodge Coronet for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Perfect 1950’s Patina Classic!! Here is a fresh barn find that you won’t find every day! Only two owners not cou...
To support women in automotive fields, McPherson College senior Abigayle Morgan has started a scholarship named in honor of Denise McCluggage. I have proposed to create and grow a scholarship campaig...
Date: 1970s Location: Times Square, New York City, New York Source: via Motorpsych What do you see here?
Photo by Bierlos. Over the last century, Citroën has introduced a number of of significant automotive innovations from front-wheel drive to the company’s signature hydropneumatic suspension. That leg...
Date: November 1959 Location: 46th and Market streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Source: William S. Coward, Temple University Digital Libraries What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: Up for sale is a fantastic 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser . Full Restoration inside and out, Power steering,Power Brakes, 368 Cubic Inch rebuilt engine with automatic tr...
Date: 1986 Location: Don Valley Parkway, Toronto, Ontario Source: Dale Brazao, via Toronto Public Library What do you see here?
Date: circa 1963 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Source: Jim and Chester’s Garage What do you see here?
In researching the first Peking to Paris race, we of course came across plenty of mentions of the more recent tributes to the original, including this documentary following the route and participants...
From the seller’s description: This 1967 Pontiac Catalina is a beautiful survivor. One lady owner for 50 years. Fully documented with original sales invoice, protect O plate, manuals and records. 24 ...
This Winfield intake, Cyclone adapter (to install a Stromberg), and RayDay cylinder head were removed from a Model A in 1956. Images courtesy Evan Bailly and as noted. We are suckers for vintage spee...
The TDX at the 2013 Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance. Hemmings file photo. Space Age materials. New units of measurement for speed. Retro rockets. Pat Amendolia’s TDX encapsulated his vision o...
Imagine what’s stashed in attics and basements everywhere, especially in old houses and buildings. Decades-old newspapers, magazines, postcards, comic books, and baseball cards are just some of the m...