Ford’s Cougar II concept on display in Dearborn in 2017. Photo by Barry Kluczyk. For our purposes, the word “lost” needs to be defined. Usually, “lost” is a descriptor applied to an object that no on...
From the seller’s description: 1960 Chevrolet C-10 pickup truck is equipped with a converted 350ci V8 backed by a super T-10 4-speed manual transmission. 1960 marked the first year of production for ...
My parents’ 1937 Nash LaFayette took me on my first vacation. We stayed at a motel—actually, a long string of lakeshore cabins—in 1949. The lake and our cabin smelled of dead fish. Photo by Mark J. M...
1967 Rambler Rogue advertisement, courtesy of the Automotive History Preservation Society. American Motors’ print ad leaves little to the imagination with its depiction of young adults reinstalling t...
1954 Packard convertible. Photos by Nancy Gates, courtesy AACA Museum. In days of yore, gigantic, lumbering beasts roamed the landscape, pausing only to feed their insatiable appetites, or (occasiona...
From the seller’s description: This is a 1966 ( Chrysler ) Imperial LeBaron Sedan in beautiful condition. This vehicle has only 7,979 miles and has always been garaged. It has the original black pain...
New $34.99 ignition coil from NAPA. Photos by the author. With Lucas electrics being the butt of jokes for decades, it’s time we give credit where credit is due. A few weeks ago, while heading out fo...
Photos courtesy John Olsson. Everybody remembers the day like it was yesterday. Careening out of control, the Fiat 600 smashed through the doors of the 1955 GM Motorama in Boston. Nobody was hurt, th...
Fifteen-mile 1966 Yamaha U5E for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This is a true collectors find. A fantastically well preserved, original, unrestored 1966 Lady Yamaha U5E. This b...
Date: circa 1960s Location: First and Cherry Streets, Macon, Georgia Source: Georgia State University Digital Libraries collections What do you see here?
SBC-powered 1967 Iso Lele for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Having been in long term storage this example will require further servicing before road use. The Iso Rivolta Lele w...
1969 Chevrolet K5 Blazer. Photo courtesy GM Media. Sure, the Chevrolet Blazer heavily influenced sport utility vehicles by using a shortened version of GM’s standard pickup chassis, as many histories...
From the seller’s description: 1963 Pontiac Catalina 2 door hardtop. This car has been PHS documented a real 421 HO, factory rated at 370 HP. One of only 1365 HO engines built in 1963. Has original b...
Steve McKelvie let us know this week that Scott Henderson, a Great Race rally driver who notably helped save a Buick that lost its brakes from tumbling off the Mount Washington auto road this past su...
Date: 1961 Location: New York City, New York Source: Simpson Kalisher photo, via lastpictureshow I have questions. Presumably the taxi sign did not belong to the convertible in the foreground, rather...
Date: September 1968 Location: Fort and Eighth streets, Detroit, Michigan Source: Wayne State University Libraries Digital Collections What do you see here?
Reconditioned 1967 Jeep M715 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: The G-890 Truck, sometimes called the “Five quarter (ton)”, for its a 1 1 / 4 ton payload rating, is an American ...
USAF veteran 1963 Ford Econoline for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 1963 USAF Flightline truck. Still wearing the AF blue color. Government order plate is bolted onto the dash. ...
Patina-rich 1968 Citroen HY van for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: VIN# 5214646 The engine is a 1.9Liter mounted to its 3-speed transmission. Very well running engine that has b...
Most stories of electric conversions on older cars stop right after the test and tune phase. Corbin Dunn, however, has kept us current (geddit?) on his Beetle EV conversion through the years. ( via )...
Date: July 1964 Location: Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia Source: Billy Downs photo, via Georgia State University Library Digital Collections What do you see here?
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 ...