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...
Once again, a colorful autumn has descended on the Northeast. While some here dread the inevitable arrival of winter, with its frigid temperatures and potentially ample snow, others see opportunity i...
From the seller’s description: 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside , A very dependable, well sorted, 4 speed Rampside in striking two tone beige and brown color. Much work done over the past two years to...
From the seller’s description: 1966 Chevrolet Impala Convertible , Car was owned by a collector who kept it garaged and well maintained with limited use during the past 20+ years. Small block V/8 wit...
Update to last week’s links to the story of the Wild Cherry van: Chris Carter, the Illinois man who restored the van, has been arrested on felony auto-theft charges and will be extradited to Californ...
From the seller’s description: A real 1970 Dodge Super Bee 440 Six Pack Super Bee Coupe . One of 194 built and one of 109 four-speed equipped. An honest, unmolested car. Original matching-numbers dri...
From the seller’s description: For sale is a very special 1967 Buick Skylark . From 1967 thru 1969 Buick built the “California” GS coupe, but in 1967 they were only available through California Buick...
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...
Bermuda Blue 1964 Oldsmobile 98 convertible , with a single repaint, for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This is a sweet cruiser. Turquoise w/ white leather interior, one high qu...
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...
1976 Cadillac Eldorado convertible. Image courtesy OldCarBrochures.org. The American convertible, as we all know, died after Cadillac churned out 14,000 Eldorados in 1976 and wealthy speculators latc...
During the Cold War, East Germany’s counterpart to the Volkswagen Type 2 was the Barkas, and one Berlin blogger recently fell in love with the little two-stroke van enough to pen this short history o...
From the seller’s description: 1962 Mercury Monterey Custom , 352 V8 with three speed automatic trans. PB, PS. This was a CA car that I purchased from the grandson of the original owners, I brought i...
Longtime single family-owned 1964 Peel P50 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Family owned vehicle bought in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada in 1968. Dad saw it in the ...
Photo by Russell Lee, courtesy Library of Congress. More than any other place in the country, Route 66 in its heyday posed a problem for black motorists. Sundown towns — towns that did not allow blac...
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 ...
Photo courtesy the Howard Gribble collection. In 1968, photographer Howard Gribble made this image of a young Walt Prey standing next to some of his latest custom paintwork at a car show held in the ...
TLC-required 1964 Volvo P1800 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This is a running but needs ‘love’ in the body areas. Originally factory paint code # 46 red w/black interior P-...