Mercedes-Benz C 111-II experimental vehicle on the test track at the Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim plant. Photos courtesy Mercedes-Benz Classic. Officially, Mercedes-Benz remained retired from racing; ...
From the seller’s description: 1985 Volkswagen Cabriolet Wolfsburg Edition , 37 Original Miles! Possibly the lowest mileage Volkswagen Cabriolet in the World! Imported into the U.S. by Jacobs Imports...
1950 Veritas Scorpion. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. The postwar years were a bleak time for European automakers, including Germany’s BMW. Its factories in East Germany were taken over by the Sov...
Date: circa 1960s Location: Oberhof, Germany Source: via Vault of the Atomic Space Age What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: Unique 1991 BMW 325iC , with low miles and a manual transmission. No rust or body damage ever. Runs and drives as good as it looks and has been completely gone through....
In-need-of-TLC 1962 Heinkel Trojan for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This is a nice project for the right buyer. The car is complete and includes an extra engine/transmission. ...
From the seller’s description: Here is a very beautiful 1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE . Finished in a very nice grey exterior on top of a black interior this sedan looks great. Both interior and exterior...
Unrestored, two-owner 1980 BMW 633CSi for sale on Hemmings.com. from the seller’s description: I am a private seller of this E24. I bought this beautiful BMW from the original owner who purchased the...
From the seller’s description: Restored split window 1952 Volkswagen Deluxe Beetle for sale. The Deluxe Zwitter Beetle was produced for approximately 6 months and is one of the rarest most sought aft...
Making out a Christmas wish list used to be easy. The Sears catalog showed up on the doorstep in November, and from there it was a matter of dog-earing the pages with slot cars, models, and .049 gas-...
Benz-like 1950s Ihle Brothers amusement park ride for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Frame up restoration, complete with custom made floor pan from original specs. Brand new 5 h...
Granted, this video tour of the BMW Museum by Car TV is coming up on four years old, but it still makes for an interesting half-hour or so. We especially appreciate the lack of a soundtrack or narrat...
From the seller’s description: 1984 Porsche 944 , Here is a wonderful opportunity to acquire a vintage Porsche 944 in spectacular condition. 53000 original miles, nicely factory equipped with 5 speed...
You have questions, dear reader, we have answers. Most of the time. Y’see, Lost and Found is as much a journey for you as it is for those of us in Hemmings HQ — we’re just as fascinated by vehicles t...
2019 Volkswagen Beetle Final Edition convertibles, in SE (left) and SEL trims. Photos courtesy Volkswagen of America, Inc., unless otherwise noted. The original Volkswagen Beetle was the symbol of a ...
Photos courtesy JosefGanz.org. Though they came about €30,000 short of their crowdfunding goal, the duo behind the restoration of one of the few remaining Beetle predecessors built by Jewish designer...
Photos by Remi Dargegen. The world over, there’s probably only one Mercedes-Benz 300 SL gullwing sporting a three-inch chopped roofline, bubbles in the top to clear the driver’s and passenger’s heads...
All images courtesy of and copyright Bryan McCarthy of Bearded Mug Media, except as noted. A few years back I wrote about the need to take your kid to a vintage rally. If you didn’t heed my advice th...
Some old Ford factories get preserved. Others get torn down in anticipation of ambitious redevelopment projects. Though, as we see from an article in The Atlantic ‘s CityLab this week about the fate ...
The newest road-legal Porsche 917. Photo courtesy Porsche AG. The story of how Porsche’s 917 came to dominate the highest levels of sports car racing in both North America and Europe has been well to...
From the seller’s description: Time to Sell! 1973 Volkswagen Super Beetle Convertible 4 Speed. A great and fun leisure vehicle. Same owner since the late 1980’s. Vehicle has been restored and kept in...
Photos courtesy Porsche. In its first decade, 356-001, the first vehicle to carry the Porsche name, suffered a number of ignominies. The letters in that nameplate got rearranged, an Opel full of nuns...
Photography by the author. The BMW Car Club of America is one of the largest and most active car clubs in America, growing exponentially since its founding in 1969. It’s really no coincidence that th...
Images courtesy Volkswagen USA. It isn’t everyday that an automaker will straight-up compare one of its classic cars to a new model, even making that older example available to the media to drive — n...
Reutter seat production for Porsche, 1961. All images courtesy Recaro. The history of Recaro seats starts in 1963 in the German automotive “capital” Stuttgart in very close range to the iconic brands...