Photo by PSParrot. Fifty years ago, to the day, Larry Rathgeb had brought a cadre of engineers, a hired shoe, and the hottest car on the planet to Talladega. His goal: get the driver, Buddy Baker, to...
Image via OldCarBrochures. Introduction by unknown speaker: I would like to introduce our speaker tonight, Vice President of General Motors Corporations and Director of Engineering Staff, Mr. Frank W...
One of our favorite micro-movements within the first generation of the Muscle Car era is the Name thing. You’ve seen great old photos of this trend: some killer Mopar wing car or Camaro or Mustang or...
Photo by Michael Milne. While it would appear that Ralph Nader and the Corvair community have mended fences over the last several years – he appeared on stage at his Automotive Hall of Fame induction...
Factory photos courtesy of General Motors. The Grand Prix entered the personal/luxury/performance car market for 1962 and the 1966 model continued to deliver contemporary styling, powerful and smooth...
Eric Szabo had a lot going for him, according to the few English-language accounts we’ve been able to find of his career. Moscow School of Industrial Art graduate; designer for ZIS/ZIL and NAMI; depu...
Award-winning 1968 Ford Mustang California Special for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Unrestored 2018 MCA Grand National Gold winning GT/CS is available. This car looks restored...
Given that the first Shelby G.T.350R, which will soon be headed to auction, appeared in the Ford-sponsored “ Shelby Goes Racing With Ford ” video from 1965, it’s an opportune time to sit back and get...
Still from NHRA video. With more than 50 years now separating us from the two historical racing events we discussed this past week – Don Garlits’s transmission explosion at Lions in 1970 and Ken Mile...
Restored 1961 Renault Resort Special for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Yes, it’s a 1961 Renault Resort Special, far more rare than most iterations of the Fiat Jolly. There were...
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions, except where noted. When the Bullitt Mustang sold for a record $3.4 million earlier this year, hardly anybody asked what Mustang could top that; why ask a silly questi...
Refurbished 1966 Dodge Dart for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: I found my new dream car so this one must go to a new home. No space for two classics in my garage.Exterior sheet ...
Gonna be seeing a lot of Ford Bronco retrospectives ahead of the new Bronco’s introduction this year, so let’s start with the one that The Detroit News put together this week describing the Bronco as...
Date: circa 1960s Location: Washington Park Race Track, Homewood, Illinois Source: via Vintage Tribune on Instagram What do you see here?
Would you look at that: More photos from our readers! Which is great, because all of you who responded to our last reader photo roundup pretty much unanimously endorsed the idea of doing this on a re...
Date: 1963 Location: Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts Source: via Dirty Old Boston What do you see here?
“ Drive Buddy Boy! ” by Ben Addison. The images of cars in motion that Ben Addison paints come across as both familiar and jarring. Sure, the settings, the lighting, even the cars themselves tickle a...
Date: January 1963 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Source: Dominic Pasquarella, Temple University Libraries Digital Collections What do you see here?
All images courtesy GM Media. For a division that built distinct production cars for nearly 70 years, Holden – which GM officially terminated over the weekend – built surprisingly few concept cars. T...
Galaxie-bodied full custom 1955 Ford Thunderbird for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This is a rare opportunity to own a truly unique car. It was built in 1963 by combining body ...
When we talk about the “glory days” of drag racing, we’re not talking about the cars, alone. Sure, the cars are at the center of our affections, but there was also the dragstrip exhibition scene. Y’k...
Date: circa 1969 Location: Euclid and Penn avenues, East Liberty, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Source: Harry Coughanour Jr., via Historic Pittsburgh What do you see here?
It’s a good bet that plenty of auto renderings from 1945 until, oh, 1979 or so – particularly the far-out space-agey ones of the Fifties – operated on the designer’s assumption that nuclear power wou...
Unrestored 1968 Moretti Sportiva for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: The Sportiva S2 captured a wonderfully fun moment in 1960’s Italian automobile design with sweeping 246-Dino-...
Unrestored 1968 Moretti Sportiva for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: The Sportiva S2 captured a wonderfully fun moment in 1960’s Italian automobile design with sweeping 246-Dino-...