All photos by Don Homuth. Several sites in the automotive press, online and in print, seem recently to have rediscovered the existence of “automotive recycling facilities” that we old guys used to ca...
Images are courtesy of Elias Olsen and the Outer Docs Film Festival Striving for excellence is a most human trait, one that isn’t bound by limitations either inherent or imposed. Why should the loss ...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor. Volkswagen is now rolling out the eighth generation of its global best seller, the Golf, some 45 years after t...
Images are courtesy of Mitsubishi Motors Media Services As an automaker, Mitsubishi has a relatively short history in the United States, but this diversified company has been active for nearly 150 ye...
Photo by Kurt Williams. Though the California Coastal Commission has backed off of its plan to ban off-highway vehicles from the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area entirely, the county air ...
Over in Italy, a lifelong Miata fan opened a hotel that gives guests access to an impressive collection of Mazda MX-5s, as Top Gear recently wrote. Guests are comprehensively outnumbered by cars. The...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor. The Renault Alliance is one of those cars that many recall but, it seems, few remember with much fondness. Fun...
Sir Alec Issigonis and his Mini at Longbridge, 1964; i mage courtesy of The British Sports Car Hall of Fame Established three years ago, the Petersburg, Virginia-based The British Sports Car Hall of ...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor While the automotive world has largely come around to Saab ‘s way of thinking today – front-wheel drive; safety...
Rugged cars meant to last decades and be easily repairable by just about anyone were just the ticket for Africa, thought Tony Howarth, whose 2CV-powered Africar showed promise but didn’t reach produc...
As The Detroit News reported this week, Allan Hill, who’s called the Packard plant in Detroit home for 15 years, was recently served an eviction notice. Hill has served as an unofficial spokesman for...
Oaklands on Display Image courtesy of the AACA Museum The board at the AACA Museum have announced a display of early Oakland vehicles curated by the Keystone State Chapter of the Pontiac-Oakland Club...
SAH Celebration The directors at the Society of Automotive Historians will hold their 50th anniversary celebration during Hershey week. The gathering will include the award-winning author and histori...
Images are courtesy of Mercedes-Benz. It has the distinction of being the most popular Mercedes-Benz flagship of all time: The internally designated 126-chassis Sonderklasse (Special-Class, S-Class f...
At the Intersection of I-496 & Oldsmobile Image courtesy of The R.E. Olds Transportation Museum. The board at the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum announce a panel discussion next week entitled, “At t...
Simeone Museum Tazio Nuvolari tribute Courtesy of the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum The board at the Simeone Museum has announced a demo day event this weekend that will be a tribute to “The F...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News America’s automotive marketplace was changing drastically in the postwar era, and a fast-growing segment of buyers was purchasing vehicl...
The Historic Vehicle Association paid tribute to Jesse Valadez II, the caretaker of his father’s Gypsy Rose lowrider, who died this past week. Although Jesse was soft spoken and humble, he was always...
Courtesy of The Henry Ford The board at the Henry Ford Museum announces the acquisition of a major collection of photographs, menus, clothing and other items related to American diners. The collectio...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News While Peugeot has a presence in nearly 160 countries around the world, this French automaker hasn’t sold cars in America since 1991. In ...
Courtesy of Bloomington Gold Bloomington Gold Charlotte is approaching next month and the two-day show is a must for Corvette enthusiasts. In addition to the over 500 Corvettes on display and the Blo...
Courtesy of Road America Vintage racers around the country will take to the Road America track this weekend, as the Ariens Art on Wheels Weekend will feature the Vintage Sports Car Drivers Associatio...
Photo courtesy of the Early Ford Foundation V-8 Museum The National Capital Region Group #36 of the Early Ford V-8 Club will be raffling off a 1957 Mercury Montclair 4-door hardtop, in an effort to r...
Courtesy of The Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals The Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals will again host a variety of unrestored originals from various automakers. The cars are chosen through MCACN’s ...
Hot on the heels of ending modern Beetle production in Mexico, Volkswagen will be offering a sentimental surprise at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show: the introduction of the a near-production-ready...