Howdy Ledbetter, an upholsterer by trade, said he just had to have the remains of one of the Western Flyer vans that Brooks Stevens built for S.C. Johnson when he spotted them about four years ago. “I had a good Read more
* As Darryl Octane at Motorpunk related this week, it’s been 44 years since Wacky Races staged its last animated contest, and some fan of the show went and tallied all the results, applied a period F1-style scoring system, and Read more
It was only five weeks ago that I was in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at EAA Airventure 2014, watching a press conference by Daher Socata as they introduced the TBM 900. Now, sadly, the first one ever delivered to a customer has Read more
At Miatas at Mazda Raceway? Like donuts? We’re doing a super early donut run with our pals from Road & Track tomorrow morning to Monterey Donuts. Like 6 AM. Come out and say hi! Read more…
Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Sedan, Videos, Dodge, Ford, Nissan, Subaru There’s an evergreen debate among auto enthusiasts about whether they would prefer to have the latest and greatest car of today or a certified classic from yesteryear. What if you Read more
Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Videos, Mazda By now, you’ve already poured over the details (however few there may be) and images of the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata. For us enthusiasts, it’s arguably the most important new car debut of the Read more
Vintage ad from the author’s collection. Back in the late 1950s and early ’60s, due to their relatively unknown status (in part because of their small, almost non-existent dealer network), manufacturers of British cars such as MG, Riley and others Read more
Built as part of the grand celebration of the country’s centennial, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has an impressive view of the city from its location at the end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, strewn with a number of other Read more
Just when we thought every Ford Anglia that made its way to the United States got turned into a drag racing machine, we came across this 1948 Ford Anglia fire truck for sale on Hemmings.com. Unlike most of the Crosley Read more
1958 De Soto Firedome convertible. Photos courtesy Auctions America. In 1958, the De Soto Firedome was the company’s mid-line offering, above the entry-level Firesweep, but below the better-equipped Fireflite and Adventurer models. Despite the Firedome’s sub-luxury status, a 1958 Firedome Read more