Highwheeler race at Hershey. Photo by the author. Old car tours generally require you to do nothing more than sit back and relax behind the wheel of your car and take in the scenery – no awards for setting record Read more
Ronnie Sox. Photo courtesy NHRA Motorsports Museum. Like many who eventually gravitate towards a career in motorsports, Ronnie Sox grew up around cars, raised in the shadow of the family’s Sox Sinclair service station. As soon as he was old Read more
Stuart Hilborn in his legendary 150 MPH streamliner. Photo courtesy Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum. Most young hot rodders who know nothing about auto mechanics tend not to go anywhere fast, but Stuart Hilborn had a couple aces up his Read more
On a recent vacation to San Francisco and the surrounding Bay area (photos coming soon), I happened upon a nice little antique bookstore that had a crate full of futuristic auto designs that appeared to date from the 1940s, almost Read more
From the Neat Stuff Blog’s collection of Los Angeles-centric postcards come these two night scenes from the 1950s that should put to the test all those claims of being able to identify a car from that era just by its Read more
1949 Chevy Custom – The Devil’s LettuceThere are two things about customs I am absolutely sure of: you can’t go wrong with a 1949-52 Chevy Sport Coupe and, more importantly, NorCal’s Lucky 7 has mastered the art of advanced vehicle Read more
Ever since it replaced the beloved old 190, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class has been a perfectly competent entry-level luxury sedan. It’s just never really been all that interesting to look at. That’s about to change for good. Meet the 2015 Mercedes-Benz Read more
This collection of Lancia Stratos parts for sale on Hemmings.com looks to include enough material to put somebody well on the road toward building a Stratos replica, maybe not legal for the street, but certainly good enough to race. Then Read more
1954 Hudson Italia. Photos by Alejandro Rodriguez, courtesy Gooding and Company. In the 1950s, American automakers both large and small partnered with Italian design houses on concept cars and limited-production grand tourers. Chrysler, for example, turned to Ghia for concepts Read more
Filed under: Sedan, Wagon, Recalls, Safety, Crossover, BMW, Luxury Vehicles these days are typically fitted with a mat in the front passenger seat that determines whether that airbag needs to be activated in the event of a collision and how Read more