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One aspect of La Carrera Panamericana that keeps the competitors returning – other than the license to drive as fast as they can on public roads, of course – is the support they receive along the way. The police make Read more

From Florida Memory comes today’s carspotting exercise – a July 1961 Joseph Steinmetz photo of a Publix Market in Sarasota, Florida. Steinmetz, we see, went inside for plenty of photos of that day’s shoppers (and spent some time shooting outhouses Read more

It takes decades out in the sun, maybe a few close encounters with a DA, and the occasional wind, rain or snowstorm to get the kind of patina artists seem to like nowadays, the kind of patina slathered all over Read more

The Asteroid in street trim, post-restoration. After-restoration photos by Leonard Wiggins. Though “subtle” is not an adjective often associated with George Barris and his automotive creations, his 1963 “Asteroid” Corvette, built for offshore powerboat racer and airline equipment mogul Bob Read more

Hurley Haywood. Photo courtesy Simeone Foundation. Each year, the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum hosts an annual fundraiser that echoes the theme of the foundation itself, “the spirit of competition.” The evening also includes the presentation of the Spirit of Competition Read more

Porsche’s 1973 FLA study. Photo courtesy Porsche AG. In the early 1970s, the environmental movement was gaining traction the world over. After decades of indifference, industrial manufacturers (including automakers) were forced to face the fact that the planet’s supply of Read more