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This 1950 Mercury woodie station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com has certainly seen better days and will need a boatload of work before it’s even whole again, let alone roadworthy or showworthy. However, the seller appears to have made things Read more

1953 Ferrari 340/375 MM Berlinetta “Competizione.” Photo by Hardy Mutschler, courtesy RM Auctions. Though RM Auctions made much ado – rightfully so – about the 24 Hours of Le Mans provenance for the Pinin Farina-bodied 1953 Ferrari 340/375 MM Berlinetta Read more

Photo courtesy NASCAR. Since NASCAR instituted its hall of fame three years ago, stock car racing observers have questioned the absence of one of the most legendary and influential drivers from the sport’s history – Fireball Roberts – from the Read more

First-generation Oldsmobile Aurora. All images courtesy GM Media Archives, unless otherwise noted. Prior to its 2004 shuttering by General Motors, Oldsmobile, founded in 1897 by Ransom E. Olds, had the distinction of being the oldest U.S. automotive brand. Once considered Read more

When I think of hotbeds of sports car racing activity in the 1950s, Central America rarely comes to mind. But, just as they raced on the streets of Watkins Glen or across Sicily in the Targa Florio, there were races Read more