Photo via Detroit Free Press; brochure image via lov2xlr8.no. If success has many fathers, then Colin Neale had many children. As a longtime designer for both Ford and Chrysler and a close associate of Elwood Engel’s, Neale had – or, Read more
Photo courtesy New England Auto Museum. Pinning down a birth date for Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team isn’t exactly straightforward. Could have taken place in 1948, 1958, or any number of dates in between. Rather than let a chance Read more
From the 15th floor of a building you step into an Otis elevator and press L. The shiny doors kiss closed. The floor briefly lightens under your feet as sequentially the digital numbers start dropping. Fourteen. Thirteen. Twelve. You look Read more
Thump thump. Thump thump. A cocktail of adrenaline and outright fear is spooling my heart rate to around 150 bpm. Believe it or not, I, a summer intern, am about to drive Mazda’s ND-based Global MX-5 Cup Car around Mazda Raceway Read more
On the right is our Miro-Flex Model 18 Miro-Flare. On the left is an unmarked version. Note the holders for flags positioned between the reflectors. Nobody wants to imagine a breakdown, especially at night. But it’s wise to take precautions Read more
Smokey and Jim Rathman go back and forth before the 1960 Indy 500 As we departed from Smokey in last month’s session with Smokey, he’d just been contacted by Jim Rathman to assist in his Indy efforts for the 1960 Read more
Using Engine Cycle Analysis to monitor the combustion process A number of years ago, during the early life of this column, we touched on a subject that remains an issue, particularly when building or modifying an engine intended for racing. Read more
1971 Chevrolet Vega 2300 Hatchback Coupe. Photo courtesy GM Media. [Editor’s note: This “Reminiscing” story, edited by Richard Lentinello, comes to us from Hemmings Classic Car reader Ricky Rupp.] When I was 20 years old I was employed as an Read more
Date: circa 1960s Location: Bellaire Boulevard and Rice Boulevard, Bellaire, Texas Source: City of Bellaire archives, courtesy Bill Starr What do you see here?
Spirit of America package 1974 Chevrolet Impala for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This car is an extremely low-mileage example, with original paint and interior. Dual exhaust was added at some point in its life. Of course, power Read more