To some, the collector car hobby is about driving a classic car, a fairly broad term that encompasses a wide variety of vehicles and manufacturers. To others, the hobby is about preserving or restoring a car with personal significance, regardless Read more
“This car looks sketchy and dangerous,” writes The Smoking Tire introducing Roland’s Datsun 260Z. Or at least, a car that looks mostly like a 260Z. Read more…
Between having to drive big, automatic cop cars all the time, and being party-poopers who pull us over just when we think we’re starting to have fun, cops may sometimes seem like the anti-gearhead. But that’s so wrong, and officer Read more
Filed under: Celebrities,TV/Movies,Videos On the night of June 22, we’ll once again live our lives a quarter mile at a time. Continue reading The Fast and the Furious returns to theaters on June 22 The Fast and the Furious returns Read more
Filed under: Green,Tesla,Renault,Green Automakers,Transportation Alternatives,Smartphone,Electric A QR code reveals Tesla’s Mexican Supercharger plans. Lyft tests ride scheduling in San Francisco. Renault partners with EU on fast-charging infrastructure in Europe. Continue reading Recharge Wrap-up: QR code hints at Tesla Supercharger in Read more
Photography by author. Edsel Ford always had an eye for fine design and distinctive upscale styling, so when he decided to re-style the 1934 Ford to his liking, in order to do it his way without his father’s interference, Edsel Read more
After yesterday’s Paris carspotting exercise, we decided to stay in Europe and head over to Madrid, where this fairly well-circulated photo of Calle Gran Via was taken in 1956, showing quite the eclectic mix of vehicles. Unfortunately (for probably everybody Read more
Even without any provenance attached to it, this 1954 Oldsmobile 98 custom for sale on Hemmings.com is a good glimpse at how regular Joes went about customizing their rides in the late Fifties. It might not be Barris material, but Read more
Jim Glickenhaus’s 1967 Ford GT40 Mk IV, chassis J6. Photo courtesy Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. Jim Glickenhaus is passionate about driving the cars in his collection, so much so that his Ford GT40 Mk IV, chassis J6, has racked up over Read more
One of the NASCAR Herbies from the 2005 film Herbie: Fully Loaded. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Even those with little interest in racing can recognize the white Volkswagen Beetle with red and blue stripes, wearing the number 53 in its Read more