Photos courtesy GM Media. While researching our recent story on the 50th anniversary of the Mark IV big-block Chevrolet V-8, we came across something odd, something we’d never seen before – and it appears not many other people had seen Read more
In the 1960s, there existed a very special Pontiac dealership in Royal Oak, Michigan. Owned by Ace Wilson Jr., Royal Pontiac offered some of the fastest, best-performing, and most-sought-after Pontiac GTOs of the era.
Still images captured from video below. An institution, to be sure, the All-American Soap Box Derby in 1936 constituted “the greatest amateur sporting event in the world,” according to the narrator. An impressive accomplishment, given that it was established only Read more
Every now and then, Volkswagen ads of the 1960s actually made for some pretty good carspotting. Chalk it up to the fact that VW wasn’t ashamed to put competitors’ cars in their ads – in fact, they seemed to go Read more
It seems the owner of this 1965 Chrysler Newport two-door hardtop for sale on Hemmings.com is marketing it to the wrong crowd. I mean, if the factory AM transistor radio is receiving weird messages from outer space, maybe this is Read more
Clay model of the proposed Jensen GT, to be built by Jensen International Automotive. Photos courtesy the Jensen Group. For ten years, the Jensen Interceptor offered buyers an eclectic mix of Italian style, British luxury and Chrysler V-8 power. By Read more
Mark Martin at the 1997 Daytona 500. Photo courtesy Ford Motor Company. NASCAR has announced the 20 candidates for induction into its Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina, a group with remarkable diversity and a few surprises. Per NASCAR Read more
DeLorean photo courtesy Volo Auto Museum, composite by Zach Higgins. With spring training games just getting underway this week and opening day still a month away, it might be a little early to predict the outcome of this year’s World Read more
Dave Zocchi Learned the Hard Way That the Custom Life Ain’t Easy, But Now He’s Sitting Pretty.