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Images courtesy Internet Movie Car Database. With the news that actor Roger Moore died earlier today in Switzerland at 89, we can think of no better way to memorialize him than to consider his best Bond car: a 1974 AMC Hornet X. Of all the actors to have played Bond, Read more…
Date: circa 1963 Location: Trade Street, Rock Hill, South Carolina Source: RRHS65.com What do you see here?
1940 Ford DeLuxe convertible for sale. From the seller’s description: Solid driver all-steel original car. Owned this car for 25 years and have been continually restoring it since purchasing it. Removed all wiring and replaced with new factory-coded wiring harnesses. Removed fenders for full car repaint in 2005. Reinstalled with Read more…
1967 Chevrolet Corvette coupe. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. According to NADA, high retail value on a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette coupe with the 427-cu.in., 435-hp V-8, a four-speed manual transmission, power windows and a telescopic steering wheel is just under $170,000. That assumes a restored car in pristine condition, but what Read more…
Mazda Classic Automobil-Museum Frey in Augsburg, Germany. Photos courtesy Mazda Europe. The Frey family has been selling Mazda automobiles in the Augsburg, Germany, area since 1978, and it’s amassed quite a collection of rare and unusual examples from the Hiroshima, Japan, automaker. Instead of keeping these stored out of the Read more…
Here’s a grab-shot of the Buick on the road in front of a weathered barn I found while taking a drive. If you look closely, you can just see the white cable ties on the rearview mirror. Photos by author. “Don’t worry we’ll take the Buick,” I said with false Read more…
Date: sometime in the Seventies Location: some high school parking lot Source: Jim and Chester’s Garage What do you see here?
All original 1983 Jeep CJ-7 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: All original one owner CJ-7 Limited Edition that is completely unmolested. This is an Arizona car since delivery. Copper-colored interior and exterior. This CJ-7 is equipped with its original 4.2L 6 Cylinder engine and automatic transmission. 56,000 Read more…
Photos courtesy Studebaker Museum. Dismantled and stuffed away with no discernible caretaker, a relic of Studebaker and South Bend history will rise again when the team redeveloping a former Studebaker assembly plant will rebuild the company’s former guardhouse. Once positioned at the main gate of the Studebaker factory on Sample Read more…
At the dawn of the automotive industry, cars were assembled one at a time by skilled laborers, generally from components supplied by specialist companies. Such practices were costly, meaning that automobiles were only of interest to those of considerable wealth. The assembly line reduced production costs and democratized the automobile, Read more…