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Looking through manufacturers’ replacement parts catalogs, one can’t help wondering about the possibility of piecing together an entire car piece by piece. Studebaker-Packard designer Bob Doehler did just that, though not with any old car, and not in the Johnny Cash style. Rather, he got authorization from Mercedes-Benz to buy Read more
By William Hall. Photos by the author. A new summer-long exhibit at Milwaukee’s Harley-Davidson Museum showcases vintage drag cars and motorcycles and celebrates drag racing pop culture from the 1950s to the 1970s. “Drag Racing: America’s Fast Time” is the newest exhibition from Harley-Davidson focusing on competition vehicles. This display Read more
1975 Chevrolet Caprice Classic convertible for sale. From the seller’s description: This car runs, drives, and stops excellent. The engine starts instantly, it is quiet and smooth. The transmission shifts seamlessly and runs smooth. The tires, battery, canvas top, compressor, an car cover are all new. The seats and interior Read more
A 1989 Chevrolet Camaro, built for the SCCA’s American Sedan series, sold for $9,000 – with trailer. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Though Hagerty reports a decline in overall Monterey auction sales from $397 million in 2015 to $345 million in 2016, this year’s slew of Car Week auto auctions still Read more
Steve Kinser. Photo by Jack Kromer. If you’re one of the people who skipped the All Star Circuit of Champions sprint car race at Lebanon Valley Speedway in New York on Monday, August 22, you can start kicking yourself. The greatest sprint driver in history, Steve Kinser, announced before the Read more
Photos by Daniel Strohl. [Editor’s Note: When we disabled comments on Finds of the Day, some readers were vocal about losing a forum to discuss past ownership experience with a particular automobile. To fix that, we’re introducing a new series entitled “Year, Make and Model,” where readers are free to Read more
Photos courtesy The Henry Ford. Our impulse to pull back the curtain, to see the humble and real genesis of our fantasies, where does that come from? Are we not impressed enough with the film that we have to watch the “making of” documentary? Are we not entertained or informed Read more
Date: circa 1972 Location: Lion Country Safari, Irvine, California Source: found photos via myBelAir62 What do you see here?
1955 Chrysler New Yorker DeLuxe Town and Country station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Though production numbers seem to vary, most would agree that just over 1,000 of these grand station wagons were manufactured–about 1,036. How many have actually survived is anyone’s guess, some believe only Read more
Photos by Mark McCourt. Cracking paint from a 25-year-old restoration was all it took for Jurgen Wilms to decide that his newly acquired AMX/3 – a car that probably doesn’t need any paint at all, thanks to its unique provenance and its Giotto Bizzarrini styling – could use a little Read more