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Found footage of old race events is pretty awesome, but some of the videos put together with that footage rather lacks. Not so with the one The Chicane recently spotlighted, which shows the action at the 1953 Watkins Glen Grand Prix. Some music to accompany it, and more importantly some Read more
1952 Packard 250 convertible for sale. From the seller’s description: Very nice and excellent running Packard convertible. This car runs and drives excellent. The car’s original 327 straight 8 was completely rebuilt with less than 1500 miles since. The engine rebuild included bearings, pistons, reground cam, new tappets, new stainless Read more
Dodge announced a new Charger Daytona this past week, so Allpar decided to compare and contrast all the previous iterations of the Daytona to see which one the most recent version most resembles. Answer: Not the original. * FlatSixes.com this week gave us a brief introduction to the Porsche diesel Read more
Photo courtesy FCA. After our recent-ish story on the end of Zastava, we got to thinking which Fiat model was most successful not necessarily in its home market, but abroad, built under license or some other agreement by non-Fiat carmakers. And there’s definitely a lot of models to choose from. Read more
Date: circa 1950s Location: North Main Street, Decatur, Illinois Source: Americar via The Old Motor What do you see here?
1994 Panoz Roadster for sale. From the seller’s description: Polished aluminum body with racing green fenders Full Green leather interior The only polished alloy bodied Panoz ever built Excellent condition with 17,000 miles One of the most unique Panoz Roadsters available with a custom built independent rear suspension which has Read more
The “Queen of Diamonds” Franay-bodied 1933 Duesenberg Model J. Photos by Trent Sherrill, courtesy of Auctions America, unless otherwise noted. Born in December 1893 to a working class family in Rochester, New York, Mabel Boll’s stunning beauty and ability to tell a good story would help her rise from cigar Read more
Bug Hall as Arthur Davidson in the upcoming Harley and the Davidsons. Photos courtesy Discovery Channel. Earlier this week, we had the chance to conduct an extensive phone interview with actor Bug Hall, who stars as Arthur Davidson in the upcoming Discovery Channel miniseries Harley and the Davidsons, a three-night Read more
Dean Jeffries flies a GMC C6500. Photos courtesy Kevin Jeffries and the Dean Jeffries Archives, unless otherwise noted. [Editor’s Note: This piece comes to us from Myles Kornblatt, the curator at the Miami Auto Museum. He contributes to multiple automotive publications and is the Automotive Correspondent for the Florida Weekly.] Read more
Photography by author. The moment I got my license, the after-sundown car lot crawl became a tradition. When the dealership closed, the outside lights remained on, but the salespeople and other customers were gone. What better time to go new-car shopping for muscle models I knew I couldn’t afford in Read more