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From the seller’s description: 1967 4-4-2 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 8- cyl. 400 Cid/350 Hp 4 bbl. 2 Door Holiday Coupe Factory Original Numbers matching 4 Speed Excellent condition classic Oldsmobile Cutlass Holiday Coupe muscle car that rides beautifully and is truly AWESOME! In 1967, the Cutlass Supreme was the “top Read more
This week’s piece on the Carrera Panamericana Lincoln brought up the dangers of racing on public roads, and no series in the history of motorsport better illustrated those perils than Group B Rally racing. Introduced by a change in FIA regulations in 1982, the Group B series only lasted into Read more
From the seller’s description: 1948 Buick Roadmaster Convertible, Older frame off with recent cosmetic restoration. This was Buick’s premium and best appointed model. Known for interior luxury and quiet operation, there are few other cars like this from this era. One of only 11,503 units produced in that year, this Read more
With concept cars like the 1977 Firebird Type K station wagon, the Corvette-challenging 1964 Banshee XP-833 coupe and the 1954 Bonneville Special, GM’s Pontiac division continually demonstrated a willingness to push the boundaries of automotive design in an effort to attract young buyers focused on performance. Not all of its Read more
The mystery motorhome is a 1971 Ferber Motor Coach. Photos and scans by Geoff Hacker. [Editor’s Note: A lot has happened since we last wrote about Geoff Hacker and Undiscovered Classics’s “find” of a mystery RV. In Geoff’s own words, here’s the tale of the now-identified Ferber Motor Coach.] I Read more
Date: 1970s Location: Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia Source: starmanseries on Flickr What do you see here?
Leonard Miller poses with Benny Scott’s Formula Vee Lola, circa 1974. Images courtesy Historic Vehicle Association. The Smithsonian Institution is in the process of collecting exhibits for its new National Museum of African-American History and Culture that opens in September in Washington, D.C. A lot of research and just plain Read more
By William Hall. Photos by the author. More than 20 years ago, car collector David V. Uihlein Sr. and a couple of friends rented the Milwaukee Mile at the Wisconsin State Fair Park to exercise their pre-war Indy cars on the oldest continuously operating oval racetrack in America. Dubbed “Millers Read more
The weather didn’t dampen the spirits of the crowd. [Editor’s Note: This story comes to us from past contributor Michael Taylor, who was a reporter and editor at the San Francisco Chronicle for 36 years. Among other assignments, he wrote about the car world, including coverage of Pebble Beach, races Read more
1973 Motion Manta Ray. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. By 1973, the golden age of the American muscle car had come to an inglorious end. On New York’s Long Island, Baldwin Chevrolet had changed hands and was largely out of the modified new car business, but Motion Performance soldiered on, creating Read more