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As Leno notes in this week’s Jay Leno’s Garage video, the Shotwell Indian-powered three-wheeler was the subject of his very first video, but he recently decided to revisit the homebuilt vehicle for a more in-depth look at it. Some pretty innovative things done to this conglomeration, both during its initial Read more
At one time, the United States was the largest market for British automaker Morgan’s traditional roadsters, but then came increasingly stringent emission controls and safety regulations. Thanks to the recently passed Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturer’s Act, Morgan is planning a return, possibly as soon as this year, but chances Read more
As part of the celebrations of Santa Pod’s 50th anniversary, the British racetrack’s Facebook page posted a big ol’ set of historic photos from the first days of racing on the abandoned airfield up through the Eighties and later. * Goodwood this week posted a photo retrospective of Stirling Moss’s Read more
A pair of early Jeeps from Omix-ADA’s collection. Photo courtesy Omix-ADA. In 1992 Al Azadi founded Omix-ADA as a Jeep specialty parts vendor in a small rented warehouse. Today, the Suwanee, Georgia company’s facility covers 230,000 square feet, stocks over 20,000 line items for Jeep models from 1941 to the Read more
We love it when we get carspotting submissions from our readers, and we really love it when our readers send us an entire series of carspotting photos because we can stretch that submission out over days or even weeks. So the only thing we’re not thrilled about in this series Read more
It’s hard to find a two-owner car from five years ago, let alone one from before World War II, but that’s exactly how many owners this 1939 Lincoln Zephyr for sale on Hemmings.com has had. The current owner, who’s had it since 1980, restored it and showed it and could Read more
Photo by the author. If the California state legislature’s various attempts to make laws concerning older cars this year are to be considered as a whole, then the cutoff for collector cars exempt from strict oversight hovers around 1980, with any vehicle built afterward seen as expendable. Of three significant Read more
Participants in the garb of 1916-’22 gather at the Vista House in Crown Point, Oregon. Photos by Clayton Paddison Brass Era and Vintage Era cars along with a biplane and crowds of people in period dress converged on the Vista House in Crown Point, Oregon, June 7 for a 100th Read more
Photos by the author. Ever since the 1950s when my father bought us a Lionel train set I’ve been hooked on toy trains. I still have that Texas Special F3, complete with scratches from running over hundreds of little green army men through the years, however my collection now includes Read more
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News. Evolution was the name of the game for Chevrolet’s flagship sports car in the mid-1970s. The fourth third-generation Corvette underwent only minor changes for the 1975 model year, leaving the model’s best features intact while continuing to adapt to new Read more