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Brochure images courtesy The Old Car Manual Project. If you remember the 1970s, the saying goes, you weren’t there. For those that have forgotten the start of the decade that saw the death of the muscle car and the birth of disco, we offer up evidence of a once-magical time Read more
From the City of Toronto’s archives comes today’s carspotting scene, part of a photographic survey of the city’s roads, so it was well identified as 42 Gerrard Street looking west, taken in March 1956. Gorries, as it turns out, was one of Toronto’s biggest volume Chevrolet dealers and inhabited that Read more
Vintage trucks have an undeniable appeal, and this 1948 Ford F3, for sale on Hemmings.com, is certainly no exception to the rule. With a known history that dates back to its delivery in July of 1948, this truck has seen just two owners: The Amherst, Nova Scotia, Fire Department (which Read more
1962 Citroen Sahara; all Saharas used a hood-mounted spare. Photos courtesy The Finest Automobile Auctions. By the late 1950s, Citroen’s charming 2CV had established itself as a supremely capable car for the masses, offering affordable transportation to farmers and city-dwellers alike. Over rutted fields, muddy roads or cobblestone streets, the Read more
Building the Wall of Death – still image from video below. Mel Stultz, founder of The Race of Gentlemen, has recently completed construction on a new/old Wall of Death attraction, which will be on display at the June 4-5 beach racing blowout in Wildwood, New Jersey. It seems appropriate that Read more
Photos to illustrate this blog were difficult to find, because feature cars like these two vintage BMW’s normally don’t have the issues discussed in the blog, so they don’t require the techniques discussed. Thus, these photos will simply show the differences in the angles and what they reveal or obscure. Read more
Photography by author. If you appreciate Pontiac’s outstanding engineering and sleek style yet you prefer to own the type of collector cars that are unique and fairly rare then consider the 1967 Grand Prix. This smooth looking beauty was produced for just one year; not only was its body design Read more
To be honest, I got no idea where this photo was taken. But the palm trees and the signage en Espanol and the preponderance of American cars makes me believe it can only be somewhere in Mexico. Googling the photo does me no good – it seems only a few Read more
For a slightly-above-mid-level Nash sedan, this 1951 Nash Statesman Custom for sale on Hemmings.com has a good amount of flash – particularly on that dashboard – and compelling proportions. Nor are those its only charms, given that it runs and that it remains largely unrestored and yet complete and rust- Read more
Early morning crowds check out some of the show cars on display. Photos by Hemmings staff. After a non-winter in the Northeast, followed by a wet and cold spring, summer descended on us full force over the Memorial Day weekend. Despite the heat, humidity, and threat of afternoon thunderstorms, over Read more