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1941 Chrysler Newport dual-cowl phaeton. Photos courtesy of America on Wheels, unless otherwise noted. Allentown, Pennsylvania’s, America on Wheels museum has confirmed its November 14 opening of an exhibit focusing on those distinctly styled cars from the Thirties, titled The Harmony of Form & Function featuring Streamline Moderne – Art Deco. Read more
The author’s 1967 Triumph GT6 Mk I. Photos by the author. Driving old British sports cars on a regular, almost daily, basis is much the same as driving an old Chevy or Plymouth. As long as its mechanicals are maintained properly, there’s no reason why any old car can’t be Read more
For a Rambler, this 1952 Nash Rambler Greenbrier station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com was quite the kitted-out car from the factory, an appropriate basis, then, for such a thorough and beautiful restoration, one that doesn’t look in the least like it’s actually a decade old. With some attention given Read more
* Remember how I said yesterday that hot rodding is one of the commonalities that binds gearheads from all over the world? As proof, let’s travel to Wales, where Influx shot this short video of the VHRA Pendine Sands hot rod beach races. (via) * As mentioned by our commenters Read more
Those who say the collector car hobby has been lost to rich investors obviously aren’t looking for cars like this 1967 Ford Fairlane 500, for sale on Hemmings.com. No, it’s not a Fairlane Thunderbolt, or an F-Code Thunderbird, or a Shelby G.T. 350 Mustang, but for less than half the Read more
Earlier this year the Louwman Museum in the Netherlands did what even Toyota couldn’t do – locate and purchase an example of the company’s first car, the pre-war Toyoda Model AA. The story of how it survived in a single family’s ownership in Russia, as presented by Toyota’s UK operations, Read more
Images courtesy GM. When I wrote the headline for the anniversary piece on the Oldsmobile Toronado, I thought it might generate some waves. After all, “GM’s most ground-breaking production car,” even though nested in a qualification or two, even though it describes GM’s first front-driver, even though it’s still rather Read more
Phoenix residents can probably pinpoint the locations in these four photos from the Vintage Phoenix Photos page on Facebook far better than we could and in doing so tell us whether the Chevrolet billboards seen in all four photos are one and the same. The rest of us, meanwhile, get Read more
Second-generation Pontiac Grand Prix models seem to have a dedicated following, and with good reason: Their styling was distinctive and they were neither too big nor too small. Today, restored examples are fairly uncommon, which is why this 1971 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ, for sale on Hemmings.com, caught our eye. Read more
Gas Ronda at Riverside, California in 1967. Photo courtesy Ford Motorsports. In the world of quarter-mile competition, one of the greatest honors a racer can receive is enshrinement in the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, affiliated with the Don Garlits Museum in Ocala, Florida. The hall of fame just Read more