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Photos courtesy FCA. Imagine a world where “because you can, and no one else has” is a good enough reason to build a product that most would deem too dangerous, too impractical and too limited in scope. The engineers in FCA’s SRT group live in such a world, and their Read more
A.J. Foyt, with the Bowes Seal Fast Special in 1961. Image courtesy IMS. A.J. Foyt was the first driver to win the Indianapolis 500 four times, earning victories in 1961, 1964, 1967 and 1977. Two of his wins came in the front-engine roadster era, while two came in the Brickyard’s Read more
Ad courtesy of Robert Beaver. During World War II new cars simply were not available as most auto manufacturers stopped producing cars in January and February of 1942 before switching over to the production of airplanes, tanks and all sorts of war materiel. So whichever car you owned you had Read more
Date: circa 1980s Location: University of Nebraska, Omaha Source: UNO Criss Library on Flickr What do you see here?
Photos courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum. Polarizing? Sure. Criticized? Of course. But the Petersen Automotive Museum’s undulating steel ribbon facade can now be described as award-winning after the Chicago Athenaeum International Museum selected the museum as one of its 2017 American Architecture Award winners. The American Architecture Award was created to Read more
Al Amatuzio didn’t invent synthetic oil, but his AMSOIL product was reportedly the first such lubricant to meet the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) service requirements for motor vehicles, in 1972. When the costly product proved difficult to sell against conventional oils, Amatuzio created a dealer network to preach the gospel Read more
1990 Ford Mustang LX 5.0. Photo courtesy Ford Motor Company. Hitting the open road in the family car used to be an American institution, and for many, a rite of passage. Today, cheap airfare and ever-busier lives mean that most vacations begin and end in flying cattle cars, with the Read more
Date: circa 1965 Location: 901 North Sepulveda Boulevard, El Segundo, California Source: George Watters via SAACForum.com In addition to the Cobras, what do you see here?
Fully sorted 1974 Lotus Europa for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: The first question to ask is why would I consider this car as opposed to any other Europa and why would I be willing to pay top dollar. The answer is that it’s a car currently owned Read more
Old and new: A 125 S replica and a 2017 La Ferrari Aperta outside the factory. Images courtesy Ferrari. Enzo Ferrari never envisioned himself an industrialist. He was, first and foremost, a driver, with a natural mechanical aptitude and an understanding of what it took to make automobiles go faster. Read more