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1919 Walker LA-10 Stand and Drive battery-operated truck. Image courtesy of owner Jay Crist. Let’s pause for a moment and pay homage to self-propelled delivery trucks. At the turn of the last century, horse and wagon was the tried and true method for transferring a litany of products to the Read more
Photo courtesy @RobertArd00 on Twitter. Two-time Busch Grand National champion, race team owner and short-track legend Sam Ard died earlier this month at the age of 78. A popular driver in the NASCAR Late Model Modified ranks, Sam achieved most of his notoriety in Busch cars. His race team also Read more
Date: circa 1965 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Source: Jim and Chester’s Garage What do you see here?
Restored 1970 Chevrolet K5 Blazer for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 4WD, AT, PS, PB Truck has less than 1000 miles on it since the frame off, nut-and-bolt restoration Frame has been sandblasted and prepped and painted Only 62,500 miles on the truck and drivetrain One owner for Read more
The first publicly available 1978 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Replica, VIN 1Z8748S900003. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. In 1978, for the first time since its 1953 debut, a Chevrolet Corvette was selected to pace the Indianapolis 500, prompting the automaker to release a Limited Edition Indy Pace Car Replica. On Thursday, Read more
The track from the air. Image courtesy Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The Sports Car Club of America’s Canadian-American Challenge Cup, generally shortened to Can-Am, began as a way of bringing the FIA’s Group 7 sports racers to tracks and audiences in the United States and Canada. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Read more
From the seller’s description: 1978 Continental Mark V Diamond Jubilee Edition. 24,300! 460 4V. This car is 100% original down to the rare and optional dual stripe Goodyear Polysteel spare tires. The ones on the car have been replicated. Surviving as one of the better preserved cars I have encountered, Read more
Parnelli Jones and A.J. Foyt at the 1964 Indianapolis 500. Photo by Dave Friedman, courtesy The Henry Ford. [Editor’s Note: We recently asked Art Garner to discuss the Goodyear-Firestone rivalry in racing in the Sixties, and he responded with this excerpt from his book, “Black Noon: The Year They Stopped Read more
Fuel-injected right-hand drive 1973 Triumph TR6 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This beautiful award winning Triumph was brought to North America originally by a Canadian serviceman who had been assigned to England. He purchased this car new and upon completion of his tour of duty in England, Read more
The Tacoma-based Wailers might not have charted more than once, but they nevertheless influenced Seattle-area rock-and-roll for years afterward, so it’s fitting that their 1976 Cadillac Brougham tour car now has a home in the Tacoma-based LeMay-America’s Car Museum. * How exactly do you smuggle 650 people from East Berlin Read more