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Photos by the author. [Editor’s Note: Contributor Mike Taylor’s summer cross-country trip included a stop at the famous Bonneville Salt Flats, where he learned that not every trip to the land-speed racing venue ends up in glory and thrills.] About four miles north of Interstate 80, not far from the Read more
The great thing about these two photos by Berenice Abbott, taken for the Federal Art Project in the mid-Thirties and hosted on the New York Public Library’s Digital Collections, is that you don’t need to be told they were taken in New York City – they ooze with elements of Read more
All Corvairs are a clear break with Detroit orthodoxy, but the first-year 1960 models hold a special fascination. Although their appearance is similar to the rest of the 1961-’64 cars, the 1960s differ in countless ways from the others, as Chevrolet engineers worked to make the car more driveable, more reliable and Read more
1938 Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine. Photos by Darin Schnabel, courtesy RM Sotheby’s. In the latter half of the 1930s, most racing cars remained open-cockpit in design, sent power to the rear wheels (Harry Miller’s FWD Indy Car excepted), and featured the most powerful engines allowed by competition rules. German automaker Adler Read more
The Simeone Museum’s 1952 Cunningham C4-R. Photo courtesy Simeone Museum. Briggs Cunningham is perhaps best known for his efforts to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a car of his own creation, a dream that ultimately went unrealized. Cunningham and his team did enjoy relative success in a Read more
On the road in the 2014 Coker Tire Challenge. Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd, courtesy Coker Tire. Judging from reader comments about the Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty, the event is on the bucket list for many classic car owners. Its cost, duration and complexity can make Read more
What to do with a non-operational show car? Stick it in a museum and call it a day? Splash some fiberglass copies off it and build some driveable copies? Or maybe get it running and put it on the road, as did the owner of this 1980 Ferrari Pinin four-door Read more
This year’s MVPA Bankhead Highway convoy isn’t the club’s first big trek; in fact, twice before the club organized convoys that followed the Alaska Highway. It’s a good bet, though, that they didn’t see the sort of conditions these 11 giant Mack trucks saw in 1956 during a supply run Read more
Little surprise that we see this 1983 AMC Concord four-door for sale on Hemmings.com based out of Wisconsin, AMC’s spiritual homestate. It is surprising, however, to see one in such fine original condition, without any rust, faded paint, damaged interior, or missing pieces, as is typical for most Concords still Read more
There’s plenty of efforts to break the ultimate land-speed record using jets and rockets and whatnot, but one team of land-speed racers out of Pennsylvania still has the wheel-driven land-speed record in sight, aiming to run 500 MPH at Bonneville next month using a turbocharged big-block Chevrolet V-8 in their Read more