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1995 Land Rover Defender 90. Photos courtesy Jaguar Land Rover. Last July, agents from the Department of Homeland Security, working with local law enforcement, seized more than two-dozen Land Rover Defenders from owners across the United States. All had two things in common: none was originally sold in the United Read more
New to the garage – my 2000 BMW R1100R. Photos by author. For better or for worse, motorcycles have played a significant role in my life, and now, following a three-year absence, there’s another one in my garage. A few weeks back, I picked up a Graphite Metallic and Ice Read more
Brochure images are from the collection of Mark J. McCourt In 1977, Volvo was celebrating the 50th anniversary of its start of automobile production with 1927’s ÖV4. The Swedish automaker took this opportunity to publish a 20-page brochure that defined where they were at that time, and by giving a historic overview, how Read more
Hello, Barbara? Yeah, I’m stuck in Idaho – Idaho Falls. The car overheated and the mechanic here says it’ll be a couple days before he can get in the parts to fix it. No, don’t worry about that. I have the briefcase right here with me, it won’t leave my Read more
Progress is one thing, but radical change is something else entirely, and when the Chrysler Airflow debuted in 1934, the car-buying public didn’t know what to make of the streamlined sedan. Its wind tunnel-shaped bodywork looked like nothing else on U.S. roads, and many saw its unibody design as a Read more
1956 De Soto Fireflite Pacesetter convertible. Photos courtesy of Bonhams. Fresh from its successful debut in 1955, the De Soto Fireflite received a bump in horsepower and a subtle restyle for 1956. It was also chosen as the “Pacesetter,” or pace car, for the 40th running of the Indy 500, Read more
Photos courtesy Bob McDorman Automotive Museum. While his name no longer graces the dealership that he ran for the better part of five decades, Bob McDorman still retained a 15 percent stake in it, partly to fulfill his love of cars and partly to meet his goal of remaining in Read more
USB Garage’s 21-window VW bus flash drive. Photos courtesy USB Garage. Prices for 21-window Volkswagen buses have been going nowhere but up in recent years, and in 2014 a restored 1955 example set an auction price record, selling for $149,275. That’s well beyond the means of most in the collector Read more
E21 BMW 3 Series. Photos courtesy BMW AG. Introduced in 1975, BMW’s 3 Series was designed as a replacement for the German brand’s Neue Klasse (New Class) models, which spanned from the 1962 BMW 1500 to the 1974 BMW 2002. As the Neue Klasse models had delivered BMW to prosperity, Read more
Reader John Rosing figures this photo he recently sent us of West Allis Memorial Hospital dates to around 1960, and on first glance, we’d say he’s in the ballpark if not spot on: There’s plenty of late 1950s cars in the parking lot, along with a couple Beetles thrown in Read more