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Photos by Terry Shea and courtesy of BMW of North America. Recently, at the New York International Auto Show, BMW of North America displayed a 1975 3.0 CSL, winner of that year’s 12 Hours of Sebring, in its distinctive BMW Motorsport colors over a white background. They parked that iconic Read more
1963 Chevrolet Impala SS. Photos by author. Just because a car is considered rare doesn’t necessarily make it valuable. Case in point is this 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS convertible. I recently had the pleasure of visiting Melbourne, Florida, to drive and photograph this stunning piece of Chevrolet history for an Read more
Most of the shopping mall postcard photos we’ve seen have either been taken shortly after the mall opened or after it renovated. Given that Coral Ridge Center in Fort Lauderdale opened in November 1962 and a quick scan of the cars in this postcard photo that Retro Palm Beach posted Read more
The seller of this 1956 Pontiac Safari for sale on Hemmings.com goes to great lengths to point out where it’s received touchup work here and there since its restoration years ago, but even after studying the photos of the wagon, we’d be hard pressed to find any of those spots. Read more
1902 Marsh. Images courtesy Auctions America. Motorcycles, in the early days of American manufacturers, were little more than bicycles powered by internal combustion engines. The Marsh Motor Bicycle, built in 1899 by W.T and A.R. Marsh in Brockton, Massachusetts, fell into this category, but by 1900, the company had shifted Read more
Bruce Meyer, with his 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa. Photo courtesy Concours d’Elegance of America. Bruce Meyer can lay serious claim to being the ultimate car guy. His reputation in our world has just been further enhanced, as he’s been named Enthusiast of the Year by the organizers of The Concours Read more
Photography by the author; documentation provided by owner. Remember the Maserati Shamal? We’re not surprised if you don’t. Launched in 1991, after Maserati pulled out of the States, it never officially came to the U.S. Today, there’s exactly one in the country, and in the June 2015 issue of Hemmings Read more
All brochure images are from the collection of Mark J. McCourt The long-serving, eternally popular Volkswagen Type 1 (Bug) Convertible finally reached the end of the line in 1980, but its replacement was already in production in the form of the 1979 Golf Cabriolet, or as it was known when Read more
It seems we’ve already seen this parking lot along Lake Shore Drive in Chicago a couple times in our carspotting series, but only once before by the same photographer, John H. White, for the Documerica project. The shadows are a little harsh, and perhaps the photo a little underexposed, but Read more
As well equipped as it is for racing, or as nice as it drives, this 1961 Chevrolet Corvette for sale on Hemmings.com likely won’t turn a wheel in anger again, nor rack up more than a few miles on its odometer, thanks to its factory speed equipment, including the big Read more