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1932 Lincoln KB Custom Stationary Coupe. Photos courtesy Gooding & Company. Handsome even in standard body configurations, Lincoln’s new-for-1932 KB models also offered an array of coachbuilt bodies from firms like Murphy, Brunn, Judkins and Dietrich. Four body styles were offered by Dietrich, including the Custom Stationary Coupe, of which Read more
The many race cars that Stirling Moss drove in competition. Photos by the author. No matter who you talk to, be they the cars’ owners or spectators, collectors or journalists, the Amelia Island Concours ranks among everyone’s favorite automotive events in the country. And we couldn’t agree more. 1960 Pontiac Read more
Cutaway view of ZF automatic transmission. Photo by Ben Jeffrey. Just as vehicle manufacturer recommendations for engine oil are changing at an ever-increasing pace, so, too, are requirements for the the ever-widening range of automatic transmission fluids. With the advent of overdrive transmissions and 4,5,6 or more speed units being Read more
Cutaway view of ZF automatic transmission. Photo by Ben Jeffrey. Just as vehicle manufacturer recommendations for engine oil are changing at an ever-increasing pace, so are requirements for the ever-widening range of automatic transmission fluids. With the advent of overdrive transmissions and four-, five-, six- or more speed units being Read more
One of our Australian readers, Graeme Bucknell, sent along this photo of a few unlucky souls circling the Chadstone shopping center parking lot in Melbourne like sharks, waiting to pounce on the next available parking space that isn’t a three-mile walk to the shopping center itself. While they stalk those Read more
Ladies and germs, a Pacer with a complete, unfaded, only slightly worn interior. This 1977 AMC Pacer station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com has to be one of the few remaining Pacers with an interior that hasn’t cracked and crumbled to pieces, thanks in part to spending the last 38 Read more
1930 Cord L-29 Brooks Stevens Speedster. Photos by Chris Brewer, courtesy Automotive Addicts. Brook Stevens’s path to automotive design fame began with a 1930 Cord L-29, his own car, purchased with the assistance of his father, which he customized to resemble Speedster models from family brands Auburn and Duesenberg. Stevens Read more
When one thinks of extravagant French design from the 1930s, no doubt the Talbot-Lago comes to mind. Certainly an exceptional design that emerged in the car industry from the tumultuous times of the 1930s, this 1938 teardrop appears to be a T23. This car, then for sale in Atlanta, Georgia, Read more
Print ads of the day called the mildly restyled 1936 Pontiacs “The Most Beautiful Thing on Wheels.” While that may be the subject of some debate, the less-prominent waterfall grille and updated chrome hood trim certainly made the cars look more contemporary, and even a bit upscale. This 1936 Pontiac Read more
* In our story this week on swamp buggy racing, somebody questioned why thousands of people would sit by the side of a giant mudpit to watch a bunch of good ol’ boys plow their jacked-up rigs through the muck and mire. Maybe this video – featuring Herbert McCurry and Read more