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Photos courtesy Historic Vehicle Association. Aside from a few cars built for racing, the National Historic Vehicle Register has yet to include any modified cars, an omission that the Historic Vehicle Association will reverse next month when, ahead of joining the register, three of the most widely recognized lowriders, hot Read more
1944 Buick M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer. Photos by Teddy Pieper, courtesy Auctions America. Today, the name “Hellcat” is associated with the supercharged variant of the fourth-generation Dodge Challenger, but 74 years ago it belonged to a very special Buick. Technically the “76-mm Gun Motor Carriage M18,” Buick’s Hellcat was built Read more
Here’s a small sample from my modest Stewart Warner Green Line gauge collection. Photos by author. While there’s still plenty to do in the garage during winter, the really cold weekends are spent in the confines of my much warmer house, hunting down parts and supplies online for things that Read more
Prince R380 at the 2017 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. All photos by Terry Shea. The recent Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance featured a Japanese Prototype class, a first in a major U.S. concours as best we can tell. The field included the Mazda 787B, the only Japanese car to score an Read more
Photo courtesy the Petty Family Foundation. Racing drivers are very seldom household names in the United States, but Richard Petty is surely an exception to this rule. Petty is known simply as “The King” to his legions of fans, and no NASCAR driver has ever won more races, more Daytona Read more
From the seller’s description: 1937 Ford Coupe: V8-60, Originally from Montana. 3rd owner. Manual Trans, no patch panels, no rust outs, body is in excellent condition. Motor overhauled, hydraulic brakes, LED taillights, electronic ignition, electric fuel pump, custom-made water pumps with ceramic seals, new fuel tank. Radio, heater, and clock Read more
[Editor’s Note: There perhaps aren’t too many people as or more qualified to chronicle the history of the Bantam Reconnaissance Car and the origins of the Jeep than William Spear. Fortunately, Spear has put his research and scholarship to good use by writing Warbaby: The True Story of the Original Read more
From the seller’s description: West Coast Classics are proud to present an exceptional barn-fresh (garage really!) find of this rare long time family owned and fully loaded with factory options 1988 Mazda RX-7 GXL Coupe with its original Twin Rotary engine and ‘Red’ color paint with a ‘Light Gray’ full Read more
Typically, a 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham will get its owner into just about any social gathering. Not so for Steve Drale, who – according to an account on Kustomrama – bought Sinatra’s old Brougham and tried to elbow his way into a gathering of Hollywood celebs with similar cars. * Read more
Images courtesy of Volvo Cars Heritage; detail photos by the author. Volvo cars had a very different image in the mid-1970s than today’s models do. The 200 series cars were practical, sober, and safe, and perhaps a bit unsophisticated; Volvo’s products were a step above low-cost imports like Volkswagen, but Read more