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Photos by Matt Howell, copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company. In 1988, Mazda introduced its latest Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) endurance racer, the 767, designed to take advantage of rule changes imposed by the Federation Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA). Three 767 chassis were built in total, and while Read more
Divcos from the Hackenberger Collection. Photos courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions. Ron Hackenberger of Norwalk, Ohio, is our kind of guy. He started collecting cars when he bought a 1948 Studebaker at age 15 and basically, never stopped. Over the course of a half century, he amassed a trove of some 700 Read more
All photos are frame grabs from video below. For all those intrigued by Part I of this trilogy which we screened last year, we present, at long last, Part II. This eight-minute segment continues the story of the development of the American Way of Life as viewed through the lens Read more
Date: circa 1960 Location: Santa Ana, California Source: Orange County Archives on Flickr (via) What do you see here?
Unrestored 1967 Volvo L3314 HT Laplander for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: The Volvo L3314 is a four-wheel drive, forward control cross-country truck, specially built for service under arduous conditions. The L33 – series was offered with different body-variants such as hard-top, half-cab, soft-top, or special versions mounting Read more
Photo by Trenten Kelley. While one state legislator’s attempt to restrict the definition of antique vehicle has been negated, another state legislature intends to do something similar, rolling back the cutoff date to 30 years. Connecticut’s proposed changes to its rules for registering antique cars, buried toward the end of Read more
Rita, the 1958 Packard roadster created by John D’Agostino and Oz Welch. Photos courtesy Sacramento Autorama, except gallery images by Dan Stoner. It began life as a 1958 Packard Hardtop, and according to owner and designer John D’Agostino of Celebrity Kustoms, may well be the last Packard ever built. After Read more
Magazine ad from the author’s collection. Remember the scene in the movie Viva Las Vegas when Elvis and Cesare Danova (aka, Count Elmo Mancini) are lying under the Count’s Ferrari when Ann-Margret walks into the garage? Evidently she’s experiencing car trouble with her white Triumph TR3A, and asked Elvis and Read more
Photos by Mathieu Heurtault, copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company. The Aston Martin brand dates to 1913, and the company produced its first automobile in 1915. Its modern lineage, however, begins with David Brown’s purchase of the company in 1947, and 70 years later, his impact is still seen Read more
Corvette Museum Motorsports Park in August 2014, prior to garage and pavilion construction. Images courtesy National Corvette Museum. After two years of legal wrangling between the residents of Clark Circle and the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park, the issue of track noise may soon be one step closer to resolution. Read more