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I know we have quite a few Australians among our audience, so today’s carspotting photo is just for you. We came across this photo of a parking lot at a government office, taken sometime in 1960, on the National Archives of Australia’s Flickr stream, and while it’s not huge, it Read more
It doesn’t look like the sellers of this 1952 Airstream Cruiser available on Hemmings.com overlooked even the tiniest detail during the 26-foot trailer’s full restoration: Not only did they remove the shell from the frame, they stripped and refinished or outright replaced all of the fixtures and then proceeded to Read more
The Best in Show winning 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring. Photos courtesy Forest Grove Rotary Club. Of the 33 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B models constructed for road use, six were customer-commissioned Berlinettas, all with slightly unique bodies (mostly by Carrozzeria Touring). One of these six cars, a 1938 Alfa Read more
Photos courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions. One of the biggest single stories of last year in the world of historic cars came when VanDerBrink Auctions sold off the contents of the tiny Nebraska dealership, Lambrecht Chevrolet. Remember, this was the sale where some of the Chevrolets had never been titled and, in Read more
Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins. Photos courtesy Jenkins Competition. Bill Jenkins only won 13 NHRA national events as a driver, yet it would be difficult to name someone who had a more lasting influence on Super Stock and Pro Stock drag racing. The man who embraced the nickname of “Grumpy,” given to Read more
Note the neat organization. Photos by Thomas A. DeMauro. Has anyone ever jokingly referred to you as a hoarder because of your collection of cars or car paraphernalia? Have you ever wondered if you may be one? If so, after reading this blog you will hopefully be able to reply, Read more
The MacWhyte Company in Kenosha, Wisconsin, apparently found several decades of success producing high-strength wire cables, continuing until the latter years of the 20th century. From one of those successful decades (and courtesy the University of Wisconsin’s Digital Collections) comes this photo of the MacWhyte Company parking lot, above, and Read more
Most veteran Mopar fans will tell you that there was a time not so long ago that any E-body built past the 1971 model year was generally scorned, even after the 1970-’71 models were gaining popularity and value. The reasoning tended to focus on the compromises in power output and Read more
1930 Stutz Lancefield coupe, the 2014 Keeneland Concours Best of the Show winner. Photos courtesy David Brown and the Keeneland Concours d’Elegance. If Richard Mitchell’s supercharged 1929 Stutz Model M looks familiar, it should: The last surviving Lancefield-bodied car has taken Best in Show honors at the 2013 Hilton Head Read more
Photo courtesy Laguna Seca archives. If you’re taking part in the great automotive Woodstock that is Monterey week next month, an absolutely essential stop is the Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion. As if to underscore that fact in a highly auditory manner, the reunion will have the baddest cars ever to Read more