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McPherson students work in the current drivetrain lab. Photos courtesy McPherson College. For those who think the automotive restoration hobby is of no interest to today’s youth, McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas, would beg to differ. As the only school in the country offering a four-year degree in Automotive Restoration, Read more
1976 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 Doppelkabine. Photos courtesy Bonhams. What price peace of mind? At Bonhams’s inaugural sale at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, one bidder answered that question by paying €82,200 ($112,831, including fees) for a 1976 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 Doppelkabine 4×4 Utility, ensuring his ability to get from point Read more
Back in the 1950s and early 1960s, do-it-yourself handbooks were immensely popular. There were several different brands, most of which were published by the major magazines such as Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. But one small company was Davis Publications out of Chicago, which published one of the best – Read more
Matchbox cars roll off the assembly line in 1965. Still image from video. Computer-aided design and manufacturing has decreased time to market with the modern automobile, but the same can be said of today’s Matchbox cars. In 1965, however, the process was far more time consuming, as this film from Read more
Like old dogs in the pound, half-finished project cars typically need some sort of saving grace to be rescued: a really low price point or a really desirable car to begin with. This 1962 Dodge Polara 500 two-door hardtop for sale on Hemmings.com has a couple, starting with the fact Read more
John Wayne’s 1975 Pontiac Grand Safari. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. John Wayne preferred Pontiac station wagons for his family-friendly daily driver, but when it came to cars, The Duke wasn’t an off-the-rack guy. Seeking enough headroom to comfortably wear his trademark cowboy hat inside his automobile, Wayne entrusted Barris Kustoms Read more
Mazda North America’s heritage collection. Photos courtesy Mazda North America. When Miata fans from around the world gather at Laguna Seca on September 5 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the iconic Japanese roadster, the goal is to set a record for the highest number of Miatas gathered on track Read more
Photo by Volodymyr Osypov. We’ve all heard the story: One hundred years ago, on June 28, 1914, looking magisterial in his plumed regalia, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke and heir-apparent to the throne of the ailing Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife, Sophie, in her gleaming white dress, parasol hoisted, are moving by Read more
The Oldsmobile Starfire was introduced in convertible form for the 1961 model year, and in 1962 the GM division looked to increase its personal luxury car offerings by introducing a two-door hardtop Starfire variant. Slotted in between the Super Eighty-Eight and the Ninety-Eight, the Starfire never sold in the same Read more
Incredibly, the 1923 Haynes Model 55 that Arch Brown and Bud Juneau wrote up for SIA #189, June 2002, appeared to have only been a two-owner car when the duo caught up to it sometime in the late 1990s or early 2000s. Of course, it had been restored to its Read more