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1940 Buick Flxible 60-6 Premier Ambulance. Image courtesy of owner Paul Vickery. Let’s accept the fact, for just a few moments, that unless you’re in need of one, few appreciate the importance of a professional vehicle. We’ll casually clear the way for a rescue vehicle, or pause for a funeral Read more…
John Cooper Fitch racing a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR at Dundrod in Northern Ireland, 1955; teamed with Stirling Moss, the pair would deliver a win for Mercedes. Photos courtesy Daimler Media Archives, unless otherwise noted. On May 6, the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen, New York, opened an Read more…
Prepositioning script and body trim with blue painter tape. It’s got to fit before it is attached. Photos by author. Originally, this was supposed to be an optimistic update of a project well along. But as things have worked out, I’m now fairly discouraged. Not yet depressed, and certainly not Read more…
From the seller’s description: 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, Excellent condition, 34,600 miles, I am the original owner, like new interior, all original except tires, always garaged, stored winters, no rust, well maintained, undercoated when purchased, very clean, 305 High Output 5.0 Liter V8 engine, 4-barrel Automatic 4 spd. tran. Read more…
Fisher Body Plant #21. Photo by Andrew Jameson. Despite the date set for the end of production at Fisher Body Plant #21 in Detroit – April Fools Day, 1984 – General Motors executives were serious about moving Cadillac limousine production out of the plant and closing it for good. More Read more…
1976 Mercury Capri II Ghia. Photos courtesy Bonhams. Initially popular with American buyers, the German-built Mercury Capri (sold globally as a Ford) had lost much of its appeal by the launch of the refreshed Capri II in 1976, cancelled just one year later. Today, surviving examples are somewhat rare, and Read more…
1955 Morris Minor Traveller. All images by author. Project cars are inherently a compromise. For more performance, you ultimately give up something that the factory engineers spent countless dollars (or pounds, yen, marks, lira, francs, krona—whatever) developing. It takes a special kind of car-guy hubris to think that you can Read more…
Date: circa 1958 Location: South Kilgore Street, Kilgore, Texas Source: Michael Brown What do you see here?
Unrestored one-owner 1991 Honda Civic CRX Si for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: I purchased this 1991 Honda Civic CRX Si new in February of 1992 from Richards Honda (no longer in business) in Freehold, NJ. This car was my daily driver for 16 years and has been Read more…
The San Clementes pose with their Best in Show American-winning 1935 Packard Twelve Dual-Cowl Phaeton. Photos by Bryan McCarthy and Bearded Mug Media, courtesy Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. Fans of automotive-themed reality television shows expect drama, so inevitably a shop is up against a seemingly impossible deadline to finish a car Read more…