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With a claimed top speed of 38 miles per hour, this 1954 Mack B30 stake body for sale on Hemmings.com won’t make a particularly practical daily driver. On the other hand, its impressive condition (thanks in part to a recent restoration) does make it well-suited for parade duty and the Read more
* Airbag suspensions might be seen nowadays as merely a trick used by custom builders to get their cars and trucks low to the ground, but still driveable, but Keith Charvonia recently explored the history of airbags in auto and truck suspensions for Speedhunters and discovered a surprisingly diverse and Read more
Junkernauts 1999 Ford Contour SVT. Photos by the author. Ah, the sweet taste of lemons. It’s that time of year again. Editor-in-chief McGean (the other Terry) and I are headed to New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, New Jersey, this weekend for the annual stop of the 24 Hours of Read more
Where exactly Roger Wilkerson found this photo of a traffic jam that he calls “The Tuesday Commute,” he didn’t reveal, and without that metadata, we don’t have a clue as to where it was taken (those license plates are too indistinct to offer any real help). Of course, we can Read more
One almost never expects to see an Eighties European front-wheel-drive subcompact restored nowadays unless, that is, it happens to have some unique provenance or heritage. While the seller of this 1982 Innocenti Mini DeTomaso for sale on Hemmings.com doesn’t describe it as restored, it appears he’s cleaned it up and Read more
One of the complete engines up for grabs in the Al Maynard auction. Images courtesy Orbitbid. When Chevrolet performance parts guru Al Maynard died in September 2011, he took with him an encyclopedic knowledge of the components that go into making a muscle car. However, he left behind an extensive Read more
Photo courtesy Tom Cotter. If you’re into the automobiles of Carroll Shelby, you no doubt remember the G.T. 350H. It was a special version of that muscular, modified Mustang that you could rent at Hertz. A tribute Mustang was produced not long ago in black with gold stripes. They were Read more
Photography courtesy Porsche AG, Ennstal Classic, Curt Smith and RudolphSimon. The Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen, Germany, is an ultra-modern facility housing roughly 80 of the most influential and historic models in this company’s history. But the majority of those cars don’t live out their days as static artwork – they’re Read more
1958 Chevrolet Bel Air Impala convertible. Photos courtesy Vicari Auctions. First-year Chevrolet Impala convertibles are desirable cars, but very few automobiles represent a guaranteed investment. Last August, a 1958 Impala convertible bearing a VIN ending in 87624 crossed the block in Auburn, selling for $68,200. Six weeks later, its owner Read more
Trackless train photos courtesy BusTalk.info. With all the focus recently on the 1964 World’s Fair and the release of the Ford Mustang, we thought it would be interesting to jump back another 25 years to another World’s Fair held in the same city. The 1939 fair was also a memorable Read more