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Volkswagens hit the floor in preparation for Vee Dub: Bohemian Beauties. Photos by Sarah Wise, courtesy LeMay Museum. In the 1950s and 1960s, Volkswagen rose to prominence in the United States by pitching its wares to a group of buyers capable of appreciating unconventional automobiles that featured air-cooled and rear-mounted Read more
An early Lamborghini Jalpa P350 GTS. Photos by Craig Howell. Hidden, perhaps, in the shadow of its bigger brother, the legendary Lamborghini Countach, the Jalpa was an important car for the Sant’Agata manufacturer, and its launch helped the Mimran family pull Lamborghini back from the brink of extinction. Yet the Lamborghini Read more
1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88. Photos courtesy Barrett-Jackson. Almost as soon as the hammer fell on the L88-powered 1967 Chevrolet Corvette convertible that set an auction record at last September’s Mecum Dallas auction, Barrett-Jackson began to hype the L88 Corvette coupe that it would offer at this weekend’s Scottsdale auction. While Read more
Ford debuted its forward control Econoline trucks for the 1961 model year, and the brand had high hopes for the pickup truck variant. Initial projections called for assembly of more Econoline pickups than vans, but consumers preferred their pickups in a more conventional format, and the forward control variant amounted Read more
Just like Joe Wilharber’s Foreign Auto Rentals, George Schweiger’s Pacific Auto Rentals in Los Angeles didn’t rent its stable of cars to the public; rather, it rented them to the film industry. Also like Foreign Auto Rentals, Pacific Auto Rentals’s inventory included a wide variety of cars, many of them Read more
The 1963 Shelby Cooper Monaco King Cobra. Photo courtesy Barrett-Jackson. When Carroll Shelby needed a sports racer to run in the 1963 USAC West Coast “Fall Series,” he turned to race car builder John Cooper for help. Cooper beefed up the frame of his Cooper Monaco sports racer, knowing that Read more
The 1963 Shelby Cooper Monaco King Cobra. Photo courtesy Barrett-Jackson. When Carroll Shelby needed a sports racer to run in the 1963 USAC West Coast “Fall Series,” he turned to race car builder John Cooper for help. Cooper beefed up the frame of his Cooper Monaco sports racer, knowing that Read more
Snake and Mongoose transporters and funny cars. Photos courtesy of Barrett-Jackson. By almost anyone’s definition, it was an ambitious lot. One high bid would have been enough to take home the original transporters used by Don “The Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “The Mongoose” McEwan, along with Prudhomme’s original Rapid Transit Read more
Snake and Mongoose transporters and funny cars. Photos courtesy Barrett-Jackson. By almost anyone’s definition, it was an ambitious lot. One high bid would have been enough to take home the original transporters used by Don “The Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “The Mongoose” McEwan, along with Prudhomme’s original Rapid Transit 1970 Read more
Arguably one of the most recognizable cars in IMSA and SCCA history, the 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 campaigned by Dave Heinz and Don Yenko (and later, Bob Johnson) became known as the “Rebel Corvette” for its Confederate flag livery. Winner of the 1971 IMSA GTO championship, the distinctive Corvette would Read more