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From the seller’s description: For sale is a 1991 VW Golf Country Chrome SYNCRO 4WD with only 21,049 documented km (13,079 miles). This is an extremely rare and coveted car in itself with only 500 Country Chrome cars ever made. On top of that, this one is equipped with Air Read more
1939 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster. Photos by Pawel Litwinski. Ordered by a successful Berlin designer and art retailer in 1939, a Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster carrying chassis number 408383 wasn’t driven for long before fuel shortages rendered the car inoperable. Placed into storage, the big Mercedes survived both Read more
Photos courtesy Bonhams. In 1957, 16-year old Elon Jack “E.J.” Potter had the crazy, brilliant idea to drop a small-block Chevy V-8 into a motorcycle frame. It took another three years for Potter to build his two-wheeled vision, but the resulting mechanized insanity created both a motorsports career and a Read more
My friends and I loved to watch Starsky & Hutch when we were kids. Cool plainclothes detectives, David Starsky and Ken Hutchinson, showing their righteous indignation toward the circumstances that surrounded them while apprehending the bad guys in bold fashion made quite an impression. But just as important was Read more
Date: circa 1959 Location: Miami Beach, Florida Source: AmeriCar the Beautiful What do you see here?
Last-year 1991 Jeep Grand Wagoneer for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: The refinished Silver Star Metallic paint is in beautiful condition. The finish was applied approximately 3 years ago and driven just a few thousand miles since that time. Likewise, the wood siding was replaced, surrounded with the Read more
1979 Triumph TR7 convertible. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. Introduced in 1975, Triumph’s TR7 was heralded as “The shape of things to come,” and its bold lines quickly made it the best-selling TR in the brand’s history. Initially praised by the automotive press, quality problems soon tarnished the car’s reputation, and Read more
Jean Argetsinger with Sir Jackie Stewart. Photo courtesy IMRRC. Jean Argetsinger, a towering figure in early American road racing who did a lot to create the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), died on Monday, January 16 at her home in Burdett, New York. She was 97. Jean was a Read more
All original 1985 Chevrolet Caprice Classic for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: It was my uncles car who recently passed away. He purchased the car brand new and only has 72k original miles! Original title, window sticker and bill of sale! He was an old school car guy Read more
1929 Ford Model A Tudor with wood gas system attached. Photos by author. The efforts to find a sustainable replacement for gasoline precede the term “e-mobility” that currently dominates press releases in the auto industry. During the Second World War, a widespread fuel shortage led many motorists to experiment with Read more