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Mitsubishi PX33, photo by Lennart Coopmans. Most car companies don’t spend their first 44 years not building cars then take another multi-decade break from the business. Then again, most car companies don’t have the backing of one of the world’s largest conglomerates as does Mitsubishi, which this year will celebrate Read more
Brazilian 1986 Volkswagen Type 2 Double Cab for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: A solid car with mechanics in order, upholstery redone in the original standard pattern, new door linings, new paint inside and out, new tires, brakes, and transmission checked. The under side of the body was Read more
Text and photos by Jim Garrison. [Editor’s Note: The folks at the Checker Car Club recently sent us the below article from their newsletter detailing exactly how Checker, which stopped building cars in 1982, remained in business until 2010. Jim Garrison, a 32-year veteran with Checker, provided the story and Read more
1986 Volkswagen Dopplekabine (Doka) Transporter for sale. From the seller’s description: This is a very rare 5-passenger, 3-door, gasoline-powered VW Transporter that was only imported into Canada. Long-term ownership, great mechanical and good cosmetic condition. Used as a parts runner and passenger delivery vehicle for a well-established Seattle-based Porsche repair Read more
The Henry Ford’s trove of Dave Friedman photos has revealed many gems in the past, so one would expect the most recent digitized batch of Friedman photos – from the 1960 U.S. Grand Prix at Riverside – to produce some winners, such as the photo of CERV-I above. * As Read more
It’s said that a journey of 1,000 miles begins with the first step, and applying that same logic, a restoration of 1,000 parts begins with the removal of the first rusted fastener (or, perhaps, the spraying of a penetrating oil to later accomplish this goal). The point of either bit Read more
Date: circa 1970s Location: SW Bay Boulevard, Newport, Oregon Source: Jack Shea What do you see here?
Pair of weathered 1954 Buicks for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 1954 V-8 Buick Special Coupe & 1954 V-8 Buick Super Hardtop. both ‘Nailhead’ V8 engine. Have factory windshield squirters w/ glass reservoirs, both w/pushbutton Sonomatic radio and clocks. Really beautiful dashboards and Big tophat headroom. The light Read more
Photo by Tom Kelly. As racers and supporters of land-speed racing at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats prepare to go to Congress with demands for the restoration of the racing venue, the international racing organization that oversees land-speed records has thrown its support behind those demands. In a letter to the Read more
Rick Hendrick (L) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Martinsville in 2014. Photo by Andrew Coppley/HHP for Chevy Racing. It’s the opening month of the new year, and that means that NASCAR’s Hall of Fame in Charlotte is preparing to enshrine its newest class of inductees later this month. When the Read more