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Photos courtesy Bonhams. Known in certain circles for his collection of low-mileage and well-preserved performance cars, Stan Hallinan of Bow, New Hampshire, would apparently sell a car from time to time, but three of the unrestored and essentially untouched cars would remain with him until he died last October, among Read more
America’s British Reliability Run, the two-day event designed to defend the reputation of the cars of Old Blighty while raising money for a worthy charity, returns next month with a 750-mile lap of Pennsylvania. The route includes some of the most scenic roadways in the Keystone State, which at that Read more
Gilles Villeneuve (in knit cap) awaits the start of the 1978 Canadian Grand Prix. Photos courtesy the Archives de la Ville de Montreal. In the history of Formula 1, few drivers are quite as polarizing as Canadian star Gilles Villeneuve. Nikki Lauda reportedly called him, “the craziest devil I ever Read more
Photo by Jeff Koch. Most of us have been there. The euphoria derived from our latest rolling representation of speed and beauty has blinded us to the fact that it’s actually a money pit, but with the rose-colored glasses comes optimism that knows no depth so we take the plunge. Read more
From the Photos from the 1950s Flickr stream come these two photos of South Mitchell Street/U.S. 131 in Cadillac, Michigan, circa 1969, judging from the white-on-red Michigan license plates. Snow tires galore and a number of cars more than a few years old roaming the streets – the latter surprising Read more
1989 Dodge Shelby Dakota. Images courtesy Lov2XLR8.no, unless otherwise noted. Launched in 1986 as a 1987 model, the Dodge Dakota was billed as a “midsize” pickup, spanning the gap between domestic and imported compacts and their full-size (domestic only, at the time) brethren. The humble Dakota also continued a trend Read more
1934 Packard 1108 Twelve Convertible Victoria by Dietrich. Photo by Matt Litwin. After selling their 1938 Horch 853A Erdmann & Rossi Sport Cabriolet at RM’s Monterey auction last year, Judge Joseph and Margie Cassini of West Orange, New Jersey, apparently needed another Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Best of Show car Read more
Images courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum. If there’s one thing executives at the Petersen Automotive Museum insist they will not change with their plans to renovate the museum, it’s the mission of the museum. Everything else, though, appeared up for revision, including the museum’s entire look and feel. The plans, revealed Read more
Photos by Darin Schnabel, courtesy RM Auctions. While it wasn’t enough to dethrone Juan Manuel Fangio’s 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 as the most expensive car to sell at public auction, the $27.5 million sale price (including 10 percent buyer’s premium) of the 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S N.A.R.T Spider at this weekend’s Read more
Mercedes-Benz convertibles have always exuded a certain stately elegance, and perhaps nowhere is that more apparent than with the open-air W111 models. This 1966 Mercedes-Benz 220SE for sale on Hemmings.com would be a perfectly acceptable ride for a night out on the town in Monte Carlo, even 48 years after Read more