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Jim Clark and Colin Chapman at Zandvoort, 1967. All images courtesy of Ford Motor Company. Ask fans of Formula One racing in the 1960s who the best driver of the period was, and you’re likely to get a near-unanimous reply of “Jim Clark.” Even today, many F1 enthusiasts consider the Read more
Corvette Indy Pace Cars from 1978 to 1998. All photos courtesy GM Media. When the cars roll off the starting grid at this year’s Indianapolis 500, a 2014 Corvette Stingray will be at the front of the pack, bringing the field to speed. The seventh-generation Corvette marks the 12th time Read more
We’ve previously seen a few photos from Charles Cushman’s 1964 Austria trip, and as expected, he spent plenty of time during that trip in Vienna, where it appears Cushman was just as likely to come across a microcar as he would an American car. Rather than present one or two Read more
SCCA AMX in front of the AMC Plymouth Road headquarters. Photo courtesy Eddie Stakes. A quote from William Thompson, Lord Kelvin – “I’ve thought of a better way” – once graced the lintel above the entrance to the onetime American Motors Plymouth Road headquarters in Detroit. Nowadays, in contrast, the Read more
Photos courtesy Kickstarter. For a guy who’s famously taciturn, Kent Fuller is one of the most powerful thinkers in the world of drag racing and land speed competition. He built his first dragster in 1956, and soon revolutionized that category by pioneering the horizontal-loop three-point roll bar, which obsoleted the Read more
Chrysler TC by Maserati. Images courtesy OldCarBrochures.com. Though hard to fathom in today’s hundred-page-contract-for-every-agreement corporate world, deals between automakers once originated on the basis of long-term friendships, sealed primarily with a handshake. Such was the case with the 1989-1991 Chrylser TC by Maserati, a car that likely would never have Read more
Photos courtesy Volvo Cars. Sunday, May 5, will mark the 20th anniversary of the end of production of Volvo’s most popular, best-selling model of all time: the hard-to-kill 240. Over its 19-year production run, an epic 2,862,573 examples were built, among them passenger cars and special use versions like police Read more
The Alfa Romeo 164 sedan was the last design penned by the automaker prior to its purchase by Fiat in 1987. Despite the financial strength of a larger parent company, Alfa Romeo sales in the U.S. continued their decline, and the decision was made to pull out of the United Read more
Largely forgotten today outside of Willys devotees, the Whippet was at one time one of the leading inexpensive cars of the 1920s, as Alex Meredith related in SIA #146, March 1995. However, a number of factors – only one of which was the onset of the Great Depression – came Read more
When thinking of collectible Ford Thunderbirds, we’ll admit that the Thunderbird Super Coupe isn’t the first model that comes to mind. Unlike their older brethren, Thunderbirds from the 1990s have yet to achieve classic status, and few will argue that the 10th-generation Thunderbirds represent a milestone achievement for Ford. Still, Read more