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1916 Baby Inter-State. Photos by Walt Kuhn, LAT Photo USA, courtesy of IMS Museum. The great Hoosier state of Indiana was admitted to the Union on December 16, 1816, and thus marks its bicentennial beginning next month. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is doing its part by presenting a special Read more
Photos by author. After Tim Havens brought his 1957 S-120 International Civil Defense Rescue Vehicle to our August 18 Cruise-In and drove off with Favorite Truck honors we had to know more. So we tracked him down in Hudson Falls and got him to give us all the details, complete Read more
1956 Ford Crown Victoria Skyliner for sale. From the seller’s description: *1 of 603 built *Last year for the innovative ‘Glass Top’ *Peacock Blue & Colonial White with Matching Interior *Thunderbird 292ci engine with optional dress up kit *3 speed Ford-O-Matic Transmission *Fully optioned *Factory Power Steering & Brakes *Factory Read more
Images courtesy Early Ford V-8 Foundation. The once-backburnered plan to build a replica of Ford’s famed Rotunda as part of the Early Ford V-8 Museum has now returned to the forefront after an anonymous donation that will allow the museum to more than triple in size. “This is a huge Read more
Sebring 1966 – Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby piloted this Ford GT40 Mk II to victory. Photo courtesy of Ford Motorsports History. Auto racing has been going on in Sebring, Florida, ever since Miles Collier and Alec Ulmann organized The Sam Collier Memorial Grand Prix of Endurance, run on December Read more
Photos by Brian Henniker, courtesy of Gooding & Company. Bugatti’s Type 35 was the most successful racing car of its day, reportedly winning over 1,000 races from 1924-’30, including the 1926 Grand Prix World Championship. While most racing cars lead hard lives, especially as they age, some are blessed with Read more
Date: August 1943 Location: Juniper and Locust, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Source: PhillyHistory via The Old Motor What do you see here?
1969 Dodge Charger R/T Daytona Hemi for sale. From the seller’s description: Made only with the purpose of dominating the super speedways in mind, Dodge introduced the Charger Daytona in 1969. Only 503 cars were built to be sold to the public, just enough to homologate for NASCAR. Of the Read more
Photo by BrotherMagneto. Despite worries that the Environmental Protection Agency would put an end to ethanol-free gasoline sales with its Renewable Fuels Standard ruling for 2017, the agency permitted E0 a reprieve at the same time it declared its intention to transition the entire nation’s fuel supply to E10 and Read more
Photos courtesy AACA Museum. We’ll stick our neck out here and salivate that this is one of most gorgeous modern customs we’ve laid eyes on in years. This incredible 1940 Mercury coupe is owned by Jack and Carolyn Kiely of Rumson, New Jersey, and it’s going to be on limited Read more