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Photos courtesy British Sports Car Hall of Fame. In 2016, replacement parts supplier Moss Motors established the British Sports Car Hall of Fame “to preserve and perpetuate the legacy and impact of these legendary vehicles and to honor the men and women responsible for their success.” Sharing a physical location Read more
Date: April 1979 Location: somewhere near Chinatown, New York City, New York Source: Terry Dwyer on Flickr (with permission) What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: 1972 Toyota fj 55 frame off restoration focused on the mechanical aspect of the vehicle. Chassis cleaned and repainted, new suspension bushings, new shocks, original steering box refurbished, front and rear axles inspected and new seals, new brake cylinders, new brake pads and refurbished brake drums, Read more
Photos courtesy Klein Realty and Auction. Blame a 1965 Chevrolet for Terry Hodgen’s fascination with the Buick Riviera. “As the story goes, he bought that Chevrolet new, and the transmission went after just a day, so he took it back and bought his first Riv,” Terry’s son, Mike, explained. Over Read more
Photo courtesy Silverstone Circuit. A would-be financial rescue for the historic Silverstone circuit in Great Britain has apparently fizzled now that Jaguar Land Rover has backed away from a bid to either buy or lease the track as the home of a new heritage center to showcase its luxury vehicles. Read more
Pogue carburetor patent design. Or is it? Though we gearheads are enlightened animals, able to rationally troubleshoot the squeaks, groans, misfires, and other glitches in the machines we operate, we’re just as prone as anybody else to the magical thinking behind your common conspiracy theory. After all, the mechanics of Read more
Date: April 1979 Location: Canal and Centre streets, New York City, New York Source: Terry Dwyer on Flickr (with permission) What do you see here?
One-owner 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Consider the features of this well-maintained example: – Purchased new at Fidelity Oldsmobile, Berkeley, Ca. in 1967 – Regularly serviced by Orinda Motors for years, complete maintenance records – Originally “Black Plate” car – Numbers matching Original Read more
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. Photos courtesy Tallacrest, unless otherwise noted. Including the Series I, Series II and larger-engine 330 GTO variants, Ferrari only assembled 39 examples of its storied 250 GTO from 1962 – ’64, making them among the most coveted of postwar sports and racing cars. The first 250 Read more
1968 Dodge Super Bee. Photo by Thomas Aman, courtesy AACA Museum. The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania, is preparing to host a mini-gathering of some truly fearsome cars, the midsize B-body muscle cars from Mopar. You know them as being minimalist hardtops with monumental horsepower designed Read more