Friday, November 20th, 2009
Alejandro De Tomaso was a fiercely competitive Arentine race car driver who retired to start his own manufacturing company. De Tomaso made his first...
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
The Facel Vega was a fast, stylish exercise in French elegance that was produced from 1954 to 64. Powered by mighty Chrysler hemi V-8s, Facel Vegas...
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Every year the town of Paradise Valley stages a Veteran's Appreciation Vintage Car Show with proceeds contributed to homeless shelters. Though this...
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
Volkswagen makes Bugattis. Apart from a brief revival in the 1990s, the brand had been moribund for decades, just a historical legend. When Volkswagen...
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
In the world of muscle cars, there are few cars that claim the legendary status of Plymouth's Roadrunners of 1968-72. The original Roadrunner was a...
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Russians aren't known for half-measures. Their awesome bravery in resisting Hitler's invasion in WWII, their innovations in space exploration, their...
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Life Project for Africa is auctioning off two of the most well known automotive icons of TV. Replicas of the Batmoblie from the 1966 TV series and The...
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AMC's Gremlin has been the butt of many jokes. . . and, coincidentally enough, it's the car's butt (or lack thereof) that inspires most of them. When...
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
Ford Motor Company was frustrated during the 1950s. Its meager line-up of Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln suffered by comparison with GM's carefully...
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Attendees at this week's annual SEMA (Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association) show were shocked to see a 1955 Chevrolet 210 hot rod built by...
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