1958 DeSoto Adventurer The 1950s were a halcyon period for American car manufacturing. After the deprivation of the war years,...
It’s rather ironic that both the birth of the “Pony Car” movement in the mid-1960s, and its eventual death in...
Designed by Oreca & Reynard Motorsport in Europe, the Chrysler Viper GTS-R was a racing variant of the Dodge Viper that won numerous racing events from 1996-2005. Watch it in action as its naturally aspirated 8-liter V10 engine roars around Spa-Francorchamps....
Watch and enjoy the beautiful sound of one of the most iconic GT race cars ever built: the Viper GTS-R,...
The Super Dart 400 was built on a 1957 300C Chrysler chassis and proudly featured a 400-horsepower Chrysler Hemi engine...
A frenzy of uncorked Mini Coopers, followed by a gaggle of vintage MGs, Triumphs and other assorted vintage sports racers came flying by, but incongruously, about mid-pack was a 1929 Model 75 Chrysler Roadster holding its own around this short airport road course. I was at a vintage and historic...
In January, Worldwide Auctioneers will be back in Arizona for its much-awaited annual boutique sale, The Scottsdale Auction. The auction...
I was down in New Zealand recently with my good friend, photographer Dave Gooley on a working vacation, searching out...
An elegant, pristinely conditioned 1933 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron CL earned “Best of Show” honors at the 64th annual Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance, held July 21st. Showcasing excellence in automotive design and engineering, the event was highlighted by record attendance and the display of more than 200 treasured vintage and classic cars and motorcycles....
In the 1940s, Chrysler Corporation’s Dodge division had a reputation for building solid, dependable, conservatively styled cars. That was fine,...
1936 De Soto Airflow The story of De Soto begins with a record for first year sales that stood for...
1948 Chrysler Town & Country Chris Kidd called a few days ago and said, “You guys have to see this!...
The annual Arizona auto auction festival will take center stage in Phoenix and Scottsdale in mid-January, when most of America’s collector car auction houses will host premier events to kick off the 2018 season. Following is a brief summary of headliner offerings from each of the participating companies, but please...
1954 Chrysler Ghia GS1 When Bob Frumpkin drove up in his 1954 Chrysler Ghia GS1 Special, at the Marina in...
Mecum Auctions will host the Chicagoland area’s only annual collector-car auction on the weekend of October 5-7 when Mecum Chicago...
Each year the Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance features leading automotive collectors from around the world by selecting two as the event’s Pinnacle and Honored Collectors. This year those honorees are, respectively, Ken Gross and Robert (“Bob”) Jepson Jr. Their unparalleled collections will be featured both Saturday...
Environment affects evolution. Case in point: racing sedans. European sedans, contending with high fuel costs and operating on winding and...
In an age of cell phones, disposable appliances, laptops thinner and smaller than LIFE magazine, it’s hard to remember that...
A 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Supercharged (above, photo courtesy of the Forest Grove Concours) owned by Norman and Judi Noakes of Lake Oswego, Oregon, was awarded Best In Show at the 2017 Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance, presented by the Rotary Club of Forest Grove, on July 16, 2017. The Cord...
In response to liberal NASCAR rules of the late 1960s, Chrysler Corporation built a run of aerodynamically styled Plymouth Road...
Some 150 vehicles from the world-class Charlie Thomas Collection will be auctioned at No Reserve during two upcoming Barrett-Jackson sales....
This Saturday’s 2016 edition of the Keeneland Concours d’Elegance will celebrate Chrysler cars — including a group of Winged Warriors, the Dodge Daytonas and Plymouth Superbirds that dominated NASCAR racing in the early 1970s. The event will feature more than 120 collector cars and motorcycles between 9 a.m. and 4:30...
1964 Imperial Crown Coupe It was clear that this would be the start of something big just by opening the...
Owner and Chief Executive Officer, White Post Restorations VR: How is it that a major automobile restoration facility was founded...
Briggs Cunningham was one of the most important figures in U.S. road racing during the era of the 1950s. He raced automobiles and yachts, manufactured sports cars, established a significant auto museum and distributed Jaguars. His overriding goal was to win Le Mans with an all-American car driven by Americans....
Charlie Kemp was born in Mississippi, and his inimitable southern drawl once led Carroll Shelby to say that had Charlie...
The 12th Annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance took place on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Southern California...
Hemi-powered Mopar machinery will highlight Mecum’s 2016 Kissimmee Auction, set for January 15-24 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. Two Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertibles and one Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T Convertible are the featured cars in a field of 31 Hemi-powered vehicles set to cross the auction’s block. Leading...
