Last week I detailed the successful de-mousing of the heater box in my recently-purchased 1969 Lotus Elan +2. Once the box was cleaned and the rest of the under-dash area was deigned to be mouse-free, ...
If you are at all a NASCAR fan, likely you’re aware that Hall of Fame driver Fred Lorenzen died last week. Possibly you read the statement issued by NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France: “Fred Lorenzen ...
Too long for its garage, the 1964 Buick Wildcat always slept with its tail in the wind. In truth, this was lucky, because the ocean-view 1930s estate in Montecito, California, otherwise treated the ...
In my garage, as in yours, there is no shortage of things on which to spend money. To haphazardly throw money at broken things is a fool’s errand, though. So before I allow cash to slip from my wallet ...
Quick, what was the lowest-priced new 1961 Mercury? That’s what we’ve got for today’s FPS machine: a San Jose-built Comet two-door sedan found in a boneyard near Sacramento over the summer.
The Leopard runs on 13-inch, low-rolling resistance Continental Conti.eContact tires designed for the modern Renault Twizy. “We brought them over as checked luggage on a flight from Europe,” James ...
Jean Jennings, the pioneering automotive writer for Car and Driver and Automobile magazines, died today. She was a friend of long standing. My recollection of our first meeting remains vivid. Let me ...
Some cars, to folks of a certain age who remember them, disappear off the radar: Datsun B210s, Ford Elites, Chevrolet Monzas, Plymouth Caravelles. But once in a while, one will pop up, and I’ll ...
It’s hard to understate how big of a splash the original Honda (badged as an Acura in North America and Hong Kong) NSX made when it debuted at the 1989 Chicago Auto Show. Up to that point, everybody ...
This story first appeared in the November/December 2024 issue of Hagerty Drivers Club magazine. Join the club to receive our award-winning magazine and enjoy insider access to automotive events, ...
In April of 1987, CBS dedicated a segment on 60 Minutes to the Lamborghini Countach. Broadcaster Morley Safer went to Italy, toured the factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese, and rode shotgun with test ...
New or old, muscle cars are a huge part of the collectible car market and will remain so. Here's McKeel with his 2018 Dodge Challenger Demon. Michael Poehlman This story first appeared in the November ...