Gorries, as it turns out, was one of Toronto’s biggest volume Chevrolet dealers and inhabited that space until the latter half of the Sixties. That building also seems to be the only one still standing along that stretch of street today. What do you see here? From the City of Toronto’s archives comes today’s carspotting […]
If you remember the 1970s, the saying goes, you weren’t there. For those that have forgotten the start of the decade that saw the death of the muscle car and the birth of disco, we offer up evidence of a once-magical time in the form of Plymouth’s psychedelic-covered Rapid Transit System brochure. Brochure images courtesy […]
An engineer’s work of art if there ever was one. They are considered the most coveted Porsches ever created. Be it the nimble little 550 Spyder, the 356 Carrera or the stunningly beautiful 904, the one common element that binds them together is Porsche’s mechanical masterpiece: the four-cam, four-cylinder engine. Written by Jerry Sloniger, Porsche: […]
Marty Robbins may be best known as the country singer who amassed 43 top-10 records over a career that spanned three decades, but in his heart, he was a race car driver. Blessed with a surprising amount of talent behind the wheel, his NASCAR Cup career included 35 starts over 17 years, along with six […]
With almost 270 men and women among its ranks, the Automotive Hall of Fame has already recognized some of the automotive industries most significant pioneers, visionaries, and success stories, so the folks behind the hall decided to revisit almost 30 of them – including Corvette engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov and GM styling director Harley Earl – […]
The original owner bought this GLHS in Balitmore Maryland. My son bought it from original owner in October 2007 with 74K miles and drove it for a short period and then traded to me. It currently has under 80K miles. I have kept the tags on the car for the last 7 years to take […]
We also see a good mix of cars on the streets, so tell us what you see here. Pair of Singapore photos today from the Flickr stream of Fotorus, who visited the island city-state in April of 1972. Above, we see Collyer Quay, which is hardly recognizable today, and below we see Cavenagh Bridge, which […]
First, she had to come up as pro drag racer in a thoroughly male-dominated sport. Next, she recuperated from devastating injuries in a Top Fuel crash at Sanair, Quebec, in 1984. She then went on to win three NHRA world titles in Top Fuel before retiring from competitive driving and, well, trying to take it […]
When great car auctions are held, will they inevitably take place on the Great Plains? We’ve got to seriously wonder, because VanDerBrink Auctions has been putting on some serious sales of unrestored cars in that remote region of late. You’ll remember the Lambrecht Chevrolet auction a couple of years ago in Nebraska, when the entire […]
Add another event to your Monterey Car Week calendar. A Tribute to the Can-Am 50th Anniversary Gala will be held on Saturday, August 20, at the Monterey Plaza Hotel, the night before the Pebble Beach Concours. Porsche 917-30 Can-Am Spyder. Image courtesy of Porsche. Presented by title sponsors Victory Lane magazine and Rick Cole Auctions, the […]
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