Sounds of a Porsche 917K
Mike Parris had a several lap ride in a Porsche 917 at the Riverside International Raceway before it became a shopping mall.
Racing Movies from the ’60s and ’70s
Over an hour of racing excitement if you can tolerate old 8mm home movies
Gray Counts, Designer, Automotive Fine Artist, Friend
Gray is a good friend and great designer.
Corvair Monza GT brochure
The Monza GT tipped me over the edge.
Firebird III Brochure
The Firebird III is an extraordinary car representative of an “anything goes” optimistic age now long gone.
GM Styling Staff Brochure from the ’60s.
Featured in this post is a 8.5″ square, 8-page grayscale brochure of GM Design Staff from the early 1960s.
Rescued Studio Artwork and Photos
A lot of wonderful artwork was pitched. That makes what was saved that much more special.
Old Ford Tractors
I had a bad feeling about this. That burlap wasn’t put in at the factory and didn’t get there on its own.
Ron Kellogg’s Bugatti Type 57/59 Roadster Special
The story of Dave Holls’ Bugatti.
1980 Buick 80X
Buick didn’t have any performance platforms like Chevrolet or Pontiac.
1983 Buick Riviera Indy Pace Car
Not my favorite.
1979 Buick Century Roadmaster
Herb Fishel’s first Buick Promotional Car.
1977 Michigan 500—Junior and Cale
An unforgetable day.
’70 Camaro Reunion
How often does something like this happen?
The ZEV
An automotive enthusiast’s personal apocalypse. A story in the not-so-distant future in which Mr. Randel, caught up in a system not of his making, faces the inevitability of having the government confiscate his car, and remembers the time when he had the freedom and the means to enjoy driving. He realizes that it’s too late and that things have gone way too far to ever go back.
Pete Klain’s SCCA Trans Am Group I Corvette
Stories from the pits.
Grandpa’s ’39 Dodge Pickup
At first, I hardly noticed the truck there. But later I found myself constantly glancing over to where it was parked to see if it had moved