The Navarro roadster. Photo courtesy of The Race of Gentlemen. If the East Coast progenitor of The Race of Gentlemen is any indication, the opportunity to follow in the tire tracks of history by racing vintage and period-inspired race cars and motorcycles on the beach in Pismo, California, this Saturday and Sunday (October 15 and 16) will bring out some drivers with truly legendary machines. In the past, spectators of TROG in Wildwood, New Jersey, have been treated to authentic, historically significant cars l
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Thursday, October 13, 2016

Legendary Navarro roadster to run at The Race of Gentlemen West

Legendary Navarro roadster to run at The Race of Gentlemen West
Posted by Daniel Beaudry - The Navarro roadster. Photo courtesy of The Race of Gentlemen. If the East Coast progenitor of The Race of Gentlemen is any indication, the opportunity to follow in the tire tracks of history by racing vintage and period-inspired race cars and motorcycles on the beach in Pismo, California, this Saturday and Sunday (October 15 and 16) will bring out some drivers with truly legendary machines. In the past, spectators of TROG in Wildwood, New Jersey, have been treated to authentic, historically significant cars l... Read More
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Hemmings Find of the Day - 1985 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur

Hemmings Find of the Day - 1985 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur
Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1985 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur for sale. From the owner's description: The epitome of high end luxury and presence. Nothing says you have arrived than showing up in a Rolls-Royce Silver Spur. It is still the bench mark for all automotive manufactures and budding millionaires alike. This is a beautiful 3 owner 1985 Rolls Royce Silver Spur with only 21,223 miles. Excellent Silver paint with Blue Ever Flex roof, Blue leather interior in excellent condition, excellent Burl Wood dash, door caps, and rear seat picnic table...Read More

Peter Brock to receive Simeone's Spirit of Competition Award

Peter Brock to receive Simeone's Spirit of Competition Award
Posted by Daniel Strohl - Peter Brock chats about the cars that made him famous at the 2015 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance. Photo by the author. The man who had a hand in developing both the Corvette and the Mustang for racing purposes will add another piece of hardware to his mantle next month when the Simeone Automotive Museum gives him its annual Spirit of Competition Award. Brock, who famously joined the General Motors design staff when he was 19, went on to contribute to the design of the Corvette Sting Ray and then, whil...Read More
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The R Word

The R Word
Posted by David Conwill - Don't call it a rat rod! When a car guy or gal hears that term they think of something like the cars from Mad Max: Fury Road. A patina'd body is akin to the Japanese philosophy of sabithe beauty that comes from age. "Rat rod." It's a polarizing term. Members of the general public, uninitiated in the nuances of the hobby, will use rat rod to describe any car with more than one of the following attributes: whitewall tires, bias-ply tires, paint that isn't perfect and/or shiny, pin striping, multiple Stromberg 97...Read More

Free vehicle information kits for many Chevrolets and Cadillacs, and a few Oldsmobiles

Free vehicle information kits for many Chevrolets and Cadillacs, and a few Oldsmobiles
Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - No, this 1970 ad is not included in the Vehicle Information Kits. It's just used to provide a compelling lead photo, since the kits were scanned in black and white. It's very rare that anything associated with our vintage cars is attainable for free, so this is quite an opportunity for some owners of GM vehicles. The GM Heritage Center (GMHeritageCenter.com), via GM Media Archive, has been offering a growing variety of Vehicle Information Kits for Chevrolets and Cadillacs, as well as 1969 to 1972 Oldsmobile Cut...Read More

San Antonio, Texas, 1960s

San Antonio, Texas, 1960s
Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1960s Location: 3350 S.W. Military Drive, San Antonio, Texas Source: via Andy Crews What do you see here?...Read More
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