When Joe MacPherson began his collection of sports, racing, custom cars and vintage motorcycles many years ago, he probably never thought it would eventually be worth in excess of $10,000,000. But...
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No, that's not a Corvette, though the similarity is striking. It's a 1964 Pontiac Banshee concept that never got past the prototype stage when GM management worried that it would threaten...
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Once again Florida's Amelia Island Concours and RM Auctions combo has come and gone, with the highlight being this 1934 Ford Model 40 Special Speedster, custom-built for Edsel Bryant Ford, former...
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You won't see many rods and customs at an RM auction but those that make the grade are among the finest. The 2008 RM Scottsdale sale brought out a car that turned my crank the moment I saw it....
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One of the auto world's many urban legends claims that when the 1957 Chevrolet went out of production a bunch of GM workers spirited away the last few examples, keeping them hidden until that...
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Henry Ford was the inspiration behind the company. Henry II rebuilt it into a powerful industrial force following WW2. But the most creative of the family was Edsel Ford, a talented artist and...
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If you're into that "last-minute" state of panic this Christmas, here's something that will appeal to anyone who loves classic cars, and you can order it online or by phone. I'm...
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File this under "what if?" As in "what if Kaiser-Frazer had built a pickup version of a Kaiser sedan a la Ranchero or El Camino." Well, it seems Kaiser did, and Autoblog found the...
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We were seated next to the sound engineer as a select group of Toronto jazz musicians recorded background music for a General Motors TV spot I'd written for my ad agency employers. Pianist Jimmy...
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Dan Gurney was one of my hero race drivers: Californian, handsome, nice guy; winner in sports cars and F1, Indy 500 contender, NASCAR myth spoiler, built his own team cars... Gurney was every bit as...
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Saturn is about to bring its version of the compact Opel Astra, the Saturn Astra, to North America as the division unofficially becomes "Opel America." Smart move, Saturn, but the name...
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At first glance I thought "oh, no, not another botched attempt at updating a great old classic." Then I took a second glance and my reaction changed to "wow!" Friend and sometime...
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Today's Lincoln certainly has its problems, brought about by a lack of product that can live up to its long and distinguished history. What the marque needs now is excitement of the kind it...
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Back in the carefree days of the 50's anyone with mechanical talents, a little cash, and a custom fiberglass body, could build his own hot rod or sports car. A number of bodymakers catered to this...
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