* Is it a shame to have used NOS Econoline sheetmetal to form this custom bar in a vanner’s basement? Where’s the soul to it then? Where are the stories that start, “This was once my daily driver”? Then again, as Cap’n Scurvy himself notes, no vans were harmed in the making of this bar. […]
I’ve photo-hacked away some features, as well as changing one crucial detail. So go ahead: Name That Car!
OK, no-one’s getting anywhere, so I’ll hint you up early. I did mention I changed one crucial detail:
But it ain’t no Crown. If you’re dyin’, go ahead and click on the above.
Spent part of the day yesterday visiting with John Scales at Packard Motor Car Service in South Windsor, Connecticut. I thought the location seemed rather odd - John’s located right smack dab in the middle of an anonymous corporate/industrial park, and the only way you can find his place is to look for the small […]
I seldom put up anything from my own collection, partly because I’m inherently lazy but mostly because it’s a pain in the butt if I have to scan something on a Mac in the Art Department and somehow get it to my PC, not that you care.
But now that we’re back online after a cut […]
Warning: Contains slight Trabant content
No, we don’t know how it’s pronounced, and you can read up about why the people of Mohács, in Hungary, wear oddly reindeer-like costumes for the Busójárás holiday. It is, as Totalcar says, 60% Muppet Show and 40% folklore. We just dig what we’re going to call their parade floats. It’s […]
We’ve been running an Abandoned Autos feature for years, and selling calendars since 1991, if you can believe it. Our “aesthetically abandoned” photos, usually with commentary from Dan, are little elegies for cars that have done their best, and are slowly going to their well-deserved rest.
Now, this isn’t an unusual theme, and plenty of folks […]
Well, I suppose it’s possible, given enough money and enough desire. After all, Bugatti arose from the dead recently, Stutz has had its various incarnations and Duesenberg is allegedly on its way back. But alas, the reincarnated Delahaye was just a well-rendered concept sketch by a fella named Chris for the 2005 SFIC Bright Design […]
Every now and then, you just gotta go back to the dealer intros for a fresh perspective on an old car. Like it or not, 1970s cars will continue to rise in popularity over the next several years as more people entering the old car hobby find that they can’t afford the 1950s and 1960s […]
Came across this mystery model in the collection of radio-guy, also known as Steve Erenberg. According to the description on Steve’s website, it’s a hand-made 1953 Packard design model with metal details. Nothing else.
From my quick research, I couldn’t come up with any production model that followed, nor could I come up with any full-scale […]
While we were roaming the machine shop during our visit to David Greenlees were came upon this interesting buffing stand. Instead of spending $50 on a standard cast-iron stand, David visited his local salvage yard and bought this discarded beefy crankshaft that was once used in a commercial truck for practically pennies. He welded a […]
In researching Zora Arkus-Duntov for an upcoming article in Hemmings Muscle Machines, I kept coming across references to his correspondences to GM brass, both before his employment at Chevrolet and during. I figured there were so many references to these materials because they’re relatively widespread, and I did indeed find two of Zora’s letters at […]
We don’t quite have the internets set up to upload large images for the blog yet, but we couldn’t let you face your family without a little something to come back to.
So here are our first Friday wallpapers, enjoy. You’ll be redirected; if it’s not obvious, you’ll need to click the ‘download photo’ link on […]
Oh, someone please, please, put the genie back in its lamp. The web is an all-access media. Little children could see this. Look away now, or be forever changed. I take it back. Sweet mother, I take it all back. I’ve found my unicorn, and it hurts so very, very much.
Gallery after the jump.
So help […]