In 2007, these cars would have cost nearly twice as much, but they are still priced above five years ago. Hemi magic still outweighs Daytona's rarityIt's a long time since any Dodge Daytona or Plymouth Superbird raced on the high banks in NASCAR...
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It's quite possible the Z16 was the first Chevrolet product to be powered by the legendary big-block, beating its counterparts by a few weeksThe early success of other GM division big-block cars pushed Chevrolet to pump up the power in its 1965 ...
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Even at $253,000, this car is still less than half the price of some Packard V12 CabrioletsThis 1934 Auburn 1250 Salon Cabriolet was driven by James Cagney in the 1930s film "The Mayor of Hell." It was restored over 20 years ago, and it's been c...
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3187 was a well-restored, correct car. Most 427 Cobras have been heavily modified or re-skinned after drivers ran out of talentOnly 291 Shelby 427 Cobras were ever sold in America for street use, of which 31 were S/C ("Semi Competition") cars. A...
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Thunderbolts were designed for high-profile Factory Experimental and Super Stock classes; Galaxie Lightweights targeted regional Stock-class competitionIn March 1963, General Motors dropped a bombshell by banning factory support of auto racing. ...
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Chysler's financial crises of the early 1950s couldn't stop the string of Virgil Exner's Ghia concept carsIn 1953, Dodge unveiled its first concept car, the Firearrow, a sleek out-of-this-world roadster that provided a glimpse of what everyone's...
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Imagine if an unknown Van Gogh was discovered on eBay. In the musclecar community, the discovery of this Super Duty is no less stunningBy the late 1950s, the horsepower race was on, and stock-bodied racing was the perfect place for Detroit to di...
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To those not familiar with the documented, dealer-converted supercar market, $446,250 would appear to be a staggering amount for a lowly CamaroNickey Chevrolet of Chicago was one of the largest Chevy dealers in America and had big plans for Chev...
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Duesenberg expert Randy Ema affirms that cars like this, with original major components-chassis, body, engine-are at the top of the scaleDuesenberg Automobiles was plucked from the post-World War I recession by Errett Cord, the savior of Auburn....
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This is the only Oldsmobile to have been recognized by the Classic Car Club of America as a Full ClassicThere was a time when neither Ford nor Chevrolet were America's leading automobile producers. You have to go back to the dawn of the auto ind...
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This price can be explained by the "ABC" factor-Aging Billionaire Collector. Such buyers can't wait another 20 years, so they pay whatever it costsPreston Tucker's promise of "the first completely new car in 50 years" struck a chord in the heart...
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While this car was created to race, it combines a high level of technical competence in construction with the highest standard of finishHot rodders Art and Lloyd Chrisman were early and successful pioneers of drag racing with their famous #25 dr...
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The aluminum heads had intakes that could swallow a tennis ball, which was great for 200-mph laps around DaytonaIn 1969, Ford introduced a limited-production model to the Mustang line. This addition was the Boss 429. It was the most powerful Mus...
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My 9-year-old son was very agitated as I loaded the car. He said "Dad, you can replace any one of the others-this is unique"Built by tobacco heir Zachary Reynolds, the "Tobacco King" 1964 Ford Galaxie was as wild an example of a Rocket Drag Axle...
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If the Chrysler-powered Facel-Vega is a French Imperial, consider the L6.4 a Mopar MaseratiThe brainchild of Eugene Casaroll, the Italian-American hybrid known as the Dual-Ghia was largely based on the Ghia-designed Chrysler Firearrow, a concept...
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