Oldsmobile, like its corporate cousin Cadillac, got its start in the automobile business building light, economical 1-cylinder cars. The famous Curved-Dash Olds proved rugged and robust, quickly becoming America’s best-selling model. Company founder Ransom E. Olds believed long-term success lay in small, low-priced cars, but boardroom disagreements led him to […]
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According to the Shelby American Automobile Club Registry, CSX2003 was shipped to New York via boat, finished in Old English White over a red interior. The chassis, drivetrain and assembly kit were subsequently invoiced in the amount of $4,995 to Ed Hugus’s European Cars in Pittsburgh, where it was completed […]
This 1988 Chevrolet Corvette is one of approximately 50 prepared by Protofab for Bergstrom Racing to compete in the SCCA 1988 Corvette Challenge spec series. Each was fitted with race equipment consisting of a full roll cage, an onboard fire-suppression system, racing seats, Bilstein shock absorbers and 17-inch Dymag wheels. […]
The Chevrolet Nomad is by far the rarest of Chevrolet’s so-called “Tri-Five” Bel Air models, produced from 1955 through 1957. The nameplate, which would live into the early ’70s, carries a level of cachet unique to the model. Marketed as a halo model of the Tri-Five station-wagon line, the Bel […]
A largely original example, this 1964 Cadillac Eldorado convertible was sold new on May 7, 1964, at Smith Motors Company — Cadillac Motor Cars in Elizabeth, NJ. This example would reside with the original family until 1998, when a collector of Cadillacs purchased it. The car was rarely driven by Mrs. […]
This 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 is one of a limited number of cars built under the Demon 170 Jailbreak program, which offered a list of 40 exclusive paint colors for a select group of customers invited to participate. This car is the sole example finished in Panther Pink […]
In early October 1956, following approvals from GM’s top brass, Ed Cole, then General Manager of the Chevrolet Motor Division, assigned Zora Arkus-Duntov with the task of building a Chevrolet race car that would be known internally as Project XP-64, later officially named the Corvette SS (Super Sport). Zora Arkus-Duntov […]
Originally shipped from the Louisville, KY, assembly plant directly to Moscow, Soviet Union, this particular Edsel was displayed at the American National Exhibition, which opened on July 25, 1959. The exhibition was part of a cultural exchange meant to foster understanding between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after a […]
This highly optioned 1970 Ford Mustang 428 Cobra Jet convertible is powered by a date-code-correct 428 Cobra Jet engine, backed by a cast-iron tailshaft C6 transmission and date-code-correct N-case 3.00-gear ratio limited-slip rear end with 31-spline axles. Only 47 convertibles were built with the 428 Cobra Jet engine, and of […]