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In the past 20 years, unless you count obituaries of pals gone behind pit wall, I’ve written rarely about cars. If it weren’t for Yugo’s anniversary and recent hints that the brand may actually make a ...
Don’t get too excited about the prospect of grabbing a bunch of rare Fox wagon parts off this car, because I shot these photos in December of 2022; sometimes I write about junkyard cars right away, ...
If you have ever scratched your head and pondered the appeal of the Saab 900 Turbo 16S, a car that turned 40 at the end of last year, let me tell you a story. And before you scoff and think it an ...
Only weeks after teasing us with the prospect of an even lighter and more powerful Miata, a patent filed with the US Patent & Trademark Office shows a possible EV future for the world’s most popular ...
Staying competitive in a challenging industry has some interesting consequences, especially for the passionate enthusiasts within that realm. The world of automobiles is one such industry, and the ...
Not long after I began contributing to Hagerty eight years ago, I wrote a detailed four-part piece on electrical relays and how they work in cars. You can still find the articles here (Part I: Why We ...
The original Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a real number generator. It ended up being offered in nine different model forms, sold 473,035 units in its eight-year lifetime, and took six years to develop.
If you participate in the project car economy, there are two things you spend a lot of time thinking about and money buying: Parts and tools. Those aren’t the only things you’ll need to be successful ...
The Shelby Cobra story has been told a million and one times, but that’s because it’s a damn good one. Built for a few brief years in the 1960s, real-deal Cobras became famous on both road and race ...
Thanks to Gordon Lightfoot, when it comes to the legends of the Great Lakes, the one we know best is, of course, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. But while the lake they call gichi-gami never gives ...
Ed Pink, known for decades as “The Old Master” because of his wide-ranging engine-building expertise, passed away at age 94. Born in Los Angeles in 1931, Pink made a name for himself in land speed ...
Broadly speaking, there are two schools of thought when it comes to choosing a color for a sports car. Some argue that more subtle colors, like silver, white, and black, are the way to go for a more ...