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Restoration Revelation (Part 2)

Restoration Revelation (Part 2)

Previously, I posted about my four challenges with a major restoration. Today, I offer you three tips which should help you make it through your restoration job.

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Restoration Revelation (Part 1)

Restoration Revelation (Part 1)

Typically, as I think about the Spring Thaw, I’m considering minor things to my Beetle such as adjusting the carbs, changing the brakes or building a new engine. Yes, that’s right, the minor things. This year, however, I find myself in much the same disaster as many of you, with a total and complete restoration [...]

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1903 Peerless Driven Back to its Roots

1903 Peerless Driven Back to its Roots

1903 Peerless owned by Bonhams CEO, Malcolm Barber, journeys back to Colorado to be reunited with the family of its original owner.

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Need another Porsche, Jerry?

Need another Porsche, Jerry?

The Cayenne SUV was not Porsche’s first four-wheeler. Dr. Ferdinand Porsche built three prototype-tractors in 1934 which led to the production of a range of tractors fitted with one- to-four-cylinder engines.

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Car Movies: Pas de problème!

Car Movies: Pas de problème!

Leave it to the French to create the most wacky and entertaining car chase scenes! Like the Dukes of Hazzard, but without the tough American iron to absorb the landings, the stuntmen and European tin in this 1975 film take a beating.

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Cobras and E-types and Mustangs, Oh My!

Cobras and E-types and Mustangs, Oh My!

Frantic flagmen, haybales for safety (kinda), and lots of excitement in this 8mm filmstrip from Northern Californian SCCA racing in 1965.

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Ford-based Russian car is a real GAZ

Ford-based Russian car is a real GAZ

This unique 1959 GAZ-Volga – a product of a Soviet Union/Ford joint project now lives in British Columbia.

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