Frank Kurtis was the builder of many winning Indianapolis race cars before he decided to try his hand at making high-performance sports cars for public consumption. His flrst series in 1949-’50 Kurtis cars had simple low-proflle styling using a flber

The Continental traces its roots back to 1939 when Lincoln built a special Lincoln Zephyr convertible for Edsel Ford, who over the years had several one-off vehicles built for himself that he used as vacation cars and PR vehicles to show off new idea

Speed and horsepower were a big part of the appeal of the legendary early 1950s Hornets. It's part of what made them racing terrors in their day and automotive icons years later. The Hornets were rolled out in September of 1951 for the 1951 model yea

FoMoCo proved it was getting serious about making muscle cars when it rolled out the Cougar-based Eliminator for 1969. With so many cars dotting the landscape, you had to be a serious player to compete in the muscle car wars, and the Eliminator was,

The memorable Pontiac Safari station wagon was Pontiac’s version of the two-door Chevrolet Nomad wagon. The wagon traced its roots to the 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Motorama concept car and became a reality with the 1955 model lineup. During its lifetim

MECUM KISSIMMEE Jan. 6-16 KISSIMMEE, Fla. _ Mecum Auctions will return to Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee for the 17th annual edition of the world’s largest collector car auction. The sale will feature an estimated 3,500 vehicles, daily road art

Often regarded by automotive enthusiasts as the first true muscle car, in the sense of being a midsize car with a big-block V-8 engine, the original GTO was not really a model at all. Due to General Motor’s fall 1963 ban on divisional participation i

The AMC Rebel Machine was fast! It had AMC’s biggest, most powerful 390 V-8. It produced 340 galloping ponies at 5100 rpm. The “standard stuff ” list was filled with a four-speed, close-ratio tranny, a Hurst shifter, a lighted 8000-rpm hood tach, Ram

The Dodge Charger was completely restyled for the 1971 model year. It had a semi-fastback roofline with a flush rear window and an integral rear deck lid spoiler. Dodge’s Charger Super Bee was manufactured only this one year and used the same restyle

THUNDERBIRD — (V-8) — SERIES 40A — A bright, high-spirited car, the Thunderbird was equipped with the new overhead valve V-8 engine, boosted to higher horsepower with the addition of a four-barrel carburetor and dual exhaust. A host of power-assist o

SERIES SIXTY SPECIAL FLEETWOOD — (V-8) — The Sixty Special was distinctive and rich-looking this year. Broad ribbed stainless steel fairings decorated the entire rear quarter panel, below the conical flare. Even the fender skirts featured this type o