For Sale: 1954 Chevrolet Truck in Cadillac, Michigan

Just seven years after heavier-than-air flight was initially achieved, Charles Stewart Rolls made the first non-stop flight by airplane across the English Channel from Britain to France and back again.  That historic flight took place 110 years ago, on June 2, 1910, a date that Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is commemorating as it marks 116 years […]

June 2, 1970, was a Tuesday. As usual, I arrived at the newspaper office around 5 a.m. to start working my way through the stack of paper filed overnight by the Associated Press sports wire teletypewriters.  Ideally, I’d have that process finished, and also have a pretty good start on the design of that day’s […]

Modern steering wheels do more than control which direction a car goes. They’re festooned with buttons that drivers can use to make phone calls or change radio stations. But the first cars didn’t even have steering wheels. The 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen – generally considered to be the first true automobile – instead used a tiller. […]

You’ve finally found the classic car of your dreams. That Falcon Futura, a Corvette Stingray, the exact Shelby Mustang your dad had when you were a kid. You’ve done the research; you knew exactly what to look for and examined the car with white gloves. You trailered it home, backed it into the garage, and […]

Like yours, my car has sat quite a bit over the past few months. Being shut in has not been much fun for anyone. While Arizona seems to be getting back to normal, I’m still not doing my daily commute to the ClassicCars.com offices and making the occasional trip to the grocery. However, a couple […]

RM Sotheby’s says the $2.64 million paid for a 2003 Ferrari Enzo at its recent “Driving into Summer,” an Online Only auction, set a record as the highest price for a vehicle in an internet sale.  Overall, the auction company said, its recent Online Only auction generated $16.4 million in sales. Also topping the $2 […]

Thanks to Bill McGuire at Mac’s Motor City Garage for tipping us off to the Video of the Day, which shows the 1946 Cadillac Interceptor concept car/prototype undergoing testing at GM’s Milford Proving Grounds in Michigan. There’s no vocal with the 3-minute video, but the images show four cars on the test track, including a […]

The Pick of the Day is a 1964 Dodge Dart GT convertible with a great story. “For sale is my 1964 Dodge Dart GT convertible,” says the car’s private seller in the advertisement on ClassicCars.com. “I bought the car to work on with my daughters. It was a great time, and my kids now have […]

If you remember when Volkswagen introduced its Golf hatchback to the American automotive marketplace, you might not want to admit it. That’s because it was 45 years ago, when the hatchback was badged for U.S. distribution as the Rabbit. Fast forward to 2020 and the Golf is well into its seventh-generation platform update and available […]

Anyone remember the world’s first SRV? That’s SRV as in Sport Recreation Vehicle, which is what Pontiac called its Aztek. “You’ve never seen anything like it before because there’s never been anything like it before,” Pontiac said as it unveiled this new creature for the 2001 model year. “Aztek has been uniquely designed to keep […]