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Classics

Some vehicles age like fine wine, others like cheese – Swiss cheese when rust is involved – but no modern means of transportation would exist or be as good if it weren’t for some its long forgotten vehicular forefathers. A classic car or bike never dies if it’s shown the appropriate care.
National Corvette Museum to Conserve Sinkhole As Is Until September <span>· Video</span>
National Corvette Museum to Conserve Sinkhole As Is Until September · Video

26 Jun 2014, 19:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When the museum's board of directors met to discuss the future of the sinkhole disaster that harmed eight rare Corvettes, three main options were put to the vote - "1) fill the sinkho...

 
Aston Martin Atom Prototype Going Under the Hammer At Goodwood
Aston Martin Atom Prototype Going Under the Hammer At Goodwood

24 Jun 2014, 15:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the glamorous world of million dollar collectible car auctions, there are a few vehicles somehow designed from square one to be far more interesting than Ferrari and Jaguar sports cars from the g...

 
1967 Toyota 2000GT Going to Pebble Beach 2014 Auction
1967 Toyota 2000GT Going to Pebble Beach 2014 Auction

24 Jun 2014, 14:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota GT 86 is a beautiful sportscar, but do you know where its lines are coming from? Yep, its the 2000GT indeed, a car that many enthusiasts like to consider Japans first supercar. In the ...

 
Models Posing Next to Classic Fords and Chevys Look Good
Models Posing Next to Classic Fords and Chevys Look Good

24 Jun 2014, 09:49 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / We all agree the only thing better than classic American cars is classic American cars with super-hot models posing next to them. California-based photographer Michael Stonis seems to know that as w...

 
Lancia Stratos Stradale For Sale in The Netherlands
Lancia Stratos Stradale For Sale in The Netherlands

23 Jun 2014, 12:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Over the years, Lancia has made some pretty remarkable four-wheel wonders. The Fulvia, Montecarlo and Delta Integrale are some of the most appreciated models built by the almost defunct Italian manu...

 
Black Beauty From Green Hornet Up for Auction <span>· Video</span>
Black Beauty From Green Hornet Up for Auction · Video

22 Jun 2014, 20:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Most of you that have seen the Green Hornet flick may have forgotten the storyline, but we're certain one thing hasn't been disremembered. Of course, that's the main character's ...

 
All-Original 1955 Ford Thunderbird Selling On Craigslist
All-Original 1955 Ford Thunderbird Selling On Craigslist

22 Jun 2014, 18:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's hard to imagine an American open top cruiser as cool as the original T-Bird. So when a pristine '55 model is advertised on Craigslist for less money than a brand new Ford Fusion, you ...

 
Zombie 222 Electric 1968 Mustang Is Ready to Burn Rubber, Silently
Zombie 222 Electric 1968 Mustang Is Ready to Burn Rubber, Silently

20 Jun 2014, 16:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As cool as instant torque might sound, seeing an old musclecar doing a burnout without hearing the powerful growl of the engine is as freaky as your worst nightmare. Will we be able to adapt to this...

 
Shelby-Powered Sunbeam Tiger Is the Ultimate Drop-Top Sleeper
Shelby-Powered Sunbeam Tiger Is the Ultimate Drop-Top Sleeper

19 Jun 2014, 13:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Built from '64 to '67 in just 7,083 units, the Sunbeam Tiger is one of the rarest and most sought after British roadsters ever made. But the Tiger I we're talking about today isn'...

 
Sin City Jaime King Drives a 1957 Porsche 356 Speedster in Maui
Sin City Jaime King Drives a 1957 Porsche 356 Speedster in Maui

19 Jun 2014, 13:23 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Actress Jaime King seems to be a fan of the classics as she recently posted an image on Instagram of her while posing behind of the wheel of a 1957 Porsche 356 Speedster. It seems she is doing some ...

 
1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Advertised for $47,900
1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Advertised for $47,900

17 Jun 2014, 18:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Arguably one of the most special Corvette variants put into production, the C4 ZR-1 is one of the rarest and most sought after Vettes ever made. So when a pristine condition 2,892-mile ZR-1 shows up...

 
Ford Torino King Cobra Prototype Advertised For $549,900 <span>· Video</span>
Ford Torino King Cobra Prototype Advertised For $549,900 · Video

16 Jun 2014, 18:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you want to own a very collectible piece from the golden era of NASCAR, then this 1970 Ford Torino King Cobra prototype might be the kind of car you've been looking for. Formerly owned by th...

 
Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible Takes $3.5 Million At Auction <span>· Video</span>
Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible Takes $3.5 Million At Auction · Video

16 Jun 2014, 16:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / We've reported before that a highly sought after Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible is expected to fetch a whopping $4 million at a Seattle auction event. That 1971 Cuda finished in blue didn'...

 
Win or Sin? Hot Rodders Create EV Conversion Kit for Muscle Cars
Win or Sin? Hot Rodders Create EV Conversion Kit for Muscle Cars

13 Jun 2014, 13:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We can’t neglect the advantages of electric vehicles and the fact we need to stop burning that much dinosaur fat for the sake of our planet, but does this grant us the reason to convert classi...

 
Volvo 1800ES Sold at Auction for Record-Breaking $92,400
Volvo 1800ES Sold at Auction for Record-Breaking $92,400

12 Jun 2014, 14:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although it was forever overshadowed by its P1800 coupe brother, every cool dad from Sweden wanted a Volvo 1800ES in the 1970s. The 1973 three-door wagon you can admire in our photo gallery changed ...

 
1966 Plymouth Valiant Is a Diamond In the Rough
1966 Plymouth Valiant Is a Diamond In the Rough

11 Jun 2014, 12:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the world of small rear-wheel drive American cars built at a time when Detroit was still a happy place hooked on Motown tunes, the Plymouth Barracuda is certainly the most appreciated of the lot....

 
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee Season 4 Trailer
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee Season 4 Trailer

11 Jun 2014, 11:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Following the same format of introducing vintage rides, pick up the guest stars and take them out for a coffee, Jerry Seinfeld's web show returns on June 19th for its fourth season. Sarah Jessi...

 
California Legacy License Plates Available For Pre-Order
California Legacy License Plates Available For Pre-Order

10 Jun 2014, 16:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Good news, Golden State motorists! Assemblyman Mike Gatto successfully passed a bill that allows the DMV to rollout vintage black-and-yellow vehicle license plates that adorned American muscle from ...

 
Unique Pontiac Le Mans Sport Truck Advertised For $69k
Unique Pontiac Le Mans Sport Truck Advertised For $69k

10 Jun 2014, 14:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Forget the Chevy El Camino, GMC Sprint, Dodge Kingsway and all the other classic coupe utility vehicles. If you want to stand out from the crowd, then this one-of-a-kind 1967 Pontiac Le Mans Sport T...

 
Very Rare Toyota 2000GT Destroyed by a Tree in Japan
Very Rare Toyota 2000GT Destroyed by a Tree in Japan

9 Jun 2014, 12:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota 2000GT is commonly referred to as Japan’s original supercar. Only 351 units have been made and sadly, Mother Nature decided to make that an even number and sent one into the after w...