The Packard Motor Company was one of the founding members of the automotive community. When James Ward Packard built his first car in 1899, he had a vision that the Packard name would become a force to be reckoned with on the automotive landscape. His vision was fulfilled when Packard dominated the luxury car market and built some of the most mag..
When Hudson introduced their new “step down” styling theme on the Commodore in 1948, it was a design innovation that took the motoring public by storm. By dropping the body through a perimeter frame instead of on top, the Commodore was lower to the ground than any other production car ever seen. This also lowered the center of gravity making for ..
The Chrysler Corporation’s line of cars took on a new direction when Virgil Exner joined Chrysler’s Advanced Styling Group in 1949. By 1955, his new “Forward Look” gave everything in the Chrysler line-up a new direction. In particular, DeSoto now had some dazzling colors and loads of brilliant chrome. These were the heady days of styling in the ..
Economy has always been one of the mainstays of automobile design. Certainly comfort goes hand-in-hand with luxury and size, but when a car is built specifically for economy it usually ends up being rather small. In the 1920s, the cycle car enjoyed a brief span of popularity and who can forget the little Crosley. Excellent fuel mileage, simplist..
When custom coachbuilders come to mind, the great French, Italian and German coachbuilders are the few that really stand out, but there was another coachbuilder in Mexico that was making some really stellar bodies on American car chassis between 1950 through 1955 named D.M. Nacional. Founded by a Mexican business man by the name of Ruiz Galindo Jr...
-Chassis # BN2-L/233015-Engine # 1B/23301-M-Fresh out of restoration by BRC of Philadelphia-Finished in striking color combo of Black over Green-Delivered new to Los Angeles, California-Accompanied by British Heritage CertificateAustin Healey has become synonymous with classic British sports cars and it really does not get anymore brilliantly Briti..
• Original California car with original floor pans and body panels• Numbers matching rebuilt engine; recently serviced• Highly-equipped with factory options and amenities• Accompanied by Porsche Certificate of Authenticity2,341 cc air-cooled, horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine, carbureted, 140 HP at 5,600 rpm, five-speed manual gearbox in rea..
• Much loved oval window with sliding convertible top• Complete restoration performed by KAO Autostyling of Las Vegas• Admired Wolfsburg badging• Nicely optioned and finished in quintessential Reed Green72.74 cid horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine rated at 36 HP, four-speed manual gearbox, four-wheel independent suspension with kingpin front..
• Fully engineered build• Porsche GT3R body kit• 700 horsepower Twin Turbo opposed flat six• All-wheel drive and just 3,200 pounds• Second place overall finish in the 2017 One Lap of America3,800 cc DOHC horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine rated at 700 HP, seven-speed dual clutch auto/manual transmission (PDK), upgraded Ohlin TTX front/rear co..