1935 Auburn 851 Custom Coupe
The surest way to lose an Auburn 851 Custom Coupe was to take its roof off. Auburn built the closed car on the cabriolet's body and changed three things: a fixed top in place of the folding hood, a boot where t...
1938 Lincoln Model K Convertible Victoria by Brunn
The Lincoln Model K Convertible Victoria by Brunn exists, in a roundabout way, because a Massachusetts coachbuilder went under. The blind-quarter convertible victoria had been a staple of Waterhouse of Webster,...
1926 Kissel Model 6-55 'Gold Bug' Speedster
The Kissel Gold Bug looked as though it had wandered out of the Indianapolis paddock, yet the engine beneath its louvred bonnet was a long-stroke, side-valve six that preferred to pull rather than rev. That gap...
1932 Hupmobile I-266 Eight Coupe
Few cars make the case for styling over engineering as bluntly as the Hupmobile I-226 Eight. Underneath, it was a side-valve straight-eight of thoroughly period specification. On top, it wore the cycle-fendered...
1934 Lincoln Model KB Convertible Victoria by Brunn
Lincoln's first V12 was engineered with a thoroughness its accountants could not afford, and the Brunn Convertible Victoria was the body that wore it best. The pairing only makes sense against the backdrop of 1...
1937 Cord 812 Custom Beverly
The Custom Beverly exists because a car built to look like the future was criticised for something thoroughly ordinary: the people in the back could not stretch out. Cord's 810 had reached showrooms in 1936 wit...
1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton
The Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton asks its driver to make up their mind early. You choose the next gear on the steering column, and only when you dip the clutch does the car act on that choice, with a clunk tha...
1942 Packard Super Eight One-Eighty Convertible Victoria by Darrin
Packard's president, so the story goes, was won over by a man standing on a cowl. In Howard "Dutch" Darrin's own recollection, published in Automobile Quarterly, Alvan Macauley wanted to know whether a Hollywoo...
1953 Packard Caribbean
The car that was meant to make Packard look modern was not built by Packard. Standard convertibles were shipped to Mitchell-Bentley, a sheet-metal specialist in Ionia, Michigan, where the chassis were lowered a...
1948 Buick Roadmaster Convertible
The postwar Buick Roadmaster convertible was drawn before America entered the Second World War, sold afterwards to buyers who would have taken almost anything new, and fitted in its final year with a transmissi...
1958 Edsel Citation Convertible
Every contradiction in the Edsel story fits inside the Citation convertible. It was the flagship of a marque sold as a clean break from Detroit convention, yet it sat on a Mercury platform. It wore the most arg...
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra "Snake Charmer"
Anyone pairing "Shelby 289 Cobra" with "Snake Charmer" into a search bar is chasing a person's story as much as a car's. Carroll Shelby coined that nickname for a customer he'd befriended on the West Coast raci...
1966 Shelby 427 S/C Cobra
Carroll Shelby's plan for the 427 Cobra never included selling it to the public. The whole point was homologation: build a hundred cars, satisfy the FIA's production requirement, and go racing against the Ferra...
2021 Ford GT Carbon Series
Ford's engineers cut the cupholders and the driver's-side storage bin from the second-generation GT to save weight, then turned around and left the air conditioning and the stereo in place. That single decision...
2003 Saleen S7 'Competition Package'
Most supercar options lists sell comfort, colour, or badges nobody strictly needs. Saleen's order form for the S7 offered something closer to a genuine engineering escalation: a single checkbox that took the co...
1993 Vector Avtech WX-3 Prototype
The world learned of the Vector Avtech WX-3's death in the cruellest possible way. In March 1993, while Gerald Wiegert stood on the Geneva Motor Show stand presenting his most ambitious machine to the internati...
1996 Vector M12
The letter change tells you everything. Every car Jerry Wiegert built or designed wore a "W" - for Wiegert - and the notation was both a naming convention and a declaration of authorship. When Megatech, the Ind...
1991 Vector W8 Twin Turbo
When Jerry Wiegert sketched his idea for the ultimate American supercar in 1971, the competition he was aiming to destroy barely existed in its modern form. By the time the Vector W8 Twin Turbo reached its firs...
1993 Vector Avtech WX-3R Roadster Prototype
When Jerry Wiegert parked the WX-3R alongside its aquamarine coupe sibling at the 1993 Geneva International Auto Salon, the two Vector prototypes must have appeared to represent the opening act of something gen...
1935 Auburn 851 Supercharged Speedster
The Auburn 851 Supercharged Speedster is a car built on audacity rather than abundance. By 1935 the Auburn Automobile Company was fighting for its life - output had collapsed from over 28,000 cars in 1931 to a...
2021 Ford GT Mk II
The Ford GT Mk II is an adrenaline-fueled nod to the legendary past of Ford's racing prowess and a no-holds-barred track machine built for those who demand the absolute best in performance. With a limited run o...
2019 Ford GT
When Ford unveiled the first-generation Ford GT in 2005, it was more than just a sports car; it was a tribute to the company’s unparalleled racing history. Fast forward to 2015, and Ford shocked the automotive...
2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 stands as a testament to American automotive engineering, blending raw power, cutting-edge technology, and refined design. Debuting as the ultimate iteration of the seventh-generation...
2017 Dodge Viper ACR
The Dodge Viper ACR (American Club Racer) represents the pinnacle of Dodge’s Viper lineup, embodying raw power, precise engineering, and track-focused design. Rooted in the iconic Viper platform, the ACR varian...
2014 Chevrolet Express 1500 Limited SE
The Chevrolet Express has long stood as a testament to American automotive durability and versatility. Among its many variants, the Express 1500 Limited SE emerges as a particularly fascinating study in how a u...
2013 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor 'Toronto Police'
The Ford Taurus Police Interceptor represents one of the most significant transformations in North American law enforcement vehicles of the 21st century. When Ford discontinued the beloved Crown Victoria Police...
2013 Dodge SRT Viper GTS
The Dodge Viper stands as one of America's most audacious automotive creations. Born from a passionate vision in the late 1980s, this venomous serpent evolved through five generations before its final farewell...
2013 Dodge Challenger SRT NASCAR
The roar of a V8 engine, the sleek retro-inspired body cutting through air at breakneck speeds, and the distinctive silhouette that commands attention even at 290 km/h - the Dodge Challenger SRT NASCAR represen...
2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392
The Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 stands as one of the most compelling examples of American muscle car engineering in the modern era. This beast of a machine represents everything that made the original muscle car...
2009 Dodge Charger Pursuit 'Toronto Police'
The Dodge Charger Pursuit represents one of the most significant transformations in North American police fleet operations, and nowhere is this more evident than in its adoption by law enforcement agencies acro...
2006 Hummer H1 Alpha 'Armored' Wagon
The Hummer H1 Alpha 'Armored' Wagon stands as a testament to the sheer capability and ruggedness that defined the Hummer brand. Originally conceived from the military-grade M998 Humvee, the H1 Alpha represents...
2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition
The Ford GT Heritage Edition is a rolling tribute to one of the most legendary moments in motorsport history. Ford’s mid-engine supercar, inspired by the iconic GT40 that conquered the 24 Hours of Le Mans in th...
2006 Ford GT
In the pulsating heart of Detroit, where the echoes of racing triumphs resonated through time, Ford Motor Company unfurled a masterpiece to mark its centennial celebration,the Ford GT. A resplendent ode to the...
2006 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor 'Metropolitan Police Service'Untitled
The Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor stands as perhaps the most recognizable law enforcement vehicle in automotive history, serving as the backbone of police fleets across North America for nearly two dec...
2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS NASCAR 'Jimmie Johnson'
The Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS NASCAR ‘Jimmie Johnson’ isn’t just a race car-it’s a rolling testament to the relentless pursuit of speed, precision, and the spirit of competition that defines American stock car r...
2003 Saleen S7
The Saleen S7 stands as an enduring symbol of American ingenuity in the world of high-performance sports cars. Unveiled on August 19, 2000, at the Monterey Historic Races, the S7 was the first fully proprietary...
2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR 'Dale Earnhardt Jr.'
The story of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. represents one of the most recognizable partnerships between driver and machine in American motorsport history. The bright red 8 Budwei...
1999 Shelby Series 1
The Shelby Series 1 stands as a remarkable, yet often overlooked, chapter in automotive history. Designed by the legendary Carroll Shelby and produced by Shelby American, it was introduced in 1997 as a spiritua...
1997 Legends Racing Car
Long before Chase Elliott or Kurt Busch ever strapped into a Cup car, both folded themselves into something that looks like a shrunken 1934 Ford coupe and sounds, at full throttle, like an angry sportbike. That...
1997 Dodge Viper GTS
The Dodge Viper GTS represents an era of raw, unapologetic American sports cars. A vehicle synonymous with brute power, stunning design, and an unrelenting focus on performance, the GTS emerged as a standout in...
1996 Ford Thunderbird NASCAR 'Dale Jarrett'
The 1996 Ford Thunderbird NASCAR race car piloted by Dale Jarrett represents a perfect marriage of automotive engineering excellence and racing prowess. The thunderous roar of its engine, the sleek aerodynamic...
1978 Chevrolet Corvette Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Edition
The 1978 Chevrolet Corvette Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Edition stands as one of the most significant milestones in American automotive history, marking both Corvette's quarter-century anniversary and its debut a...
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302
The Ford Mustang Boss 302, produced in 1969 and 1970, is a high-performance variant of the Mustang designed for both the street and track. This special edition was created to compete in the SCCA Trans-Am racing...
1969 Shelby GT500 SportsRoof
The Shelby GT500 SportsRoof stands as the culmination of Carroll Shelby's vision for the ultimate performance Mustang. Born from a legendary partnership between racing icon Carroll Shelby and the Ford Motor Com...
1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray L89 Convertible
In the pantheon of American muscle cars, few names evoke as much passion as the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. By 1969, the Corvette had already cemented itself as a symbol of power, style, and sheer automotive b...
1965 Jeep Wagoneer
The Jeep Wagoneer stands as a monumental figure in automotive history, laying the foundation for the modern SUV market. First introduced in 1962, the Wagoneer offered a groundbreaking combination of off-road ca...
1963 Ford Thunderbird Italien Show Car
The Ford Thunderbird Italien is a remarkable one-off show car born from the Ford Motor Company’s vision and creativity in the early 1960s. Combining American luxury with Italian-inspired aesthetics, the Italien...
1957 Pontiac Star Chief Custom Bonneville
The Pontiac Star Chief Custom Bonneville, introduced in 1957, marked a significant turning point for the Pontiac brand. Known simply as the Bonneville, this model combined cutting-edge technology, bold design,...
1953 Dodge M43 3/4-Ton Military Ambulance
The Dodge M43 represents one of the most purposeful and life-saving iterations of the legendary M37 platform, a vehicle that perfectly exemplifies how thoughtful engineering can transform a rugged utility truck...
1953 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup Truck
The Chevrolet 3100 stands as one of the most recognizable and beloved trucks ever to grace American roads. Part of Chevrolet's revolutionary Advance Design series, this pickup wasn't just a workhorse – it repre...
1948 Cadillac Series 62 Club Coupé
The Cadillac Series 62 Club Coupé was a celebrated model that embodied the postwar era’s focus on modernity, luxury, and power. Built on the Cadillac Series 62 platform, which was produced from 1940 through 196...
1940 Ford Half-Ton Pickup Custom
The early 1940s were a tumultuous time, marked by rapid technological advancements and the looming uncertainty of World War II. In the midst of this, Ford introduced one of its most enduring and beloved designs...
1939 American Bantam Roadster
Born from the ashes of the Great Depression, this diminutive yet iconic vehicle embodies the spirit of ingenuity and tenacity that defined an era. The American Bantam Car Company, which rose from the remains of...
1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Cabriolet
The Cord 812 Supercharged Cabriolet remains one of the most iconic American luxury cars of the 20th century. Produced by the Cord Automobile division of the Auburn Automobile Company in 1936 and 1937, it captur...
1936 Cord 810 Cabriolet
The automotive landscape of the 1930s was forever changed when the Cord 810 made its dramatic debut at the 1935 New York Auto Show. Among its various body styles, the elegant Cabriolet stands as perhaps the mos...
1935 Auburn Eight Custom Speedster
The Auburn Eight Custom Speedster stands as a timeless icon of automotive design and engineering, blending bold aesthetics with innovative performance features that set it apart in the golden age of American mo...
1933 Twin Coach "Helms Bakery" Delivery Truck
The Twin Coach "Helms Bakery" delivery truck stands as a cherished emblem of Southern California's past, combining thoughtful design, functionality, and a unique cultural history. Originally serving as the mobi...
1933 Rigling & Henning-Duesenberg "Jack C. Carr Special" Indianapolis
The Rigling & Henning-Duesenberg "Jack C. Carr Special" stands as a testament to innovation, resilience, and the storied history of American motorsport. This Duesenberg-powered race car, first constructed in 19...
1932 Ford Model 18 Two-Door Coupe Custom
When it comes to American automotive icons, few cars hold a candle to the 1932 Ford Model 18. Known as the first low-priced, mass-marketed car to feature a V8 engine, the Model 18 revolutionised the industry an...
1929 Packard Deluxe Eight
During the late 1920s and early 1930s, few names evoked luxury, craftsmanship, and performance quite like Packard. The Packard Deluxe Eight, introduced in 1929, represented the pinnacle of American automotive e...
1929 Auburn 8-90 Eight Speedster
In the late 1920s, Auburn Automobiles captured the attention of the American car market with a bold fusion of style and performance. Among their standout models was the Auburn 8-90 Eight Speedster, a car that e...
1915 Rauch & Lang J5 Double Control Coach
When we look back at the early days of automotive innovation, we often focus on gasoline-powered vehicles that ultimately dominated the market. Yet there was a time when electric vehicles were considered the pi...
1902 Oldsmobile Model R 'Curved-Dash' Runabout
In the early 1900s, a new era of transportation was dawning in America. The horse and carriage were giving way to the marvel of the age,the automobile. Among the early pioneers of the automotive industry, the O...
1929 Duesenberg Model J 'Sweep Panel' Dual-Cowl Phaeton by LeBaron
When Duesenberg wheeled its first production Model J chassis onto the stand at the New York Auto Salon on 1 December 1928, the body sitting atop it carried an outsized amount of responsibility. E.L. Cord had bo...
1929 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe by Murphy
The Walter Murphy Company bodied more Duesenberg Model Js than any other coachbuilder in the United States, and the Convertible Coupe that emerged from their finest work is arguably the form that the Model J al...
1965 Shelby 427 S/C Cobra 50th Anniversary Edition
The Shelby 427 S/C Cobra 50th Anniversary Edition marks a milestone in automotive history, commemorating the iconic Shelby Cobra's original debut in the 1960s. With its blend of historical significance, modern...
1965 Shelby 427 S/C Cobra '6000 Series'
The Shelby 427 S/C Cobra CSX6000 Series stands as a testament to Carroll Shelby's enduring vision, representing the modern evolution of one of America's most celebrated sports cars. This continuation series eme...
1966 Shelby 427 Cobra
The Shelby 427 Cobra is one of the most legendary vehicles ever to roll out of American workshops, born from a unique transatlantic collaboration between British sports car maker AC Cars and American racing ico...
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 427/435 Convertible
The Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 427/435 Convertible is a roaring embodiment of American automotive prowess in the 1960s. As the swan song of the C2 generation, the 1967 Corvette Sting Ray represents the culmin...
1930 Packard 734 Speedster Eight Phaeton
The premise of the Packard 734 Speedster Eight sits awkwardly alongside everything the Packard Motor Car Company had spent three decades building. Packard made its name on weight, ceremony, and the sombre digni...
1969 Shelby GT350 'B Production' Fastback
The Shelby GT350 'B Production' Fastback is one of the most revered muscle cars in American automotive history, born out of Carroll Shelby’s vision to take the Ford Mustang from a popular sporty car to a seriou...
1962 Chevrolet Corvette 'Fuel-Injected'
The Chevrolet Corvette,often hailed as "America's Sports Car",has been a symbol of performance and style since its debut in 1953. But the real game-changer came with the introduction of fuel injection, which to...
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 'Split-Window' Coupe
The Chevrolet Corvette has been the epitome of American sports car ingenuity since its inception in 1953. Spanning eight generations, the Corvette has continually redefined performance and design. Among the mos...
1960 Ford Thunderbird Convertible
The Ford Thunderbird stands as a hallmark of American automotive innovation, blending luxury, performance, and style. Spanning decades of production from 1955 to 2005, with a brief hiatus from 1998 to 2001, the...
1929 Pierce-Arrow Model 133 Touring with Tonneau Shield
The Pierce-Arrow Model 133 Touring with Tonneau Shield, introduced in 1929, stands as a testament to the elegance, innovation, and engineering prowess of the roaring 1920s. Produced during a transformative peri...
1931 Marmon Sixteen Convertible Sedan by LeBaron
The Marmon Sixteen Convertible Sedan by LeBaron stands as a beacon of automotive innovation, style, and performance from the twilight of the classic American luxury car era. Produced between 1931 and 1934, the...
1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton by Fleetwood
When Cadillac dispatched a convoy of five consecutively built V-16s from Detroit to Copenhagen in June 1930 for a promotional tour through nine European countries, the choice of body styles was deliberate and p...
1940 Packard Custom Super Eight One-Eighty Convertible Sedan by Darrin
Howard Darrin understood Hollywood better than almost any other automotive designer of his era, which is precisely why his most important work was never really about the movies at all. The convertible sedan he...
1934 Packard Twelve Coupe Roadster
The Packard Twelve Coupe Roadster stands as a crowning achievement in the golden age of American luxury automobiles, capturing the epitome of opulence, engineering excellence, and timeless design. Introduced du...
1934 Packard Twelve 2/4-Passenger Coupé
The Packard Twelve 2/4-Passenger Coupé is a rare and captivating example of American luxury and automotive craftsmanship from the 1930s. This model, built on the prestigious Packard Twelve platform, reflects th...
1933 Packard Twelve Convertible Victoria
The Packard Twelve Convertible Victoria, particularly the 1933 model, stands as a symbol of unparalleled luxury and engineering excellence during one of the most significant eras in automotive history. Known fo...
1934 Packard Eight Coupe Roadster
The Packard Eight Coupe Roadster is an emblem of luxury, style, and automotive engineering excellence from an era that valued craftsmanship and innovation. Manufactured by the Packard Motor Car Company between...
1932 Packard Light Eight Coupe Roadster
The Packard Light Eight Coupe Roadster, part of the Ninth Series Model 900 lineup, stands as a remarkable example of innovation during one of the most challenging economic periods in American history. Produced...
1930 Cadillac V-16 Roadster by Fleetwood
The Cadillac V-16 Roadster by Fleetwood stands as one of the most remarkable vehicles in automotive history. Born during the Great Depression, it symbolized a bold ambition to create the ultimate expression of...
1931 Cord L-29 Brougham
A brougham is meant to be the sensible choice: a closed four-door body with solid rear quarters, built for passengers who care more about privacy and formality than about the view out. Fitting that body to the...
1931 Chrysler CG Imperial Dual-Cowl Phaeton by LeBaron
Walter Chrysler was not a man who believed in needless extravagance. When Cadillac unveiled its V-16 in 1930 and Lincoln countered with a V-12, the ex-railroad engineer who had conjured an entire automobile emp...
1959 Bocar XP-6
The GMC 4-71 blower sitting naked above the bonnet line, refusing to hide behind any bodywork, tells you everything you need to know about what Bob Carnes was building in a Lakewood, Colorado workshop at the ta...
1952 Chrysler Styling Special by Ghia
Virgil Exner had a problem, and the solution arrived in Turin. By the early 1950s, Chrysler was losing to eleven other American manufacturers in domestic sales, saddled with cars so conservative that the automo...
1968 Shelby GT350 Convertible
Carroll Shelby had a habit of making things difficult for himself just to prove they could be done. Strip the roof off a performance car - already a compromise in structural rigidity - and you invite a cascade...
1963 Shelby 289 Cobra
By any rational measure, the Shelby Cobra was already behind the times before the first example was completed. The AC Ace body it wore had been hand-formed in Thames Ditton since the mid-1950s. The chassis unde...
1966 Shelby GT350 H
Carroll Shelby had, by early 1966, established the GT350 as the most driver-focused Mustang money could buy. He had stripped weight, stiffened suspension, fitted Koni shock absorbers, added a Monte Carlo bar to...
1967 Shelby GT350 Fastback
When Ford launched the Mustang in April 1964, it got nearly everything right except the engineering. Underneath the handsome long-hood, short-deck body was a compact car platform derived from the Falcon, built...
1967 Shelby GT500 Fastback
The Shelby GT500's name was, depending on who you asked, either a straightforward numerical escalation from the GT350 or an implied horsepower promise that no period production engine could quite keep. Carroll...
1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible
The story of the Dual-Ghia Convertible begins not on a design studio floor but on a Detroit show circuit in 1953, when a concept car called the Dodge Firearrow was drawing the kind of crowds that production-lin...
1959 Chevrolet Corvette
The Chevrolet Corvette arrived in 1953 with a fiberglass body, a crowd-stopping show-car silhouette, and a powertrain so mismatched with its sporting ambitions that early road testers could barely hide their fr...
1908 Stanley Model K Semi-Racer
Twenty-six. That's the entire production run of the Stanley Model K Semi-Racer - a number so small it barely registers as a footnote in conventional automotive history, yet every one of those cars represented s...
1954 Kaiser-Darrin Roadster
When Howard Darrin unveiled his sliding-door roadster prototype to Henry J. Kaiser in 1952, the industrialist was reportedly furious - not impressed. It took Mrs. Kaiser's enchantment with the design to convinc...
1956 Ford Thunderbird
The Ford Thunderbird arrived in 1955 carrying a label that Ford's own marketing team insisted was not "sports car." It was a personal car - a phrase that sounds like corporate hedging until you examine what For...