Back Track
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Two Seat Mustang
As you likely know, we have owned several Mustangs over the years. However, I have never owned a two-seat Mustang.…
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Finding Car’s original owner
Back around July of 2010 I got a call from a friend in California saying there was an elusive 1969…
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1968 Hurst Olds Road Test with Jack “Doc” Watson and Bill Lindman
Here is the street version of what these two legends are disusing. This is a very rare look back…
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Eyes on Design 2022
We recently exhibited at the 2022 Eyes On Design car show held annually in Grosse Pointe Shores, MI. Without a…
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Big-T
Many of today’s car enthusiasts and collectors got their start building model cars from AMT and Monogram. I know as…
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Vintage Race Cars at AACA Hershey Meet
We have one more selection of vintage race cars from the 2020 AACA Hershey Show held at Gettysburg PA. You…
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1933 Crack’n Riley Special
Here is another race car from the 2020 AACA Hershey National Car Show held in Gettysburg PA. This 1933 Sprint…
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Dealership Specials by Parnelli Jones
It was 1968 and racing was big. One of its biggest stars was Parnelli Jones. He was active in Indy…
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Fred Lorenzen Part 2
This is the second part of the comic book story of Fred Lorenzen. Don’t you wish history was this much…
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Racers Reunion, NASCAR the way it was, the way it Should Be!
NASCAR has been in the news a lot lately. Everything from IRacing, probition of the Confederate Flag to…
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2008 Laguna Seca Vintage Racing
Due to the ongoing restrictions of the Covid 19 pandemic the number of car events has been greatly restricted. The…
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New C8 Corvette! Remember the fuss when the C5 Corvette was new? Part 2
Today, we continue with Part 2 of the C-5 Corvette story. As we recap the experience of ordering a C5…
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New C8 Corvette! Remember the fuss when the C5 Corvette was new?
The C8 Mid Engine Corvette is hot news and you can’t pick up a magazine or view the internet without…
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Buick Centurion XP-301
Ever since I was 6 or 7 years old I have been infatuated with concept cars. Back at that time…
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1987 Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Aero Coupe Street Car
Previously, we told you about some various Street Legal Tribute Race Cars and in another post we told you…
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NASCAR Legend You Should Know
I recently picked up a new paperback book that has just been released by Waldorf Publishing and authored by Brock…
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Ordering a 1969 Ford
Back in the day dealers did not stock nearly as many cars as they do today. At that time ordering…
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Cheetah Sports Racer
At the 2016 Road Atlanta Walter Mitty Historic Races I saw a number of cars that brought back fond memories…
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Road Rage 1960s Style
I grew up in Oskaloosa a small rural Iowa town. It was a good place to grow up but a…
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“It’s Chevrolet For Me”; Joey Chitwood
When I was a kid there was no such thing as computers or Photoshop. When you saw a car do…
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Another Private Collection
Back in my younger days I liked to autocross our Corvette on as many weekends as I could. Then, as…
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Follow up to Update on Cyclone GT 500
In our last Post we tried to give you the most recent information on the 1968 Mercury Cyclone GT 500…
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Mercury Cyclone GT 500 Delivered at Atlanta 500
It was February of 1968 at the Daytona 500 and Cale Yarborough won the race and Ford team mate Lee…
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Mercury Competition Team Decal & Sticker
Were you a Member of the Mercury Competition Team back in 1969? Did you know Mercury had a Competition Team…
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Riverside CA Motor Trend 500
My favorite race track remains the Riverside Road Course in Riverside CA. It no longer exists thanks to some stupid…
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1960 Ford Starliner
If you like cars, I mean all cars not just the brand you drive, then you most likely have a…
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Richard Petty goes Drag Racing
So you think the King, Richard Petty, was only a 200 time winner in NASCAR? Well, there was a time…
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1968 Shelby GT 500KR Road Test
I am a big fan of these old Road Test shows. Now with YouTube we can still enjoy them. The…
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Boss 429 Mustang – ZL1 427 Camaro – 426 Hemi Cuda
I always enjoy picking you some old auto related documents and see what we being said at the time. Steve…
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1963 1/2 Mercury Marauder
If you are beginning to have some NASCAR withdrawal and can’t wait for the 2013 season to start then have…
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Life of Riley Hot Rod
We have done several article lately on hot rods and rat rods and it suddenly came to me that many…
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Legendary Collector Cars TV Episode 8: AMX Barn Find
For two years now we have been working on our Project Car Barn Find AMX. It is now completed…
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Original Owner 1965 Chevy SS
This is a story we all hear about and dream about. I need not say any more just watch this…
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Vintage Racing was Dangerous!
If you ever wondered why seat belts were invented to watch this video very closely. This is when racing…
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1969 Daytona 500
Previously we brought you a video of the 1968 Daytona 500. By February 1969 the Daytona 500 was shapping up to…
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1968 Daytona 500
This weekend Speedweeks in Daytoan begins with the running of the 24 Hours of Daytona. We will be bringing you…
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Craig Breedlove and AMX Set World 24 Hour Speed Record
Since we are about to have our Barn Find Project AMX back on the road I thought is might be…
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Carroll Shelby; Innovator
Is there anyone who is into cars that doesn’t know who Carroll Shelby is? Have you ever met him in…
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24 Hours of Le Mans Ford GT 40 engine testing
We sometimes have historical paperwork and videos donated to us which provide invaluable background context to our collector cars. On…
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1969 Ford Mustang Press Release Photos
The Mustang remains one of the iconic cars in America. One of the most popular years of all time is…
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Project Cars Update
We have two Project Cars that have been getting neglected as of late. However, we are now back on both…
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Mercury Turnpike Cruiser
One of the cars Katrina and I lust over is the 57 and 58 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser. These cars…
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Vintage Drag Races at Bristol, TN
Here is another of the great vintage drag racing films provided by Tim Lopata of the Forge Muscle Car Show.…
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Film of 1911 Indy 500
Our good friend Tim Lopata of Forge Muscle Car Show fame as done us another huge favor and provided us…
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Cougar GT 500 Update
We have some new information on the 1968 Cougar GT 500 we told you about last week. We have known…
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1968 Mercury Cougar GT 500
We are often contacted by individuals wanting assistance in locating or selling very rare cars. We also obtain a great…
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Drag Racing at Bristol Tennessee 1970
Our friend Tim Lopata has a large collection of vintage racing moving from back in the day and agreed to…
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1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 428 CJ Road Test
The 1969 Ford Mach 1 Mustang was one of those Mustangs designed to put some fire into the belly of…
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Aero Cars on Track
We participated in a very special event this past August. It was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in conjunction…
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Trans Am Racing
The Trans Am racing series from the late 60s and early 70s featured the new Pony cars that were just…
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2005 Ford GT 40 Road Test
When the first GT 40s were built by Ford they were legendary in design and accomplishments. I was a Corvette…
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1964 Pontiac GTO; The First Muscle Car
Although there were plenty of cars before it that were considered fast, the 1964 Pontiac GTO may has been considered…
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Chrysler Turbine Car Video
I remember this car from when I was a pimple faced teenager in love with cars and this was…
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Mug n’ Bun + Speed and Wings
What would you do if you and the family went out on a Friday night to the local Mug n’…
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Cyclone Levels Ontario Motor Speedway
This is another of our Backtracking Posts about the way it was back in the day. In 1971 the Ontario…
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Junior Johnsor 1965 Ford NASCAR Diecast SOLD OUT
Now is the time to order this brand new Junior Johnson Diecast of his Holly Farms #26 1965 Ford! We…
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Back Tracking 1968 Camaro Z28 Sports Car Graphic
Here are some more Back Tracking images from a 1968 Sports Car Graphic magazine. Women’s lib has changed a bit…
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