Today in Collector Car History: Mercedes-Benz Record Car Hits 372 km/h on the Autobahn (Oct. 26, 1936)
Eve Nowell On Oct. 26, 1936, Rudolf Caracciola reached 372.1 km/h in a streamlined Mercedes-Benz V12 record car. Here is…
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Today in Collector Car History: Blue Flame Rocket Car Hits 622 MPH at Bonneville (Oct. 23, 1970)
EL Puckett On Oct. 23, 1970, Gary Gabelich drove the Blue Flame rocket car to 622.407 mph at Bonneville, a…
The Corvette Museum Is Opening Its Vault, and Its Most Important Cars Are Not the Prettiest
The National Corvette Museum opens its 66,000-square-foot Collections Facility for tours on January 13, 2027. Here is what…
Today in Collector Car History: The Ford Thunderbird Goes on Sale, and the Personal Luxury Car Is Born (Oct. 22, 1954)
The 1955 Ford Thunderbird went on sale Oct. 22, 1954. See why it outsold the Corvette, what it…
On a Toyota 2000GT, an Open Roof Is the Red Flag: Toyota Built Only Two Convertibles
Kyle Matthews Toyota built the 2000GT only as a closed coupe, plus two film-prop open cars. Here is what that…
On a Ferrari Daytona, the Spyder Body Is the Originality Detail That Sets the Price
A factory Ferrari Daytona Spyder is worth a multiple of the berlinetta, and conversions exist. Here is what…
Today in Collector Car History: John DeLorean Is Arrested, and the DMC-12’s Supply Is Frozen (Oct. 19, 1982)
The DeLorean arrest on Oct. 19, 1982 left the DMC-12 a closed production run of about 9,000 cars.…
Today in Collector Car History: Chevrolet Unveils the El Camino, and the Car-Pickup Gets Its Answer (Oct. 16, 1958)
Chevrolet unveiled the El Camino on Oct. 16, 1958. Here is what the first-year car-pickup means for collectors…
Today in Collector Car History: Lee Iacocca Is Born, and the Mustang Follows (Oct. 15, 1924)
Lee Iacocca was born Oct. 15, 1924. Here is how the Mustang he championed became a collector car,…
Today in Collector Car History: William Morris Is Born, and MG Follows (Oct. 10, 1877)
William Morris was born on October 10, 1877. The garage he renamed in 1910 gave collectors the Bullnose…