Studebaker Champion or Peugeot 404? Vast Colorado Junkyard’s Inventory...
When I heard from a certain Renault 4CV racer that the inventory of the ancient Seven Sons Auto Salvage wrecking yard in Brighton, Colorado, would be up for auction today, I headed up there in full...
View ArticleLook At What I Found!: Avanti II
Photos courtesy of Cars In Depth You find unusual cars down on the street, stored off of the street, parked by by the curbside, ready for the crusher at a junkyard, or sometimes even abandoned in...
View ArticleCarrera Panamericana Crash Destroys Studebaker, Porsches, Alfa, and a Benz;...
La Carrera Panamericana 2012 ran its third day yesterday, and we’ve got a report of a five-cars-over-a-cliff wreck during yesterday’s race segment ending in Querétaro. TTAC’s correspondent in Mexico is...
View ArticleThe Ghosts Of The Studebaker Proving Grounds
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the November 22, 1963 assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Shortly thereafter, the city of South Bend, Indiana suffered another tragedy: the...
View ArticleBefore Mary Barra: Helen Deroy, Philanthropist (and Pioneering Automotive...
One of the things I’ve discovered when writing about automotive history, it first occurred to me when I was researching street names in and around Detroit, is that we name things after people to...
View ArticleAndy Granatelli, R.I.P. – A Supercharged Life
Andy Granatelli died this past Sunday at the age of 90. He was a man worthy of note in the world of cars and the world of business. His sponsorships via the STP oil additive company changed the way...
View ArticleAvanti – The Car Too Striking To Die With Studebaker
A perennial candidate for most beautiful of all times lists is the Studebaker Avanti. It’s admittedly somewhat of a polarizing design since the Avanti also sometimes shows up on lists of the oddest...
View ArticleBack Home Again In Indiana: Mercedes-Benz To Move R-Class Production To Its...
As a tyke growing up in South Bend, Indiana, my father and I would often stake out the lots behind the Studebaker factories with hopes of spotting the next generation Avanti or Lark. Too often all we...
View ArticleAb Jenkins and His Mormon Meteor, Part One
Does the name Ab Jenkins mean anything to you? He was once famous as the fastest man on land. What about the name Bonneville? If you’re a car enthusiast, you might associate it with Pontiac, as...
View ArticleCould Someone Keep the Viper Alive?
Some cars don’t die when they are discontinued. The tooling and intellectual property associated with those models are sometimes sold to automakers in the developing world. It’s not a new phenomenon....
View ArticlePicture Time: Vintage American Luxury from Keeneland Concours
The other weekend, I traveled down to the rolling green acres of Kentucky for the annual Keeneland Concours event. There was a wide selection of vehicles at the show, and I love taking pictures. Read...
View ArticleRare Rides: Hop in a 1955 Studebaker Conestoga Wagon
Today’s Rare Ride is a peachy two-door wagon from a company in South Bend, Indiana that would cease to exist about a decade later. It’s a Studebaker Champion Conestoga, from 1955. The Champion line...
View ArticleRare Rides: A Studebaker Wagonaire From 1964 – aka the Earliest GMC Envoy XUV
Sometimes car companies have radical ideas that don’t really pan out when it comes time to persuade consumers to part with their money. Today’s Studebaker Wagonaire is such a vehicle. It falls into the...
View ArticleRare Rides: The Very Luxurious 1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk
Rare Rides has featured a couple of Studebaker offerings in the past, both of which were family-hauling wagons. Today’s Studebaker is a more luxurious and less capacious hardtop coupe. Let’s have a...
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