May 27, 2011
For Those About to Rock (and Race), Brian Johnson Salutes You
The AC/DC vocalist, car collector and racecar driver greeted fans and signed copies of his new memoir in New Jersey.
Heinz Kluetmeier/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images
The photograph of Steve McQueen that was used for the Sports Illustrated cover.
Testing the Price of the McQueen Provenance
By DEXTER FORD
The actor’s 1971 Husqvarna 400 Cross, an off-road motorcycle he rode all over the Mojave Desert of Southern California and onto the cover of Sports Illustrated, will be auctioned by Bonhams in May.
June 2, 2011
Kiss Edition Mini Countryman Models Hit eBay
The specially painted cars are being auctioned to benefit Unicef.
May 25, 2011
Reggie Jackson Peddles Auction Wisdom, and Shelby GT 350
The member of baseball's Hall of Fame was in Indiana for a car auction.
Advertising
Giant Toys for Attracting Much Older Boys
By STUART ELLIOTT
Mattel is hoping that a crew of stunt drivers can help expand the interest in Hot Wheels to young men.
Wheelspin
Seeing Sights of Arizona in Valuable Vintage Cars
By LARRY EDSALL
There are no trailer queens here. The Copperstate 1000, a four-day, 1,000-mile drive across the Arizona desert for pre-1974 classic vehicles, often attracts cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Auto Ego
In Every Way, This Buick Is a Family Car
By RICHARD S. CHANG
Mary Jane La Vache’s father, Joseph, treasured his 1963 Buick Wildcat and kept it in perfect condition. After he died, she inherited the car and now treasures it, too.
Rust in Peace
The K-Car as a Limousine? That’s a Stretch
By ROB SASS
With front-wheel drive and a sluggish 4-cylinder engine, Chrysler’s 1983-86 K-car, a response to higher gasoline prices, did not make a spectacular limousine.
Multimedia
Rubber City Classic
A 1917 roadster built by Ralph Mulford, whose testimony in a patent lawsuit helped save the tire industry in Akron, has become the passion of one Ohio man.
Powered by an Idea
The Paxton steam car did not revolutionize the auto industry, but it remains a benchmark of innovative design.
Straight From the Streets
Like the graffiti art that made him famous, Steven Ogburn’s 1972 Thunderbird is a relic from New York’s grittier days.
Honoring a Famed Italian Race
The California Mille takes vintage machines on a spirited 1,000-mile tour of Northern California.
Classics in Wide Open Spaces
The Copperstate 1000, a four-day rally in Arizona, gives owners of vintage sports cars room to roam.
All in the Family
Mary Jane La Vache of Brooklyn is now driving the 1963 Buick Wildcat her father, Joseph, owned when she was little.
Collectible Car of the Year
Votes Are In, and the Fin Has Won
By TORI TELLEM
Readers cast 1,510 votes for the unusual Czech-built Tatra T 87 owned by Paul Greenstein and Dydia DeLyser.
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