ECTA searching for new land-speed racing venues

Image courtesy ecta-lsr.com In the decade or so since the formation of the East Coast Timing Association, Maxton, North Carolina, has become a hot rodding hot spot, thanks to the events that the ECTA stages on a one-mile stretch of a little-used World War II-era runway in Maxton. Yet that stands to change next year […]

Porsche Restores One Of Its Own

Do you remember BMW’s recent in-house, modern-day build of a vintage 2002 that was done entirely from NOS and reproduction parts? That special project was handled by BMW Mobile Tradition, and videos of the build can be seen here, here and here. Mercedes-Benz Classic has been restoring its own cars for years in Germany, and […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1955 Coast pumper truck

Among the three best-known California producers of fire trucks – the first two were Crown and Van Pelt – Coast Apparatus Inc. of Martinez was the smallest, and had the briefest history. So it was pleasant to see this completely intact 1955 Coast triple-combination pumper offered for sale following a partial on-camera career. This is […]