Hemmings Find of the Day – 1973 Pontiac Firebird Formula

A number of Pontiac enthusiasts were, well, vocal about the Yenko-modified Pontiac Trans Am we brought up a couple of weeks ago. We imagine they’ll be much more satisfied with this 1973 Pontiac Firebird Formula, reported to be one of 43 1973 Formulas built with the Super Duty 455 engine. From the seller’s description: This […]

Cannonball Baker’s 1914 coast-to-coast trek to be retraced

Photo courtesy Don Emde Don Emde, winner of the 1972 Daytona 200, has announced a new multi-year project that will retrace the record-setting 3,378-mile, 11-1/2-day route completed by Cannonball Baker in 1914. The historic feat shaved almost nine days off the existing record at a time when there were few highways west of the Mississippi, […]

Social Networking in an El Camino

Chevrolet has slapped up a Facebook page devoted to gauging support for the (unlikely) return of the El Camino. The page’s best feature is the all-too-brief photo gallery that reminded me how I would like to own a ’59 or a ’60 El Camino before I get hauled off to the nursing home, mainly so […]