Clark, Chapman, Gurney, and a Lotus-Ford

We still have a couple of Greg Steinmayer’s found photos to go through (previous ones include the Ford GPA splashing down in the Detroit River, the people and monster of Ford’s factories, and the Maico 500 Sport), including this one that doesn’t immediately appear to have much to do with the others, which were all […]

The Quarter Horse: Ford’s stillborn bitsa Mustang

One of the most subtle set of images we ran across in the Facebook photo collection posted by the sons of Fran Hernandez in recent months depicted a pair of Ford Mustangs, circa 1970, one painted Grabber Blue, the other painted Candyapple Red, both with white interiors. No engine shots, but from the Shelby-ish front […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1935 Ford

We normally don’t select street rods for the Hemmings Find of the Day because we know that they don’t fit with many of our readers’ tastes, but here’s a thought to keep you awake at night: Are contemporary street rods the modern-day version of the coachbuilt automobile? Chip Foose himself has mentioned the connection in […]