I got the fever: Terror at 10 MPH

Earlier this month, we reposted a photo from twin6 showing a wonderfully insane front-wheel-drive contraption from Rose City, Michigan, but couldn’t relate any more information than what was in the photo itself. However, reader Steve Donohoe actually knew somebody from Rose City, Michigan – Dean Coleman, the chief of police there – and Dean checked […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1977 Cadillac Eldorado

Yup, it’s a bog-standard 1977 Cadillac Eldorado that we picked for today’s Hemmings Find of the Day. It hasn’t been turned into a pickup or a station wagon, and it appears to still have its stock 180hp 425-cu.in. V-8 and drivetrain. So what’s the big deal about it? From the seller’s description: 1977 CADILLAC ELDORADO […]

The state of the old car hobby in 1959

It always makes us feel a bit meta when we get a chance to peek back in time and see how people regarded their past 30, 40, 50 years ago. Historians hadn’t had as long to stew about their topics, but on the other hand, they were much more proximate to the things they were […]