As we noted earlier in the Class of 1986 series, that year saw the ushering in of plenty of digital-age technology and the ushering-out of plenty of stone-age technology. Case in point: the Mazda RX-7. Introduced for the American market in 1979, the RX-7 made prominent use of the company’s Wankel rotary engines, and that […]
After the Jeep, perhaps the most beloved Army vehicle – at least among those who served in the military – is the deuce-and-a-half, originally built by Reo (as the M34) before the Army awarded contracts to build it to Kaiser and AM General (as the M35 and its variants). When first introduced to the general […]
This week saw the kick-off of Mecum Auctions’ 2011 running of its Original Spring Classic event in Indianapolis. It seems appropriate then that one of the featured lots is a former Indy 500 competitor from the stable of one of the Brickyard’s most noted competitors. A.J. Foyt started 35 Indy 500s, and over a dozen […]