Once the littlest Clydesdale heard he’d been cut from the Budweiser wagon pulling team in the first round of tryouts, his self-confidence was shattered, leading him to drive around old jalopies and chucking 12-ouncers out the window, wailing about “the sweet nectar of my disappointment!” Bob Southard sent us this photo, taken by friends of […]

There’s no way you could have seriously followed auto racing in the 1970s, 1980s and beyond and not heard of, or probably admired, the exploits of Bobby Rahal. He’s one of the people who could convince anyone that good things happen in this country. An Ohio native and Denison University graduate, Rahal was arguably the […]

The Carrozzeria Bertone-built 262C was Volvo’s international jet-setter in the late 1970s, a high-end luxury coupe that spoke to the affluent personal car market that the once-humble Swedish automaker had in its sights. This car debuted in 1978 in one color combination – Mystic Silver over black – with the highly distinctive 3-inch-lowered, vinyl-wrapped roof and full […]