Vintage ‘78 – Shelby, Shelby, Shelby

Who knew that Shelbys were such hot commodities in the late 1970s? I recently went digging through another box of photos submitted for Hemmings Motor News, this time for the July 1978 issue, and found plenty of Shelbys for sale for prices that, well, will seem a little sadistic should I print them. But I’ll […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – Total Recall taxi

Longtime readers of the blog might already know that I have a slight obsession over the vehicles from Total Recall, including the Johnnycab taxi. So it comes as no surprise that this six-wheeled Volkswagen-based taxi prop from the movie is my Hemmings Find of the Day. Note that this is not the actual Johnnycab – […]

A Vintage Racer With an Unfair Advantage

The 1971 AMC Penske Javelin that Mark Donohue drove to victory in the ‘71 Trans-Am series will be auctioned off at Russo and Steele’s Monterey sale next month.
The car has been restored to concours-level condition by MAECO Motorsport of Northridge, California, and won awards in its class at the Amelia Island Concours in 2008. The […]