New dragstrips here in the United States are so rare, they border on nonexistent. With the spread of suburbia and the rising cost of operations, it’s all most dragstrip owners can do just to stay open and keep the neighbors and noise regulations at bay. Yet in Washington state, something unusual is happening: a brand-new […]

From the Anglo-Italian-Japanese Boosted Hatchback Department comes this 1985 De Tomaso Innocenti Turbo – a project car for those with a boundless desire to enjoy three-cylinder turbocharged hatchback motoring forever. Innocenti started with steel tubing, later produced the Lambretta scooter, then struck a deal with Austin to build Bertone-designed cars with Austin Mini mechanicals. Austin […]

Through the Hemmings Forum, we recently heard from the folks at King Arthur Flour in Norwich, Vermont, regarding the calliope truck that used to promote the flour in New York City and in Boston in the late 1920s. Featuring a wooden carving of King Arthur atop his horse and carrying a banner (a later version […]