Unless you lived in Central Florida during the late 1950s, Joe Sheppard’s was not a household name. Yet, as hardcore racing historians know, Sheppard, The Tampa Hotshoe, was a very successful racer who took on the most famous names in racing at the time – Fangio, Hill, Moss, Cunningham – and who raced all over […]

I’d start off by describing this 1932 Austin street rod for sale on Hemmings.com as pure 1980s Pro Street style, but from the specs list, it’s a good bet that it was either built or updated sometime in the last 15 years. From the seller’s description:
This is a glass Austin roadster that is powered by […]

It’s one thing for somebody with a passing interest in old cars to go around snap-happy on the streets of a particular city, save the photos in a shoebox for 40 years, then trot them out. It’s another thing when Fred Roe aimed his camera on the more significant cars on the streets of Boston […]