The Matador coupe is one of those 1970s love-it-or-hate-it designs, perhaps even more polarizing than the Gremlin, Pacer, Vega and Pinto. It’s, of course, the bug-eyed Colonnade-like design that makes it so: After all, the coupe generates way more comments than the more conservative Matador sedan. This 1977 AMC Matador coupe, one of the desirable […]
To Richard Quinn, I apologize. You see, almost exactly three years ago Richard sent us the above photo, which he scanned from an 8×10 glass negative that’s been in his collection for years. I thought it was worth investigating, then let it get buried in the never-ending Inbox avalanche, until just recently.
My first inclination was […]
This past weekend, at least three cars pulled in winning bids that set new world records, according to the auction companies that sold those cars. Tops among those three was the 1959 Ferrari 250 GT long-wheelbase California Spider Competizione that hammered for $7.26 million Saturday night at Gooding and Company’s event, the most ever paid […]