The (Dat) Sun Rises

At a big auction festival like Auburn, looking for a truck usually requires a major sort through the semi-customized and hot-rodded pickups that sometimes dominate the offerings. Doing so can yield a real prize, like this, which we found at the Auctions America sale conducted by RM Auctions. This, friends, is a 1972 Datsun pickup, […]

Hemmings Finds of the Day – 1964 Amphicars

What would you do with two Amphicars? The same Michigan dealer has two of the seafaring automobiles (or is that road-going watercraft?) for sale on Hemmings.com right now, both of them 1964 770 models, one in red and the other in white. According to the descriptions for the two Amphicars, they are both roadworthy and […]

Capri’s designer a mystery no longer

The Ford Capri oozed just the kind of image and style that appealed to buyers in late-1960s Europe. More than 200,000 were sold in the first year alone, thanks in no small part to the coupe’s classic long-nose, short-deck styling. But the identity of the stylist responsible for the car’s lines has been an enduring […]