These pictures look like screenshots from Forza Horizon 4, but I assure you they’re real. We mostly post original photos, but because Renault exited the U.S. market in 1987, there are very few Renault Clios…
Wolseley 18/85 & ADO17: High Tech Traditionalism
This Wolseley 18/85 was featured in our 2023 Hagerty story about the Kilbroney Vintage Show, but today, it’s time for a closer look at the car itself. Almost unknown outside of the U.K., the 18/85…
Chevrolet Nova Concours: The Baby Brougham
Some cars seem to be everywhere—road furniture—until suddenly you notice their absence. Once as common as RAV4s are today, it’s been a while since the fourth-gen (1975-79) Chevy Nova suddenly became rare, but in rust-free…
Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina: Understated To A Fault
To Americans, the Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina was a sports sedan and one mainly enjoyed by an exclusive clique of sports car fans who needed a little more room than Spiders and GTVs could provide….
1936 Dodge: Origin Of The Ram
In 1920, just six years after John and Horace Dodge started building their own cars, “Dodge Brothers” was second only to Ford in sales in the USA. But both brothers fell victim to the Influenza…
Saab 90: The Least Famous Swede
What do you get when you mate the front half of a Saab 99 with the back half of a 900? The Saab 90. In 1983, Saab decided to do exactly this to create a…
1948 Buick Super: Last Of The Streamliners
It’s impossible to know for sure if it’s true, but it is a good story. In the 1970s, Ex-GM designer Richard Stout once said that the 1948 Buick lineup continued on their pre-war bodies because…
Lotus Excel: Hethel’s Best Kept Secret
It seems fair to say that the Lotus Excel is Hethel’s most underrated car. Nobody ever talks much about it, the company never again built anything like it after it was gone, and it dwelled…
1987-89 Mercury Tracer: Hecho En Mexico
Sometimes a car is less significant for what it is than what it represents, and the original Mercury Tracer definitely falls into this category. Although it had a Ford sibling, the Asia-Pacific market Laser, both…
Flashback: Vega Kammback Wagons
Today, we’re flashing back to the summer of 1978 with a pair of Chevrolet Vega Kammback wagons. Look closely, and you’ll see two matching green versions of this tiny hauler, an early 1971-73 model in…
Volkswagen Type 34 Karmann-Ghia: The Razor’s Edge
The round, Chrysler-inspired, 1950s-era regular Volkswagen Karmann Ghia is a familiar sight in the USA, but there were actually three different Karmann Ghias in all. The original recipe Type 14, the 1970s-era Brazilian Type 145…
Subaru 360: First Star In The Constellation
If you see a Subaru 360 in the U.S., it’s probably a car that was imported here when they were new. The 360 and its bigger cousins, the Sambar truck and van, are some of…