A Dad’s Type 3 Is Just The Ticket To Rekindle Fond Family Memories
Lynn Pfenning has many special memories with the 1967 Volkswagen Type 3 that his dad, Marvin, bought new. None of them would have happened if it hadn’t have been for…
1967
This Mustang’s Strongest Selling Points Were It Being a Ford And a Convertible
Carol Clifford Fuessenich’s dad, Lt. Col. Robert R. Clifford, worked for the Ford Motor Company for just six brief months. Even though the time was short, it was enough to…
The Original Owner of this ’67 Mustang has Driven a Half-Million Miles
On Halloween Day of 1966, a young middle-school teacher briskly skipped into Beattie Motors, located in Monterey, CA. No tricks were planned that afternoon, only a treat – in the…
Dad’s Pride & Joy: A Family Celebrates an Original Owner Legacy with a 1967 Firebird
Joe Caballero was born and raised in the tropical islands of Hawaii. After graduating high school in the early 1960s, the young man bid farewell to the Aloha State, jetsetting…
TV and Film
Up Close With Ford v Ferrari’s 1966 GT40 #95
Hollywood’s recent Ford vs Ferrari movie has sent vintage GT40s racing into the limelight. And that’s for good reason. Those years at Le Mans in 1966, ’67 and ‘68 proved…
Star Power: Legendary ‘Bullitt’ 1968 Mustang Movie Car Heading For the Mecum Auction Block
After shocking the automotive world by coming out of four decades of hiding, the iconic ‘Bullitt’ Mustang GT is now destined for the Mecum Auctions block. The four-wheeled legend made…
Auction
Fifty-Plus ’55 Chevy’s And Still Ready For More
Don’t ever, ever, say Duane Clark is ‘into’ 1955 Chevys. That’s an understatement of gigantic proportions. The gearhead doesn’t love or adore them, either. Those words are no good, too.…
Hey, Hey, Here Are Some Mighty Cool Monkeys
Honda has made a ton of motorcycles over the years but perhaps none as fun or cheeky as their little runabout Monkey. The mini model first appeared in the 1960s…
Features
Circling Back: A Fond & Welcome Return to a Retro Grand Wagoneer
A former Jeep tech gets back in the saddle with a very familiar 4×4: a retro Grand Wagoneer.
Marketing Memories: VW’s 1964 Talking Beetle Known as ‘Max’
Back in 2008, Volkswagen rolled out a quirky run of commercials with a very unique spokesperson: a 1964 Beetle known as ‘Max’. The marketing campaign was put together by advertising…