A mere shadow of its former self, this 1930s ‘beach racer’ has a glorious past. In the 1930s, sand courses in Florida – Ormond and Daytona beaches – were popular spots for speed record attempts. Even as late as the 1950s, Daytona Beach was used for top-speed  runs by automobile manufacturers as well as stock car competition. This '30 Pierce-Arrow,  with a fabric body stretched over tubular framework, had been discovered and featured  in a 2011 episode of popular TV show, Am...

In 1967, Ford’s street-muscle standard-bearer was the midsize Fairlane packed with 425 horsepower. Here’s a rare XL-trim hardtop that’s ready to rumble. Traditional 1960s Supercars (now known as Muscle Cars), mid-size models with maximum power, were packed with as much horsepower as the carmakers could come up with. It was the era of Street Hemis, big-block Chevys, tri-power GTOs and niche market muscle from Baldwin-Motion, Nickey, Yenko and, of course, Shelby American. Whereas GM chose th...

Back in the early days of NASCAR racing, six-cylinder Hudson Hornets showed Olds V8s and others the quick way to the checkered flag. Long before streamlining and low center of gravity were “givens” for building successful racecars, factory step-down Hudsons gave V8 monsters fits on the NASCAR circuit. Between 1951 and 1955, Hudson Hornets won more than 80 races and became a dominant force in NASCAR competition. Herb Thomas is best remembers for his hard-to-beat Hornets. NASCAR Hornets ran ...