Out of nowhere, America’s Car-Mart Inc. finds itself deep in money trouble. Lenders stepped in again this time offering another delay on payments, just like last time. That pause keeps disaster at bay for now. Still, needing help twice shows things are worse than they seemed. Shares dropped hard, falling fast without slowing. Behind the […]
Michigan’s Lost Corvettes: A Tale of Rescue and Rediscovery
There’s something inherently sentimental about derelict cars. They’re not simply dead chunks of metal; they’re tangible embodiments of human desires, failures, aspirations and recollections. As time takes its toll on the machine and nature begins its slow process of reclaiming the steel beast, the abandoned motorcar tells tales that only the patient can appreciate. In […]
Unearthing Automotive Legends at a Colorado Junkyard
Deep in the Colorado high desert, in the isolated high plains and scrubby pinon of La Jara, Colorado, there’s a place that’s more of a graveyard of American Automotive History than a wrecking yard. Ernest Auto Wrecking & Truck does not use slick corporate branding, nor do they advertise in fancy magazines; the narrative of […]
Unpacking the Power and Mystique of the Number 7
The number seven always held some kind of odd fascination, something both intuitive and unexplainable. Time and time again, in various cultures, religions and fields, the number reappears in an all-too-consistent manner. From ancient practices to modern science and patterns of everyday living, seven is more than a digit; it is a silent director of […]
Automotive Royalty: The All-Time Best-Selling Cars, Explained
It is not as simple as looking at numbers to know what makes a car the best-selling of all time. Each record-breaking model has a back story, a story of decades of engineering choices, evolving consumer requirements, and international market policies. One nameplate may be used to signify generations of vehicles with little more than […]
Junkyard Gold: The Rarest Automotive Legends Found in America
The experience of strolling in a junkyard is almost magical. Lines of rusty metal, glass and abandoned machinery stretch into interminable lines and have their own story to tell. To the majority of people, it is a spare part zone, however, to the true car lovers, it is a treasure hunt. In each and every […]
How a Police Chase Sent This ’68 Corvette 427 into a 40-Year Hibernation
Periodically, there are barn finds that do not seem like a discovery at all, but the reopening of a lost book in the history of the automobile. This is no ordinary dirty old sports car, this 1968 Chevrolet Corvette C3 is a frozen time capsule of a crazy young life, the one car associated with […]
From Garage Ghosts to Gold Mines: 10 American Cars That Went From Zero to Hero in the Collector Market
Okay, pay attention, car fans and folks who live for engines. Let’s get into a scene where metal and tires turn super valuable where rides once seen as oddballs, everyday junk, or just plain forgettable now sell like hotcakes to collectors. Skip the usual high-priced legends for now; instead, think about the underdogs the ones […]