Because heritage sells – Chevrolet's 25th Anniversary Corvette | In 1978, Chevrolet marked a milestone anniversary for its celebrated sports car: The Corvette turned 25 years old. For the first time in the model's history, it was chosen to pace the running of the Indianapolis 500, so the bowtie brand pulled out the stops in creating a limited number of pace car replicas. It […] | Lees verder | From father to son to show-winner – the rebirth of a 1961 Jaguar E-type | Henry Platts wasn't yet born when his father Patrick received a 1961 Jaguar E-type as a present from his wife, Diane, in 1982. Henry came along four years later, and remembers his father's obsession with the rarely driven sports car; in fact, he credits the Jaguar with instilling his life-long love of automobiles. Patrick died […] | Lees verder | Hemmings Find of the Day – 1970 AMC Javelin Trans Am | Authenticated 1970 AMC Javelin Trans Am for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: 1 of 100 built in the Trans Am registry. Its the 99th car built in October of 1969 only 2 cars built in October the first 98 were built in September of 1969. I have a letter from the president of […] | Lees verder | When Buick pitched sporting cars with safety | Ruth Campanelli's husband was having a mid-life crisis. Perhaps he set out to buy a Ford Mustang (a 390-powered Mustang GT fastback would be our guess), or maybe even a final-year Corvette Sting Ray convertible (probably with the optional single four-barrel 427). "Happy wife, happy life," the saying goes, and when Ruth pointed out that […] | Lees verder | When axles were straight and fenders were bare | The heads-up, straight-axle gasser thing has certainly enjoyed a resurgence over the last decade or so. And with good reason: When it comes to putting a little "muscle" into just about anything, the gasser aesthetic is one that's hard to beat. And since we're all joined at the hip by a love of vintage cars […] | Lees verder | |