7+ hour, 57+ min ago   (1781+ words) In the early '60s, Milt Brown was a young Californian from a comfortable but not gold-plated background who dreamed of building a car of his own design. To dream of such things, even if most didn't get beyond scale model or…...

8+ hour, 23+ min ago   (475+ words) The car is here because it needs a complete restoration, though you don’t need to be a diehard restoration guy to tell that the job isn’t going to be easy. The Capri needs work in every little part, but the…...

13+ hour, 47+ min ago   (633+ words) Backfire News Lot S247 at Mecum’s Nashville 2026 sale doesn’t look like much beyond a boxy red-and-white two-door with a hand-painted number 22 on the doors. But this 1957 Ford Fairlane is one of the more significant pieces of NASCAR hardware to hit the…...

19+ hour, 39+ min ago   (793+ words) John Lloyd is a staff writer at Backfire News, where he writes about the messier, more entertaining side of the car world—celebrity rides, motorsports drama, and whatever weird automotive thing happened to blow up online that week. He's drawn…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago   (398+ words) First off, if you go “The WHAT?” about the moniker, you’re not the only one. In fact, it’ll be a surprise if you heard of it, and a downright miracle if you ever saw one in person. No one knows…...

13+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1044+ words) Most Corvette collectors dream about finding that one special car. George Krass found his — and then spent the next 10 years tracking down its sister. In a new interview with Motive Archive, Krass tells the fascinating story of acquiring Corvette C5-R…...

14+ hour, 57+ min ago   (538+ words) The 1970s were not particularly kind to American performance cars. Rising insurance costs, tightening emissions regulations and the fuel crisis rapidly changed an industry that had spent the previous decade chasing horsepower. For independent performance shops, the changing landscape presented an…...

15+ hour, 5+ min ago   (470+ words) Twenty-one years later, someone paid an incredible $325,000 to take it home at the online auction that took place on Bring a Trailer. That is a solid $189,415 over the sticker price from 2015. That is quite a lot when the average market…...

16+ hour, 12+ min ago   (389+ words) The history of the American auto industry is filled with illustrious nameplates and vehicle platforms, with many of them having an impact and recognition that go far beyond auto enthusiast circles. One of these is Ford's legendary Panther platform. Even…...

16+ hour, 26+ min ago   (589+ words) The muscle-car era created its share of rarities, but production numbers alone do not always explain why certain cars become coveted collector pieces. Factory history, specification, and provenance can turn an already scarce model into something virtually impossible to replace....