The Trump administration’s proposed auto and auto part tariffs may claim an unexpected casualty: The more than 20 million Americans who spend an estimated $1.5 billion annually on classic and antique cars, trucks and motorcycles, according to specialized insurer Hagerty Group. Though many classic car sales are by wealthy collectors and cost in the tens of millions, the average classic vehicle’s value is less than $35,000, according to Hagerty Group. “The hot rodders, the tinkerers, the people who modify cars — that’s a really, really big thing in America,” says Mark Hyman, who runs Hyman Ltd., a…

We have Reddit to thank for bringing the Petrol Lounge to our attention, specifically Redditors einTier and haudi. The two are buddies, with the former working at the Petrol Lounge in Austin, Texas. Haudi recently stopped by to check out the Petrol Lounge, which is a storage facility for cars, the lion’s share of which are rare and classic icons. These photos, courtesy of einTier, show just what a typical day is like in the world’s greatest garage. This is some intense car porn, folks. The Petrol Lounge is more…

Have you ever looked at a Craigslist car ad and thought, “I wonder if I should take a chance?” Here’s one that was posted on Craigslist in the Tampa Bay area of Florida about five years ago: ”SERIAL # X53L on documented 1953 pre-production Corvette Frame. We believe this to be a 1953 Pontiac prototype that was to assume the name Longoria? Info received todate indicates that ZAGATO designed and PINNAFARINA constructed the body for GM in late 52.” The typos and misspelling might have been one clue that the…

For a free website, it’s impressive that YouTube has managed to become its own cable channel of sorts. Sure, it makes a lot of money off of its advertisement revenue, but given the fact that anyone with a camera and a computer can upload a video, it’s given the average joe the ability to earn a living off of making videos. It’s allowed channels like The Angry Grandpa Channel to rise to fame with its videos getting over a million views each. The channel’s usual content involves a grandpa just yelling…

A classic Lincoln Zephyr, in proper running condition, would be good enough for most car guys, but this highly modified example is just out of this world. Rebuilt from the ground up using a 1939 Zephyr as the foundation stone, it now features a longer, wider, and lower stance, and despite sporting an entirely new appearance, it’s still instantly recognizable as a Zephyr. What’s interesting is that this is the first custom show car to sit completely flat on the ground with its hydraulics system dropped. In addition, its components are something…

It’s a tale of love lost, and found again, decades later. Terry Dietrich was still a teenager in 1972 when she decided to splurge on the car of her dreams, a bright blue Corvette Stingray. And just six months later, her world was shattered when her precious car was stolen. Well, it did happen to a woman called Terry Dietrich, who has recently been reunited with her dream car 43 years after it had been stolen. When she turned 19, Dietrich bought a brand new 1972 Corvette Stingray with money from her…