By Petrolicious Productions / 05.17.2013
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The sixties was a special time for Ford, with many of their most-iconic and best-remembered designs stemming from this forward-thinking time in their corporate history. Nearly across the entire blue oval range, styling was distinct and successful, with not only the Mustang and Thunderbird looking crisp and modern, but with worthy efforts in the forms of more utility-biased machines—all of which are illustrated here on a period salesman’s guide to facts and figures for the 1965 range.

By Petrolicious Productions / 05.17.2013

This Forum Report focuses on a ground-up, frame-up restoration of one of these miniaturized marvels, from its roller-bearing, 600 CC, twincam heart to its insane rear drive trailing arm/chain drive units. S600s are rare even in their most common configurations, but this one is a particularly special coupe, which represented about 1/6th of total production with only 1,800 ever built—furthermore the pretty medium shade of blue it wears is also quite an uncommon factory color.

By Adam Kaslikowski / 05.16.2013
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I’ve always been a man with tastes above my station in life. I want only the best and most unique items to touch my personal world. Because of this, I can’t be bothered with safe or middling choices. I need flair and panache. This unfortunate personality trait leads me to suggest this same misguided course to others, often to their detriment. Case in point: a good friend and roommate of mine named Pete* was one day shopping for a new car. He shouldn't have heeded my advice.

By Alan Franklin / 05.16.2013

Among the most romantic events in all of historic motorsports is the old Mille Miglia. Comprised of a gnarled and twisting route through central and northern Italy’s verdant hills, arid plains, mountain switchbacks, seaside cliffs, and ancient, twisty cobblestone streets squeezed tight between the crumbling old homes and shops of myriad sleepy, sun-bleached villages, the Mille is chock full of breathtaking sites and fascinating history.

By Petrolicious Productions / 05.16.2013
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Nothing accentuates a vintage toolbox or a workbench like a collection of cool old go-fast product stickers, and few cool automotive-themed collectibles come so inexpensively. Whether you keep your box neat and tidy, cleaning your tools with gasoline after every use, or it’s a greasy, hazardous-to-fingers, unorganized mess, slapping a few vintage logos on top or the sides will only make it better. We’ve gathered a few of our favorites currently up for offer on eBay.

By Alan Franklin / 05.15.2013
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Two syllables and four little letters carry the saga of a Muscle icon, and represent the peak of America’s home-grown, big-cube performance war of the 60s and 70s—a task all out of proportion for such a cute and friendly word. Perhaps a more fitting title would have been “Acrimonious Violator” or “Destructive Thunderfist”—yep, the 426 Hemi was a mean bastard with a friendly name, like if Carlos the Jackal had instead called himself “the Corgi”.

By Petrolicious Productions / 05.15.2013
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For pedigree, rarity, style, fun, and bucketfuls of the old car quirks that we all love, there’s not much that can beat a Lancia Scorpion (née Montecarlo), bang-for-the-buck-wise. This 1976 model is claimed to be the recipient of a recent respray in factory white, and with a scant 61.5k miles from new, it’s pretty Pininfarina-penned lines saw only roughly 1,700 miles of road a year—a feat requiring quite a bit of restraint from its previous three owners from new.

By Alan Franklin / 05.14.2013
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Inline fours, straight and V-shaped sixes, bent eights, tens, and twelves are the popular kids of engine design, their many strengths and accepted weaknesses allow them first-round draft status to the automotive-engineering-and-design dodgeball team nearly every time. Ferrari 512BB and Testarossa are quite well-versed in animal husbandry and think the world is flat, but are too well-bred and wealthy for anyone to dare not invite them to the party.

By Petrolicious Productions / 05.14.2013
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Eastern Europe isn’t typically the first place one associates with the original, Issigonis-era Mini, but that’s exactly where enthusiastic collector Balázs Linczmayer resides, in beautiful Győr, Hungary. Below, we ask him what it’s like to restore, own, and drive a British icon in such an exotic and unexpected locale.

By Petrolicious Productions / 05.14.2013
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Mid-engined Italian exotica is the ultimate ownership dream for many of us, but sadly, for the vast majority it will remain a dream. Provided, however, you’re willing to sacrifice 12 cylinders for eight, and aren’t embarrassed by the idea of being out-dragged by decade-old V6 family cars, it doesn’t have to. We explore a couple of bent-eight beauties from the undisputed kings of sports car drama, Ferrari and bitter cross-town rival, Lamborghini. Which seventies supercar would you choose?

By Petrolicious Productions / 05.13.2013
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In 2008 aartist Markus Haub began his “Racing Legends” series of work. Concentrating on racecars of the '60s and '70s, a rich and exciting era from which to draw inspiration, Haub’s pieces combine the realism and detailed eye one would expect of a dyed-in-the-wool Petrolista, but with the elegance and impressionistic slant of a true artist, elevating his paintings beyond the somewhat heavy-handed and overly-literal style typified by most automotive-themed artwork.

By Petrolicious Productions / 05.13.2013
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We are in beautiful Italy from now until June 15. Though we already have a number of shoots and projects lined up that we're sure you'll enjoy, we do have some time to take on even more, which brings us to our question for today: What should we cover in Italy? If you or someone you know here wants to be featured in a video or photo shoot, or you know of some interesting events, garages, or other venues, please let us know.