Category Archives: American

American classic cars

By D. Brian Smith Photography: Courtesy of Mecum Auctions Car and truck designers and engineers are well versed at evolving and improving vehicles through sometimes subtle and other times dramatic improvements. A vehicle that exemplifies subtle and artful design changes is the 1967-1972 Ford F100. These model years are known as the 5th generation of the…

By D. Brian Smith Photography: Vicente Diaz, post production - Matt Vigeant, historical photos from the owner A beguiling beauty to be sure, Betty was first sold at A.G. White Company, in Cartersville, Georgia on April 28, 1972. A.G. White Co. was an old Ford dealership that was established way back in the early 1900's.…

By D. Brian Smith Photography: D. Brian Smith & Ha Le Smith After waiting for more than four months for a $4,000 settlement check from our car insurance company, the Smith family was on the hunt for a nice used car. Though I wanted something sporty with a manual transmission and a torquey, competent in…

By D. Brian Smith Photography: Courtesy of Mecum Auctions As time marches on, American pony and muscle cars are becoming more scarce and valuable. The expensive part is great, so long as you already have one (or many). If, however you're on the hunt for one, that's quite another matter. The price that you're likely…