Cars with celebrity provenance usually move on the market with a consistent paper trace and some added value. This one didn’t, at least not until recently, when its most recent owner picked it up and ...

Once in a Blue (Oval) Moon, a magic spell falls over the automotive world and changes the car universe forever and for good. Such mystic charmed the pants off America 67 years ago with the throning of ...

One of the great things about vintage Ford muscle is the ease with which the cars are identified. Are you wondering if that '68 fastback is a desirable 390-powered machine or a top-of-the-heap 428 ...

It's been 25 years since Sonny Francisco—one of Petersen's first full-time employees and the wife of Don Francisco, HOT ROD's first technical editor—removed the protective cardboard shields from the ...

Kelly Lynn doesn’t blare the Beach Boys’ “Fun, Fun, Fun” from the stereo when she drives her 1957 Thunderbird. But it would be understandable if she did. “It’s very fun to drive,” she says. Lynn, 52, ...

I can't recall who said fire in the hearth fades with time, but it certainly wasn't Rosemary and Daryl Nichols. They've been in love for 32 years and have four grown children, 12 grandchildren, and ...

Want to ride like Marilyn? Screen goddess Marilyn Monroe’s beloved 1956 raven black Ford Thunderbird is up for auction. But it will set you back between $300,000 and $500,000. The tragic actress — who ...

In 1957, Ford gave its cars a new look. Completely restyled, the ’57 Fords bore only a slight resemblance to earlier models. Changes to the Thunderbird represented the first significant restyling ...

When Ford Motor Co. announced that the 1957 Thunderbird was to be the last two-seater, the orders poured in, a total of 21,380. The last of the "baby birds" was about a foot longer than the first one ...

Two eras, one legend. Do you prefer the timeless lines of the ’57 Thunderbird or the modern revival of 2003? Dozens denied oath of allegiance at Indianapolis naturalization ceremony Trump signals ...