In the early years of the 20th century, America’s finest luxury cars were known as “The Three P’s” – Packard, Peerless, and Pierce-Arrow. Packard barely survived the great depression by the addition of mid-priced models that, ultimately, helped contribute to that marque’s demise. Reading the economic tea leaves, Peerless decided to exit the car business after 1931. But Pierce-Arrow continued offering the large, grand vehicles it was known for right up until ceasing operations in 1938 – by which...

Relaxing in the afternoon sun, this Corvair is a regularly used car and it has the patina to prove it. I warmed up this photo a bit to make it look like the sixties cars in my memory from the eighties, when a large number of these kinds of cars were still in circulation as basic transportation. For those unfamiliar with it, the Chevrolet Corvair was conceived by General Motors as a response to the increasing popularity of cars...

The hottest factory Z-car of all at the time, the Nismo 370Z had been introduced to the press only hours earlier at the time this photo was taken. The Nismo’s aerodynamic aids are bolstered by a revised suspension, 19-inch RAYS forged aluminium-alloy wheels with Yokohama ADVAN Sport Y-rated tires, 14.0-inch front and 13.8-inch rear vented rotors, and NISMO Sport Brakes with 4-piston front...

A long lost Renault R15 marks time in the dark of a warehouse.

This ’81 Honda Civic looks like it could have spent time underwater, but at the time, it was somebody’s regular driver. It lived near the intersection of Payson Ave. and Dyckman St. for many years, though I haven’t seen it since 2010. Despite New York’s relatively tough inspection laws, this car was fully legal to drive – not abandoned or sitting for long periods either. Like the car, the graffiti is also only a memory...