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During the 1960s, as NASCAR’s top league featured large American iron such as the Chevrolet Chevelle, Ford Torino Talladega and Dodge Charger Daytona, another racing division was formed serving as a battleground for smaller performance machines. A short-lived series, the NASCAR Grand Touring nonetheless established a legacy that includes igniting a stock car racing rivalry between the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang.

Advertising themselves as holding “The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions”, the Barrett-Jackson show presented a sales floor for almost any kind of vehicle ranging from pickup trucks to exotic and classic vehicles garnering more than a million dollars each. The 2022 edition of the famed Scottsdale, Arizona auction was highlighted by high-value sales of Camaros, Corvettes and other muscle cars.

It’s time to revisit one of the greatest classic car eras of the last century: the 1950s.

The first Model-T was first assembled on this day in 1908. Since then, the Ford motor company has revolutionized the automotive world on a regular basis, leading the charge in almost every new frontier.