At the dawn of drag racing, it was easy to tell which cars were fastest. They were the ones that looked like two rails, an engine, and four tires that someone sat on. Those stripped-down "bugs" or ...

The recent Mecum Auctions event in Kissimmee, Florida, blew previous auction records out of the water. With a total vehicle tally of 2,954 collector cars and a 90 percent sell-through rate, sales at ...